The Meditative Shift Podcast with Susan Taylor, PHD
Doctor Susan Taylor hosts the Meditative Shift Podcast – Author of 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.
Build Your Foundation for Vitality
We live in a nation with absolute abundance; yet we suffer from diseases of depletion. We spend billions of dollars trying to stay healthy and happy; but somehow we are falling short. What is causing this reality? In today’s episode Susan discusses the following topics: Why we need to contain our energy for vitality What causes our vitality to drain What we can do to restore our vitality
Listen...Preventing Burnout
Everyone understands the stress of being alive in today’s current climate. Everyone knows that stress leads to burnout. Many of you have friends or colleagues that have or are experiencing this. Perhaps you, yourself , are suffering burnout as well. In today’s episode, Susan is going to discuss: The 2 skills needed to rise above the burnout factor Four brain facts to consider And a suggested breathing practice
Listen...Food for Focus
Does your brain have enough energy to focus? When, What and How you eat has a tremendous effect on all of the operations of your brain. In today’s episode, we are going to Talk about the importance of neurotransmitters in connecting our mind and brain Talk about some symptoms of neurotransmitter imbalances Discuss how special nutrients support our brain, namely Carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals
Listen...Neuroscience of Focus: A look at how the Brain Focuses
What exactly is does it mean to focus? How does our brain work when we are distracted VS focused? In this episode of the Susan Taylor Podcast, we’re going to: Talk about what goes on in our brain when we focus. Discuss the changes that take place when our mind drifts off when we meditate and in life for that matter. Discuss some ideas for you to develop more focus in your life.
Listen...Train Your Focus, Rewire Your Brain
We have all heard the expression “practice makes perfect” throughout life starting in childhood. Then in 1993 Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, l went on to popularize the concept that a person becomes an expert with just “10,000 hours” of focused practice. This has been debated and proven incorrect on many levels. What we do know is that practice is needed to learn and improve on any function. In today’s episode, Susan discusses: The importance of practice How special brain tissue helps us acquire mastery Four ways to get the most out of your practice
Listen...Mindfulness Works Best with Focus
Training the mind to focus requires skill and precision, the same ingredients needed for conducting a scientific expert. What we focus on is reflected in our mind field which leaves an impression on our brain. The great news is that we can train our mind to focus and create new brain pathways to support how we manage ourselves. In today’s episode, Susan discusses: Mindfulness and what it means The benefits of having an essential component of concentration to create change Three tips to get started on the path of focus
Listen...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.
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