Dr. Amishi Jha: Keeping Your Focus and Experiencing Life Moment by Moment

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 923 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Struggling to keep your focus and be present in the here and now? You're not alone! There are simple, little changes you can do to tap into the power of your conscious mind and live in full measure. In this episode of the Align podcast, Dr. Amishi Jha explains how our brain's attention system works while highlighting our ability to train our mind to function better. Yes, we can pay attention like we never did before and change habits we thought we couldn't live without. Also, we discuss neural plasticity, how to orient ourselves to pain and difficult emotions, why positivity hurts in certain high-stress situations, and how practicing mindfulness is the key to a fulfilled existence. Dr. Amishi Jha, PhD is a neuroscientist and a professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. She serves as the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, which she co-founded in 2010. Dr. Jha’s work has been featured at NATO, the World Economic Forum, and The Pentagon. She has received coverage in the The New York Times, NPR, TIME, Forbes and more. Her recent book, PEAK MiND, offers a guide to thriving in a distracted world. It breaks down science-proven mind-training practices to manage our attention more effectively and be 100% present in life’s crucial moments. What we discuss: 2:41 - What is the definition of the 'mind' and how does it differ from the 'brain'? 8:17 - Explaining the brain to a 5-year-old 12:00 - Where does memory exist in the body? 17:07 - How to connect to the pain and reorient yourself to difficult emotions 21:58 - Why positivity can be problematic in high-stress situations 29:03 - Why do we consciously make bad decisions, and how do we change that? 33:20 - Defining the Default Mode Network and what happens in our brain when we're told to rest? 38:00 - Demystifying neural plasticity and why committing mistakes don't always result in better brain function 43:54 - What her book, PEAK MiND, offers to everyone struggling with attention 49:39 - "Kindness and compassion begin by paying attention." - Dr. Jha Learn more from Dr. Amishi Jha: Website: amishi.com Instagram: @amishijha Related Links: www.alignpodcast.com/alignmethod for a special discount eatonhemp.com/align and use ALIGN code during checkout to save 20 percent drinkLMNT.com/align for a FREE sample pack of LMNT RECHARGE www.magbreakthrough.com/alignpodcast and use ALIGN10 during checkout to save 10 percent. Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day: https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Mind-Attention-Invest-Minutes-ebook/dp/B08THNJ978 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Lion Podcast. My name is Aaron Alexander. This is a place that we bring
0:06.7	together the world's leading experts in all things health and wellness to help you
0:10.3	optimize your mind, body, and movement.
0:12.5	Today's fantastic episode was with the beautiful Dr. Amishie Josh.
0:18.6	She is a professor of psychology
0:20.9	at the University of Miami. She serves as the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, which she co-founded in 2010.
0:31.0	She received her PhD from the University of California Davis and post-doctoral training at the
0:36.7	Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University.
0:40.1	Dr. Joss worked has been featured in NATO, the World Economic Forum, and the Pentagon.
0:45.9	She has received coverage in the New York Times, NPR Time, Forbes, and more.
0:51.5	Dr. Amishi Jaa is no slouch in the world of neuroscience,
0:56.9	mindfulness, meditation, and what the heck is going on
1:00.8	inside these noggins of ours and how our thoughts, feelings and emotions and form the production of the rest of our physiology.
1:08.0	In this conversation, I'm just so grateful to get to be able to have conversations like this one because she is one of the primary
1:16.4	pioneers in this conversation. She's been researching mindfulness since before it was
1:21.6	cool and she is one of the og g so I'm very excited to get to share this with y'all and I hope you guys absolutely dig it
1:29.6	Before we get started I wanted to thank you guys for leaving reviews for this
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1:38.0	this and helps get the message out. So I want to thank Erica Bushwell.
1:42.0	Erica Bushwell says awesome podcast.
1:44.4	Aaron, host of the Aline Podcast, highlights all aspects of nutrition and more,
1:48.6	and this can't miss podcast.
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