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Dr. Alok Kanojia

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4878 total appearances

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Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And then by the end of about five minutes, your body will be in an absolute state of torture. It's going to feel terrible. And then something beautiful happens when I teach Gaius Theorem. What people discover is that the breath that they take for granted becomes blissful. So as long as they're concentrating on their breath, all of the sensations of the body will be tolerable.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And then by the end of about five minutes, your body will be in an absolute state of torture. It's going to feel terrible. And then something beautiful happens when I teach Gaius Theorem. What people discover is that the breath that they take for granted becomes blissful. So as long as they're concentrating on their breath, all of the sensations of the body will be tolerable.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

But if you're not concentrating on the breath, then the body... lights on fire. Like it's so uncomfortable. Now, if you have like a slipped disc or a medical contraindication or something like then don't do this practice. Always talk to your doctor if you've got a medical condition like that's really important.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

But if you're not concentrating on the breath, then the body... lights on fire. Like it's so uncomfortable. Now, if you have like a slipped disc or a medical contraindication or something like then don't do this practice. Always talk to your doctor if you've got a medical condition like that's really important.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

But if you're not concentrating on the breath, then the body... lights on fire. Like it's so uncomfortable. Now, if you have like a slipped disc or a medical contraindication or something like then don't do this practice. Always talk to your doctor if you've got a medical condition like that's really important.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

But it's a beautiful practice because what you learn is like to be with yourself like you're here in the present. You're not going to think about anything. You're not going to worry about paying your mortgage. You're not going to worry about what you have to do for dinner today. All of the thoughts will leave as you struggle to just survive this moment.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

But it's a beautiful practice because what you learn is like to be with yourself like you're here in the present. You're not going to think about anything. You're not going to worry about paying your mortgage. You're not going to worry about what you have to do for dinner today. All of the thoughts will leave as you struggle to just survive this moment.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

But it's a beautiful practice because what you learn is like to be with yourself like you're here in the present. You're not going to think about anything. You're not going to worry about paying your mortgage. You're not going to worry about what you have to do for dinner today. All of the thoughts will leave as you struggle to just survive this moment.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And a lot of beautiful things happen with Kailash theorem. One is that you start to fall in love with your breath. And then you start to realize like you learn a very important lesson, which is that no matter how much pain I'm in, I can concentrate on the breath. And for three breaths, for a few moments, I can find solace. I can find peace. And that is transformative.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And a lot of beautiful things happen with Kailash theorem. One is that you start to fall in love with your breath. And then you start to realize like you learn a very important lesson, which is that no matter how much pain I'm in, I can concentrate on the breath. And for three breaths, for a few moments, I can find solace. I can find peace. And that is transformative.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And a lot of beautiful things happen with Kailash theorem. One is that you start to fall in love with your breath. And then you start to realize like you learn a very important lesson, which is that no matter how much pain I'm in, I can concentrate on the breath. And for three breaths, for a few moments, I can find solace. I can find peace. And that is transformative.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So the ability to find a few moments of peace when everything is falling apart will change the way that you live in the world. Now you no longer need the world to give you peace. The basic problem that we have in life is we become dependent on the world to give us peace, happiness, or unhappiness. Oh, I want this promotion. If I don't get the promotion, I'm going to be devastated.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So the ability to find a few moments of peace when everything is falling apart will change the way that you live in the world. Now you no longer need the world to give you peace. The basic problem that we have in life is we become dependent on the world to give us peace, happiness, or unhappiness. Oh, I want this promotion. If I don't get the promotion, I'm going to be devastated.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So the ability to find a few moments of peace when everything is falling apart will change the way that you live in the world. Now you no longer need the world to give you peace. The basic problem that we have in life is we become dependent on the world to give us peace, happiness, or unhappiness. Oh, I want this promotion. If I don't get the promotion, I'm going to be devastated.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And if I do get the promotion, I'm going to be grateful, right? So my happiness becomes dependent on anything except for you. Does this person love me or not love me? Do they say yes or do they say no? Did they forget my birthday? Remember my birthday? So we're going through life and our happiness is outsourced to everybody else.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And if I do get the promotion, I'm going to be grateful, right? So my happiness becomes dependent on anything except for you. Does this person love me or not love me? Do they say yes or do they say no? Did they forget my birthday? Remember my birthday? So we're going through life and our happiness is outsourced to everybody else.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And if I do get the promotion, I'm going to be grateful, right? So my happiness becomes dependent on anything except for you. Does this person love me or not love me? Do they say yes or do they say no? Did they forget my birthday? Remember my birthday? So we're going through life and our happiness is outsourced to everybody else.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And no wonder we're unhappy because we're not in control of our own happiness. And we think that controlling our happiness means achieving our goals. It isn't. Because what happens when we achieve our goals? We move the goalposts and we have new goals. It doesn't work. It's not like you, you know, work for your eighth year and you're like, oh, this is the final promotion. Now I'm done.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And no wonder we're unhappy because we're not in control of our own happiness. And we think that controlling our happiness means achieving our goals. It isn't. Because what happens when we achieve our goals? We move the goalposts and we have new goals. It doesn't work. It's not like you, you know, work for your eighth year and you're like, oh, this is the final promotion. Now I'm done.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And no wonder we're unhappy because we're not in control of our own happiness. And we think that controlling our happiness means achieving our goals. It isn't. Because what happens when we achieve our goals? We move the goalposts and we have new goals. It doesn't work. It's not like you, you know, work for your eighth year and you're like, oh, this is the final promotion. Now I'm done.