What is Stress and How Can You Control It?

A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona, this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26.

This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program.

This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom.  Early registration discounts expire on March 17th, and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona.

Jai Guru Deva.

Stress is very much misunderstood.  Most people think of stress as something that happens ‘to us,’ that our stress is caused by outside situations or stressful circumstances, but this is not the case.  We know this because we can all react differently to the same situation.  What makes you stressed might cause no reaction at all in someone else, thus demonstrating that it’s ‘the victim’ that is the source of the stress rather than the circumstances.

In this episode, you’ll learn that not all stress is bad, how and why we have different reactions, how the body reacts when we are stressed, and the link between stress and premature aging.   

More importantly, Thom shares the good news about the simple technique of Vedic Meditation and how you can not just manage inbound stress but you can even release accumulated stress in the body, easy and effectively.

Episode Highlights: 

[00:44] The Father of Stress

[01:39] General Adaptation Syndrome

[03:18] Fight or Flight

[05:08] There Are No Such Things As Stressful Situations

[06:13] You Have to Change Now

[07:36] It’s Not All Bad

[08:28] Cool Hands. Cool Car

[10:05] Eustress vs Distress

[11:17] A Hearty Effort

[12:21] A Bad Taste

[13:24] System Failure

[14:30] Attack Mode

[15:50] A Heavy Weight to Carry

[16:38] Seeing Red

[18:19] 100,000 Premature Cognitive Commitments

[19:23] Growing Old Before Your Time

[20:08] Eliminate Stress Through Vedic Meditation

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