008 Emily Fletcher – On Mindfulness, Meditation, & Unlocking Your Potential

00:59 – Introducing today’s guest, Emily Fletcher 


05:45 – Meditation and sex 


09:42 – Mirror Neurons 


14:31 – Other reasons to practice meditation 


16:39 – Mindfulness defined 


20:41 – Identifying and dealing with stress from the past as well
as the present 


23:20 – Manifesting 


26:05 – Adaptation energy 


30:54 – The physiological effects of stress 


34:09 – Cortisol 


36:30 – How stress affects your competitive edge 


40:58 – Why people don’t meditate as much as they should 


44:18 – Far-side simplicity 


46:46 – Emotional detoxification 


50:45 – Reasons to get a meditation teacher 


53:15 – The computer analogy 


54:30 – Purging physical and mental trauma 


56:41 – Emily shares how meditation has improved her own
life 


1:00:19 – How meditation has impacted Emily as a mother 


1:02:54 – Dr. Stephanie speaks to how meditation has helped her
as a mother 


1:04:31 – Emily provides additional parenting tips 


1:06:07 – Best practices for an ideal meditation routine 


1:08:47 – Caution with caffeine 


1:12:04 – Where listeners can find and follow Emily 


1:13:26 – Where listeners can follow Dr. Stephanie and subscribe
to her newsletter


TWEETABLE QUOTES


“Forty percent of American cohabitating couples say that the
number one reason that they’re not having as much sex as they
would like is that they’re tired.” (08:15)  


“There is some science coming out of Tufts and Wake Forest
University suggesting that meditation can reverse your body age
from anywhere from eight to fifteen years.” (15:15)  


“Mindfulness I would define as the art of bringing your awareness
into the present moment.” (17:31)  


“To me, manifesting simply means consciously creating a life you
love. It’s you getting intentional about what you want your life
to look like.” (23:52)  


“Stress is not what’s happening to you. Stress is your reaction
to what’s happening to you.” (26:56)  


“While it is possible to change your state of consciousness, it
is not possible to give your mind a command to shut up.” (43:01)
 


“It’s better to cry this stuff out into your tissues than it is
to have the stress stored in your tissues.” (55:17)  


LINKS MENTIONED


Better! Website


Dr. Stephanie’s Website


Dr. Stephanie’s Twitter – @dr_stephanie


Dr. Stephanie’s Instagram – @dr.stephanie.estima


Dr. Stephanie on LinkedIn


Emily’s Instagram – @emilystellafletcher


Emily’s Twitter – @ZivaMeditation


Emily’s Facebook


Emily’s LinkedIn


Emily’s Website


Emily’s YouTube Channel


BOOKS MENTIONED


Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary
Performance


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