Can’t quiet your mind to meditate? Here’s why that’s OK:

The Dr. Gundry Podcast

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Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness, Talk Radio

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Stress is the WORST.It affects your mood, your sleep, and even your gut bacteria. And that can affect your relationships, your job performance, and most importantly, your health.The worst part is, we all have to deal with stress — some of us every single day.Fortunately, my guest on today's episode of the Dr. Gundry Podcast might be able to help.Her name's Emily Fletcher and she's the author of a brand new book called Stress Less, Accomplish More and is the founder and lead instructor of the Ziva Meditation program.In this week's show, you'll learn all about Emily's transformation from a young, stressed out Broadway performer to a meditation teacher helping CEOs and Fortune 500 companies become even MORE successful — all in a little over a decade.You're also going to learn the number one misconception about meditation, how YOU can use meditation to reduce your levels of stress and boost your microbiome, and the best way to use both sides of your brain to unlock your creative potential.Believe me, you won't want to miss this episode.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dr. G. G. gives you the tools you need to boost your health and live your health
0:08.1	your healthiest life.
0:12.1	So welcome to this week's episode of the Dr. Gundry Podcast. You probably
0:19.2	heard all about the health benefits of meditation, how it can lower your stress levels, calm your mind, and
0:26.4	help you heal. In fact, in my new book, The Longevity Paradox, I even explain how meditation can help improve your gut bacteria of all things.
0:37.0	Well, today's guess is going to provide practical tips for getting started.
0:41.0	Explain how meditation can improve the quality of your sleep, who knew,
0:46.0	and teach you how to become your best self by meditating.
0:50.0	Her name is Emily Fletcher.
0:52.0	She's a former Broadway star and we may start with that bit of history
0:57.0	and now founder of Ziva Meditation. She's a leading expert on using meditation to improve performance in the author of a
1:04.5	brand new book called Stress Less Accomplish More. So Emily, welcome to the
1:10.6	Dr. Gundry Podcast. I am so pleased to be here.
1:13.7	Thank you for having me.
1:15.7	So let's start with your story.
1:17.6	How do you go from performing on Broadway
1:20.8	to explaining the benefits of meditation to CEOs and Fortune 500 companies.
1:26.0	That's interesting.
1:28.0	Yeah, it's quite a journey from wearing headdresses and sparkly tights to talking about
1:32.0	neuroscience to high performers.
1:34.0	But you know, as a performer, my body was my instrument, my voice was my instrument,
1:38.0	and so I was always looking for ways to be in peak performance.
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