Dr. Alok Kanojia

Part of what makes it so hard is not only do we have these like effects from pornography and atrophy of the social circuits of our brain, but then we're also like we just have bad information.

And in my experience, once you get good information, I'm sure this is true of you too, right?

Like once you get good information and once you start applying it, once you start practicing it, you'd be amazed, right?

at how much understanding a system can give you mastery over it.

I think the reason there's skepticism.

So I'm a Reiki healer.

I'm a crystal healer.

I learned Bach flower remedies.

And I don't talk about any of that stuff because I think there's no basis for it.

Like maybe the energy healer.

But like so I've studied all kinds of things.

But I think the reason that people are so skeptical is because there's so much BS out there.

So the reason I leaned into yoga and meditation are first – actually primarily because of certain personal experiences I had.

But those have the best evidence behind them.

And I think the real challenge right now – so the reason I do it this way is because if you look at some of the really powerful techniques from meditation, people can't wait.

Like at least the people I work with, they can't wait 20 years to elucidate the mechanisms.

You know, when we're talking about sankalpa and yoga nidra.

So you can get all the autonomic stuff, great.

You can get some neuroscience stuff, maybe, right?

That's kind of iffy.