#115: Meditation Beyond the Brain - Idil Sezer, PhD

Neuroscientist Idil Sezer joins the FitMind Podcast to explore what meditation changes beyond the brain. She explains how meditation may influence attention, emotional regulation, pain, brain–heart communication, and our fundamental sense of self.

The conversation also explores the difference between long-term and advanced meditators, unusual cardiovascular patterns observed during deep meditation, and how virtual reality may help researchers study embodiment, nondual awareness, and the boundaries of the self.

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Show Notes

0:00 | Introducing Idil Sezer, PhD

2:11 | From Clinical Neuroscience to Meditation Research

3:58 | Why Meditation Is a Unique Tool for Training the Mind

5:21 | Meditation Beyond Relaxation and Performance