Addiction is one of the most challenging human experiences to move through largely because it can be so unbelievably overshadowing. It creates a perceived lack of control at the baseline of your human experience and this can be extremely anxiety provoking. So, what can a technique like TM offer to those on this journey? Being able to sustain space, choice point and nervous system regulation amidst the challenges that life throws our way can be a pivotal experience when it comes to regulating without reaching for something outside of yourself.
In this episode, your hosts discuss:
The root cause of addiction
Their own personal struggles with addiction in all forms
What are the different types of addiction out there?
Why is distraction itself a human tendency?
What does sustaining expansion amidst contraction offer for the addictive paradigm? How does a technique like TM help you sustain the choice point necessary to regulate without reaching out?
Why is looking outside of ourselves a natural tendency ingrained in the human experience?
What are some tools we can use to regulate our nervous system so we don’t have to reach out?
How has TM supported your hosts on their own personal struggles with addiction?
How does expanding your container flip the script on addictive tendencies?
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