Collective Insights Blog by Daniel Schmachtenberger

5 Pillars of Human Development to Master Your Mind and Body

Mark Divine guides us through five domains, or "mountains," that need to be cultivated to unlock human potential.

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How Dysbiosis, Toxicity, and Underlying Infection Affect Brain Function and Chronic Illness - An Interview With Dr. Nafysa Parpia

What follows is a transcript for a Collective Insights encore episode where Daniel Schmactenberger and Dr. Nafysa Parpia explored how gut dysbiosis, toxicity, and underlying infection affect brain function and chronic illness.

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4 Quadrants That Affect Consciousness and Humanity as We Know It - An Interview With Ken Wilber

Ken Wilber provides valuable insights on integral approaches to heal individual physiology and psychology.

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The Real Neuroscience of Creativity: Debunking Creative Expression Myths - An Interview With Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D

What follows is a transcript from when Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D, joined us to overturn conventional and overly simplistic notions surrounding the neuroscience of creativity.

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Sleep Science: How to Sleep Like a Hunter-Gatherer in a Modern World - An Interview With Dr. Dan Pardi

What follows is a transcript of Dr. Dan Pardi and Qualia Co-founder, Daniel Schmachtenberger, discuss the surprising truths associated with the sleep patterns of hunter-gatherers and what that means for sleep quality in our modern era. 

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The Neuroscience of Fear: How to Flip The Courage Circuit in Our Brain - An Interview With Dr. Andrew Huberman

What follows is a transcript from when Dr. Andrew Huberman joined our Co-founder, Daniel Schmachtenberger, to discuss the neuroscience of fear and how we can learn to flip our “courage circuit” in our brain.

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The Neuroscience of Deep Sleep: What It Is and How to Get More of It - An Interview With Dr. Dan Pardi

What follows is a transcript from our discussion with Dan Pardi, sleep researcher at Stanford and Leiden University and CEO of humanOS.me, where we unpack the exact science of deep sleep. And even better, how to get more of it.

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Combining Vision and Breath to Alter Fear States: An Interview With Andrew Huberman, PhD and Brian Mackenzie

The work of Dr. Andrew Huberman and Brian Mackenzie implements a unique combination of breathing protocols and selective visual stimuli, in an instrumental methodology for adjusting one’s state— specifically the fear state. We discuss how to consciously choose a parasympathetic response over a sympathetic flight or freeze response when faced with real challenge.

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How to Create Successful New Year's Resolutions

One of our co-founders, Daniel Schmactenberger, shares his favorite resources for creating successful New Year’s Resolutions, or better yet, a life planning template.

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Finding Your Life Path: An Exploration of Dharma

It's that time in January where we need a boost in our New Year's resolutions. At the end of last year, one of our co-founders, Daniel Schmachtenberger, put together a strategy and list of his favorite resources for creating successful New Year’s Resolutions, or better yet, life planning in general. Daniel joins us again in this article to explore his dharma definition and how to use this dharma inquiry to explore your own unique life path.

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