Vaisus Podcast

So Brigid akka called me a few days back and said whether I would be open to do an Instagram Live where we talk about the less discussed thing that happens in a meditators life. So this is a honest and open conversation where we talk about things such as Sadhana struggles, when Inner Engineering may not work for you even after practicing for a long time, dropping the practices etc etc. Please be open to this as these are real struggles faced by a lot of us. If you are one such meditator who cannot relate with all the happiness and bliss all over social media and everyday is a struggle with sadhana i would definitely recommend this one.

0:00 First time for everything INTRO 

1:35 A doubt whether the YOGIC practices are working 

3:59 Weam joins us but we loose her because of Mark Zuckerberg 😅 

6:15 Psychiatrist Stef joins us 

7:14 Why meditators need support along with Sadhana 

9:08 Brief overview on why this conversation by Brigid  

11:00 Zervue joins the conversation 

16:00 What do mental health struggle looks like 

23:00 Could sadhana bring up mental health issues? 

30:37 Some of the personal struggles I am facing right now and how I am coping with it. 

36:00 Is Inner Engineering the ultimate tool? 

38:37 Sit down and journal for hours if you need to 

40:45 Can we add therapeutic models to support the practicioners 

43:45 Acceptance and commitment therapy 

48:52 Why having a therapist is helpful and supportive 

51:54 The first hatha yoga teacher Annie who had opened up about her mental health struggles even after hatha yoga teacher training 

53:05 Going for silence in the ashram 

55:30 When Sadhana is not working you might have to leave it 

1:02:00 How Brigid akka suffered from an Auto immune disease which almost took her life 

1:11:11 Sitting in the sucks!!! 

1:16:57 How shamans come out of their psychotic breakdown 

1:23:00 You are not alone as a meditator who is struggling 

1:25:00 How as guys we need lots of caring and loving women around us 

1:26:19 A thing that might make me unpopular among isha community 

1:27:18 The two books that always helps me 

1:33:00 Drop your questions in the comments 

1:36:00 Expending your energy through physical exercises can help a lot 

1:38:00 Sometimes taking care of the simple things like sleeping and eating can make the most difference 

1:39:00 Behaviour activation

Instagram handles of speakers 

Brigid: https://www.instagram.com/brigid_oneil/

Zervue: https://www.instagram.com/zervue22/

Stefanie: https://www.instagram.com/steflives/

Weam: https://www.instagram.com/weam_wf/ 

Resource list: Still working on it guys 😅  

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