Ep. 23: Meditation to Reduce Stress, Increase Focus, & Rest Your Brain with Monty Cholmeley
Monty has more than ten years of meditation experience, practicing and teaching a range of styles. He teaches meditation in groups, at work, and also trains future teachers in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in the UK. His mindfulness app Minding is used by people all over the world and is designed to get anyone meditating, no matter how busy, or how little experience they have.
In this episode, we discuss:
· How the type of meditation in the Minding app is different than other types of meditation.
· Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy – what it is, why it was developed, and how it treats anxiety and depression.
· What’s really causing our anxiety and what happens in our brain and bodies when we are stressed and anxious.
· Why it’s important to address and deal with our stress rather than try to push it away and just think of something else.
· Why it’s important to learn how to meditate vs. sit down and try to “clear your mind.”
· The expectations we should have for meditation. Spoiler alert – the answer is none.
· How meditation changes our brain and how it can help with focus and productivity.
· And how long you need to meditate in order to benefit from it.
You can find and follow the Minding app here:
Instagram @minding.life
TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:
Follow us on Instagram – so that’s @kaciemain_writes for me, @thebetteryoupdcast for the podcast, and @minding.life for Monty and the app.
Share this episode on your own Instagram and tag those 3 handles.
And include your favorite takeaway or something you learned.
(if you are not on Instagram but want to participate, reach out to me at thebetteryoupodcast@gmail.com and we will figure out a way for you to enter)
Prizes include:
A free copy of the Minding app – so the app is built as a 55 day course that covers 5 stages of meditation. The first 35 days (which is 3 stages) are free and then you typically have to purchase the final 2 stages. But you will get access to the entire course for free!
He is giving us two free copies of the app – so there will be two winners for a free full version of the app.
And the 3rd prize is a 1-on-1 session with Monty where he’ll introduce you to mindfulness, answer any questions, and lead you in a meditation. AND you will get a free copy of the Minding app so you have everything you need to continue meditating.
BOOK DISCUSSED
Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill By Matthieu Ricard
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