The Power of Awe: Micro-dose of Mindfulness A conversation with Michael Amster
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Is it possible to create a meditative and mindful space in just a minute a day? The evidence says yes.
New clinical research illuminates a path to the physical and emotional benefits of
mindfulness in just a minute a day all through the power of Awe.
Today, Christina is joined by author, meditation teacher, yoga teacher and doctor, Michael Amster who discusses his book, The Power of Awe and the magical, and scientific discovers their studies have shown.
The benefits of mindfulness meditation have been well-documented but are not accessible to everyone. Health careworkers , parents and other professionals, simply can’t find time to sit in silence for 20 minutes a day. For others, intrusive thoughts make meditation painful or even impossible. So authors Jake Eagle and Michael Amster were ecstatic to have found a clinically proven alternative, which they are introducing to the public now in a new book, THE POWER OF AWE: Overcome Burnout ,Anxiety, Ease Chronic Pain, Find Clarity & Purpose—In Less Than 1 Minute Per Day (Hachette Go; January 3, 2023; $29; ISBN: 9780306828973).
In this conversation with Michael you will learn:
- - What is AWE.: A short little word with a powerful punch!
- - How Awe is essential to our health
- - Why we are an awe-starved culture
- - How a pancake flip changed everything
- - How to create an Awe Moment in 15 seconds
- - Understanding Attention. Wait. Expand
- - Why Awe is the new mindfulness
- - How to commit to a moment of awe
- - Why your mind resists peace.
- - Different levels of consciousness and how to shift from the safety consciousness.
- - True scientific proof that AWE transforms anxiety, stress and health issues
- - How to change a stressful moment with a moment of awe.
Michael Amster, MD, is a physician and faculty member at Touro School of Medicine. A graduate of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, he is the founding director of the pain management department at Santa Cruz Community Health. He is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher trained at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
For information on THE POWER OF AWE and the authors visit https://th
Christina Fletcher is a Spiritual Alignment coach, energy worker, author, speaker and host of the podcast Showing Up Whole.
She specialises in practical spirituality and integrating inner work with outer living, so you can get self development off of the hobby shelf and integrated as a powerful fuel to your life.
Through mindset, spiritual connection, intuitive guidance, manifestation, and mindfulness techniques Christina helps her clients overcome overwhelm and shame to find a place of flow, ease, and deep heart-centered connection.
Christina has been a spiritual alignment coach, healer and spiritually aware parent coach for 7 years and trained in Therapeutic Touch 8 years ago. She is also a meditation teacher and speaker.
For more information please visit her website www.spirituallyawareliving.com
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