What I learnt, was that in order to change a deeply ingrained pattern, like the pattern of control that I’m describing, it’s not enough to simply think about wanting to change it, or talk about wanting to change it. We need to take action. We need to do something that gives our brain and nervous system the experience of a different way.

In order to create change, we have to do things differently. Changing how we think and feel requires us to step out of the ever-repeating comfort zone and start to do things differently. New habits come about not only through reflection but through taking action. Vedic meditation is a practice of surrender. By practicing surrender in our daily meditation, we teach ourselves how to surrender to the flow of life outside of meditation.

Most of the most profound shifts in my inner world that I've experienced to date, have been in communion with other humans. In moments where I have felt truly seen and understood.