Welcome to Untangle, the podcast from Meditation Studio, and now our partner Muse.

I'm Patricia Carpice.

In this series, we introduce you to real people with extraordinary stories and experts who

share how meditation and mindfulness practices change our lives.

Our podcast is brought to you by Meditation Studio. Apple's Pick as one of the

10 best apps of the year and Muse, the amazing brain-sensing headband. Why meditate? Because life is

messy. We get stressed, anxious, have trouble sleeping. We work too hard, we feel overwhelmed, we worry about the state

of the world, we meditate because we're human, and meditation helps.

You can download the Meditation Studio app in the App Store, and we hope you'll check

out Muse at choosemuse.com.

I'm excited to introduce you to my new untangle collaborator,

Ariel Garten, the co-founder of Muse. Arielle was trained as a neuroscientist,

was a psychotherapist in private practice for almost a decade, and is a prolific artist.

And, as if that's not enough,

she and her team created a neurotechnology tool

that lets you know what's going on inside your brain

while you meditate.

Ariel will now be hosting Untangled Podcast twice a month

and will take you inside the head

of groundbreaking neuroscientists and psychologists and those skilled in the mental arts.

You'll hear one brainiac talking to another, discussing the brain, how it works, how to optimize it and how to love yours.

I think you're going to love this.

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