Why Does Mindfulness Work, Anyway?

Use Mindfulness to Calm your Chaos - Interview with Dr. Vic Manzo Are you interested in how to stay calm when life throws your curveballs….or hurricanes? If so, join us for a talk with Dr. Vic Manzo, who is a Spiritual / Business Mindset Coach, Pediatric Chiropractor, Podcaster and Author. Dr. Vic has learned how to rebalance his emotions, shift his mindset and manage the chaos in his life by utilizing a variety of mindfulness practices. Listen as Dr. Vic shares his story, and tells us from a neuroscience perspective how practicing mindfulness regularly can help keep you calm during moments of chaos. I. Intro – Tell us about yourself and how you got started doing the work you do. a. Energy healing, Quantum Physics, Ancient Wisdom and Chiropractic b. Mindfulness and WHY does it help II. Tell us in more detail how you began studying mindfulness III. Describe how mindfulness works in the physiological brain and body from a Neuroscience perspective IV. Can you share with us some mindfulness practices we can start doing to help calm our minds? a. Also, how do these specific mindfulness practices work in the body’s physiology from a Neuroscience perspective V. Do you have any words of inspiration for those who may be hesitant to start doing mindfulness practices? VI. Tour of Dr. Vic’s website at www.EmpowerYourReality.com VII. Products and Services Dr. Vic has to offer a. Sign up for a FREE 30 Minute Discovery Call or download the first chapter of my new book for Free www.EmpowerYourReality.com b. Podcast: www.TheMindfulExperiment.com VIII. Social Media Links: a. Facebook: www.Facebook.com/drvicmanzo b. Instagram: www.Instagram.com/drvicmanzo c. TikTok: www.TikTok.com/@drvicmanzo d. LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/in/drmanzo https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ou6W-hYk0M4xvR-QfESr3ZDLOR--kLfp?usp=sharing Notable Timestamps: 2:39 Dr. Vic Intro: 4:43 Intro to Mindfulness and what it is 9:47 Tracy Gets frustrated 11:20 From a Neurological perspective, here’s how Mindfulness can help 12:28 The Amygdala 15:47: What the brain does when you practice Mindfulness Shrinking the pathway to the Amygdala Widening the path to the Pre-frontal Cortex If people are resistant to doing mindfulness: 18:00 Practice Mindfulness doing what you normally do each day 18:48: What do we have to do? Think of that. Then….do it mindfully! 10 long, slow deep breaths to re-set the nervous system Set an alarm for 5 times per day to take these 10 deep breaths In through the nose, out through the mouth 20:38 Eating Mindfully – Dr. Vic has difficulty doing it but he is trying! 22:51: Dr. Vic: “How much in our lives are we missing because we’re not being mindful?” 24:22: When people with ADHD think “Mindfulness will not work for me” 25:51: Meditation takes it to another level, and the blessings of ADHD 26:41: Tracy’s “Bulls and Butterflies” analogy of sensitivity and ADHD 29:49: Dr. Vic cracks the code with his Matrix book and the collective consciousness Dr. Vic Narrates his own books! Some of them are free with an Audible Trial 34:05: Dr. Vic quotes the Dalai Lama on meditation 37:00 Dr. Vic’s 2 podcasts 38:45 Dr. Vic explains his “quizzical look” on his website 39:44 Dr. Vic offers a free 30 minute consult 40:00 Dr. Vic’s wife and his dog 42:35 Be patient with mindfulness….it’s a practice. “Show up, even when you don’t want to” It will help you in so many ways….just try it!