Happy New Year everyone. We survived, and hopefully thrived, in 2022. Man, what a wild ass year that was. But the point is that we made it, and we can probably make it this year too. Now, I chose a very special episode to kick us off with maximum positivity as Manoj Dias, creator of the awesome mindfulness app, Open, joins the show.

Through meditation and breathwork practices, Manoj has helped thousands of people around the world trade mania for pause so that they may live fearlessly in honor of a happier and more meaningful life. And that, my friends, is exactly what you're going to learn today.

In addition, Manoj and his team were generous enough to grant Life Stylist listeners access to their incredible meditation, breathwork, and movement app, Open, free for 30 days. To access your free trial, visit lukestorey.com/open. When you get there, remember to use the code: LUKE.

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00:03:45 — Manoj Dias: Background & Inspirations 

• Guided vase breathing exercise 
• Dropping into the body 
• Disassociating through analyzing
• Upbringing in Sri Lanka and Australia 
• Struggles during a two-year spiral  
• His first meditation class
• You are not your thoughts

00:16:23 — Separating Teachers & Spiritual Teachings

• Identifying the teachers around us
• Ripening your karmic seeds
• Presence in the presence of others
• Finding safety in relationships
• Teachers fuck up too
• The complicated legacy of Chögyam Trungpa
• Being your own guru

00:46:54 — Reconciling Forgiveness vs. Enabling 

• Luke reckons with putting limits on forgiveness 
• Dropping the hot rod of resentment
• Compassion is drawing a boundary 

00:54:58 — Open to New Possibilities

• lukestorey.com/open
• Exploring somatic mindfulness
• Vocal toning exercises 
• Finding community within the app
• Designing with the user in mind
• A new dawn for mindfulness 2.0
• Making breathwork accessible 
• Learning from Channa Dassanayaka
• Lessons from his mother as she passed

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Resources:

• Visit lukestorey.com/open for your free 30-day trial — use the code: LUKE
• Instagram: @op_e___n
• Instagram: @manojdias_
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