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Why Silence is Powerful in a World of Noise with Leigh Marz & Justin Zorn

February 10, 2023 Leave a Comment

In this episode, Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn discuss their book, Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise, explore the different types of noise we all experience in our lives, and why we need to find silence amidst all the noise.

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In This Episode, We Discuss Why Silence is Powerful in a World of Noise …

  • How silence can bring us to place of expansion and openness rather than contraction
  • Remembering that silence is always here and accessible and is more than just the absense of noise
  • Understanding the three types of noise: auditory, information, and internal
  • How we can practice noticing the noise around us and adjust our reaction to it
  • Important strategies for dealing with the infinitie informatioal noise in the world
  • Why we need to learn Feeling into what truly brings us quiet, what signals alert us that we’re taking in too much noise!

Justin Talbot Zorn has served as both a strategist and a meditation teacher in the US Congress. A Harvard-and- Oxford-trained specialist in the economics and psychology of human thriving, he has written for the Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, Foreign Policy, and other publications. He is cofounder of Astrea Strategies, a consultancy that bridges contemplation and action, helping leaders and teams envision and communicate solutions to complex challenges. 

Leigh Marz is a collaboration and leadership coach for major universities, corporations, and federal agencies as well as a longtime student of pioneering researchers and practitioners of the ritualized use of psychedelic medicines in the West. She has led training programs to promote an experimental mindset among teams at NASA and a decade-long cross-sector collaboration to reduce toxic chemicals in products, in partnership with Green Science Policy Institute, Harvard University, IKEA, Google, and Kaiser Permanente. Leigh is the cofounder of Astrea Strategies.

Connect with Leigh Marz: Website | Twitter

Connect with Justin Zorn: Website | Twitter

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn, check out these other episode:

How to Become Whole Through the Bittersweet with Susan Cain

Mindfulness in Nature with Mark Coleman

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