How to Stay Calm, Focused, and Resilient When the World Speeds Up with Ishan Shivanand
The world is getting faster, but your nervous system still has to make the decision.
In this episode, John sits down with Ishan Shivanand, a yogic scholar, Vedic educator, and mental health researcher born into a 21-generation lineage of yogis, to talk about stress, focus, resilience, meditation, and what it really takes to stay regulated under pressure. From growing up inside a monastery to building research-backed protocols for modern life, Ishan brings a very different lens to performance than the usual sales playbook.
If you are in sales, leadership, or any high-pressure role where the pace of change is starting to wear on your focus, this conversation gives you a practical way to think about breathwork, awareness, curiosity, and the human component that still matters in an AI-driven world.
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What You’ll Learn
- Why real joy is different from temporary achievement-driven happiness
- How unresolved experiences can shape fear, behavior, and decision-making
- Why the human component is still the failure point in any system
- Why breathwork can help train the nervous system before pressure hits
- How stress can become a reverse meditation if you repeat it long enough
- Why curiosity matters more than chasing one final answer
Ishan Shivanand is a globally recognized yogic scholar, Vedic educator, and mental health researcher born into a 21-generation lineage of yogis. He is the creator of Yoga of Immortals, a set of evidence-based meditation protocols designed to help people build resilience, reduce stress, and improve mental well-being.
If you want to go deeper into the King's meditations and ancient yogic wisdom, grab Ishan's book The Practice of Immortality at https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Immortality-Discovering-Unlimited-Positivity/dp/0306834561 — your entry point into breathwork, meditation protocols, and the philosophy behind it all.
Connect with Ishan Shivanand:
Website: https://ishanshivanand.com/
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YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/IshanShivanand/featured?app=desktop
John Barrows is a sales trainer, speaker, and founder of JB Sales with over 25 years of experience in the industry. He has made hundreds of cold calls a week, led startups to acquisition, and trained high-performing teams at companies like Salesforce, LinkedIn, Amazon, and Okta. Through JB Sales, John focuses on practical sales execution—helping reps fill pipeline, close deals, and build trust with buyers in today’s AI-driven sales environment.
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