TEDxPortsmouth - Dr. Alan Watkins - Being Brilliant Every Single Day (Part 2)

Alan is the founder and CEO of Complete Coherence Ltd. He is recognised as an international expert on leadership and human performance. He has researched and published widely on both subjects for over 18 years. He is currently an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine at Imperial College, London as well as an Affiliate Professor of Leadership at the European School of Management, London. He originally qualified as a physician, has a first class degree in psychology and a PhD in immunology.

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[Resilience_Spirit]

Excellent lecturer.thanks to sohag Bhai for suggesting us to watch it

[yeahmansoul]

finally a ted talk presentation that is an actual lecture and not yet another gourou-ish motivationnal talk.
 great job.

[nadineghows]

This is fascinating. When I think about it, during our five daily prayers we actually stand and touch our hearts. We say gratitude and my breathing gets rhythmic and smooth.

[DanHammonds]

Although this has all been taught and practised for thousands of years, it often gets tied in with new age mysticism, talk of auras and souls, and is very difficult to take seriously or see its purpose.

By backing up these techniques with scientific research and offering grounded explanation, it gives it so much more credibility. Absolutely brilliant video and very enlightening.

[ebrelus]

This should have at least 10-12 millions views. Seriously. Selecting good stuff in Ted talks is so laborious.

[splashcat]

@ 9:11 YES!  Finally someone who recognizes that thought is an emergent property. That a thought does not simply precede an emotion, but there is also a physiological and hence emotional state from which thinking emerges. BRAVO!!!

[sheethalnair]

I am an Indian and have a strong belief in the art of breathing as an art of stabilising our minds. Our ancient texts speak about the different air elements coursing across our bodies and how pranayama ( differnt patterns of rhythmic breathing) helps to ground us. This amazing ted talk gave a scientific validity for those beliefs. Immensely grateful for this intelligent lecture!

[MoosaIslamic]

*Summary:* HRV regulation = rhythmic, smooth, central breathing + positive emotion (passionate drive, curiosity)

-Stress causes chaotic heart rate, a measure of nervous system (parasympathetic vs sympathetic), causing cortical inhibition.

-Controlling breathing is an effective way to regulate HRV: (order of importance)
1. Rhythm (fixed ratio of in:out)
2. Smoothness
3. Area of attention of the breath (best = centre of chest)

Dimensions of mental state:
Adrenaline vs Relaxed (unimportant)
Negative emotion vs Positive emotion
=> Most important = positive emotion

Side note:
-Quality of thinking is most important, but simply thinking more does not improve quality. The key to quality is context

[desertTRUTH]

Dr. Watkins is brilliant, perfect communicator. Thank you.

[davidbubb]

big congratulations to everyone who ended up here . well done its good to listen aswell as talk .

[vichmedic]

So now I know why my brain stops working in exam time, and take double the time to comprehend even the easiest questions asked.
Definitely gonna learn to tame my emotions and control my thinking by engaging myself in 15 minutes meditation each day.
Thank you doctor Alan😀

[damienmixtapeerglis]

This needs to be taught to everyone in early childhood and there will be a significant improvement in the education and development of our species👍👍well done TEDx keep up the good work🥳💨🌊✌️❤️🖖✅

[samyakjain]

The single most impactful TED talk that has or will ever be given on a stage like this. Really wish he mentioned how to go from the mid point into the left region, where peak performance and positive emotions are achieved.

[ninajey]

This will be the first key towards a positive life after so much darkness. Thanks Doc!

[sanikawickramaarachchi]

one of the best TED TALKS ever...it is took rooted deep with in the heart without any effort to remember....Specially it should mentioned that Dr.Alan is truely sharing his knowledge in a very simple way to

[PEACELOVEHAPPINESSXL]

Firstly i'd like to say to Dr. Alan Watkins, much respect for this talk.  You nailed it.
Secondly thx to Tedx, for another great insight to what we truely are. I'm going to upload Dr. Alan Watkins' talk to my channel as a one part vid. Also adding Tedx as a featured channel. It's time to shift towards real life. We all need to wake up and live it.  Positivity creates positivity.  Good vibes 
   

[C.B.Bortey]

This explains why yoga is so important.
Just good breathing can take you so far!
Wow!!!
If only the actual passionate people are given all the resources [which has never been money but tools/ingredients (provided by nature or invented by other humans) and people to provide assistance to make it speedy enough] to study and explain everything as simple or simpler than this if it’s possible to the world; fame and status wouldn’t be the goal, but rather how to make progress for better world by all and for all.

[StyleViewStudio]

EXCELLENT POINTS! ITS ALL IN THE REGULARITY OF BREATHING! ... Watch it - it is worth every second, 🙏

[Lit-E]

Breathing important points, rythm, smoothness and direction of attention towards chest/heart

[j_j]

Single most important video I have watched in my 24 years of existence.