The Meditation Technique That Backfired For Me (And The Simple Fix) @timferriss
The Meditation Technique That Backfired For Me (And The Simple Fix)  @timferriss
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A clip from another wide-ranging “Random Show” episode that I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose!

In the full episode, we cover our recent Zen meditation retreat with Henry Shukman at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, the fascinating science of vagus nerve stimulation, my recent back pain breakthrough, balance training tools, tendon-strengthening protocols from Swedish rock climber Emil Abrahamsson, the emerging research on photobiomodulation, urolithin A supplementation, blood flow restriction training, the Norwegian 4×4 protocol for cognitive longevity, podcast recommendations, vintage Japanese finds on Etsy, Kevin’s hummingbird feeder obsession, and much more.

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