Moment 135: Master The Art Of Controlling That Negative Voice: Yung Pueblo
Nov 10, 2023
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Bestselling poet and author Yung Pueblo talks about the unseen benefits of mastering self-awareness and promoting healing. He emphasizes the necessity of healing for a better life and highlights the challenge of doubting one's own power. The importance of sitting with uncomfortable emotions, the impact of accumulated difficult moments, and the rise of wellness are also discussed.
Healing and letting go are possible, leading to a better life through changing habits like meditation and self-awareness.
Confronting emotions and practicing Vipassana meditation can cultivate adaptability and lead to greater joy and healthier relationships.
Deep dives
The Mission of Healing and Letting Go
The speaker discusses their mission to raise self-awareness about the possibility of healing and letting go. They share their personal journey of discovering healing and wellness, starting from a time when they believed physical and mental health issues were lifelong burdens. The speaker emphasizes the importance of changing habits, such as eating and meditation, and highlights the transformative power of these changes. The main insight is that healing and letting go are possible, leading to a better life.
The Personal Healing Journey from Anxiety and Stress
The speaker recounts their personal healing journey, starting from their upbringing in a low-income immigrant family. They share their experiences of anxiety, stress, and their scarcity mindset, which intensified during college. The speaker describes hitting a breaking point and engaging in self-destructive habits like substance abuse until they had a near-death experience. This experience led to a decision to change and their next step on the healing journey, which involved revamping their lifestyle, including nutrition and exercise, specifically walking. The main point is that personal healing is achievable through self-awareness and making positive changes.
Confronting Emotions and the Power of Vipassana Meditation
The speaker explores the significance of confronting emotions and the value of Vipassana meditation in achieving personal growth and happiness. They explain that confronting emotions is crucial for growth, even though it may be uncomfortable. The speaker introduces Vipassana meditation, a practice originating from Buddhist teachings, which focuses on perceiving reality as it truly is. They discuss how this meditation practice helps individuals embrace impermanence, loosen their attachment to identity, and cultivate a mindset of acceptance and adaptability. The key insight is that embracing change and understanding the transient nature of things can lead to greater joy, happiness, and healthier relationships.
In this moment, bestselling poet and author, Yung Pueblo discusses his mission in raising self-awareness and making people realise that healing is possible. When he was younger he believed that if you were sick mentally it was just something you had to deal with for life, however by radically changing himself through meditation and a different environment, he realised that healing is necessary to living a better life. Over time the difficult moments in our past build up in our mind, and we repeat cycles of thought and behaviour, healing allows us the freedom to escape this. However, Yung Pueblo believes the biggest challenge is that people doubt their own power and don’t understand their capacity, distracting themselves from their emotions. Instead we need to sit and embrace these difficult emotions that make us feel uncomfortable and be radically honest with ourself.
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