Brett Hill is a Mindfulness Coach who created The Language of Mindfulness, soon to be a book, training, and TEDx talk (2021). He studied Hakomi, a mindfulness-based somatic psychology with founder Ron Kurtz and established the Quest Institute meditation center in Dallas. He also trained as a facilitator in Matrix Leadership group dynamics with founder Amina Knowlan, ecstatic dance with Gabriel Roth, and contact improvisation with Nancy Stark Smith. Brett is also a published technologist having worked as a technical storyteller and international speaker for Microsoft and others. Microsoft named him as a “Most Valuable Professional” for 9 years. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.LanguageofMindfulness.com Free Gift from our Guest: 8 Ways To Be More Mindful in Virtual Meetings Most Influential Person Phil Del Prince Senior Trainer and Co-Founder of the Hakomi Institute in Boulder, CO Effect on Emotions Mindfulness has helped me mitigate my negative sides and reinforce and access as a resource, my more positive sides. By helping me be mindful with my emotions, I can go, Oh, I'm having a reactive part and I'm having an empathic, loving presence part. If you're familiar with the story of The Two Wolves; we ask the question, which wolf do I feed? Let's feed the emotional, empathic parts. Not that the other part isn't real and legit. What do I give a voice to? Thoughts on Breathing Mindfulness and breathing are intimately connected for me. My breath is my go-to, ground point. I always say, when you are mindful under stress, you have to practice when you're not. It's so simple, so easy, so uncomplicated to connect breathing and mindfulness. When I find myself getting into an argument, getting angry or upset, the very first thing is, I go to my breath. So simple, just take a pause and inject a space into a ‘too-fast conversation'. Suggested Resources Book: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn Book: Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius App: Headspace / Calm / Insight Timer Bullying Story I was bullied pretty badly. I could pray for mindfulness on the part of any of the bullies, that's for sure. When I put myself back in the moment, I wasn't feeling very mindful about the things that were going on. I felt very victimized and I didn't have a lot of compassion for people. I feel like I was really missing a mentor to help me reframe things. Related Episodes 469 Evolve Toward Health, Joy, And Wholeness; Laurie Warren 287 Heal Faster With Mindfulness and Electromagnetic Field Therapy; Dr. William Pawluk 146 Separate Emotions From Decision Making Suggests Jeremy Ryan Slate Special Offer from Bruce Have you been trying to lose weight? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach ppl just like you. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and you will get results with my help! I personally lost 35 pounds and I’ve kept it off. Feel good and look good. Believe it. Go to www.MindfulnessMode.com/weightloss Watch my short video and get 5 Tips on How To Lose Weight For Good. Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com