Charles Raison, M.D. is a professor at the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Founding Director of the Center for Compassion Studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona. Dr. Raison’s research focuses on inflammation and the development of depression in response to illness and stress. He also examines the physical and behavioral effects of compassion training on the brain, inflammatory processes, and behavior as well as the effect of heat stress as a potentially therapeutic intervention major depressive disorder. https://centerhealthyminds.org/science/studies/exploring-hyperthermia-as-an-alternative-treatment-for-depression ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro 4:21 - Buddhist breathing and philosophy; Tummo/Wim Hof breathing and increasing body temperature  20:20 - Hyperthermia and the natural stressors to the body, depressed people and inability to cool off 32:00 - Schizophrenics and their increased risk of dying from cold weather and how a hyperthermic stage can help them; hallucinatory states through fasting and psychs create a connection to the planet and one’s being 43:00 - Dry Saunas, Infared Saunas, Time in, Temperature, how were studies conducted, etc. 56:29 - End  ~ YouTube EPISODES: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ/videos ~Song provided by: Ayush Garg