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What if your morning routine could rewire your brain?

21 May 2026 · 0 min

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In this segment of the YouTube video, James Laughlin interviews a guest who describes how they adapted Vishen Lakhiani’s 6‑Phase Meditation from Mindvalley to fit their own morning routine. The guest explains that the original practice begins with gratitude, forgiveness, and visualization, and they have added personalized elements to make it more effective for them. They also discuss the technique of recording one’s own guided meditation and playing it back, noting that this practice is believed to trigger specific neurological responses that can enhance the benefits of meditation. The conversation highlights the broader theme of using a customized morning routine as a tool for potentially rewiring the brain.

I was really inspired by Vishen Lakhiani's 6-Phase Meditation, a vision from Mindvalley. And it— I first started doing that a few years ago and then kind of made some of my own modifications to it. But it starts with gratitude, forgiveness, some visualization and so on. So I just kind of added a few of my own things to make it more personalized.
That's beautiful. And do you record it? It's a recording you listen to of yourself?
You know, so I did record this of myself, but now I just, I already know it, so I don't have to. But it's actually, it's a really good idea to record any meditation of yourself and then play it back to you. There's something that happens neurologically that's been shown to have a lot of benefits.