#50: Clinical Psychology, Meditation & Sleep - Tucker Peck, PhD

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07/21/20 • 50 min

The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

Dr. Tucker Peck is a meditation teacher, clinical psychologist, and founder of Drugfreesleep.com.

He holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a focus on the scientific study of meditation’s effects on the mind, brain, and body.

Tucker began training in meditation in 2005 and has studied with Sharon Salzberg of the Insight Meditation Society and Dr. John Yates of Dharma Treasure, a previous guest on The FitMind Podcast.

Tucker was awarded a research grant from the Mind and Life Institute, which he has used to study the effects of meditation on the sleeping brain.

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Dr. Tucker Peck is a meditation teacher, clinical psychologist, and founder of Drugfreesleep.com.

He holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a focus on the scientific study of meditation’s effects on the mind, brain, and body.

Tucker began training in meditation in 2005 and has studied with Sharon Salzberg of the Insight Meditation Society and Dr. John Yates of Dharma Treasure, a previous guest on The FitMind Podcast.

Tucker was awarded a research grant from the Mind and Life Institute, which he has used to study the effects of meditation on the sleeping brain.

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