203 | The Research Behind Mindfulness to Overcome Pain & Improve Health with Dr Shapiro
Welcome to Episode 203 of The Optimal Body Podcast
The Research Behind Mindfulness to Overcome Pain & Improve Health with Dr. Shapiro
Mindfulness vs meditation – what’s the difference? Dr. Sharuna Shapiro unveils the science behind meditation and mindfulness. As she dives into her journey to finding truths within research on mindfulness, she discusses the beauty in patience, presence, and calmness that comes with meditation and how you can overcome “failing” at meditation. She uncovers how mindfulness can change your pain experience and how your relationship with pain can become more purposeful and functional. She provides a look into the physiological effects of meditation and her 4 secrets to starting and optimizing your mindfulness through meditation. As she deciphers her secrets, she speaks to neuroplasticity and the neural effects of self-compassion compared to self-shame. Finally, she explains how meditation in the morning and evening can be most optimal and how you can truly cultivate mindfulness from a place of grace and compassion.
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What you will learn in this interview with Dr. Shauna Shapiro
3:10 – How did Dr. Shapiro get involved with research?
5:52 – Can you fail at mindfulness?
8:30 – Did Dr. Shapiro practice mindfulness for pain?
10:52 – How can we break the cycle of pain with mindfulness?
14:11 – Shifts in hormones when practicing mindfulness
16:08 – How to start mindfulness & how long to practice to see benefits
19:11 – Mindfulness vs meditation
21:10 – How to navigate self-shame during meditation
24:28 – Neuroplasticity of mindfulness
27:43 – Science behind practicing meditation in the morning or evening?
30:20 – Where the title “Good morning I love you” came from
35:10 – How to introduce meditation when you don’t have time
37:28 – Learn more with Dr. Shapiro
About Dr Shauna Shapiro
Shauna Shapiro, PhD is a best-selling author, clinical psychologist and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion. She is a professor at Santa Clara University and has published over 150 papers and three critically acclaimed books, translated into 16 languages. Shauna has presented her research to the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Summit, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as to Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems and LinkedIn. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Wired, USA Today, Dr. Oz, the Huffington Post, and the American Psychologist. Shauna is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke University and a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, co-founded by the Dalai Lama. Her TEDx Talk, The Power of Mindfulness, has been viewed over 2.5 million times.
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