How to Stop Overthinking and Tune Into Your Inner Guidance with Light Watkins
b'This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and Pendulum.\\nA lot of people have fear around meditation. They don\\u2019t want to sit alone with their thoughts, and many times people give up because they feel like they can\\u2019t turn off their minds.\\xa0\\nBut meditation isn\\u2019t actually about what happens while you sit with your eyes closed, and it\\u2019s not about turning off your mind. It\\u2019s about mind-full-ness\\u2014the noticing of the ebb and flow of your thoughts\\u2014and the benefits you get throughout the rest of your day.\\nToday on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with our friend Light Watkins to talk about overcoming fear around meditation, creating space from our critical thought patterns, and getting intentional about our values, time, and relationships.\\xa0\\nLight has been operating in the meditation space since 1998, first as a practitioner, then as an apprentice to his Vedic Meditation teacher, and finally as a teacher himself. Prior to the pandemic, he was traveling the world from a single backpack and giving talks on happiness, mindfulness, inspiration, and meditation, as well as leading popular meditation trainings and retreats.\\nIn this episode, we dive into:\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n-Breaking through hypercritical self-talk (1:11)\\n-Why our mind is so active at night (12:32)\\n-Light\\u2019s minimalist approach to social media (20:06)\\n-Why self-discipline is about honesty (35:17)\\n-How to tap into your inner guidance (37:18)\\xa0\\n-The importance of inner work when it comes to relationships (45:31)\\n-How to cultivate happiness (1:07:15)\\n-Light\\u2019s approach to meditation (1:11:51)\\n-Spiritual minimalism (1:25:45)\\nAlso mentioned in this episode:\\n-The Inner Gym: A 30-Day Workout for Strengthening Happiness\\n-Knowing Where to Look: 108 Daily Doses of Inspiration\\n-The Happiness Insiders\\xa0\\nFor more on Light Watkins, follow him on Instagram @lightwatkins, Twitter @lightwatkins, and through his website, lightwatkins.com. Listen to his podcast, The Light Watkins Show at lightwatkins.com/podcast.\\nThis episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and Pendulum.\\nCozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRU.\\nPendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum\\u2019s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'