The Road to Finding Yourself

We explore this topic with depth and clarity, sharing a mutual understanding that during our upbringing, we both experienced a profound sense of disconnection from our true selves.

The Road to Finding Yourself

The Road to Finding Yourself

Podcast Summary

In the podcast episode titled “The Road to Finding Yourself,” we journey into the profound journey of self-discovery. This exploration is not a one-time event but an ongoing process that involves peeling back the layers of our identities to reveal our true selves. Through personal stories and practical insights, we discuss the importance of meditation, engaging with the inner child, and various tools that aid in self-discovery. This blog provides a comprehensive summary of our discussion, highlighting key points and takeaways to support you on your journey of self-discovery.

The Process of Self-Discovery

Self-discovery is a layered process, akin to peeling an onion. This metaphor captures the essence of the journey: gradual, ongoing, and revealing new aspects of oneself over time. Each layer peeled away brings a deeper understanding of the true self. In our discussion, we share personal anecdotes to illustrate this process, emphasizing that self-discovery is continuous exploration. For instance, a moment of slowing down during a stressful situation can lead to a deeper connection with oneself.

Addressing childhood experiences is also crucial. Early feelings of disconnection from the true self can significantly impact adult life. Revisiting and healing these childhood wounds is essential for genuine self-awareness. By acknowledging past traumas and understanding their influence on current behaviors, individuals can release old patterns and achieve inner peace. Self-discovery is thus a holistic process that involves both past and present experiences, leading to a more integrated and authentic self.

The Role of Meditation and the Inner Child

Meditation is a powerful tool in the journey of self-discovery, fostering a connection with the true self and facilitating healing. Various meditation practices are discussed, including a 21-day program involving 90 minutes of daily meditation. This intensive practice serves as a reset, helping individuals find their center and reconnect with their true selves. Through meditation, moments of profound presence and groundedness are experienced, which are essential for self-discovery.

The concept of the inner child is another significant aspect. The inner child represents the part of oneself that holds past emotions and experiences from childhood. Engaging with the inner child is crucial for healing. By addressing childhood wounds and unmet needs, individuals can release old patterns and emotions that hinder self-awareness. This process involves bringing past experiences into conscious awareness and understanding their impact on the present self. Through this healing process, individuals achieve a deeper sense of self-awareness and inner peace.

Personal stories highlight the importance of reconnecting with the inner child. One host shares how acknowledging childhood feelings of invisibility and lack of validation helped her understand her current behaviors. By bringing these past experiences into conscious awareness, she was able to address and heal these wounds. Healing the inner child is portrayed as an essential step in the journey of self-discovery, allowing individuals to release past traumas and embrace their true selves.

Practical Tools for Self-Discovery

Several practical tools aid in the journey of self-discovery, including meditation, yoga, and brain entrainment tools like Holosync. Meditation is repeatedly emphasized as a foundational practice for connecting with the inner self. Regular meditation fosters self-awareness and personal growth. Yoga is highlighted for its role in fostering physical and mental balance, which supports self-awareness and personal growth. Personal experiences illustrate how yoga helps navigate the self-discovery journey.

Brain entrainment tools such as Holosync use sound technology to synchronize brain hemispheres, promoting deep meditation and emotional healing. Holosync helps clear negative emotions and achieve a deeper state of meditation. Listeners are encouraged to explore brain entrainment tools to enhance their meditation practice and support their self-discovery journey.

Mindfulness in everyday life is also discussed. Techniques such as slowing down and being present are shared as practical steps to enhance self-awareness. Personal examples illustrate how these practices help maintain a connection to the true self. Listeners are encouraged to incorporate these tools into their daily routines to facilitate ongoing self-discovery and healing. By integrating these practices, individuals can cultivate a deeper understanding of themselves and navigate their personal growth journey more effectively.

Conclusion

Several practical tools aid in the journey of self-discovery, including meditation, yoga, and brain entrainment tools like Holosync. Meditation is repeatedly emphasized as a foundational practice for connecting with the inner self. Regular meditation fosters self-awareness and personal growth. Yoga is highlighted for its role in fostering physical and mental balance, which supports self-awareness and personal growth. Personal experiences illustrate how yoga helps navigate the self-discovery journey.

Brain entrainment tools such as Holosync use sound technology to synchronize brain hemispheres, promoting deep meditation and emotional healing. Holosync helps clear negative emotions and achieve a deeper state of meditation. Listeners are encouraged to explore brain entrainment tools to enhance their meditation practice and support their self-discovery journey.

Mindfulness in everyday life is also discussed. Techniques such as slowing down and being present are shared as practical steps to enhance self-awareness. Personal examples illustrate how these practices help maintain a connection to the true self. Listeners are encouraged to incorporate these tools into their daily routines to facilitate ongoing self-discovery and healing. By integrating these practices, individuals can cultivate a deeper understanding of themselves and navigate their personal growth journey more effectively.

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Abdi Assadi is unlike any other healer or spiritual teacher ever encountered. He is an expert in martial arts, and a dynamic healer practicing a diverse array of Chinese and Eastern Medicine, indigenous shamanic rituals, and meditation techniques. With a clinical practice in New York City for almost 4 decades, Abdi has accumulated a vast knowledge of real life experience working with several thousands of individuals, guiding them through the most difficult times, and teaching them how to understand themselves. One of the greatest things about him is he merges the human psyche with the spiritual psyche.

Steeped in deep wisdom and insight that is rare to find on this planet in these modern times, Abdi has an extraordinary ability in perceiving and comprehending human souls and their individual psyche. Guided by the divine, Abdi guides you to open up and see beyond your limited Self, into your own soul. His impeccable discernment enables him to unleash personal remarks that pierce through your veil, statements that you will never forget and in an instant alter your perception of yourself and your reality.

– Quotes from Shadows on the Path by Abdi Assadi:


All spiritual masters teach us that love is an activity before it is a condition – and that love is all-encompassing.
Page 18


It felt like I was coming off a race track and driving in a school zone. He knew, years before I did, that my speed was my way of suppressing my early childhood anxiety, and that only slowing down could heal it.

Why do you need to use all these words like God and spirituality? It is right here Abdi, all around you, all the time
Page 40


one does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.
Page 51


Ultimately it keeps grace out of our lives because we are using our will power to manipulate every event and person around us.
Page 74


His lesson, which I had begun to learn for myself, is that outside circumstances do not define our internal experience if we can surrender into them. Painful or undesirable situations will always arise; true suffering comes from our ego’s desire to resist life as it is.
Page 77


Note from Pernilla:
I met Abdi in the fall of 2014 and when I arrived in his office the first thing he said was, “It’s time that you stop carrying other people’s anxiety.” In the year that followed, my entrenched codependency patterns reared their ugly heads and I was confronted with a part of myself that I had never even known was there.

A few years later, Abdi said, “When are you going to start writing your book?”I looked at him in surprise. I was not a writer. My expertise was centered around creating crazy good Excel spreadsheets. However, I started writing and collecting notes about life issues and life experiences … and here we are a few years later.

Sally Kempton is a preeminent meditation teacher of our time.

She is an expert scholar in Hinduism and all Hindu texts especially in Kashmir Shaivisim. Formerly Swami Durgananda, she left monastic life in the 1980’s to teach publicly. She has written several books and is one of the most known and loved spiritual teachers in our time.

Note from Pernilla:

I met Sally at one of her workshops at City Yoga in LA in 2003. She had the most gentle and loving disposition, and I just wanted to always be around her. I was fortunate to have been part of her two year-long “Transformative journey” courses in 2006 and 2007 and many retreats ever since. She is the true representation of unconditional love and transmits intense shakti from her Guru Swami Muktananda.

Sally is the primary building block and foundation in my spiritual journey. Without her, I would have never found and stuck with meditation – the most transformative experience of my life. Without her, I would have been lost without a clue where to go next. Her wealth of knowledge of yogic philosophy and incredible understanding of the human condition is what makes her a force to be reckoned with.  She understands your depth and makes you feel seen, heard, validated, and deeply loved.