Finding Presence When the World Feels Overwhelming
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Dr. Pedram Shojai discusses navigating anxiety and chaos by focusing inward and shares insights on his book and upcoming projects.
🎙️ When the world feels overwhelming, where do you put your attention? Dr. Pedram Shojai explores how to navigate anxiety and chaos by anchoring inward rather than being swept up in headlines and external noise. He shares his decision to release the Lights On book for free rather than water it down for mass market, previews an upcoming AI health research tool called Upstream, and addresses student questions on embodiment, journaling, and building a daily practice that actually sticks. 🎯 What You'll Learn: Why living headline to headline keeps you in a fear state, and how finding agency through local service restores calm when global problems feel out of control The science behind the Lights On practices: how perceptual arrays activate consciousness, and what's coming in the pineal gland and decalcification work in week 40 Why embodiment through consistent practice matters more than peak experiences, and how to use the 3-2-1 Daily Reset as your non-negotiable anchor How journaling by hand creates different neural pathways than typing and provides real-time biofeedback about your nervous system state 🔑 Key Insights: "A scared animal is a dumb animal. Focus on local problems you…
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