So thrilled to have Daya Grant join me again on the podcast this week! You may remember Daya from episode 258 (This is Your Brain on Yoga).
In her role as a mental performance coach, Daya Grant utilizes tools from her background as a neuroscientist, athlete, and yogi. On this episode, Daya shares some of the fascinating research that shares in her online course, Mind-Flow Masterclass. She shares:
- Which mental performance tools she used to finish a half marathon (less than a year after giving birth to her second child!)
- How exercise upregulates the protein brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and the ways this is beneficial for the brain
- How exercising during high stress times can mediate our stress response and create more resilience in the future
- How mantra and dristhi have been studied and shown to help settle the mind
- The neuroscience of flow states and the four stages of flow
- Samadhi — Daya and I have a similar interpretation on this for householders
Related to this episode:
Daya Grant has two upcoming offerings — one coming up next week that I will be attending!
Check them out on her website: dayagrant.com
Listen to Daya Grant’s previous Yogaland episode, This is Your Brain on Yoga
