#56 – Guided Relaxation with Matt Zinder, MS, CRNA, CH

In this podcast, Matt Zinder, MS, CRNA, CH walks us through a fifteen-minute guided relaxation session that is sure to leave you feeling refreshed and renewed. You should try this at home, on your lunch break or to help you go to sleep at night.  Get to a place where you can close your eyes and tune out distractions.  Hopefully, you’ll find yourself relaxed and refreshed, ready to move forward with renewed energy or simply fast asleep. Matthew Zinder, MS, CRNA, CH has worked in some level of healthcare for close to 25 years, starting as an EMT in a volunteer fire station. Matthew owns and operates the Maryland-based mobile anesthesia practice Zinder Anesthesia, LLC, that has been in business since 1984. It consists of 20 practitioners and covers 50 locations throughout the state of Maryland. Matthew speaks at many professional conferences, both nationally and internationally, involving topics such as stress management, business of anesthesia, hypnosis, and the practice of anesthesia. Matthew also has an active hypnotherapy practice that caters mainly to healthcare providers. He is the founder and director of Maryland Emergency Response, a disaster relief 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works to aid victims following natural and/or man-made disasters. Matthew is currently the District IV director for the Maryland Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Check out episode #55 – How to Be Well During the Pandemic where Matt and I talk about the stress management and mindfulness for healthcare providers in more detail. Be well! Meditation apps: 10% Happier – healthcare providers get a free 6 month membership in light of the pandemic. 10% Happier has guided meditation and stress management content. Email [email protected], let them know you’re a healthcare provider and they will give you instructions for accessing the content. Insight Timer – 35,000 free guided meditations. Books (for your self-quarantined downtime): Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD 10% Happier by Dan Harris Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky