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Jevan Pradas, MA - Biohacking, Amazonian Tribes & the Evolved Human Mind

FitMind Podcast #22 with Jevan Pradas, MA

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Episode 22

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Episode Overview

Jevan Pradas, MA earned a masters degree in Mind, Brain and Behavior Research, worked as a brain trainer and lived with Amazonian tribes.

He wrote The Awakened Ape: A Biohacker's Guide to Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy and Stress-Free Living.

On this episode of the FitMind Podcast, we discuss how the human mind evolved, what it’s like to live with indigenous tribes in the rainforest and how to find “natural ecstasy.”

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Jevan Pradas, MA Bio

Jevan Pradas has a degree in Philosophy, and later worked in the Personality and Well-Being laboratory at San Francisco State University, while getting his MA in Mind, Brain and Behavior Research. After graduating, he started his career in the burgeoning field of brain training, conducting one-on-one training sessions with clients to improve their cognitive skills. He has traveled to the Amazon to live with hunter-gatherer tribes, and goes on meditation retreats at Buddhist monasteries whenever he has the chance.

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