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If you've ever wondered why you're struggling with your health, your emotions, or your mind, then do we have the Mind-Gut Connection Show for You. Today I'll be talking with Emeran Mayer, MD, who has studied brain-body interactions for the almost 40 years and is considered a pioneer and world leader in the area of brain-gut microbiome interactions and chronic pain. He's the author of an astounding new book and look at our minds and our health, The Mind-Gut Connection. And that's just what we'll talk about today, how the hidden conversation within our bodies impacts our mood, our choices, and our overall health, and what we can do about it. That plus we'll talk about exotic Bavarian chocolates, the dangers of eating mad, gut microbes and making Xanax, breast milk and valium, dietary lessons from the Yanomami, a bus-ride that shall forever live in digestive infamy, and what in the world rhesus monkeys have to do with going to college. Gut Health & Microbiome Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How he started listening to his gut and where it steered him What's the power of journaling? How many microbes are in us and on us? What do microbes have to do with what we think, feel and say How to listen to your gut when you're shopping for food What's a new view of the human being or the human superorganism What are we really made of? What is the human microbiome? What is the language of the microbiome Who is driving the ship, or how are the micro-organisms controlling or talking to us How changing the microbiome changes whether we gain or lose weight Why we have to be careful which microbes we feed How our microbiome has developed for our modern poor diet What's the danger of eating angry? What's the power of prayer for your food What does your childhood has to do with your gut? How we can help our children's guts How our guts and microbiome has been changed over multiple generations How to prevent our kids from getting obese What we can learn from Michael Pollan What the stress on the mother (during pregnancy too) does for the microbiome of the baby What's the importance of breast-feeding What happiness and positivity have to do with your child's microbiome What's the French paradox? What are some of the healthiest diets in the world What's the danger of emulsifiers and additives What does our food have to do with our mood How does meditation and mindfulness change the microbiome How does spirituality and spiritual practices change your microbes emeranmayer.com – find lots of interviews and video clips On The Mind Gut Connection What's a Buddhist approach to our microbiome What has his meditation practice been like What focusing on our breath in meditation has to do with our microbiome What Your Gut is Trying to Tell You For Health, Happiness, Immune System, Fitness & Weight Loss! Dr. Emeran Mayer | Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Today I'll be talking with Ally Hamilton, yoga teacher, writer and life coach, and the founder of www.YogisAnonymous.com. She's also the author of a fantastic book on healing yourself from the inside out, Yoga's Healing Power. And that's just what I want to talk about today, about looking inward for change, growth, and peace, on a path filled with forgiveness and LOTS of self-love. That plus we'll talk about posting dogs in downward dog, scorpions and frogs, vipassana, cushions and near-mental breakdowns, a spiritual experience under a sink, being a tall drink of water, And what in the world the cheese man has to do with anything Yoga's Healing Power Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include How was her first Yoga class? How Yoga was a humbling experience Why the pose is not the point What a new toddler does to your life, your relationship, and business What the importance has been of a daily practice Why we replay the traumatic events in our lives How a Vipassana retreat changed her org for Vipassana retreats How her little kids do yoga and meditate (son 10, daughter 7) How do you work on attachment? What's the importance of self-love What it means no mud, no lotus yogisanonymous.com Ally Hamilton on How to Find Happiness, Peace & Love thru the Yoga Practice of Life! + Guided Meditation! Health | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational | Motivational | Mindfulness | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever felt unclear, unsure, or uncertain about your direction, or where you're heading, then do we have the reassuring show for you! Today we'll talk about faith, what it means, what it doesn't how to have more of it, but why you don't want to go in blind. That plus we'll talk about running scared, swimming in the cold, packing calendars, and what in the world, book tours without books, has to do with anything. Health, Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include: What happened at a retreat with Joe Dispenza What this has meant to her mindfulness and presence How money magically appeared – from listening to her intuition What it means for one's life to reboot What CJ's learned from a Paul Selig event What's a kundalini awakening What CJ learned from a Byron Katie event What in the world is a spiritual orgasm What happened with Stewart Pierce's chanting What happened with a Shaman in ceremony What's a spiritual attunement? What's the difference between faith and blind faith What it means to let go and surrender Lessons on faith and spirituality from swimming in cold waters What virtual reality has to do with current reality and spirituality What we can learn from Colette Baron-Reid and Uncharted What it means to step beyond a place of fear What CJ learned from James Van Pragh What we can all learn from astral projection What it means to believe it and you will see it Why Pam Grout says the most dangerous four letter word is 'Hard' CJ Liu on How to Have Faith, Find Direction & Bring More Happiness Into Life + Kundalini Rising! Health | Fitness | Career | Inspirational | Motivational | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Mindfulness | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever felt inundated, overwhelmed, or drowning in email, then do we have unsubscribe show for you. Today I'll be talking with Jocelyn Glei, productivity, time management and creativity expert, and author of 3 fantastic books, Manage Your Day-to-Day, Maximize Your Potential, and Make Your Mark, and her latest productivity extravaganza that I've PERSONALLY needed to manage my email, Unsubscribe. And that's what we'll be talking about today, how to manage your inbox, kill email anxiety, avoid distractions, and get real work done. That plus we'll talk about rat brains and random rewards, the power of emoticons, nibblers vs. batchers, the importance of a power-nap, why you'd want to send 600 Christmas cards to random strangers, and how not to be an email idiot. Email Time-Management Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What's wrong with email today What B.F. Skinner found about positive rewards and rats (and how that affects our careers and email behavior) What is email doing to us from a stress point of view When we do not want to check our email What's the importance of writing your to-do list What's the progress paradox and what's wrong with Inbox Zero What's a negativity bias in email What's an inbox guilt complex? What's the rule of reciprocity? What is the Newtonian physics of email What is FOMO and what's it have to do with email? How to get your goals up on a board in front of you – to see your long term career, business, and life goals What's a good daily email routine What's a reboot ritual? How often should we check our email daily? What she learned about checking email from working with writers when at 99u.com What's the importance of setting expectations A good way to use folders, but why she doesn't use them (and what she does you) What David Allen's 2-minute rule has to do with Email (David Allen – Getting Things Done) What's a switching cost Why multi-tasking makes us stupid What's an email audit How to make pitches, and when is it polite to respond What are pitches or emails that provoke action? Why we need to take another look at how we write emails How do we keep from being an idiot on email? Why you want to be as positive as possible via email Any advice for parents for kids with their email (or millennials) What's the importance of a technology Shabbat, or an email Shabbat How to find Jocelyn Glei – go to www. jkglei.com and jkglei/unsubscribe Jocelyn Glei on How to Retake Control of Your Email For Sanity & Success (Time Management)! Business & Career | Health | Inspiration | Motivation | Mindfulness | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to feel better about yourself and put the heart and passion back in your life, then do we have the happiness show for you! Today I'll be talking with Leah Pearlman, human-being extraordinaire, the creator of the Facebook Like button, Facebook Pages, and a phenomenal new book that tugs at your heart strings, Drawn together. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about our opening our hearts and bringing more happiness back in. That plus we'll talking about Momo the cat, the power of burning man, learning to surf, dressing like a kitty, Tim and kissing pencils, and what in the world bees and BandAids, has to do with anything. Inspirational Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How did she create the Facebook Like Button What was the dual life she was living while having a career at Facebook How she became bulimic in middle school What her 2 x 4 was that stopped her in her tracks How she took a break from Facebook and how she ended up at Burning Man What's the Axis of Contrast? How she got a relationship with art How she learned about doing things for the sake of doing them How she first experienced forgiveness What she gained from a 10 day Vipassana retreat How she had never done anything spiritual or spirituality related before, and how she began to relate with spiritual people around the world How did her drawings come about? What's universal about her drawings What's the importance of loving yourself What her life's journey or spiritual practice is How she began to find self-love What's the mirror practice in the movie What the Bleep. Why affirmations have never worked for her What's her favorite practice now What's the importance of asking questions What are the answers she hears when she asks 'what is my practice' What her first tattoo felt like and how she used mindfulness to pay attention to the tattoo pain. What does 'bees and bandaids mean' What's the benefit of paying attention What happened at her Ted Talk in Boulder Colorado? What's a Values Based Life? What's the Leah Cat? What's the importance of awareness and validating the current experience. What Byron Katie means by every thought is just wanting a friend What's the importance of self-love? Dharmacomics.com – can order the book What's the importance of the little steps Why putting the attention on something, makes it doable A beautiful guided curiosity & awareness meditation Leah Pearlman, Facebook 'Like' Button Creator on How to Live Open-Hearted! + Guided Meditation! Ted Talk | Health | Career | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you feel like you're being pulled in too many directions, have too many competing demands, or are working yourself to the bone, but not getting where you want to go, then do we have the show for you! Today we'll be talking with Greg McKeown, author of one of my all-time favorite books, the NY Times best-seller Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Today we'll talk about the power of less, of letting go of everything that doesn't serve you and focusing all your efforts on just what's essential. That plus we'll talk about the how to go in monk mode, why we all want to go fly a kite, why sleep is the new status symbol, what a dinosaur covered in pink flamingos has to do with anything, and why from here on out, there's no more Yes. It's either Hell Yeah, Or No! Questions and Topics Include: What is the power of less? How'd Greg go from Law School in London to Essentialism Question: What would you do if you could do anything? What his dad said to Greg when he told him he was thinking of quitting law school – and what in the world Hamlet has to do with anything Why is it that otherwise successful people and companies don't break through to the next level? What is the paradox of success? What's the challenge that comes with success? What is the undisciplined pursuit of more, and why is it so dangerous (and it's the natural extension of success) Why success can be a catalyst for failure Why according to Bill Gates "success is a very poor teacher How do we become successful at success? What is a contribution or fulfillment gap? What does it mean to retire in roll? Why you should do only the things that bring you the most value Why saying yes to everyone is saying no to everything Why you want to do few things done better to break through to the next level Why our culture is biased to on having to do it all – which makes it more difficult to have success What's the philosophy of non-essentialism? Why you can't have it all. Why we want to choose less but better Why the undisciplined pursuit of more makes Greg McKeown furious because it is "a lie which does not deliver on any of its promises" Why the undiscipline pursuit of more Why the antidote is the disciplined pursuit of less or better. What is a core mindset or the logic of essentialism? How to clean out your physical and metaphorical closet What Mary Condley suggests (about cleaning out our closet) What's the importance of the simple question "Does it spark joy?" How to explore; eliminate and excute; use resources to Reallocate – in the closets of our life What's the invincible power of choosing to chose? Why you don't 'have to do' things Why the power of choice can be 'forgotten' with non-essentialism What's the 'invincible power of choice? Why Southwest Airlines has been so successful, and what we all can learn from them What's the harm of a straddled strategy? How do we protect our time so we can start to narrow things down? What is the 90% rule? Why you constantly want to increase the dial of selectivity Why if it's not a definite lens, it's a definite no. Why do we want to all go fly a kite? Why play is essential and why we want to play our way to learn (especially important for our children!) Why is sleep the new status system? What's a bogus badge of honor in the busy-ness bubble we're in How we're waking up to sleep being critical to high performance What the mind blowing truth is on the 10,000 hour rule from the Eric Anders study that's quoted in Malcolm Gladwell's book. Why you do not want to 'be a machine' Why sleep is a must because it 'helps you discern the vital few from the trivial many' Why relationships with children are 'hard if you work easy at them and easy if you work hard at them' What's the importance of the idea of 'inter-generational family' How to get first chapter for free – sign up for his newsletter at GregMckeown.com What are a few of Greg McKeown's favorite books? Why we should all read a bit of the 'wisdom literature' Greg McKeown Shares The Secret To Success Through the Disciplined Pursuit of Less - How Essentialism Will Change Your Life & Catapult Your Business & Career | Inspiration | Motivation | Time Management | Entrepreneur | Health | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspire For More Info Visit www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever thought we've got things flip-flopped backwards and upside-down on earth, then do we have the heaven on earth show for you! Today I'll be talking with Anita Moorjani, the New York Times Best-selling author of Dying to be Me; and a guest I've been looking forward to speaking with for as long as we've had this show. She's now the author of a beautiful new book, with a fantastic orange rose on the cover, What if This is Heaven? And that's what I want to talk with her about today, how our cultural myths prevent us from experiencing heaven on Earth and unconditional love. That plus we'll talk about, chocolate and deserts, perfume and handbags, cities vs. seaside's, skirts and synchronicities, the significance of orange roses, and what in the world battlestar galactica, has to do with anything! Heaven On Earth Spiritual Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What's the significance of orange roses? What Dr. Wayne Dyer has to do with Anita Moorjani, Dying to Be Me, and What if This is Heaven? Why we have to shine bright and stay away from being fear based What was Anita's life before and after her NDE? What it means to surf the waves? What happened to her while growing up Debunking the myth – you get what you deserve What happened with constant feelings of being less than, not worthy, and not good enough What's the opposite of 'you get what you deserve'? (and why it's not your karma) Why the law of attraction does not mean you're attracting negative situations into your life What's the problem with the Law of Attraction? What is true unconditional love? What does it mean we're born perfect just as we are? Is it possible to 'screw things up'? What it means to remove judgment? How we move past the fear of screwing up? What's the incredible importance of being authentic? What's the most important advice for parents and children today What does loving yourself look like? What does it mean to move past fear on your path of passion and joy? What it means to align yourself with your divine light? What does it mean to turn inward: meditation, mindfulness, the kitchen sink? What might be wrong with our meditation practice? What's the spiritual purpose of meditation, or what should meditation really look like? Why real love doesn't mean anything goes – but what real love really means! What do fireflies have to do with the sun? What are non-negotiables in her relationship with her husband Why we are ALL worthy of unconditional love Why gentle is the new strong What you need in your health care What is an information fast? What it means to feel what's good for you What it means that spiritual people are above (not) having an ego! What's wrong with competition Why we want collaboration in our world What advice do parents need to know for guiding children and teens? What important things we want to teach kids about, rather than their academics What's a beautiful practice of sending love we can do each day anitamoorjani.com also Anita Moorjani facebook page, also radio show on 12 noon pacific every Wednesday on www.HayHouseRadio.com A beautiful spiritual meditation to guide you in this life and help you live a life without regrets Anita Moorjani on How to Find Heaven on Earth & Unconditional Love for Happiness, Peace & Well-Being! + Guided Meditation! Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspiration | Inspirational | Motivation | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you ever felt you're aging too quickly, get cold after cold, or your immune system just isn't what it used to be, or how you think it can be, then do we have the anti-aging, health-boosting show for you! Today we'll be talking with New York Times Best-Selling author and Longevity expert Dr. Mark Liponis co-author of Ultra-Prevention and best-selling author of The Hunter Farmer Diet Solution and Ultra-Longevity. Today I want to talk with him about ultra-longevity, and ultra-health, how boosting our immune system can help us live longer, healthier, and more energized lives! That plus we'll talk about the power of dance, developing a dream mantra, the power of music-therapy, and why we all need our vitamin L – Love that is. Questions and Topics Include: Why is Hook a favorite movie? What got him into holistic medicine? What is Canyon Ranch and how did Dr. Mark Liponis end up there? What Dr. Liponis and his wife have learned by volunteering in Laos. What is Immune System 101? What is the innate intelligence of the Immune System What is innate immunity? What is the thymus and why is it so important? How does having a stronger immune system help us live longer? Why dirt is so good for the immune system What can we do to strengthen, smarten, rebalance, and 'control' our immune system? How stress produces an immune system response How stress leads to inflammation How sleep apnea affections inflammation What's the importance of the breath and the immune system? What's the power of the sigh? Why wind-instruments, singing, and the dijereedoo are great for breath work How can we use food to bolster or get our immune system into balance? The importance of not eating too much How our metabolism slows as we get older What are some immune friendly foods? A supplement you should take if you don't take fish oil (as a vegan) What are two of the most important high-fiber foods to eat daily – that you may not even think of. Why you need to start slowly when eating beans How does sleep affect the immune system A secret to a good night's sleep you've probably never thought of? What are the dangers of sitting? What is Vitamin L? What's the importance of a pet? What's a love journal? How can you use Facebook as a love journal? Can you tell us about Bilbo Baggins house on Lord of the Rings? What's the danger of mold in a home? Why vitamin D is very important in the winter time What it's important to know about probiotics vs. antibiotics Why fiber's so important for probiotics Dr Mark Liponis Shares The Secret To Ultra Longevity, Ultra Prevention & Anti-Aging to Help You Live Longer, Healthier & More Vibrantly While Eating Great & Boosting Immune System! Health | Weight-Loss | Diet | As Seen on Dr Oz | Canyon Ranch | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wondered where you were going in life, where you want to go, or how in the world to get there, then do we have the life direction show for you. Today we'll be talking about tapping into your heart, figuring out where you want to go, and the first few steps toward getting you there. That plus we'll talk about the power of equinox, fall swimming, world podcast day, dharma comics, the most beautiful town in America, and why you might want to move your car, before you fall asleep. What losing your keys has to do with anything and what's the spiritual significance What a rebooting phone means for your life What's the spiritual significance of equinox How to get light enough to pivot How do you put more space between each event to slow things down in your life What proper running stride looks like and what it has to do with life direction and spirituality Visualizations for proper walking and running tecniques What in the world the duck butt is Why you want to move like a spring when walking or running How to go fast without striving to do so? How to prevent running injuries What we can do to reframe our experiences (or view them with a new perspective) What we can do to make others (and ourselves) feel better on the subway High to vibrate at a higher frequency or at a higher state How to get higher vibration answers to your problems Why it's so important to try and figure out what you like, and what you enjoy What's the importance of asking 'what would love do'? CJ Liu On Raising Your Frequency & Finding Your Path & Success + Running, Walking & Meditation Tips! Motivation | Inspiration | Spiritual | Spirituality | Fitness | Health | Career | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever felt stuck, plateaued, or like what you're doing just isn't working out, or you can't figure out how to reach your dreams, then do we have the getting unstuck show for you! Today we'll be talking about getting focused, setting goals, and taking steps, to keep your dreams moving forward, and what to do if you feel you've hit the quicksand. That plus we'll talk about cold-water swimming, international podcast day, and why feeding the kitty love meter, always pays off! Business, Career & Health Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include! Why when we think we're stuck we're likely not What a shift in perception has to do with our success What Dr. Joe Dispenza in the Placebo Effect talks about how your thoughts Why we don't want to identify with our challenges or illness How our 'presence' comes on line Why things sometimes have to move slowly toward our success Why 'slow' is often necessary for business, career, or life sustainability What's the importance of appreciating right where you are What's the importance of going with the flow Why a 'wind up' or plateau can be so important – particularly for putting habits in place Why flip-flopping like a fish can be a good thing. Why it's not necessary to know what you want – despite what the experts say! Why it's so important to surrender What Pam Grout says about being open to the universe What it means to get clear with your higher self? What's the goal of a Joe Dispenza conference What's the danger of 'one day it'd be nice' How to shift energetically What to do when an opportunity comes up? Why we don't want to hold on too tightly What it takes to get light, let go, and be open to change What's it mean to turn things on their heads, or upside down Whether business, spiritual, or personal, why it's important to 'front load' your most important activities Why gratitude is such a gamechanger What Marie Kondo talks about with gratitude for your possessions How to prepare your mind to see more opportunities How to become an attractor magnet for positive people and events What Parkinson's Law has to do with anything How would cleaning more shift the energy in our homes, work, career, and all that we do What Jessica Tracy says about pride, and how pride truly matters What is Pam Grout's AA 2.0 Jessica Lee on Getting Unstuck, Moving Past Plateau's & Shining Your Brightest Light! Health | Inspiration | Motivation | Fitness | Meditation | Mindfulness | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com