515: How to supercharge your senses | Polysynesthete Maureen Seaberg

“We're at the dawn of a sensory renaissance,” says Maureen Seaberg. Maureen, a polysynesthete and author, joins us to discuss how we may be able to “smell” our way to optimal health, plus: - How to tap into your sensory superpowers (~00:14) - How Maureen discovered her synesthesia (~05:19) - How many people have synesthesia (~07:47) - Can synesthesia be taught? (~09:47) - The power of remote sensing (~13:22) - What sensory superpowers tell us about consciousness (~20:07) - What we know about the smell of fear (~24:14) - How to supercharge your senses (~26:47) - The power of comfort sounds & smells (~30:37) - Maureen’s daily meditation practice (~32:32) - How our modern world weakens our senses (~36:49) - How scent can potentially unlock early disease (~38:43) - Why everyone is a superhuman (~43:26) Take 20% off clean coffee+ by visiting shop.mindbodygreen.com/coffee20 . Cannot combine with gift cards or other discount codes. Referenced in the episode: - Maureen's book, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Astonishing New Science of the Senses - The Gift Of Fear. - EPA report stating we spend 90% of our lives indoors. - Laboratories for Fundamental Research. - mbg Podcast episodes #493 and #350 , with Gretchen Rubin. - Sign up for The Long Game . We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices