Dr Durrs Living In The Sweet Spot, March 6, 2024
S2E14 How Meditation and Mindfulness Counteract Racism’s Life-Threatening Health Effects with Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields
Description: Racism has a profound impact on mental and physical health, affecting both children and adults. Research links it to illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and even increased cancer risk. Today, I’m joined by Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields, Founder of the Cambio Group and former Johns Hopkins professor, to discuss:
Racism's impact on children's development and mental health
How racism affects our genes, leading to chronic illness
Mindfulness techniques to reduce implicit bias and overeating
How meditation connects us to our sacred selves, counteracting racism’s harmful effects
Meet Our Guest: Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields
Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields, PhD, is the Founder and Senior Director of Education and Innovation at the Cambio Group. He’s a former professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education and a passionate advocate for equity in education. With a wealth of knowledge and experience, Dr. Shields focuses on creating strategies that empower African-American boys and young men to realize their potential. His insights will illuminate the critical need for recruitment and retention of African-American male teachers as positive role models.
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www.justsitthere.org
www.thecambiogroup.com
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Guest, Dr Lamarr Darnell Shields
Dr Lamarr Darnell Shields, PhD, the Founder and Senior Director of Education and Innovation at the Cambio Group, and former professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education discusses this shocking trend, causes, and solutions that help African-American boys and young men express their brilliance, including the necessity of recruiting and retaining African-American male teachers.
Dr Durrs Living In The Sweet Spot
Show Description
Dr. Durr’s Living in the Sweet Spot is a weekly show that educates about the essential role of brain health to create fulfillment and the greatest demonstration of purpose and potential. Practical tools and solutions are offered to our audience from the intersection of mind-body medicine, science, and spiritual well-being to live out their Infinite Potential—to live Life in the sweet spot!
If unhappy moods, self-doubt, or fears of failure and uncertainty have hi-jacked your Infinite Potential, this is the show for you! If you want to learn how to utilize your brain health and transformative thinking to create happiness and the fulfillment of your potential, this is the show for you!
Mission
To create a world-class show that educates and empowers our audience through the intersection of mind-body medicine, science, and spiritual well-being about the critical importance of brain health as the gateway to live out their Infinite Potential—to live Life in the sweet spot!
How We Do It
Unique, innovative guests share their thought-provoking insights, experience, and out-of-the-box thinking in the areas of brain health, medicine, business, spirituality, music, art, and wellness. Break free of fear and conformity with practical tools and solutions that inspire, educate, and empower YOU to use your healthy brain and extraordinary, Infinite Potential to live the Life you’ve always longed for.
The audience includes thought leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and innovative professionals with interests in brain health, transformative thinking, spirituality, wellness, science, business and the arts.
