When people start meditating, they just start feeling a lot more serendipity, a lot more synchronicity.\nThese days, I am always looking for ways to optimize my health and performance, to activate my creative state, and to be an all around better human.\n\nThat\u2019s why, after hearing Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva Meditation, speak at a dinner salon about the neurological benefits of meditation, I signed up for one of her classes in NYC.\n\nEmily is a former Broadway actress who discovered meditation during an extremely stressful time in her life. She came to love it so much that she started her own practice. She\u2019s extremely knowledgeable about the neurological and health benefits of vedic meditation, which piqued my interest. Today we\u2019re talking about the physical effects of vedic meditation, how meditation helps your creativity, and how it helps you have better sex.\nWhen you give yourself this deep rest, the body knows how to heal itself.\n\nSome things we learn in this podcast:\n\n \tHow she went from Broadway to meditation teacher [03:45]\n \tWhy she\u2019s more interested in the happiness of pursuit than the pursuit of happiness [5:05]\n \tHow she discovered meditation from a castmate [6:10]\n \tWhat is meditation [8:40]\n \tWhy stress is an outdated maladaptive response [10:15]\n \tThe differences between mindfulness and Vedic meditation [12:10]\n \tHow meditation strengthens both sides of your brain [16:40]\n \tWhat is transcendence [19:00]\n \tWhat is the dark side of meditation [21:20]\n \tWhat is adaptation energy [25:20]\n \tWhat it was like being in New York after 9/11 [29:55]\n \tHow meditation affected her performance and creativity [34:50]\n \tHow meditation is like a hardware upgrade [40:40]\n \tThe relationship between sex and stress and how meditation helps [41:50]\n \tWhat mantras are and how they\u2019re used in meditation [48:50]\n \tHow your body interacts with what you\u2019re eating [55:10]\n \tWhat\xa0 is enlightenment [100:35]\n \tWhy you should cultivate what is coming in to your body and senses [1:01:35]\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\n \tMake sure to visit\xa0Ziva Meditation and Ziva Mind\n \tCheck out\xa0Veda Holistic Health\n \tRead Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra\n \tMusic Credit:\xa0Can't Look Back Now (Strehlow Remix) by\xa0Christine Hoberg\n\nConnect\xa0with Emily\xa0Instagram\xa0|\xa0Twitter\xa0|\xa0Website