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Oct 2023
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Episode 334 - A Chat With With Meditati...

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Today I chat with wellness expert & meditation teacher Tom Cronin. Tom spent 26 years in finance markets as one of  Australia’s leading bond and swap brokers. He discovered meditation in the early stages of his career, when the anxiety and chaos he was experiencing had hit a crisis point, and it completely transformed his world, both personally  and professionally.  

Founder of The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire one billion people to sit in stillness daily, Tom is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people’s lives. His ongoing work in transformational leadership coaching and corporate training has seen him working with  some of the top companies in the world.  

He has spoken on stage at conferences and events like Adnews Summit, Afest, Wanderlust and Mind Heart Connect. Tom has six books published, a meditation app and produced the hit film The Portal. 

We relate the conversation to anxiety and OCD and how you can use meditation and wellness approaches to manage mental health effectively in the long term. I hope you enjoy. To find out more about Tom:

Email: tom@tomcronin.com 

Website: https://tomcronin.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomcronin/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomcronin1/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomcroninmeditation/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/stillnessproject

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

 

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