Calming Stormy Minds with Ariel Garten

Published: Sept. 4, 2019, 2 a.m.

b"Imagine controlling the world directly with your mind. That was my guest's dream - and she and colleagues brought that dream to life.\\n\\nAriel Garten has a fascinating and eclectic background in psychotherapy, art, fashion design, neuroscience, technology and start ups. She is a co-Founder of Interaxon, the developers of Muse, a brain sensing headband that translates your mental activity into the guiding sounds of weather to help you find focused calm. Busy mind? Stormy weather. Calm mind? Peaceful weather.\\n\\nAriel has lived a life without limitations. Her curiosity has led her to pursue bold, audacious goals within a broader quest to have a positive impact on humanity. \\n\\nIn this conversation Ariel and I talk about:\\n\\n \\u2022Interaxon's project to create mind powered light installations across Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics\\n \\u2022How she came to be the CEO of a technology start up that started in a basement\\n \\u2022Muse - the brain sensing meditation headband. How it works, how it helps and my experience making the birds chirp\\n \\u2022The impact Muse is having on schools, clinical settings, research and individuals across the globe\\n \\u2022Using your mind to better understand your heart, breath and body \\n \\u2022And because you never know where a podcast conversation will take you - Ariel's interpretation of my mum's dreams\\n\\nAre you ready to be informed and inspired? Then listen in!\\n\\nFor a full transcript, guest profile, expert tips and the resources mentioned in this episode, visit potential.com.au/podcast or join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potentialpsychology/message"