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@Judy2 Idk. I felt this weird light headedness right before it happened. I felt it before after a relaxing bath. Its probably unique to me for the most part, the practice is pretty mild. It's basically a lower back stretch

Wow. I just passed out from a chi gong exercise. That was crazy. Luckily I didn't hurt myself. My back doesn't really hurt right now, but it's probably adrenaline or something. Insane.

@Salvijus We'll see. So far I am really impressed with my IFS therapist. I'd wager i'll surpass typical monastics with these kinds of therapies.

In this video Richard Schwartz expresses his dislike for Ekkart Tole's approach to healing and spirituality. I definitely think there is something fundamentally flawed and inefficient about many modern teachers, but i was surprised to hear such a strong criticism of Tolle.

@Salvijus Hmm. I think if you are a fresh seeker and you listen to this guy or Ekkart Tolle, you will make way more progress with IFS. But maybe I also haven't really felt the full power of what Ekkart talks about, unless i was on psychidelics. I'm skeptical towards non dual teachers

@Salvijus I think they are criticizing the larger movement and following of guys like Ekkart, and what their teachings reinforce. Think about how many people there are who watch hours of Ekkart Tolle and are no closer to peace and happiness? He has a huge following of seekers, and I think his own teaching reinforces them being stuck. Maybe Ekkart has wisdom beyond that, but the stuff i've learned from IFS I never got from conventional non duality teachers. You can say if meditation is done right then it's fine, but i'd argue 99% of people meditating are not doing it like that.

Yeah. It's about accepting internal resistance and shifting your internal attitude towards any suffering. You can stop go inward and notice what's present, and see if there's an unconscious resistance. It's like there's already something here that can be given love and acceptance. Apparently internal resistance to sensations and the clinging that comes from wanting are a huge sources of suffering. So understanding those two parts of you can be really incredible. I have just started to really understand my resistance, but I haven't even really touched on all the suffering that comes from wanting something other than what is. Also try cultivating an attitude of thankfulness or gratitude for anything that arises. If you have any reference of gratitude in your life use that as a tool to cultivate the feeling, then express gratitude for anything and everything that is.

@Ulax Was what in addition?

@Zeroguy If you're looking for good healing modalities IFS is legit man. I just had an incredible break through about acceptance and surrender thanks for my IFS therapist. Thinking in terms of parts and being compassionate and loving to all parts of ourselves is huge

I just found this guy's channel and so far I'm really impressed. I wanted to share it.

@Zeroguy Thanks. Good luck to you

Hey, If anyone follows Loch Kelly's teachings on Effortless Mindfulness and isn't quite sure if they are understanding it, I think I can give you pointers. I recently really grasped the practice, and I know it can be tough to grasp, and for some of us we oscilate between really getting it and not fully understanding what's being pointed at

@Consilience An update on my understanding. My understanding of the practice is not complete. I think for some people there are mental resistances that prevent full access to SELF and so the technique isn't fully affective. In hindsite I think I've accessed what Loch is talking about a few times on psychidelics, and so whatever I was accessing sober was not the full practice. I'm doing IFS therapy now and I think this will bridge the gap in my understanding. The logic is there are parts of our mind that prevent us from fully accessing the self, and we need to understand and develop compassion for different key parts of our mind

@Zeroguy I'm good. There are a few techniques i'm really excited for in the coming months. I found a really good IFS therapist. She was a long time vipassana seeker, and thought she was peaceful before she had a genuine heart opening and understood the more subtleties of meditation practice. And i'm going to do this guy's 2 day seminar. It's about balancing your mind about anything you feel strongly positive or negative about it. The goal is to bring your mind to a state of equanimity and unconditional love. If anything will get me to stop hating Nahm and his followers it would be this haha

@Zeroguy Why did the vegas video change your perception of him?

@no_name How does understanding cognitive functions lead to healing? I think IFS therapy is the best approach to psychological healing. There's a clear logic to why it's so effective, but I think you need quality practitioners to get the full experience.

It would be really cool to do a twitch stream where I donate most, if not all, the money to people who can't afford healing modalities. Anything I think works and is genuine, like IFS, Pyschidelic retreats, The Demartini Method etc I could raise money and use that money to pay for people's use of those services who can't afford them. I really love this approach.

@Esilda Thank you

Appearances can be deceiving. But maybe they are happy, but happiness is only one part of the equation. The thing is i'm sure some people went over to Nahm's forum because they are repulsed by Leo's conduct and I can't blame them. But my deeper grievance is with Nahm. He's not enlightened or honest, it's just how long will it take the masses on his forum to realize it

I have too much contempt for Nahm and his forum. I like Zero, but I think that place is a complete joke. So many delusional fools who really think Nahm will guide them toward insight lol. At some point I'll let it go, but for now the contempt burns strong

I've been exploring in breathe through the nose, and a long extended out breathe through the mouth. I can feel a lot of trauma in my stomach and this helps. Right now I'm at mushrooms once a week, but ideally I would get that up to at least a few times per week

Yeah that's a possible explanation