Dr. Arash Javanbakt

So it's a practice that we do to basically reset the system and be able to come to here, which is the only real moment in our life.

that will be very good and that will be even better if you were able to be have an objective assessment of the threat but like think about why do we worry even about like jinxing things right you're like oh don't say all those good things about it even if you're not superstitious you still have some worry in the back of your mind about it and there is this other part oh if i set myself for a lower level of expectations so if bad things happen

then I'm not, I'm prepared for them.

It's as if there's somebody in my head who is sitting there as a very harsh judge that if I fail, I should be so prepared to explain to them why I failed.

The same way our body needs to be active, we go to the gym, right?

Because this body was designed not for sitting at the desk all day long.

It was designed for other activities.

We go to the gym and prepare it and we feel a lot better.

I think our fear system also needs some good healthy exercise.

We need some real fears.

And the first time I thought of this was when I had my own experience of

Fear, big fear.

I was afraid of heights and I, not thinking well about it, signed up for a mule ride down the Grand Canyon.

So I'm sitting on the mule next to this flat wall going down so deep and terrified.

course those few hours of right down to the bottom of the canyon was basically helpful in overcome basically was exposure therapy more for my fear of heights and I ended up being able to even do roles in a fighter jet but the cool experience was after that for a few days I did not feel anxious I felt so calm

Same, I was talking to my boxing trainer.

This guy fights, Reggie.

And Reggie, I was asking him about his fights and how it feels.

And one of the things he said was fighting feels as if he's alive, which I couldn't understand.

This is another one of those real mindful moments.