My guest today is Andy Puddicombe, the founder of Headspace, an award-winning digital health platform that provides guided meditation sessions. Puddicombe is a former Buddhist monk with a degree in Circus Arts.

The topic is meditation.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Puddicombe’s background and how he came into the position he is in today
• Some traumatic events which may have had an influence on Puddicombe’s decision to become a monk
• Covel’s own meditation experience
• Comparing mindfulness and meditation
• The importance of a daily practice
• Stress and the science behind meditation
• Neuroplasticity
• The wandering mind and unhappiness
• The idea of the present moment, and how traders that embrace the present moment have an advantage
• Intuition

Jump in!

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