This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Lumebox.  The concept of manifestation is often discussed, yet many need a clearer understanding of its essence and how to integrate it into their lives. Our guest today is poised to explore manifestation in depth, uncovering its neuroscience foundations and practical application. Today, on the Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. James Doty about the power and neuroscience behind manifestation. Dr. Doty shares his insights on how we are all actively manifesting our lives and provides practical exercises that can help us clarify our manifestation goals. These exercises are not just theoretical concepts but actionable steps we can start implementing today.   Dr. James R. Doty, MD, has been on the Stanford University School of Medicine faculty since 1997 in the Neurosurgery Department as a professor and more recently as an adjunct professor. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford and a New York Times bestselling author of Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discovery the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart.    In this episode, Dhru and Dr. James Doty dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): What is possible when you take agency and don’t look for external validation (00:00:20  / 00:00:20) You are actively manifesting your current life (4:00 / 4:00) What is manifestation from a neuroscience perspective (8:30 / 6:14) The mistakes people make when manifesting (10:00 / 7:46) Dr. Doty’s powerful childhood experience (17:00 / 14:45) The power of identity and what happens when losing the identity (32:00 / 27:42) Exercises to clarify and define your manifestations (37:00 / 33:20) How do reclaim focus and keep the noise out (49:00 / 45:36) The importance of action (59:00 / 55:33) How Dr. Doty approaches manifestation (1:05:00 / 1:01:36) What if you don’t know what to manifest (1:13:00 / 1:08:55) How to identify limiting beliefs and critical beliefs (1:20:00 / 1:16:25)  Releasing expectations (1:37:00 / 1:33:22) What happened to Ruth and final thoughts (1:43:00 / 1:39:10) Also mentioned in this episode: Dr. Doty’s book Mind Magic  Into the Magic Shop-Dr. Doty’s Podcast For more on Dr. Doty, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Go to bioptimizers.com/dhru now and enter promo code DHRU10 to get 10% off any order and free gifts for a limited time. Lumebox is offering my community $260 off their FDA-approved portable Red Light device!  That's over 40% off! Go to thelumebox.com/dhru and get your Red Light device. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices