Stay Calm with Bob Roth

Peak Performance

The future is a fog for many of us right now, and it can be confusing how to move forward. In this final episode of the season, Bob encourages us to utilize the practical health tips we've learned from this series to develop a “core course for peak performance.” In this way, Bob assures us (and science confirms), we are the road to becoming happier and more productive than we ever thought was possible.  

Trust your gut. We humans have been doing it for ages, as Bob explains today, in his mini-master class on how intuition is hardwired in our brains—and how making the right decision can be as simple as listening to your own inner voice. 

Meditation is a key part of Hugh Jackman’s life. He meditated before hosting the Academy Awards, he meditates before he goes on stage and during a lunch break in the middle of a film shoot. Bob tells the story of teaching Hugh to meditate nine years ago and how the practice keeps him centered and down-to-earth—and gives him the energy to do good in the world. 

You know how you feel when you do something nice for someone—without an expectation of even a "thank you?” It feels nice, right? Well it’s not all in your head. Research shows it’s also in your brain and body. Today, Bob explains the power of kindness for your health—and happiness.

Today, Bob tells the story of Adora Iris Lee, civil rights pioneer in the 1970s, leader of the fight against HIV AIDS in the 1980s, a public health specialist, and community organizer who is now working with a team of experts to bring meditation to families in the high-crime neighborhoods of Ward 8 in Washington, DC. Adora hopes to use their work as a model for communities around the world.