In a world of endless distractions and consumerism, can minimalism and mindfulness offer a pathway to deeper fulfillment?

4:26 - Where do we begin?

9:03 - What is it like to become a monk?

12:30 - What work comes from? 

17:20 - How can we regain focus? 

24:04 - How did you look at things differently after returning from the monastery 

28:37 - But what about the guilt of decluttering good things? 

33:06 - How do you navigate technology with kids? 

Pedram Shojai is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, and New York Times Bestselling Author of The Urban Monk and The Art of Stopping Time. As an acclaimed Qigong Master, Taoist Abbot, husband and dad, he uses Eastern thinking and practices to help himself and others overcome the Westernized challenges of everyday life

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