Welcome to Building Your Best Brain, the podcast where we explore neuroscience-backed principles to help you build resilience, regulate stress, and show up as the fullest version of yourself. In this episode, I'm joined by my coach and meditation teacher, Jess Magnan, for a conversation about something I've personally incorporated into my life for years: spiritual practices. Yoga, meditation, intuition, energy work, and other spiritual tools can sometimes feel a little… woo woo. But what if you don't have to fully understand or believe in something for it to become a meaningful tool in your life? Jess and I talk about how to actually access these practices, what gets in the way of people benefiting from them, and what can happen when we move beyond simply learning spiritual concepts and start actually living them. In this episode, we cover: How Jess went from discovering yoga and meditation to building a career around spirituality, consciousness, and the subconscious mind Why spiritual practices can feel "woo woo" — and what might actually be getting in the way of people connecting with them The biggest blocks Jess sees in people when it comes to accessing spiritual tools and allowing them to create meaningful change How practices like yoga, meditation, somatic work, intuition, and energy work can become practical tools rather than just ideas Why knowing something intellectually isn't always enough to create change in the way we think, feel, and behave The surprising transformations Jess has witnessed when people begin to embody spiritual wisdom rather than simply understand it How we can start incorporating spiritual practices into our lives in a way that feels grounded, accessible, and genuinely useful Meet Jess Jess Magnan is a Spiritual Self-Image Coach who specializes in translating spiritual wisdom and universal laws into a language the subconscious mind can actually understand — and act upon. Her signature program, The Emotional Elevation Method, brings together subconscious reprogramming, Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT), somatic work, intuition, meditation, energy work, yoga philosophy, and spiritual principles to help people shift the internal patterns that keep them from fully embodying who they know themselves to be. Jess has been teaching yoga and meditation for almost 15 years and is a certified Integral Coach, RRT-trained practitioner, Yoga Teacher and Yoga Teacher Trainer, and trained Intuitive. She has co-led multiple 200-hour yoga teacher trainings and spent years studying and teaching the intersection of consciousness, spirituality, the body, and the subconscious mind. At the heart of Jess's work is the belief that spiritual wisdom is only as powerful as our ability to live it. Her work focuses on installing that wisdom into the operating system of the subconscious mind, so the conscious and subconscious can work together in the name of the highest good, maximal joy, and soul growth. Want to Go Deeper? If this conversation sparks your curiosity about how your brain, body, and internal world interact, join my newsletter for upcoming Building Your Best Brain resources, workshops, and free events. You can also take my quiz to discover where your brain is currently at and what steps can help you move to the next level. Connect with Jess 🎙️ Podcast — The Clear Channel 🌐 Website — jessmagnan.com ✨ EveryExpert — Book a session with Jess 📱 Instagram — @jessmagnan_ Let's Connect 📱 Instagram & TikTok — @synaptic.sylvie 🎥 YouTube — Synaptic Sylvie 🌐 Website — synapticsylvie.com
