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February 19, 2022
Arriving in India – Path to Peace Podcast
After quitting his high-paying advertising job, giving away all his belongings, moving out of his New York City apartment and buying a one-way ticket to India, he finally arrives in spiritual capital of the world.
Hear what he finds, what he does, and how he got fleeced twice in two days. See how everything he had been searching for miraculously presented itself to him. Learn the lessons that India taught him when he arrived and where he decided to go after Mumbai.
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February 17, 2022
Corporate America Needs Mindfulness: 6 Reasons Why
Funny things are happening on the way to retirement. Right now, companies are having trouble filling jobs, and yet there are more people seeking work than ever before. People want meaning and fulfillment. Not just a paycheck. This is why there are ultimately 6 reasons why corporate America needs mindfulness.
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the quality of being present and aware, and peaceful yet alert. It is when we come out of our head and into the moment.
In this deep peace, joy and love and gratitude also arise. We are fully in the present moment. We are hyper focused on and mindful of ourselves, others and our surroundings. Our mind becomes a highly efficient problem-solving tool because it has tuned out all nonessential noise.
How Do I Become Mindful?
It takes two things to become great at anything: knowledge and experience. Knowledge is the understanding of mindfulness, what it is, how to achieve it, and so on. Experience is meditation. Meditation is the practice for making mindfulness a regular part of your life. It is the essential tool for training the mind in mindfulness.
Mindfulness doesn’t just bring meaning and purpose into our lives. It also makes us better fathers, brothers, sisters, mothers, friends and workers. Mindfulness helps us appreciate the little things and achieve big things. Here are the 6 reasons why corporate America needs mindfulness:
1. Corporate America Needs Mindfulness to Lower Stress
Studies show, mindfulness meditation lowers stress. It’s like an emotional superpower, the way it armors us up for whatever life throws at us.
Instead of feeling overwhelmed by stressful situations, mindfulness helps us see situations as they are, clearly and calmly. We see the necessary course of action to take for an optimal outcome, and we take that action with serenity, peace and joy.
So, Undealt with stress impacts our lives in countless ways. It affects our entire quality of life. Rather than ignoring it, shoving it down, drinking it away, or lashing our stress out at others, we can release it in a healthy, easy way with mindfulness and meditation.
2. Corporate America Needs Mindfulness to Get Smarterer
Mindfulness is like a work performance enhancer for clarity, focus, concentration and insight. With a mind trained to focus on whatever you choose, mindfulness turns your mind into a laser-guided cruise missile – precise, focused, fearless.
With mindfulness comes presence, and with presence comes clarity and wisdom. Out of our head we can see everything, we understand more deeply, and we can go beyond intelligence and really tap into wisdom.
3. Corporate America Needs Mindfulness to Be More CreativeCreativity is the oscillation between intense focus followed by intense blankness. People who have solved big creative solutions go back and forth between deeply studying the problem, followed by completely forgetting all about the problem and allowing space in the mind for a solution to present itself.
Also, Mindfulness and meditation allow us to create the space in our mind for big ideas to present themselves. It is a vital step in the process of creativity.
4. Corporate America Needs Mindfulness for Fewer Sick Leaves
Remarkably, 90% of all doctor visits are due to a stress-related cause. Stress leads to a weakened immune system, depression, anxiety, chronic pain and countless other debilitating conditions that lead to valuable lost time.
At companies that have started corporate meditation programs, sick leaves dropped significantly almost immediately.
5. Corporate America Needs Mindfulness for Greater ProductivityLuckily for companies today, we now know that a little bit of mindfulness and meditation can boost productivity by as much as 50%. It’s no wonder, either. When we are present (in the flow), rested, energized and happy, we work better.
6. Corporate America Needs Mindfulness for Lower Employee Turnover RatesYep, healthy, happy employees tend not to quit as often as stressed, sick, hopeless employees.
High turnover rates cost corporate America trillions of dollars. Solutions that can help lower those rates can be invaluable. Check out our blog about how meditation can lower employee turnover rates.
For countless reasons, corporate America needs mindfulness. Not least of which being, corporations need mindfulness because people need mindfulness. We are not robots. But if we invest a little bit of time into our mind, it will pay off dividends
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When is the Best Time to Meditate? – Path to Peace Podcast
One of the most common questions Todd gets is, “When is the best time to meditate?” Many meditation teachers have many different answers to that question and they give many different reasons for their answer.
In this podcast, Todd goes into all the different theories about when to meditate is best, he explores what the science says about it, and he reveals the one true answer to that question that will put any doubts to rest. The answer may surprise you.
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February 16, 2022
The Best Way to Ensure Workplace Wellbeing
Life happens. The good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful. We do our best and we hope for the best. And while we can’t control everything that happens to us, we can change the way we experience what happens to us. In fact, addressing the way we experience life is the best way to ensure workplace wellbeing.
Look at Stress to Best Ensure Workplace Wellbeing
Stressful situations don’t have to cause stress. We can look at difficult situations either with an objective, neutral, calm clarity. Or, we can panic and see only our imagined worse-case scenarios. We can see obstacles as welcome challenges to overcome and prosper through, or we can see them as the bringer of the apocalypse.
How we see problems is everything. They can either drain us or energize us. And there is no better way to improve workplace wellbeing than mindfulness and meditation.
Meditation for Ensuring Workplace WellbeingMeditation is the practice of observing reality as it really is, beyond the cloudy haze of thoughts, labels, judgements and opinions. It’s about constantly observing, accepting and responding to the present moment without any negativity or resistance. This is the energizing action – action that feels effortless.
Mindfulness for Ensuring Workplace WellbeingMindfulness is the heightened state of awareness that meditation helps become habit. It is awareness of awareness itself, and so it observes situations with a distance that usually only comes with time. Rather than viewing stressful situations as personal attacks, they can be viewed without the usual emotional weight that comes with it.
Having mindfulness is like stepping off of a roller coaster and watching it from a distance instead. Suddenly, you have a larger perspective and some distance, so now not every twist and turn feels like a life or death situation and you can just simply appreciate the design of it.
Creating a Workplace Mindfulness Program
There is no greater perk for employees than a mindfulness program because no other program goes right to the core of what genuinely makes all of us joyful, fulfilled, grateful, energized and focused.
From keynotes to workshops, from daily classes to annual retreats, mindfulness programs can be of any duration and frequency. Email Hello@eastwesticism.org to find out about the right package for your company.
This Guide for Beginners is a great resource for getting workers going.
This easy guided morning meditation is a great, easy, and terrific way to start the day as well.
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February 15, 2022
What I Learned Infiltrating a Secretive Ashram in India – Path to Peace Podcast
This is the story of Todd’s first experience in an ashram in India. Invited by his friend’s family who has a house there, they got permission from the guru himself that I could come and stay there – something not usually done for outsiders.
What Todd found was beyond his wildest imagination. At this ashram – supposedly the largest one in India – devoted followers, a beloved leader, and an intoxicating atmosphere of joy and friendliness created an allure almost too strong to resist.
From 2.5 hours of daily meditation to hours and hours of unpaid, backbreaking, hand-blistering work breaking bricks into smaller pieces with a hammer so they could fill out the concrete that was to be poured for a new construction project, Todd learned the value of selfless-service and strong community.
But lurking just beyond the shadows were secrets and deceptions that made this magical place a little too good to be true. Hear the story and learn the meditation practice he was taught there in this fascinating podcast on this fascinating ashram.
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February 13, 2022
Can Christians Meditate? Isn’t Meditation a Sin? – Path to Peace Podcast
As meditation ha exploded in popularity, many people – especially Christians – have been wondering if it’s ok to meditate or if it’s a sin. People of many different faiths have wondered if meditating in the styles of Eastern traditions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, go against their own religion. In Christianity, the Bible says that anything not mentioned in the Bible is under the influence of Satan in an effort to steer Christians away from Jesus. So, is it a sin? Will Christians go to hell if they meditate?
In this podcast, Todd explores what the Bible has to say about meditation, what meditation is, and whether it is in conflict with any religion’s beliefs and practices. See what Jesus said and decide for yourself if you think meditation is a sin, or would have Jesus’s blessing.
Go further in depth into this topic with this blog post at https://www.eastwesticism.org/can-christians-meditate/ and find some christian-approved meditations here at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJllZs2ALP_IRDmBclG4nlg/featured
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February 11, 2022
The Most Expensive Ashram in India. Do You Get What You Pay For? – Path to Peace Podcast
Ever thought of Eat Pray Love -ing your way around the world? Ever thought you might like to try following in the footsteps of the Beatles and going to Rishikesh, India to get your meditation on? Ever wondered what really goes on in these places and if the key to your happiness lies inside? Then you’re going to want to hear this podcast. In this episode, Todd Perelmuter recounts his experience in India, traveling to Rishikesh and staying at one of the most expensive ashrams in India.
At this ashram, Todd splurged on all the bells and whistles. He got the custom package which included the most private sittings with the guru, he got the private deluxe room, he got the extra massages and the extra lessons in Ayurvedic wholistic medicine. Will it be true that you get what you pay for, or will the guru be laughing all the way to the bank? You’ll find out!
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February 8, 2022
How to Teach Mindfulness to Kids – Path to Peace Podcast
When is the right age to teach mindfulness to kids? How do you do it? Should you do it? In this podcast, Todd answers these questions and many more about teaching mindfulness to children.
While kids may not suffer from the same stresses as adults and may not need to get the same benefits as adults, mindfulness for kids comes with countless other benefits. Studies have shown that kids who learn mindfulness are less impulsive, more focused, have longer attention spans, are more patient, better behaved, have better relationships, and even their grades are better! From the child’s perspective, they’ll enjoy doing it for reasons like performing better at sports, just like how their hero Tom Brady meditates.
When it comes to learning mindfulness, the earlier the better. This helps set kids up for success throughout their whole life, both personally and professionally. These essential skills learned at an early age will do wonders for them and those around them. The habits they learn now will come easier at a young age and will last them a lifetime.
You can find more ways to teach mindfulness to kids at eastwesticism.org/explaining-mindfulness-to-children/ and we post lots of information on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @toddperel as well.
Peace and love.
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February 5, 2022
My First Monastery — An Introduction to Buddhism – Path to Peace Podcast
Without knowing hardly anything about Buddhism, Todd Perelmuter decided to jump in with both feet by going to live at a Buddhist monastery as a monk in the Himalayan mountains in India.
After months living in complete silence, without technology or a phone, and even without books except for Buddhist texts, Todd discovered a wisdom and philosophy that would totally change his life as it had for countless Buddhists for more than two and a half millenia.
In this podcast you’ll learn about this time-tested, age-old, life-changing philosophy as Todd recounts his story there. As a Buddhist monk told Todd in his time there, “Buddhism is not a religion, it is a way of life.” No matter what you believe, or don’t believe, their psychological and spiritual techniques can surely help anyone get through anything.
To learn more about Buddhism and mindfulness, check out this great video that really gets to the heart of what mindfulness means and how to apply it to your daily life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTPCJgvRLl4
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Until next time, peace and love.
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February 3, 2022
How to Know If I Should Quit My Job? – Path to Peace Podcast
Right now in the U.S., half of all employees are considering quitting their job. That’s a lot of people unhappy with their work. The question is, will quitting this job and finding a new job make them happier? Or, will they be as miserable or more miserable at their next job?
To find out, Todd goes through a few questions we each need to ask ourselves before making any huge life decisions. Some people go from job to job and hate every one of them. Some people move from city to city looking for the place they’ll love, only to find that they dislike each of them. For these people, it’s probably not the job or the city. It’s the outlook. After all, we can’t run away from ourselves.
If you’re unsure about your job, your partner, or your city, this podcast is for you. Todd takes you on a journey of self discovery and inquiry to get to the heart of the matter: is the problem out there, or is it our outlook.
Watch this video for ways to be more mindful at work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvl1q7bK-2s&t=14s
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