How meditation and mindfulness support creativity - excerpt of interview with musician David Nichtern

This excerpt is from a much longer interview podcast for Meditation Studio, about perspectives in his book Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck.The description for the full episode notes David Nichtern is "a senior Buddhist teacher who has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 40 years."He is also a highly regarded, award winning composer, producer and guitarist, as well as the founder of two record companies. David has recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Paul Simon and many others..."David’s grasp of spirituality, mindfulness, music and entrepreneurship make him a unique animal, so to speak. The underlying principle of his book is that it’s possible to move toward balance, prosperity, happiness, and basic sanity in our lives as human beings."Also, find interview and articles with Nichtern on sites including wisdomexperience.org, dharmamoon.com and davidnichtern.com.Hear full podcast episodes, including this interview, with a free 30-day registration for Meditation Studio by Muse.About the podcast: "Hosts Patricia Karpas and Ariel Garten interview authors, experts and thought-leaders in areas related to mindfulness, brain health practices, leadership, life and so much more! You’ll hear from psychologists, neuroscientists, nutritionists, storytellers, buddhists, MDs, Sleep experts etc."It’s a wide collection of interviews with thoughtful, provocative, inspirational and sometimes funny guests who share their true and heartfelt experiences."~~~Learn more about Muse in my Creative Mind article How Muse EEG tech enhances meditation to support focus, productivity, emotional health. ~~~

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She comments, “my actors will say to me, ‘Emily, I need my stress…this is where my art comes from.’ But here’s the news – stress is not helping you in the performance department.“As a matter of fact, stress makes you stupid.”She adds, Meditation is "a tool to help de-excite your nervous system & get rid of stress, which is going to help you perform at the top of your game...I found meditation during my 10-year career on Broadway.”

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