{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MTC 044: Dr. Tony Nader | Global Leader of Transcendental Meditation on the Neuroscience of Conscious Performance","description":"Dr. Tony Nader (MIT PhD, Harvard-trained physician, NYT bestselling author) brings a framework for human performance that most coaches and leaders have never encountered \u2014 and it may be the missing piece in your pursuit of sustained excellence. In this episode, Ryan sits down with the world's foremost expert on consciousness to unpack why the nervous system is your primary performance hardware, what it actually means to be "in the zone" and how to access it more reliably, the critical difference between caring (which sustains performance) and carrying (which destroys the performer), how stress literally narrows what you can perceive and decide \u2014 and what to do about it, why Transcendental Meditation is neurologically different from other meditation forms, and why toughness built from suppression breaks under pressure while toughness built from a rested nervous system lasts decades. This isn't philosophy for philosophy's sake. Every concept in this conversation has a direct application for how you show up as an athlete, leader, or performer \u2014 and for how long you can sustain it. Chapters \/ Show Notes: 00:00 \u2014 Intro & Dr. Nader's background 02:13 \u2014 From medical doctor to consciousness researcher: the unexpected journey 03:46 \u2014 Civil war, burnout, and the discovery of Transcendental Meditation 06:07 \u2014 Psychiatry, MIT, Harvard, and the chain from mind to body 08:28 \u2014 How Dr. Nader became Maharishi's successor 10:11 \u2014 The nervous system as a radio: why stress creates perceptual filters 13:45 \u2014 What "being in the zone" actually is neurologically 17:20 \u2014 Consciousness as a field: what happens when the physical body ends? 22:48 \u2014 How TM differs from mindfulness and other meditation forms 27:47 \u2014 How to learn TM and where to start 29:39 \u2014 Why Dr. Nader wrote The Power of Caring 33:31 \u2014 The biology of caring: oxytocin, dopamine, mirror neurons, and vagal tone 41:30 \u2014 What is mine to do? What is mine to carry? 43:19 \u2014 A settled nervous system is not soft \u2014 it's your highest-performance hardware 44:43 \u2014 Caring vs. carrying: one ends careers, one sustains them 52:33 \u2014 The crying person example: why empathy without inner ground doubles the problem 57:26 \u2014 The biggest lesson from his mentors: life is interconnected at the deepest level 59:35 \u2014 Book recommendations: Science of Being and Art of Living, Bhagavad Gita 01:01:47 \u2014 Final words: toughness from suppression breaks; toughness from rest lasts   Links: Connect with Dr. Tony Nader The Power Of Caring Consciousness Is All There Is Dr. Tony Nader's website Learn Transcendental Meditation (TM)  Books Mentioned: Bhagavad Gita, Stephen Mitchell translation Science of Being and Art of Living, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Connect with Ryan Munsey Website Follow Ryan on Instagram Subscribe to Ryan's YouTube Channel Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn Get Your Copy of  F*ck Your Feelings Audible Amazon Save 10% on your first melin hat, the world's best hats: Use the code MoveTheChains10 at melin.com   ","author_name":"Move The Chains Podcast | Unlocking Your Full Potential with Ryan Munsey","author_url":"http:\/\/ryanmunsey.com\/","html":"