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Dec 8, 2022 • 5min

What's a Focus Sprint? Part 1

Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sahar Yousef is guest-hosting Radio Headspace all week. In this two-part feature on Focus Sprints, she shares how this productivity technique can help get important work done in less time, with less energy.Learn more about the Becoming Superhuman productivity program here. Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 7, 2022 • 7min

How Music Helps us Focus

Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sahar Yousef is guest-hosting Radio Headspace all week. Today, she shares fun and simple ways to use music as a tool for better focus.Learn more about the Becoming Superhuman productivity program here. Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 6, 2022 • 6min

A Better Relationship with your Phone

Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sahar Yousef is guest-hosting Radio Headspace all week. Today, she talks about how to keep your phone from stealing your focus away from your most important work.Learn more about the Becoming Superhuman productivity program here. Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 5, 2022 • 8min

What is 'Becoming Superhuman'?

Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sahar Yousef is guest-hosting Radio Headspace all week. Today, she shares what she means by "becoming superhuman," and tips on making a to-do list that actually gets done. Learn more about the Becoming Superhuman productivity program here. Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 2, 2022 • 6min

Relationship "What Ifs"

Kessonga answers a listener's question about relationships, and how to stay in the moment when you're unsure where things are going. Please note that this episode discusses the topic of death, so listen with care.Kessonga holds a Masters degree in Social Work, and is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. He also serves as an adjunct Mindfulness instructor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Prior to joining Headspace he had his own private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and an outpatient psychotherapist. You can reach out on Instagram here!Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 1, 2022 • 5min

Banishing Worry

It's natural to worry about our loved ones, but mindfulness helps us keep worry from consuming our thoughts. Kessonga explains how.Kessonga holds a Masters degree in Social Work, and is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. He also serves as an adjunct Mindfulness instructor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Prior to joining Headspace he had his own private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and an outpatient psychotherapist. You can reach out on Instagram here!Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 30, 2022 • 7min

Apathy and Boredom

In a post-COVID world, it's common that people are feeling apathy or boredom with their lives. Today, Kessonga talks about ways to put things back into perspective.Kessonga holds a Masters degree in Social Work, and is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. He also serves as an adjunct Mindfulness instructor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Prior to joining Headspace he had his own private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and an outpatient psychotherapist. You can reach out on Instagram here!Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 29, 2022 • 7min

Should We Try to Multitask?

Kessonga breaks down the reasons why multitasking isn't all that it's cracked up to be.You can find the book, "Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression" (2nd Edition) by Zindel V. Segal, Mark Williams and John Teasdale here. Kessonga holds a Masters degree in Social Work, and is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. He also serves as an adjunct Mindfulness instructor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Prior to joining Headspace he had his own private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and an outpatient psychotherapist. You can reach out on Instagram here!Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 28, 2022 • 6min

Let Go of 'Important Thoughts'

Kessonga explains how "important" thoughts might come up when we meditate, but we don't have to feel pressure to expect them, or even remember them after our practice.Kessonga holds a Masters degree in Social Work, and is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. He also serves as an adjunct Mindfulness instructor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Prior to joining Headspace he had his own private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and an outpatient psychotherapist. You can reach out on Instagram here!Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 25, 2022 • 5min

Rewind: Best-Laid Plans

This week, we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about gratitude. Today, Eve explores how gratitude can help us combat feelings of anxiety and frustration when we hit speedbumps in life.Eve Lewis Prieto is Director of Teaching at Headspace, a certified Mindfulness & Meditation teacher and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor. At Headspace, Eve helps to introduce new meditation teachers to the platform and creates and oversees a wide array of meditation and mindfulness experiences that meet the diverse needs of our members. She is passionate about teaching the benefits of these time-honoured practices, with the aim of helping people take care of their mental health. Send any general questions to askeve@headspace.com, or you can connect and meditate with Eve via Instagram @meditatewitheve where she leads a weekly live meditation. Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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