The Meditative Shift Podcast with Susan Taylor, PHD
Doctor Susan Taylor hosts the Meditative Shift Podcast – Author of The Overnight Diet, Return to Radiance, Feeling Good Matters, and the Vital Energy Reset. Susan guides us as we navigate ancient wisdom and modern science across the topics of mind, medicine, and holistic health.
Is Mindfulness Enough?
Over the past decade our media channels have been flooded with articles in the management and the literature proclaiming the marvels of mindfulness. This movement presents mindfulness as the panacea for all ills ranging from individual unhappiness to lack of work productivity. And if so, can its claims be justified? In today’s episode, Susan discusses the following topics: Mindfulness and what it means How mindfulness is not enough for change to happen Why mindfulness needs the essential component of focus to create change
Listen...Conscious Leadership
Everyone aspires to be great and possess the freedom and fulfillment that life has to offer. But few take the path of looking inward and recognizing that the fundamentals of leadership lie in “well being”. Leadership is an inner skill set rather than what is most often seen with outer technical and psychological skill sets. We define a leader as an embodiment of consciousness that represents the desires and attitudes of a group: family, community, or country. Leaders represent the collective consciousness and this is why we must look at who are chosen to lead and who are not. In today’s episode, Susan talks about Leaders and leadership The benefits of focusing on well-being Tips to get inspired on the leadership path
Listen...Create A Personal Practice for Healing
The deepest desire that you possess is to be happy. Everyone wants to feel good so that they can enjoy what life has to offer. Where does one begin to design a life that promotes and supports this concept? In today’s episode, Susan: discusses using our body as feedback to gain health and vitality provides the three keys to getting results presents a 5 step process to discover what is your unique practice
Listen...Five Steps to Restore Vitality
Restoring our vitality requires not only that we identify what is needed but that we follow a systematic pathway to accomplish our goal. In today’s episode, Susan discusses the following topics: the five steps to restore vitality after being depleted how we create space through cleansing why nourishment raises our vibration And learn the importance of living our life’s purpose in order to create an extraordinary balanced life.
Listen...Vitamin D: The Happy Hormone
Can the sun make you happier? Did you know that Vitamin D is responsible for activating more than 900 genes and helps fight preventing cancer, inflammation and cognitive issues like Dementia and Alzheimers? In today’s episode, Susan discusses The science behind the Vitamin D and our gut brain axis The role of Vitamin D in gut health The connection between Vitamin D and our brain Important tips on how to get enough Vitamin D
Listen...Do You Have the Guts to Be Happy
Did you ever wonder why so much of how we feel registers in our stomach? Terms like butterflies in our stomach, or a gut feeling, or gut wrenching experiences are all tell tale signs of how our gut has feelings too. Today, what yoga science has known for thousands of years becomes recognized by modern day science. In today’s episode, Susan discusses The science behind our connection between our gut and our brain 5 diet and nutrition practice tips to reset your gut health Guidelines and principles to keep your health and vitality via your gut
Listen...Access The Healing Force with Meditation
Have you tried to meditate, but it seems impossible to manage? Did you know that meditation is a practice and it takes time to learn? In this episode, Susan talks about meditation as a practice and not something that just happens without certain criteria. She includes: Pointers to refine a practice Discusses a strategy to get started Gives a meditation practice to show you a systematic approach
Listen...Remain Calm
Are You Calm? Consciously Aware Living in the Moment? In today’s episode, Susan discusses: Our ability to live in the world without getting distracted or disturbed by our surrounding. How to Remain Calm by learning the art and science of meditation. Discuss a simple strategy to get started.
Listen...Digital Detox
Is your brain being hijacked by the habit of staying connected? Are you letting the “FOMO”(fear of being left out) bug take hold of your mind? In today’s episode, Susan discusses the following topics: The digital revolution – the good, the bad the ugly Health issues resulting from too much digital devicing… And provide a strategy to detox from your digital device
Listen...Ignite your Healing
In this episode, Susan Taylor discusses the dynamics of health and disease. Is your healing force going south when you are intending to be heading North? Do you have a bout of distraction leading your healing force astray? Listen in to hear the solution for getting your healing force back online. Topics include: The dynamics of health and the dynamics of disease. What are the signs and symptoms of an imbalance? And answer a listener’s question: Is there something to learn from being ill? Provide a solution for getting the healing force back online.
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