How Joy Messes Up Your Brain: e30

In 2003, Daniel Goleman, a renowned psychologist, conducted a groundbreaking experiment called Lama in the Lab. He brought senior meditation practitioners into a lab and measured their brain activity using an MRI machine to explore how deep meditative states, especially those focused on compassion, affect the brain. These practitioners had years of experience, including months in silent retreat, making them the real deal. The findings revealed that your happiness—whether you're feeling joyful or sad—depends more on your inner state than on external circumstances. According to the Buddhist view, mental happiness and joy are shaped more by your attitude toward events than by the events themselves. Sorry, Linda—no more complaining about the same thing over and over! Joy up! As always, we aim to explore this topic from various perspectives. In this episode, you’ll learn about: * Which neurotransmitters make you smile * What a Duchenne smile is * Benefits (aka excuses!) to prioritize joy * What the "joy factor" is We hope this episode will inspire you to engage in activities that bring you joy—for the sake of your brain! Tasks of the Week: * Watch the replays of the HWF2024 event (and thank us later!). * Start your day with 5 minutes of meditation. Thanks for watching and listening! INJOY All the best, Brian & Julia Here is how to connect with us: Subscribe to Substack to get notified about the next episode: https://thejoylink.com We are now available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts! Thank you for your patience with us as we are starting up! 🙂 Do you like what we are doing? Feel free to get us a cup of coffee! Join our community on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/thejoylink Check out the replays from Holistic Wealth Fest for optimizers wanting more out of life, we’re giving the answers, you sooo desire! Replays will be available only for the next 7-days! https://hwf2024.com Get in touch with Julia if you have questions related to starting or improving your business based on your passion: https://calendly.com/juliaglazewska/m30 #thejoylink #mindset #joy #selfimprovement #newpodcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejoylink.substack.com