At the Peak Performance for Healthcare Providers event in Scottsdale, we were joined by the founder and CEO of Mastry, Francesca Sipma, who led us through a breathwork, hypnosis and visualization session. It was amazing. The entire audience was blown away and several attendees told me it was the most impactful thing they’ve ever experienced in their entire lives. Recently, I received this update from Francesca on the power of breath work and I thought I’d share it here for our readers and subscribers: “Mastry aims to provide you with the latest insights and most effective tool for personal growth…
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Ivan Pavlov demonstrated that animal behavior could be established or erased by exposure to stress. In one experiment, he could make a dog react aggressively to caretakers with whom the dog was previously very loyal. This type of behavioral change as a result of exposure to stress has also been seen in prisoners of war. Stress increases our suggestibility. When we feel we have lost control over the situation, what we believe and like can completely change. In a study of 17,000 British civil servants, the workers with the lowest perceived control over their work environment had an significantly increased…
I see a lot of smart people giving dentists and orthodontists dumb advice. Your in-box and social media feeds are filled to the brim with mostly well-intentioned people trying to make a buck convincing you this one metric or that one metric will solve all your problems. They promise efficiency and growth in new patients, revenue, case starts; more of this, more of that. They sell magic weight loss pills while Grumpy Dustin tells you to eat your vegetables and go to the gym. I’m clearly not here to win any popularity contests. Listen. There’s nothing wrong with efficiency and…