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Our guest Frank Ostaseski shares comforting and inspiring truths on how we live and die and on what matters most. When we get to the end of our lives, he says, the two questions most often asked are: "Did I love well?" and "Am I loved?" His teachings show us that we can live with joy and sorrow, and live a rich life filled with love

Diana Winston is one of the top Mindfulness educators in the country. She is the director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center. She’s also the author of The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering your Natural Awareness and co-author of Fully Present: The Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness. Both of these books are treasures. In the first part of this conversation we discuss how we can use our mindfulness practice to help us find some stability and inner peace during the CV pandemic. Diana talks about acceptance, dealing with uncertainty and finding equanimity. Then, in the second part of our conversation, she shares the spectrum of awareness practices including focused awareness, flexible awareness and natural awareness. She’s an incredibly gifted teacher and expresses herself with authenticity, humor and grace.

In this meditation, Chrissy Carter will guide you to a more balanced place. She invites you to let go of news overwhelm and to embrace the positive, shifting your perspective to a place of calm awareness.

Laughter boosts your immunity and gets your body out of fight or flight. Laughter is not a frivolous act in these times, it's a valuable tool to have in your tool chest. Come laugh along with us, learn the science of laughter, and how to regularly bring laughter into your house even during these times.

This guided meditation by Kate Johnson will help you find love and equanimity to stay grounded even during the most challenging times.

Michaela Haas is the author of "Bouncing Forward: Transforming Bad Breaks Into Breakthroughs". She explores how we find healing and resilience after major setbacks and emerge even stronger, wiser, and more compassionate. She shares some of the proven methods that we can use to survive and thrive in the face of challenges.

Ashley Turner guides us through this meditation to help us find balance and peace on the inside even when things are chaotic on the outside. Tune in with your breath and embrace change while listening to Ashley's soothing voice.

This is Brain Awareness Week. In this episode, you can learn more about what you eat affects the health of your brain. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Alzheimer's researcher, and nutritionist gives us a step by step guide to what foods to eat and what foods to avoid for best brain health.

Dr. Mark Bertin is a Developmental Pediatrician and Assistant Professor at New York Medical College. In this episode, he shares some practical advice on how we can be more mindful and resilient when faced with health scares. He offers ideas on how we might change the way we relate to the uncertainty of this particular experience and to the stress and anxiety it can trigger. We take a look at how one can find the balance — and notice our tipping point — between problem-solving and panic.

Here's a practical technique to get rid of that annoying voice in your head that's undermining you. Untangle's host Ariel Garten guides a short practice that helps you identify the inner critic, push back, and banish that critic from your brain. It works amazingly well and can be used any time that little creep shows up!

Professor Maja is a confidence builder, sociologist, and author of the book "Hey Ladies, Stop Apologizing!" She believes that people can step up and own their actions--without the need for irrelevant excuses. Listen to this episode for strategies and tips on how to become the most confident version of yourself! Professor Maja Website: https://www.professormaja.com/ Book: Hey Ladies, Stop Apologizing! And other career mistakes woman make: https://www.professormaja.com/shop For more on the Muse Headband: choosemuse.com/ For more Untangle Podcasts: meditationstudioapp.com/podcasts

Loretta Breuning, Ph.D. is author of the book, "Habits of a Healthy Brain -- Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, and Endorphin Levels". Loretta shares how we can retrain our brains to turn on the chemicals that make us happier -- and increase our overall feelings of satisfaction. She founded the Inner Mammal Institute where she provides resources that help people rewire their brains and build new neural pathways. Resources Loretta’s Reading List: https://innermammalinstitute.org/readinglist/ Loretta’s Book: Habits of a Happy Brain For more on the Muse Headband: choosemuse.com/ For more Untangle Podcasts: meditationstudioapp.com/podcasts

Psychadelic Assisted Therapy has the potential to help us overcome our fears and learn from the contents of our subconscious. Dr. Rick Doblin, the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), is at the forefront of this research and advocacy, and working with the FDA to bring psychedelics to legalization. He shares beautiful insights about the mind, fear, war, and how he sees that psychedelics can save us. Resources: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) - www.maps.org Rick Doblin TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/rick_doblin_the_future_of_psychedelic_assisted_psychotherapy?language=en Ariel’s TED talk with her grandmother Marianne Balshone and mother Vivian Reiss: https://youtu.be/0F7bnNbEHEI For more on the Muse Headband: https://choosemuse.com/ For more Untangle Podcasts: https://meditationstudioapp.com/podcasts

Daphne Rose Kingma is the best selling author of 12 books on love and relationships. She answers some tough questions on why relationships can be so challenging and shares why--spoiler alert!--expecting others to read our minds is a bad idea. She shares her juicy wisdom on navigating relationships, learning to love, how be a better partner, and more!

Daniel Ellenberg, PhD, is President of Relationships that Work and Founder of Strength with Heart, where he leads men’s groups and workshops. He’s passionate about helping men become more authentic and vulnerable--and not feeling limited by their traditional male roles--and shares how being mindful helps to give men more emotional intimacy.