Dr. Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami. She serves as the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, which she co-founded in 2010. She is also the author of Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day, out now!

What you'll learn from this episode:

  • The role attention plays in our lives, and how it influences decision-making and emotional regulation.

  • The depleting effects of stress, threat, poor mood, and the drive to multitask on brain function and how to counteract these vulnerabilities.

  • The different types of attention and how to use meta-awareness, as well as how to control your environment to maximize success.

  • How looking at a situation from a bird’s eye view can help you gain perspective, increase your impulse control, and regulate your emotions.

  • What you can do to cultivate the presilience for coping with crises before they arise, and how to use the STOP method to get you started on your mindfulness journey.

  • And so much more!

Resources from this episode:

Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day by Amishi P. Jha, PhD | Amazon

Dr. Amishi P. Jha | Website

Dr. Amishi P. Jha | Instagram

Dr. Amishi P. Jha | Twitter

Dr. Amishi P. Jha | Facebook

A Mindfulness of Breathing Exercise with Neuroscientist Amishi Jha | Mindful 

Training the Brains of Warriors | Mindful

Amishi Jha: How to Tame Your Wandering Mind | TED Talk

Is Resilience Trainable? An Initial Study Comparing Mindfulness and Relaxation Training in Firefighters | Science Direct

Cortisol Awakening Response | Wikipedia

Minds “At Attention”: Mindfulness Training Curbs Attentional Lapses in Military Cohorts | PLoS One

Yerkes–Dodson Law | Wikipedia

Mindfulness Skills Useful in Addressing ADHD| PsychCentral

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