[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.54,0:00:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello everyone. Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.95,0:00:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a graduate student\Nat Stanford University, Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.94,0:00:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also now a psychologist\Nand research scientist, Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.02,0:00:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been continuously amazed\Nby the beauty of the campus, Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.74,0:00:26.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sun that bathes the campus every day, Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.37,0:00:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the amazing scholars that surround us. Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.17,0:00:31.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, I've also been dismayed\Nby another fact: Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.54,0:00:38.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I often see that the students\Nare miserable, they're anxious; Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.15,0:00:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's so much stress. Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.91,0:00:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My first year as a graduate student there,\Nthere were three suicides on the campus. Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.63,0:00:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in response to this,\Nmy colleague, Carole Pertofsky, Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.63,0:00:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Head of Health Promotion, and I\Nstarted a Science of Happiness class Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.11,0:00:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the hopes of increasing\Nwell-being in some way. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.14,0:01:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, one of the students\Ncame up after class to Carole and said, Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.72,0:01:03.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I have to drop out. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.27,0:01:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This class goes against\Neverything I've ever learned." Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.39,0:01:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Carole asked, "What do you mean?" Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.33,0:01:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The student said, "My parents told me\NI needed to be very successful. Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.04,0:01:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I asked them,\N'How do I become very successful?' Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.26,0:01:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they said, 'You must work\Nvery, very hard.'" Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.94,0:01:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the student\Nwent back to them and said, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.52,0:01:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How do I know\Nwhen I'm working hard enough?" Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.72,0:01:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her parents said, "When you're suffering." Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.57,0:01:32.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.75,0:01:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can seem very shocking, Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.02,0:01:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet we've all bought into\Nthis misconception to a certain degree. Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.42,0:01:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a misconception out there\Nthat in order to be successful Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.25,0:01:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to sacrifice\Nor at least postpone our happiness. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.79,0:01:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In particular, there's this idea Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.17,0:01:54.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you cannot have success\Nwithout stress, Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.38,0:01:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think you'd probably agree with me\Nthat that idea is out there. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.64,0:02:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My field of research is the science Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.52,0:02:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of happiness, of well-being,\Nof fulfillment, and also of resilience. Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.86,0:02:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more I dove into the literature,\Nthe more I saw that we have it all wrong. Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.09,0:02:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While we certainly cannot control Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.76,0:02:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the amount of stress\Nthat's coming our way, Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.96,0:02:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can't control the pressure\Nthat's coming our way, Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.40,0:02:19.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's professional\Nor whether it's personal, Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.90,0:02:22.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will all face life stressors. Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.55,0:02:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all have, and we will\Ncontinue to do so. Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.31,0:02:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's not much we can do about that. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.80,0:02:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, there's one thing we can control,\Nand that is the state of our mind. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.04,0:02:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've worked with arguably the most\Nstressed individuals in our society - Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.62,0:02:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,veterans coming back from Iraq\Nand Afghanistan with trauma. Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.41,0:02:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These young men and women,\Nas you most probably have heard about, Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.26,0:02:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live in a constant state\Nof fight-or-flight. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.06,0:02:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's as if that stress response\Nhasn't been turned off. Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.58,0:02:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a consequence, they cannot sleep. Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.59,0:02:57.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have nightmares\Nif they actually do manage to get a wink. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.90,0:03:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the day they have flashbacks. Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.12,0:03:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They could be in their car\Ndriving on the highway Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.54,0:03:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a flashback\Nof being back in combat. Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.75,0:03:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have difficulties\Nin their relationships with other people, Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.88,0:03:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they have a hard time\Nholding onto a job, Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.13,0:03:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let alone going to school. Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.28,0:03:14.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing that we're seeing\Nin the literature is Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.65,0:03:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that therapy and the pharmaceutical\Ninterventions being offered to them Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.18,0:03:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in many cases do not work, Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.66,0:03:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in many cases\Nare not acceptable to the veterans Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.07,0:03:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who don't like the side effects\Nor who don't like the treatments. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.83,0:03:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we wanted to do\Nwas do something completely new, Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.57,0:03:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's how we fit into\Nthis TEDx theme of "What's New," Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.73,0:03:39.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet it's also very ancient. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.42,0:03:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, it's something you're doing\Nright now: breathing. Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.04,0:03:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Breathing is the only autonomic function\Nthat you actually have a say over. Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.45,0:03:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's harder to control\N- for example, your heart rate - Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.06,0:03:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but your breathing\Nis something you can control Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.85,0:03:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at your own volition, if you like. Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.15,0:03:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you inhale,\Nyour heart rate increases, Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.32,0:04:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you exhale, it decreases. Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.52,0:04:06.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you inhale, you feel energized,\Nand when you exhale, you relax. Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.76,0:04:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you deepen your breath,\Nif you slow your breath, Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.44,0:04:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in particular,\Nif you lengthen your exhales, Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.02,0:04:17.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your heart rate decreases,\Nyour blood pressure decreases, Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.20,0:04:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're tapping into\Nyour parasympathetic nervous system, Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.06,0:04:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the opposite of fight-or-flight:\Nthe rest-and-digest nervous system, Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.41,0:04:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,calming your whole system. Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.80,0:04:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another really interesting fact\Nabout the breath Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.12,0:04:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is how closely linked it is\Nwith our emotions. Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.30,0:04:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've probably noticed\Non days you feel very anxious, Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.42,0:04:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your breath might be\Nvery short and shallow; Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.91,0:04:41.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same happens when you're very angry. Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.64,0:04:43.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look at someone who's very happy, Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.94,0:04:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like little kids running in the sprinkler, Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.61,0:04:48.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can just see\Nhow deeply they're breathing, Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.89,0:04:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can practically see\Ntheir abdomen moving. Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.50,0:04:54.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other examples are sobbing and laughing. Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.31,0:04:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are some very obvious ways Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.04,0:05:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which our breath\Nis linked in to our emotions. Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.29,0:05:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A psychologist named Pierfilippo\Nran a very interesting study. Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.85,0:05:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To look at this phenomenon,\Nhe invited participants into the lab, Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.50,0:05:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he asked them to evoke\Ncertain emotions within themselves; Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.74,0:05:15.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,emotions like happiness,\Nsadness, and so forth. Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.20,0:05:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He looked at how deeply they breathed, Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.26,0:05:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he looked at the length of their breath Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.31,0:05:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to determine whether there was\Na certain pattern of breathing Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.30,0:05:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that corresponded to the emotion. Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.36,0:05:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lo and behold, he found\Nthat there was a very unique footprint Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.06,0:05:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to each one of the emotions\Nin terms of breathing pattern. Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.89,0:05:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more interesting part of the study,\Nhowever, was the second part, Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.19,0:05:39.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which he invited completely\Ndifferent people into the lab, Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.45,0:05:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he only gave them the instruction\Nto do the breathing Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.45,0:05:45.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that corresponded to the emotion. Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.67,0:05:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The breathing patterns he had noticed\Nin the first part of the study, Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.04,0:05:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he instructed the participants to do, Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.37,0:05:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after that, he asked them,\N"How do you feel?" Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.78,0:05:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can probably imagine what he found. Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.82,0:05:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He found that they started\Nto feel the emotions Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.85,0:06:02.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that corresponded\Nto the breathing pattern. Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.45,0:06:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is actually revolutionary. Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.90,0:06:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've all had intense emotions, Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.61,0:06:12.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we all know how very challenging it is\Nto talk ourselves out of those emotions. Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.82,0:06:16.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can say, "Relax, relax,"\Nor "Don't be so mad; calm down." Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.71,0:06:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very challenging\Nwhen the emotion is intense. Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.87,0:06:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's even worse when someone else\Ncomes up to you Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.20,0:06:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they think they're being helpful\Nby telling you to calm down. Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.27,0:06:26.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.93,0:06:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We invited veterans into the lab, Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.41,0:06:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and half of them participated\Nin a week-long breathing program Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.08,0:06:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Sudarshan Kriya,\Nor SKY Meditation for short. Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.99,0:06:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This week-long program -\Nthey came in a couple of hours a day, Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.02,0:06:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they learned a series\Nof breathing techniques, Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.48,0:06:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by the end of that week, Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.25,0:06:48.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their anxiety levels had dropped\Nto subclinical levels. Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.72,0:06:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were able to sleep again. Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.15,0:06:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the week was over we wanted to see,\N"How long does this effect last?" Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.98,0:06:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we, again, tested them a month later. Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.73,0:07:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found that the benefits had lasted,\Nthey were still sleeping. Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.53,0:07:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were still feeling better. Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.83,0:07:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, we tested them one year later, Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.05,0:07:11.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the benefits also had lasted,\Nsuggesting permanent improvement. Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.82,0:07:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, there's a documentary film\Nthat was made about the study Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.88,0:07:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "Free the Mind" Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.94,0:07:18.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can follow the lives\Nof two of the veterans, Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.63,0:07:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the transformations\Nthat happen in their lives. Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.75,0:07:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of them said,\N"Thank you for giving me my life back." Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.16,0:07:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's now gone on to become an instructor\Nand is teaching other veterans. Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.21,0:07:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact that we can use the breath\Nto impact the state of our mind Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.50,0:07:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means we have a tool at all times,\Nno matter what we're facing; Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.34,0:07:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to calm ourselves down,\Nwe just need to tap into it. Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.29,0:07:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you may have stressful commutes. Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.19,0:07:44.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may not like being in the car, Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.88,0:07:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it raises that anxiety\Nor sometimes anger for people. Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.64,0:07:51.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jake was on probably\None of the most stressful commutes Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.83,0:07:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can ever imagine. Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.33,0:07:58.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was the Marine Corps officer\Nin charge of the last vehicle Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.48,0:08:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a convoy in Afghanistan. Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.78,0:08:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the other cars\Nhad passed safely ahead of him. Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.83,0:08:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet his vehicle, unfortunately,\Ndrove over an IED - Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.55,0:08:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an Improvised Explosive Device. Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.14,0:08:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a very large bang. Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.96,0:08:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the dust had settled,\Nhe looked down, Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.31,0:08:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he saw that his legs\Nwere fractured below the knee. Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.34,0:08:23.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that moment, he remembered\Na breathing technique Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.78,0:08:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he had learned in a book called\N"On Combat" by Lieutenant Colonel Grossman Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.93,0:08:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for young officers. Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.31,0:08:30.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It shared a breathing technique Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.94,0:08:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whereby you breathe in\Nfor a count of four, Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.02,0:08:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hold for a count of four,\Nout for a count of four, Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.81,0:08:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hold for a count of four,\Nlike a square breath. Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.57,0:08:44.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that moment, he remembered it,\Nand he started to breathe in this way. Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.55,0:08:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to that,\Nhe had the presence of mind Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.33,0:08:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to check in on his men,\Nmake sure they were all OK. Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.90,0:08:56.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had the presence of mind\Nto give orders to call for help. Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.67,0:08:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had the presence of mind Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.67,0:09:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tourniquet his own legs,\Nto prop them up, Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.66,0:09:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only then,\Nwhen he had done his duty, Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.18,0:09:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he had taken care\Nof everything, he lay back, Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.03,0:09:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's when he passed out. Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.88,0:09:15.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Later, he found out that had he not had\Nthat presence of mind, Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.19,0:09:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would have fallen into a coma,\Nor he would have bled to death. Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.96,0:09:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jake attended my wedding, he's a friend. Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.24,0:09:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's wearing prosthetics,\Nand it hurts him a lot to stand. Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.52,0:09:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, at my wedding I saw him dance. Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.89,0:09:33.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If Jake can have the presence of mind,\Nthanks to the breath, Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.07,0:09:34.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so can we. Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.61,0:09:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's one of the greatest\Nsecrets out there, Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.60,0:09:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I really hope\Nyou take it home with you, Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.11,0:09:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I really think\Nit's an idea worth sharing. Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.32,0:09:44.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.53,0:09:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)