About this podcast

Dive deep into the fascinating world of meditation with this insightful episode from the Huberman Lab Podcast. Dr. Andrew Huberman unravels the biological mechanisms behind various meditation practices, explaining how they induce profound state changes in the brain and body. Learn the core principles of effective meditation, including specific breathwork patterns and adjusting perception between interoception, exteroception, and dissociation. Discover how consistent meditation can lead to long-term neuroplastic trait changes, improving your mood, reducing anxiety and depression, enhancing focus, and boosting overall happiness and sleep quality. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced meditator, or simply curious about the brain's role in conscious awareness and self-regulation, this episode provides science-backed tools and novel techniques, including an open-eyed perception-based meditation, to optimize your practice for maximum benefit.