#108 - Cell phones and Anxiety Knowledge Bomb, Guest Manoj Dias

Knowledge Bomb: Dr. G goes into cell phone addiction through the lens of anxiety. Cell phones may be a root cause of daily anxiety that no one is talking about. We go over the research on this plus Dr. G's solutions to breaking cell phone addiction. Guest segment: Manoj Dias, a renowned meditation teacher drops in to talk about mindfulness and what it truly means to be fully present. He speaks about having a relationship with the body such that we can feel and work with emotions we deem as negative. He also teaches us how to identify where you body holds trauma and how to move through it. A super necessary show to give us perspective on having a deeper relationship with ourselves. Guest bio: Since first being introduced to the magic of meditation decades ago and embarking on his own journey to become a teacher, Manoj Dias has helped thousands of people to embrace stillness of mind and body, enabling them to live fearlessly on the path to a happier and more meaningful life. His teaching and practice is informed by Buddhist philosophy, psychology and social justice principles, with an emphasis on creating access to true wellbeing. After training under renowned teachers Dr Miles Neale, Channa Dassanayaka and Joe Loizzo, Manoj has based himself between the US and Australia, teaching meditation and mindfulness across both continents. Manoj is the co-founder and VP of Mindfulness at Open, a mind, body, breath studio based in California. He previously founded A-SPACE, Australia’s first drop-in meditation studio and co-founded the Australian/New Zealand arm of EVRYMAN, a men’s emotional intelligence movement. Be sure to like and subscribe to #HealThySelf Hosted by Doctor Christian Gonzalez N.D. Follow Doctor G on Instagram @dr.christian.gonzalez https://www.instagram.com/dr.christian.gonzalez/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices