Peak Performance at Any Age | Christiane Wolf (Dharma Teacher/Doctor/Ultramarathoner)

This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hey gang, today we're going to tackle one of the most venerable and in the wrong hands annoying contemplative cliches. listening to your body. There's actually a scientific word for this.

And my guest today, who's awesome and is a triple threat, she's a Dharma teacher, a doctor, and an ultramarathoner, is going to talk about both the benefits of interoception or listening to your body and how to do it, how to actually operationalize the cliche. I love this conversation. Actually we cover A lot of ground here. As mentioned, we talk about listening to your body, including some meditation techniques that can help you hone this skill.

But we also talk about how to achieve peak performance at any age. She's an ultra-marathoner in her late 50s, which I found incredibly inspiring. We talk about why some people don't exercise and how those folks can get motivated, how for those of us who do exercise, It can often come from a place of trauma-based hustling, which rang a bell for me, how to deal with injuries and what you can learn from injuries, discipline versus self-compassion, indifference versus equanimity, how to have a healthy overall relationship to your body, and much more. This is the second appearance on the pod by Dr.

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