But today we're talking about dopamine . So yes , believe it or not , that morning sunlight exposure does increase your levels of dopamine , not just cortisol . And fourth on the list is going to be movement , exercise of varying kinds , be resistance training could be cardiovascular training that does increase levels of dopamine .
But I'll provide a link to the 10 minute one . Those have been shown to increase the amount of dopamine in your dopamine reserves by up to 65% which is a remarkable number . So quality sleep , non sleep , deep breath A K A Yogan Ira , very powerful ways to keep your baseline level of dopamine at a sufficient level .
It allows dopamine to be present and for you to have a level of baseline dopamine that will allow you to even consider your goals in any kind of meaningful or reasonable way . Second , there are practices that are supported by the scientific literature to increase your baseline level of dopamine that are independent of sleep but are similar to sleep . And I like to refer to these as a non sleep , deep rest .
Those have been shown to increase the amount of dopamine in your dopamine reserves by up to 65% which is a remarkable number . So quality sleep , non sleep , deep breath A K A Yogan Ira , very powerful ways to keep your baseline level of dopamine at a sufficient level . In addition to that nutrition , no doubt plays a role in your baseline level of dopamine .
There's actually very little evidence that meditation of the traditional kind of , you know , sitting eyes closed , third eyes , focusing on your third eye center , which is this area behind your forehead . There is very little evidence that that increases levels of dopamine . There is a place for meditation in the context of today's discussion , but I'll repeat meditation itself is a focusing exercise .
