Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention | Psychology Professor, Dr. Amishi Jha

This week’s conversation is with Dr. Amishi Jha, a professor of psychology at the University of Miami.  She serves as the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, which she co-founded in 2010.  Amishi received her Ph.D. from the University of California–Davis and postdoctoral training at the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University.  Her work has been featured at NATO, the World Economic Forum, and The Pentagon.  Amishi has received coverage in The New York Times, NPR, TIME, Forbes, and more.  Her TED Talk on “How to Tame Your Wandering Mind” has over 5 million views and she is the author of Peak Mind, which came out on October 19th.  You can probably guess where this conversation is headed – it’s all about awareness, focus, and how you can train your brain to pay attention more effectively. ---- Please support our partners! We're able to keep growing and creating content for YOU because of their support. We believe in their mission and would appreciate you supporting them in return!! To take advantage of deals from our partners, head to http://www.findingmastery.net/partners where you'll find all discount links and codes mentioned in the podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.