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Dr Joe Dispenza on How To Unlock The Power of Your Mind #266

May 3, 2022 1h 22m 15 insights
Dr Joe Dispenza is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker and researcher who has spent decades studying neuroscience, meditation and the effect our thoughts have on our health and wellbeing. He believes that all of us are sitting on a huge amount of untapped potential and once we start to tap into it, we can create huge change in our lives for both our health and happiness.   In this powerful conversation, we talk about the importance of mental rehearsal: the idea that instead of waiting for something to happen in the future in order to feel a certain way- instead, we can practice feeling that way right now.    We cover a variety of different topics including: the transformative effects of meditation and what happens in the brain when we practice, the 3 different kinds of stress and how chronic emotional stress can drive ill health and disease. Dr Joe explains how 90% of the thoughts we think are the same as the day before and how that keeps many of us trapped in negative thought patterns, until we learn to break free. At its core, this is a conversation about unlocking the power that exists within your own mind.   This really is an inspiring and empowering conversation, and one that I think will challenge you (in a good way!!) to start thinking differently about your life.  I hope you enjoy listening. Thanks to our
Actionable Insights

1. Daily Morning Reflection & Rehearsal

Before starting your day, disconnect from external inputs like your phone or TV. Take time to consciously identify and stop negative thoughts, behaviors (e.g., complaining, blaming), and emotions (e.g., sadness, fear), then intentionally review and rehearse how you want to think, behave, and feel, practicing desired elevated emotions until you can feel them on command.

2. Identify Unconscious Thoughts & Emotions

Actively become aware of your unconscious thoughts, habitual behaviors (e.g., complaining, blaming, judging), and underlying emotions (e.g., guilt, sadness, victimization). Naming these patterns helps you stay conscious and prevents you from unconsciously reverting to your old self.

3. Engage in Mental Rehearsal

Mentally rehearse how you want to be or perform in future situations, such as interactions or tasks. When truly present, your brain doesn’t differentiate between real experience and imagination, allowing you to install new neurological hardware as if you’ve already done it, priming your brain for future actions.

4. Condition Body with Elevated Emotions

Teach your body emotionally what it feels like to embody a new, desired state (e.g., love, resourcefulness) before the actual experience occurs. Consistently bringing up these feelings can condition your body to change with your new thoughts and images, leading to profound biological changes.

5. Practice Brain-Heart Coherence

Practice breathing through your heart and bringing up elevated emotions like appreciation or love, focusing your attention on your heart for a few minutes. This creates coherence between your heart and brain, strengthening your immune system and fostering a creative state where your desired future feels already present.

6. Transform Your Personality, Transform Life

To create a new personal reality and change your life, you must change your current personality, which is composed of how you think, act, and feel. Nothing in your life changes until you change, so actively work on altering these core aspects of yourself.

7. Romance Your Future, Not Past

Stop constantly recounting and reliving the story of your past, especially if parts of it are inaccurate or serve to excuse you from changing. Instead, fall in love with and consistently tell the story of your desired future, focusing your energy on creating new possibilities.

8. Conquer Emotional Addiction

When attempting to change, your body will crave familiar, even negative, emotions it’s been conditioned to. Instead of giving in, consciously settle your body down, assert your mind’s control, and execute a will greater than the old program to return to the present moment.

9. Stretch Beyond Discomfort

When you feel uncomfortable or want to quit a new practice, push a little further than you normally would. Getting beyond the known and relaxing into the present moment helps the body adapt and enables deeper, lasting change.

10. Treat Life as an Experiment

Approach your personal growth and desired changes as a scientific experiment. Be curious, try new practices, and observe the subtle shifts in your body and life to see what works, using evidence to reinforce your efforts.

11. Grasp the ‘Why’ of Change

To facilitate change, learn and understand the scientific basis and purpose behind what you are doing. When you assign meaning to your actions, your prefrontal cortex finds value in them, making the ‘how’ of change easier and more sustainable.

12. Daily Self-Commitment

Believe in yourself and your ability to create a new future by consistently choosing to commit to your growth and desired changes every single day, reinforcing your belief in yourself and your future.

13. Sustain Elevated State All Day

After your morning practice or meditation, strive to maintain that modified state of mind and body throughout your entire day. This consistent internal state can lead to unexpected positive changes and synchronicities in your life, as you become a magnet for desired outcomes.

14. Notice Subtle Progress

Don’t expect immediate, dramatic results; instead, look for small, subtle shifts in your life and body. Noticing these changes will increase your investment and motivation to continue the practice, reinforcing your belief in the process.

15. Inspire Others Through Change

When you successfully change your responses to life’s challenges, others will notice and be given permission to do the same. Demonstrate leadership and compassion from your heart to inspire an emergent consciousness in your community and the world.