Dan Brown, PhD - The Science of an Optimal Mind
Dr. Daniel Brown talks about peak performance, meditation, and the neurocircuitry of an optimal mind on The FitMind Podcast episode 53.
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Episode Overview
Dr. Daniel Brown is a world-renowned psychologist at Harvard Medical School and Senior Meditation Master of the Indo-Tibetan lineages.
This episode is all about what a trained mind is capable of.
Dr. Brown’s research and experience show that we can not only create temporary peak states but also create more permanent altered traits with a mind free from negative afflictions.
This is the pinnacle of mental fitness, and thankfully it’s accessible to all of us with the right instruction, as Dr. Brown points out.
The Tibetans have developed mind training systems over thousands of years, and Dr. Brown has spent his life studying and practicing them, ultimately making them available for westerners.
Topics in this episode include the neurocircuitry of performance excellence and flow states, Tibetan maps for awakening, the first brain scans on people with this level of attainment, training a mind devoid of all negative mental states, true "Inner Fire" or Tummo breathing practice, supernatural abilities of the mind, and common mistakes that westerners are making in their meditation practices.
Hope you enjoy!
P.S. — If you’re serious about starting or deepening your meditation practice, check out the FitMind meditation app.
Dr. Dan Brown Bio
Dr. Daniel P. Brown is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Senior Meditation Master in Indo-Tibetan Bon & Buddhism, having been given secret practices directly from the Dalai Lama and teaching for nearly 50 years. The Tibetans have in fact asked him to translate several sacred texts on meditation.
Dr. Brown is also a world-renowned forensic law & western psychology expert, peak performance coach to CEOs, hypnotherapist of 40 years, and author of at least 15 books on meditation and psychology, including Pointing Out the Great Way.