Every day...
People suffered from anxiety, depression, PTSD, and burnout.
UntIl one day...
a neuroscientist,
an athlete,
and a rapper
walked into a bar
to meet with A BUDDHIST SADHAKA.
This is the book we wrote.
PTSD, BURNOUT, AND RESILIENCE
A reproducible, evidence-based approach, DONTPUNKOUT is a book about saving yourself because no one else will. Neuroscientists scanned the brains of people with traumatic brain injuries, chronic stress, and a bunch of Yogis and Buddhists who have clocked 10,000+ hours meditating.
What did they find?
What is an amygdala?
Turns out, there's a little almond-sized part of your brain called the amygdala and it is completely fucking up your life. PTSD, burnout, anxiety, and depression have been linked to small or dysfunctional amygdalae (you have two). Meanwhile, 10k+ Buddhists and Yogis have 5x larger amygdalae than normal folks; in other words, superhuman-functional amygdalae. This one part of the brain is the hardware for both extreme PTSD and extreme compassion.
How did they do that?
longer, deeper flow states
Mental health and peak performance are top of mind in a post-COVID, working-from-home economy. Neuroscientists and the US military tried using surfing-induced flow states on veterans with severe PTSD: 100% of study participants reported 90% reduction in symptoms. Meanwhile, the Buddhists and Yogis have been isolating and growing specific parts of their brains with nine levels of "heightened psychic states" (they call them jhānas) for 3000 years.
ONE DEEPER, NINE TIMES
Kerwynn Williams
Founder of Enrich Fitness; retired NFL runningback
Charles and I go way back to the green polo and khaki days, but we took different paths. As a professional football player, I understand the importance of having grit and resilience and the ability to stay focused when the going gets tough... but the ability to isolate and grow your "resilience muscle"?
When Charles brought me a draft of his book and showed me these moves, I knew this would be an absolute gamechanger. I was in the gym to keep my body strong after the league, but what about keeping my mind strong? Most players leave the league with a few concussions, but we just "hope it gets better." Neuroplastic Workouts are a quick, easy, and fun way to strengthen mental resilience and heal previous damage so I can tackle any challenge that comes my way.
claim your free bonuses
Exclusive invitation to book launch parties
40 day schedule of Neuroplastic Workouts
2 new friends
1 community of flow junkies with real jobs
1 Guest Star slot on DONTPUNKOUT TV
30% larger amygdala
Book Tour
Each stop on the tour will include:
- open bar
- open food
- musical guests
- vibes
- live neuroplastic workout session followed by panel discussion of artists, athletes, and business titans talking about times they almost punked out
Los angeles, ca
For the Rich and Famous Burnouts
Beachfront Malibu mansion with a giant Buddha statue.
San Francisco, ca
For the Tech Burnouts
Luxury coworking space SHACK15, in the historic Ferry Building.
Downtown las vegas, nv
For the Culture
ENRICH+ Market in the Arts District.
new york city, ny
For the GIRLKNEWYORK
Art gallery and tattoo studio in Rockefeller Center.
miami, fl
For the Space Cadets
Technically a penthouse next to SPACE, but we also got a table.
tulum, quintana roo, mexico
For the Ancestors
Jungle. Cenote. Temple. Beach. Repeat. It's a flow cycle.
The great joy of working with Charles is his ability to translate esoteric philosophies into discrete tactics, while always cracking jokes. You will laugh and gasp as he speaks in scientific terms about yoga, Daoist terms about business, and Buddhist terms about "flow states." Carving a niche for himself as a kind of cyber-scientist Alan Watts for a new generation, Charles effortlessly and clearly connects dots across continents, time, and cultures to bring forth a quick, easy, and fun system anyone can use to heal and improve their minds.
Raymond aaron
Executive Coach and NEW YORK TIMES Best-selling Author
About the author
This instruction manual for self-salvation comes not from enlightened observations made atop a mountain in the clouds, but from the mud. My qualification is not that I am better than you, but rather I was at one time, much worse.
Charles Morgan lives a mostly-analog life teaching Neuroplastic Workouts to high-performance teams in New York, recovering “tech expats” in Miami, and juvenile delinquents in Las Vegas.
See you on the other side. DONTPUNKOUT before you get here.
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