Dr. Alok (Dr. K)
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Podcast Appearances
So the whole point, I think, and this is it was interesting to hear his take on it.
Because I, I think he's sort of spot on that.
If you look at the majority of mental illnesses, there are a couple of exceptions here.
There is a misidentification with the self and there is also a compulsive thought pattern.
And what we do, even in a very heavy-handed sort of way, so when we think about the role of psychiatric medication, what they're designed to do oftentimes is to stop a compulsive thought pattern.
So if you give someone with a panic attack a benzodiazepine, and this I kind of also appreciated his emphasis on physical stuff.
That your brain exists within a body that your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system are going to affect the function of your neurons and then the subjective experience of your mind.
So I think like all that stuff is, it seems super fundamental, but also I think is like kind of spot on.
Um, so I hope you guys enjoyed it.
I'm sorry we didn't get enough chance for questions, but it's, it seemed like the conversation was kind of going.
Yeah, do you all have any questions?
Yeah, so someone's asking, Dr. K, you talk a lot about teaching yoga.
Do you have any recommended yoga routines or guided yoga I can do at home?
Do you have any plans to release a yoga module?
So we did a boot camp a few years ago where I went through some super basic yogic postures.
And then in terms of meditation regimens and stuff like that, if you guys want... So here's where...