The 3-minute acupressure rule could change how you approach pain, stress, and healing, and almost nobody talks about it.In this episode of Something Bigger with Rodrigo Canelas, Yogacharya Umang Tyagi breaks down the world of acupressure, yoga, pranayama, breathwork, mudras, and mind-body connection, starting with the palm's "correspondent system," where your entire body is mapped onto your hand.About the guest: Yogacharya Umang Tyagi is a millennial yoga acharya with a master's in Yoga Science from Patanjali University and a PhD scholar in the field. Certified in energy healing and acupressure, he has worked with 5,000+ clients and hosts the Spotify podcast "Yoga Philosophy for Everyday Living." He explains how acupressure traditions map different parts of the body onto the palm, why some practitioners use pressure points for specific concerns, and why the 3-minute rule is important when practicing acupressure.We also explore the science and practice of breath awareness, alternate nostril breathing (Nadi Shodhana Pranayama), Vayu Mudra, sleep, digestion, stress, meditation, and the importance of observing your body.In this conversation, you’ll learn about:• Acupressure points on the palm and their traditional body correspondences• The 3-minute acupressure rule• Vayu Mudra for gas and digestive discomfort• Acupressure points for stress and relaxation• Alternate nostril breathing and breath awareness• How awareness can change the way you experience your body• Yoga, meditation, and building a daily wellness practiceWatch the full conversation and learn how to become more aware of your breath, body, and mind.Time Stamps:00:00 The power of breath, vibration and awareness01:13 5 acupressure points you should know02:23 Your entire body mapped on your palm05:15 Eye, ear and stomach points05:48 Vayu Mudra for gas and digestive discomfort07:01 Heart, liver and navel points09:18 The 3-minute acupressure rule12:33 Acupressure for back pain14:00 Acupressure points for stress17:00 Why breath is central to yoga20:00 Right vs left nostril breathing21:33 Why Yogacharya Umang recommends sleeping on your left side23:48 Pranayama for stress, sleep and overthinking29:00 Breathing, sound and vibration30:00 A simple humming practice35:00 How the mind searches for information37:00 Breath, energy and the body38:00 Mind-body healing and visualization47:00 How long does it take to build awareness?49:00 The eight limbs of yoga50:00 Dhyana, concentration and meditation51:20 Breath meditation and body scanning54:00 Starting yoga, pranayama and meditationDISCLAIMER: This conversation is for educational and informational purposes only. The practices and claims discussed by the guest represent his views and traditional practices and should not be considered medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Acupressure, yoga, or breathing practices should not replace professional medical care. If you have a medical condition, persistent pain, chest pain, breathing difficulty, or other concerning symptoms, consult a qualified healthcare professional.If you're looking to understand acupressure points, pranayama breathing techniques, or how to build a daily yoga and meditation practice, this episode is for you.#Acupressure #Pranayama #Yoga #Breathwork #Meditation #YogacharyaUmang #AcupressurePoints #NadiShodhana #VayuMudra #MindBodyConnection🎧 Listen To The Rodrigo Canelas Podcast On Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/5jpwQGF...✅ Subscribe To Our Other YouTube Channels:Something Bigger Show Clips:    / @somethingbiggerclips  Follow Rodrigo on Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rodrigocane...  / somethingbiggershow  Twitter/X: @rodrigocanelas / https://x.com/rodrigo_canelas?s=11LinkedIn:   / rodrigocanelas  Let's keep evolving together.

What if cancer treatment is not only about attacking cancer cells, but also about teaching the immune system to recognize and fight them?On Something Bigger With Rodrigo Canelas, we sit down with Dr. Jamal A. Khan, a medical microbiologist and pioneer of dendritic cell-based cancer immunotherapy in India, to explore how cancer develops, how the immune system responds, and where immunotherapy fits into the larger picture of cancer treatment.Most people believe cancer is a genetic sentence, or the inevitable result of a "bad" lifestyle. Dr. Khan challenges both assumptions with clinical clarity. Fewer than 10% of cancers are genetic, he explains, and even carrying a cancer-forming gene doesn't mean you'll develop the disease. What most people never hear is that both you and I already carry cancer cells right now; the difference between health and disease is whether the immune system recognizes and clears them in time. What you'll discover:* Why cancer develops even in people who appear extremely health-conscious, and the roles genetics, stress, obesity, diet, smoking, and alcohol may play.* What happens to the immune system as cancer progresses* How dendritic cell therapy works* The difference between chemotherapy and immunotherapy* Why early cancer detection can dramatically change treatment possibilities* Why stress and lifestyle factors enter the conversation around cancer and the immune system.This conversation isn't just about cancer. It's about how fear, stigma, and the stories we tell ourselves shape outcomes as powerfully as any diagnosis and about the quiet, daily choices that determine whether our own bodies protect us or betray us. Dr. Khan's message cuts through decades of dread with something rare in oncology: hope grounded entirely in science.Before you let fear make the decision for you, ask yourself one question: how much of what you believe about cancer is actually true?Time Stamps:(0:00) – Introduction(1:12) – Why This Conversation Is Deeply Personal for Rodrigo(1:44) – The Grandmother's Cancer That Shaped a 30-Year Mission(3:00) – Treating 20,000 Patients: How the Clinics Actually Work(3:41) – How Do You Emotionally Carry This Much Suffering?(4:54) – Why Cancer Devastates the Whole Family, Not Just the Patient(8:55) – The Liver Cancer Patient Who Had a Baby After Treatment(14:11) – Why Experimental Treatments Are Offered Too Late(17:07) – Why Cancer Cases Are Rising Despite Scientific Progress(19:03) – Which Cancers Are Actually Preventable—And How(20:04) – Why Village Women Get Less Cancer Than City Professionals(20:44) – The Real Split Between Genetic and Preventable Cancer(23:19) – Why We Develop Cancer: The Power of Cell Multiplication(25:44) – The Nobel Prize Winner Who Died of the Cancer He Studied(27:03) – Why Cancer Should Never Be Treated as a Business(27:43) – Two Identical Patients, Two Opposite Outcomes — Why?(29:14) – How Chemotherapy Gives the Immune System a Second Chance(35:00) – The Hidden Danger of Short, Daily Stress(37:01) – How Stress Silently Shuts Down Your Immune System(41:09) – The Number One Cancer in India—And Why(43:17) – The Hardest Cancer to Treat(44:01) – The Most Survivable Cancer When Caught Early(46:01) – Breast Cancer: The Two Things Every Woman Should Do(47:49) – How Often You Actually Need a Mammogram(49:52) – The 3-Week Rule That Could Save Your Life(50:42) – Why We Dangerously Normalize Warning Signs#CancerAwareness #Immunotherapy #Health #CancerPrevention #WellnessWatch the full episode!

What if the life you’re trying to manifest isn’t actually the life you want?In this episode of Something Bigger with Rodrigo Canelas, Rodrigo sits down with Dr. Amiett Kumar, one of India’s most-followed Law of Attraction and Manifestation coaches, to explore what manifestation really looks like beyond vision boards, affirmations, and wishful thinking.Dr. Amiett Kumar is the founder of Readers Books Club, a TEDx speaker, author and creator with more than 3.3 million YouTube subscribers. With 19+ years of experience exploring personal growth, manifestation, and consciousness, he has built a movement around what he calls “The Science Divine.”But this conversation goes much deeper than simply asking, “How do I manifest what I want?”Dr. Amiett shares why many of us are chasing borrowed dreams, how to figure out what we genuinely want, and why the first step may be going back to your roots rather than setting a bigger goal.They also explore the connection between meditation, mindfulness, and manifestation, and why being fully present may matter more than simply repeating an affirmation 100 times. He explains how reading transformed his own life, how he went from struggling with communication and self-belief to building a massive platform around books and manifestation, and why he considers reading and meditation two of the most important habits in his life.The conversation also challenges some deeply ingrained beliefs about success, failure, and struggle, including the idea that pain is somehow mandatory before achievement.This conversation isn't just about manifestation; it's about the invisible programming that runs almost every decision you make, and whether you're actually living your own life or a borrowed version of someone else's. It's about presence, discipline, the courage to change direction without calling yourself a failure, and the uncomfortable truth that the "drama in your head" may be the only thing standing between you and everything you say you want.Before you continue scrolling, ask yourself one question: are the dreams you're chasing even yours? Hit play and find out.Time Stamps:(0:00) – "Am I Becoming God?"(1:08) – The 100-Rupee Book That Changed Everything(5:22) – "Everything Happens Twice" — Einstein's Hidden Law(6:40) – Why You Can't Reprogram Your Subconscious Alone(8:00) – 82 Dreams Ticked Off — The Diary He Never Changes(9:40) – The Real Reason Manifestation Was Working(11:20) – Why A Distracted Mind Can Never Manifest(12:03) – Multitasking Is The Lie You Were Sold(16:15) – "Who Told You Pain Comes Before Success?"(29:53) – Why Borrowed Dreams Can Never Be Felt(43:47) – The Woman Who Kept Marrying The Same Pattern(47:04) – The Grey-Eyed Baby She Manifested(51:28) – The Paper-And-Pen Exercise To Expose Your Limiting Beliefs(55:22) – "Stop Searching For Your Passion"(59:53) – Why You Should Never Put A Price On Your Dream(1:00:21) – The Five Whys That Reveal What You Actually Want(1:03:09) – Advice For The Confused 20-Somethings(1:09:50) – Emotions: Why You Must Lower The Dream To Feel It(1:11:37) – The Man Who Manifested A Promotion In 6 Months(1:14:31) – Belief: Why You Have To Feel You Deserve It#Manifestation #Mindset #LawOfAttraction #PersonalGrowth #SomethingBiggerIf this conversation makes you think differently about your dreams, share it with someone who needs to hear it.

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Something Bigger With Rodrigo Canelas, Rodrigo sits down with Col. Shivender Pratap Singh Kanwar (Retd.), an Army officer who spent over seven years commanding troops in the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) inside some of the most dangerous counter-terrorism zones in Jammu and Kashmir. This is not a sanitized war story; it's an unflinching account of what it actually takes to hunt, survive, and eventually walk away from a life built entirely around combat.Most people who romanticize special forces life imagine helicopter extractions and clean, cinematic missions. What Col. Kanwar reveals is the opposite: real operations are built on months of quiet, grinding intelligence work, recruiting a terrified informant, teaching an uneducated grandmother in her sixties to operate a hidden radio, waiting weeks for a single call that might never come. The actual firefight, when it finally happens, is often over in four or five seconds. Everything else the six months of sleepless nights, the canceled leave, the fear that a source's cover is blown is the part nobody tells you about. And when the target finally surrenders, starving and down to his last bullet, the moral clarity of "good versus evil" collapses into something far more human and far more complicated.The episode moves through territory rarely discussed this openly: the psychological toll of constant threat-readiness, the strange intimacy of chasing the same man for a year and a half only to sit across from him afterward and ask "where were you all this time," and the uncomfortable truth that many recruited terrorists are driven less by ideology than by money and family pressure. There's a story about a district commander who had aimed his rifle at point-blank range and chose not to fire and lived to explain why, years later, as a prisoner. There's the account of three brothers from the same house split across the army, the police, and the militancy. And there's a candid look at what happens to a soldier's body and mind after nearly a decade with barely a break from the field: the cigarettes, the drinking, the identity built entirely around the next mission and what it took to walk away from all of it in 2022 and rebuild a life on the other side.This conversation isn't just about combat or counter-terrorism; it's about identity, purpose, and what happens when the structure that gave your life meaning disappears overnight. It's about how people carry extreme experience forward, what "brotherhood" and "responsibility" actually cost, and why some of the most disciplined, driven people struggle hardest with an ordinary civilian life once the mission is gone. Underneath the war stories is a much bigger question about how humans find purpose, endure hardship, and redefine themselves when their old world no longer exists.Before you scroll past this one, ask yourself what you'd actually be willing to endure for something bigger than your own comfort. Hit play and find out what that really looks like.Time Stamps:(0:00) – Introduction(0:24) – What Col. Kanwar Misses Most About Life in Uniform(2:03) – The Addiction Nobody Warns You About: Life After Combat(6:06) – Why Hunting Terrorists Felt Like a "Game" He Couldn't Quit(9:03) – The One Thing That Kept Him Going Through It All(11:00) – What Movies Get Completely Wrong About Special Forces(14:20) – The Real Story: Recruiting a Grandmother as an Informant(21:00) – Six Months, One Phone Call: Inside a Real Manhunt(24:00) – The Bullets No One Talks About(28:00) – The Enemy Who Had Already Aimed at Him and Didn't Shoot(33:30) – Three Brothers, Three Sides: Army, Police, Militant(38:40) – What Actually Drives a Person to Become a Terrorist(43:00) – The Toughest Stretch: When Motivation Runs Out(46:00) – How He Helped Soldiers Overcome Fear(48:00) – Leaving the Uniform Behind and Starting Over

In this eye-opening episode of Something Bigger with Rodrigo Canelas, we sit down with Deepanshu Giri, founder of Lunar Astro Vedic Academy, bestselling author of Rituals of Happy Soul, and one of India's most recognized Vedic astrologers. Having spent years studying planetary charts, ancient texts, and thousands of real-life case studies, he challenges nearly everything popular culture gets wrong about astrology.Most people think astrology is either total nonsense or a magic wand where the right gemstone, the right puja, and good fortune arrive. Deepanshu dismantles both extremes in the first few minutes. Astrology, he says, cannot make you a millionaire if it's not in your chart, and it cannot conjure "good times" out of nowhere. What it can do is deliver consciousness, showing you your red flags, your blind spots, and the patterns that will keep repeating until you see them clearly. He backs this with a claim most astrologers would never admit: when his team ran longevity formulas across 125,000 birth charts, the traditional principles held in less than 8% of cases a number so low it reshaped how he approaches the entire practice, turning him, in his words, into "more of a data engineer than an astrologer."The conversation moves through territory rarely discussed this openly. Deepanshu breaks down why five minutes can separate two completely different life paths (using the Newtonian idea of space-time to explain planetary micro-charts), why he believes karma from your parents' actions literally shows up in your birth chart, and how Mahatma Gandhi's difficult Saturn placement became the very engine of his greatest transformation through conscious deprivation rather than resistance.This conversation isn't just about astrology or ancient prediction systems. It's about the deeper, uncomfortable question of how much of our lives is genuinely a choice, and how much is conditioning we've never paused to examine. Deepanshu's core message cuts through both blind belief and blind dismissal: the value isn't in prophecy; it's in the clarity to finally see yourself honestly enough to change what's actually within your control.Before you dismiss this as fate, or chase it as magic, ask yourself how much of your life right now is a conscious choice, and how much is just conditioning you've never questioned?Time Stamps:(0:00) – Introduction(2:09) – The Biggest Myth: Why Astrology Cannot Make You a Millionaire(3:08) – A Real Chart Example: What Makes Certain Scandals Inevitable(4:37) – Why Royal Marriages Share the Exact Same Planetary Combination(5:34) – The Real Job of an Astrologer: Delivering Red Flags, Not Comfort(6:59) – How Mahatma Gandhi Turned His Hardest Planet Into His Greatest Strength(11:04) – Can You Really Change What's in Your Chart?(13:34) – Testing Astrology Like a Scientist: The 125,000-Chart Study(15:20) – Why Charts Change Every Two Minutes(15:57) – How Your Parents' Karma Literally Shows Up in Your Chart(16:22) – The Grandmother's Devotion That Shaped Three Generations(21:20) – The Designer Who Was Wasting Her Life Running Factories(25:12) – King Farouk of Egypt and the Fortune That Couldn't Last(25:52) – Where Astrology's Ancient Wisdom Actually Comes From(27:52) – The Real Difference Between Reading a Text and Understanding It(28:52) – How He Learned to Read a Billionaire's Chart Like Bill Gates(30:52) – The Two Real Reasons Anyone Ever Comes to an Astrologer(32:00) – Why Astrology Answers Are Changing in the Age of Same-Sex Marriage and Green Cards(33:09) – Why Three Astrologers Can Give You Three Completely Different Answers(34:47) – The Lost Qualities of a "Proper" Astrologer, According to Ancient Texts(40:52) – The Corrupt Practice That Breaks His Heart Most(41:33) – Why He Refuses to Ever Sell a Gemstone(45:57) – The Remedy That Works and the Ones That Are Pure Theater(50:11) – The Abuse Survivor Told to Leave Everything Behind, Starting Today

In this eye-opening episode of Something Bigger With Rodrigo Canelas, we sit down with Dr. Manvir Bhatia, Senior Neurologist and Sleep Specialist with over 40 years of clinical experience, Director of the Neurology and Sleep Centre in Hauz Khas, New Delhi, and a specialist affiliated with the Department of Sleep Medicine at Max Hospital. Together, we explore one of the most overlooked aspects of modern life: sleep. This conversation will make you rethink the hours you spend, or fail to spend, asleep and how they impact your brain, body, and long-term health. Most people think of sleep as a passive afterthought, something you catch up on over the weekend, or trade away for one more hour of productivity. Dr. Bhatia dismantles that idea with numbers that are hard to ignore: 1 billion people worldwide have sleep apnea, and roughly 100 million of them are in India alone, with up to 50 million classified as moderate to severe. She reveals a phenomenon she now sees daily in patients in their late 30s and early 40s: a hyper-aroused, "tired but wired" brain that simply won't shut off at night, driven by always-on phones, stretched-out work hours, and a nervous system stuck permanently in fight-or-flight. The consequences aren't cosmetic. Poor sleep is now linked to high blood pressure that resists medication, pre-diabetes, atrial fibrillation, weight gain driven by disrupted hunger hormones, worsening depression, and even a measurable rise in the amyloid proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease because, as she explains, your brain has its own overnight cleaning system, and it only turns on when you're properly asleep.She introduces circadian biology and the real reason your body clock gets desynchronized: cortisol pushed late into the night by screens and stress, and melatonin suppressed by artificial light, leaving people wide awake at 2 or 3 a.m. even when they're "getting their eight hours." She reveals a strikingly simple, science-backed fix: morning sunlight is more effective at protecting your night's sleep than any blue-light blocking glasses. She breaks down why coffee's half-life means your 4 p.m. cup is still active in your bloodstream past midnight, why wearable sleep trackers are only reliably accurate for onset and wake times (and can be 10–15% off on deeper metrics), and why some of her most difficult patients are the ones who've simply normalized feeling exhausted for so long they no longer believe better is possible. She also shares a case of a man whose entire personality irritability, social withdrawal, rising blood pressure reversed within eight weeks, without medication, simply by fixing his sleep schedule.This conversation isn't just about sleep. It's about the foundation underneath every other goal you're chasing: your focus, your patience with the people you love, your metabolic health, your risk of disease decades from now. Before you reach for another cup of coffee to survive the afternoon, ask yourself: is the problem your schedule, or is it your sleep?Time Stamps:(3:35) – The Wearable Device That Shocked Her Into Action(4:33) – The Hidden Signs You're Sleep Deprived Without Knowing It(7:51) – What Really Worries Her About This New Generation of Sleepers(11:49) – The Slippery Slope From "Just One Pill" to a Dangerous Cycle(13:18) – The Startling Link Between Sleep Medication and Dementia(20:44) – How Many Hours of Sleep Do You Actually Need?(23:36) – Why Some People Have Secretly Normalized Feeling Exhausted(26:30) – Why Your 4 P.M. Coffee Is Still in Your System at Midnight(28:27) – Are Sleep Trackers Actually Accurate? The Surprising Answer(42:15) – The Overlap Between Depression and Sleep Apnea Almost Nobody Catches(45:08) – The 5 Questions Every Doctor Should Ask About Your Sleep(45:38) – What Actually Causes Snoring (And Why It's Not Always Weight)(51:42) – Why Room Temperature and Darkness Matter More Than You Think(54:34) – Her Final Message: Stop Taking Sleep for Granted

In this profoundly reflective episode of Something Bigger With Rodrigo Canelas, we sit down with Maa Gyaan Suveera — a spiritual teacher whose entire life has been shaped by an unwavering, decades-deep commitment to surrender — for a conversation that redefines one of the most misunderstood words in spirituality.Most people think surrender means giving up, losing control, or accepting defeat. Maa Gyaan Suveera dismantles that idea completely. She reveals that surrender isn't the absence of effort — it's the goal every spiritual practice, from meditation to karma yoga, is quietly built to reach. Without it, she says, even the most disciplined pranayama or asana practice delivers only 10% of its potential benefit. What's missing for most people isn't technique. It's the humbling of the ego — the part of us that keeps score, resists what it can't control, and mistakes constant analysis for wisdom. She illustrates this with an unforgettable image: a gardener who ate burnt rice every day with total contentment, never once complaining — a man with no spiritual training who had, without knowing it, mastered complete surrender.The conversation moves through territory that few teachers make this simple. Maa Gyaan Suveera breaks surrender into a threefold path — Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, and Jnana Yoga — and explains why people who practice devotion or hard work alone, without knowledge of cause and effect, are the ones who shatter completely when tragedy strikes. She introduces the law of cause and effect through the concept of the causal body, where every thought and action is recorded as a "seed" — white, red, or black — that shapes your future circumstances long before you notice them arriving. She reveals the radical implication of this law: the people who wronged you were, in some sense, created by your own accumulated karma — which means the only real freedom you have is not to react. She shares her own extraordinary story of a childhood built entirely on unshakable faith rather than rational belief, admitting she was once ready to die rather than abandon her conviction. And she offers one of the most striking metaphors of the conversation: life as a raft moving down a river — you can paddle furiously and feel in control, but the raft is always going to move regardless. The real skill is knowing when to stop paddling.This conversation isn't just about spirituality or Eastern philosophy. It's about the exhausting, universal habit of trying to control outcomes we were never meant to control — in our careers, our relationships, and our own suffering. Maa Gyaan Suveera's teaching cuts through decades of self-help noise with a single, demanding idea: total, unquestioned acceptance of what life brings, paired with full-hearted effort in what you can control, is the only path to actual peace.Time Stamps:(0:00) – Introduction(3:19) – Why Surrender Is the Hidden Goal of Every Spiritual Path(7:56) – What Happens Inside You When You Refuse to Surrender(9:26) – The Gardener Who Ate Burnt Rice With Total Joy(11:41) – Why Perfectionism Is a Sickness, Not a Virtue(15:36) – Why Success Can Make the Ego Even Harder to Let Go Of(16:29) – The Raft Metaphor: You're Not Steering as Much as You Think(19:20) – "Empty Mind Is Devil's Workshop" — Why Work Still Matters(21:51) – The Difference Between Good Ego and Destructive Ego(26:53) – "You Are Employed by God, Not by the Company"(30:52) – Moving From Understanding Surrender to Feeling It(31:56) – The Threefold Path: Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga(33:19) – The Yogurt Metaphor That Explains Karma Yoga Perfectly(39:25) – "Was I Ready to Die for My Faith? Yes."(40:12) – The One Belief Everyone Can Develop to Aid Surrender(42:38) – Why Some Suffering Only Feels Mountainous by Comparison(48:00) – Creation, Sustenance, Death — Nature's Unquestioned Cycle(50:19) – How to Surrender Inside a Difficult Relationship

In this fascinating episode of Something Bigger With Rodrigo Canelas, we sit down with Chris Voss; former FBI lead international hostage negotiator, bestselling author of Never Split the Difference, and founder of the Black Swan Group. What unfolds is a masterclass in the invisible skill that shapes every human interaction you'll ever have and why most people have no idea they're getting it wrong.Here's what nobody tells you about negotiation: it has almost nothing to do with being clever, aggressive, or persuasive. Chris Voss spent decades talking people out of hostage situations, international kidnappings, and terrorist sieges over 150 cases and the single most important thing he discovered wasn't a tactic. It was that every human being on earth, regardless of culture, religion, or background, makes decisions based on the same wiring. Autonomy. Identity. And above all, loss. The fear of what you might lose drives more decisions than the promise of what you might gain. The casinos of Las Vegas are built on a 51% win rate. Voss believes you can trust people 70% of the time. But because loss hits 13 times harder emotionally than it actually occurs, most of us negotiate against ourselves before we ever reach the table.The conversation goes far beyond boardrooms and hostage barricades. Voss demonstrates live, in real time, how tone of voice alone triggers neurochemical responses in the brain, how a two-word observation like "you seem centered" can open someone up more than any question ever could, and why the phrase "I know how you feel" is one of the fastest ways to shut a conversation down. He walks through a three-step grocery store exercise that teaches empathy in under five minutes, reveals why asking "what do you love about what you do" unlocks more than any elevator pitch ever will, and explains the counterintuitive power of calling out negatives before the other person does a technique he calls inoculation. He shares the painful lessons from the Burnham case in the Philippines, where assumptions about cooperation led to tragedy, and why the greatest threat in any negotiation isn't the person across the table it's the team behind them that you can't see.This conversation isn't just about hostage negotiation or closing deals. It's about the invisible dynamics running underneath every relationship you have with your partner, your children, your colleagues, your own ambition. Voss delivers one line that reframes everything: "Intention and impact are two different things." You can mean well and still steal someone's story. You can be exhausted and undo a day's worth of empathy in one sentence. The skill isn't knowing this. The skill is practicing it when you're tired, frustrated, and running on empty.The next time someone asks you how you're doing, pay attention to what you actually say and what you're really asking for.Time Stamps:(1:22) – Why Chris Voss Chose the FBI Over a Normal Career(5:09) – How a Knee Injury Led to His True Calling(9:22) – Why 20 Minutes Was the Maximum for Any Call(13:32) – 150+ Cases: What's Underneath Every Negotiation(14:23) – Autonomy, Identity, and Loss (15:38) – Why People Fear Losing Their Job More (19:25) – How Tone of Voice Triggers Neurochemical Responses in the Brain(21:36) – The Burnham Case: When Cooperation Falls Apart(27:27) – The Agreement Graveyard and Why Signed Deals Die(28:23) – "What Happens If You Do Nothing?"(38:58) – "Seems Like You Got a Place You Want to Start"(40:21) – The Grocery Store Exercise That Teaches Empathy in 5 Minutes(44:31) – "What Do You Love About What You Do?" — The Magic Wand Phrase(49:13) – The #1 Mistake: Stealing Someone's Story Without Knowing It(56:26) – You Can Trust Blindly 70% of the Time(1:00:28) – How to Start Practicing Empathy Today(1:04:40) – Why Your Brain Is 75% Negative (And How to Use That)(1:11:40) – The Hardest Part: Using Empathy When You're Exhausted

A yoga teacher who's guided thousands of students almost quit everything after motherhood shattered the identity she'd spent years building. In this raw conversation, Greesha Dhingra opens up about postpartum depression, spiritual burnout, and the midnight breakdown that changed how she teaches and how she sees herself.Most people assume that once you find peace, you keep it. Greesha shatters that assumption in the first few minutes. She reveals how she spent years building an identity around being "the strong one," the go-getter who needed no one, who could handle any storm, only to discover, after motherhood, that this identity was never really her. Her hormones were disrupted, her carefully built sadhana routine collapsed overnight, and the peaceful version of herself she'd spent years cultivating vanished along with it. What followed wasn't clarity; it was conflict. "Oh, but I thought I was calm. Where is that calm now?" This, she explains, is exactly where postpartum depression quietly takes root, not from weakness, but from the gap between who you believed you were for years and who you suddenly are not.The conversation goes even deeper when Greesha admits that spirituality itself became her next trap. The very practices that gave her insight into herself eventually calcified into a new identity, "spiritual Greesha," and when life took that away too, she found herself questioning whether any of it had been real or just another mask. She describes nights of breakdowns with her husband, moments of wanting to quit teaching entirely, and a health crisis rooted in years of anger, poor eating, and intoxication that manifested as severe IBS and sleepless nights until Ayurveda and mindful eating slowly rebuilt her body from the ground up. She shares the story of a woman who found one of her Instagram reels on the edge of ending her life, and how that single moment of connection changed everything. And she teaches a breath-awareness practice rooted in the same principles behind Vipassana and Yoga Nidra that creates the one thing she says matters most: space between you and your mind.This conversation isn't just about yoga or spiritual practice. It's about the universal trap of building an identity around anything: strength, calm, achievement, even enlightenment itself, and the quiet courage it takes to keep letting go of who you thought you were. Greesha's honesty here is rare: most teachers perform certainty. She performs the opposite, and that's exactly why this conversation matters.Ask yourself whether there is an identity you're clinging to right now that you built to survive something, but never actually chose?Time Stamps:(0:00) – Introduction(1:55) – What Yoga Revealed That Made Her Deeply Uncomfortable(3:31) – Why Slowing Down Felt Impossible at First(4:09) – How Motherhood Shattered Her "Strong Woman" Identity(7:05) – When Spirituality Itself Becomes Your Identity(10:02) – "Why Am I Even Teaching?" — Wanting to Quit Everything(16:34) – Why Life Is Not a Straight Line (And Why That's the Point)(19:56) – "I Am Growing With This Hardship" — Redefining What Yoga Is Doing for Her(22:16) – Severe IBS, Sleepless Nights, and the Poem That Came Out of It(25:20) – The Ayurvedic Reset That Rebuilt Her Digestion and Sleep(30:59) – Why We Get Attached to Being Angry or Sad(39:14) – The Most Powerful (and Simplest) Practice She Teaches(42:14) – Why the Space Between You and Your Mind Is the Real Goal(49:07) – How to Know If You're Actually Doing Yoga Right(51:03) – Why 91% of People Value Yoga But Almost No One Practices It(52:22) – How Westernization Quietly Erased India's Own Confidence in Its Traditions(54:20) – "I Am Not a Yogi" — The Humbling Distinction She Makes About Herself(59:19) – Her Final Message: Don't Let Your Life Become One Identity#Yoga #Postpartum #Mindfulness #SelfHealing #SpiritualityAndMotherhood

In this profound episode of Something Bigger With Rodrigo Canelas, we sit down with Keshava Swami; a monk, speaker, and spiritual guide who left behind the conventional path to pursue something most people spend their entire lives searching for: meaning.Most people believe that success, wealth, and achievement will eventually lead to fulfillment. Keshava Swami calls this the biggest lie in the world, a lie that has been perpetuated for generations, adopted by every culture, and surprisingly, even when exposed, we start believing it again at the very next moment. He has seen people who had everything - two cars, two phones, two houses, too much and yet all of it left a vacuum. If that doesn't make you pause, nothing will.This conversation goes far deeper than surface-level self-help. Keshava Swami breaks down the five topics of the Bhagavad Gita: the soul, the world, activity, time, and God and shows how they answer the five fundamental existential questions every human being faces: Who am I? Where am I? Why am I in this situation? How long am I here for? And what is beyond this? Without that blueprint of reality, he argues, it's nearly impossible to locate yourself within it. He shares how monks wake up each morning reminding themselves of an identity beyond roles and titles, functioning in the world but not being consumed by it. "You're in the race, but you're not the rat." He also offers a powerful 7-day experiment: spend 10 minutes each night writing down three things; something beautiful, a lesson learned, and an intention for tomorrow.This conversation isn't just about spirituality or monastic life. It's about the gap between achievement and fulfillment that so many ambitious people feel but can't name. Keshava Swami delivers one line that will stay with you: "The pain of discipline is uncomfortable, but the pain of regret is unbearable." Whether you're building a business, raising a family, or just trying to figure out what you actually want, this episode will challenge the story you've been telling yourself about what "enough" looks like.Hit play. Then tonight, try the 7-day experiment. See what shifts.