Meditation: The Ultimate Biohack for a Longer Life | Dave Asprey | Align Podcast #544

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 923 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Dave Asprey, widely known as “The Father of Biohacking,” joins the Align Podcast to explore how meditation impacts brain states, trauma, sex, and energy – and how these elements contribute to greater longevity. He shares techniques from his new book Heavily Meditated, including the Reset Process, neurofeedback insights, and the true power of semen retention. Get ready to discover ancient and controversial longevity tools that could help you live well past 100. OUR GUEST Dave Asprey is the founder of Bulletproof Coffee, The Bulletproof Diet, the entire biohacking movement, and is often referred to as “The Father of Biohacking.” Dave is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, and author of the forthcoming book, Heavily Meditated: The Fast Path to Remove Your Triggers, Dissolve Stress, and Activate Inner Peace (Harper Collins, May 2025). He is the CEO of Upgrade Labs, and host of the award-winning podcast The Human Upgrade (formerly Bulletproof Radio). DAVE ASPREY 📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/dave.asprey/ 🌐 WEBSITE ▶ https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated/ AARON ALEXANDER 📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/aaronalexander/ 🤳 TIKTOK ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@alignmethod 👉 SUBSCRIBE ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@AlignPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 🌐 WEBSITE ▶ https://www.alignpodcast.com ABOUT Aaron Alexander is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over 5 years experience. He is the founder and creator of The Align Method, author of The Align Method book, and host of The Align Podcast which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on Apple Podcasts. Aaron has worked with some of the world’s greatest professional athletes, performers, and celebrities to help relieve pain, improve strength, better flexibility, and ease the mind and body. On this channel, Aaron interviews renowned experts in a range of fields focused on improving the mind and body. This mind and body podcast will teach you all that you need to know to become the healthiest version of yourself by integrating simplified ancient techniques and the foundational principles of The Align Method to strengthen your body, balance the mind, and activate healing systems in daily life. The mission? To be the best personal growth podcast about healthy habits, redefine functional movement, and make fitness who you are; not what you do. TOPICS 1. Meditation 2. Biohacking 3. Longevity 4. Sexual Energy 5. Neurofeedback 6. Nervous System 7. Brain Frequencies SPONSORS Go to https://bioptimizers.com/align and use the coupon code ALIGN10 to get 10% off your order. - Are you a Stressed Survivor, a Regular Respirator, or an Air Alchemist? Click here to take the Breathing Archetype quiz now and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dave Asprey, what the heck does meditation do to the brain?
0:05.0	Pretty much a time waster.
0:07.0	I really get down to it.
0:08.0	Big waste of time.
0:10.0	I'm sort of joking about that.
0:15.0	Meditation has been a profound part of my path, and it takes a huge amount of time.
0:20.0	So I'm always interested in
0:21.8	understanding why I'm meditating and so it's like asking what is eating do
0:28.0	what are you eating so depending on your brain and your desired state you can use
0:34.6	meditation to leave your body you can use meditation to go to a state where you can deeply heal yourself, a deeply altered state.
0:43.3	You can use it to calm your nervous system.
0:46.3	You can use it to become very focused to go into a flow state.
0:50.3	So I like to have a set of meditation playlists, not on my phone, but in my body.
0:58.8	So what meditation do I want to do to get what results?
1:04.4	And ultimately, biohacking is control over the state of your body and your consciousness.
1:09.9	And it encompasses longevity, encompasses physical and cognitive performance,
1:14.1	and it encompasses altered states.
1:17.7	And meditation is one of the paths to get there, and you can accelerate meditation.
1:23.4	And just like one food may be really good for you, but not good for me or vice versa.
1:28.3	There are certain types of meditation that might not be compatible with some people.
1:34.3	Throughout most of recorded history, 98% of people were involved in agriculture.
1:42.3	That means that we've genetically selected for farmers.
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