The voice in your head isn't you.

It's your Default Mode Network — the brain’s inner narrator,

When trained, it helps you reflect.
When untrained, it steals your peace.

You Are Not the Voice in Your Head
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#SelfAwareness #Neuroscience #MeaningAndMayhem

You can’t always control your thoughts or the world around you — but you can control your breath.
From ancient myth to modern science, breath is the bridge to presence.

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#Breathwork #MentalHealth #Mindfulness

After years of chasing a PhD, I walked away. No logical analysis, just a deep feeling it wasn’t right. I feared I’d failed until I realised I'd followed a 3-step plan.

Here’s what a Zen monk taught me about cutting your losses or maybe an arm:

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You knew before you knew.
The voice whispered “Go,” and you listened.
The story came later.
Trust that.

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Your logic’s the narrator. Your instinct’s the main character. But the story only makes sense afterwards. www.philipjgrant.com/blog/snowsho...

The mind is more than just thoughts. Yoga psychology teaches us how to reshape perception itself. Learn how 👉 philipjgrant.com #YogaPsychology

If you make a fist, it exists. If you relax it, it disappears. The same applies to the self—it’s not a thing, but a pattern of actions. This simple insight changes everything. #SanskritPsychology

Modern psychology often assumes you’re an individual, making choices in a world that happens to you. Sanskrit psychology sees you as part of the universe itself—more like a wave in the ocean than a separate drop of water. #SanskritPsychology

🧠 Sanskrit Psychology: The New-Old Way to Understand Yourself 🧠

Forget pop-psych clichés—ancient Indian thought offers real insights into the mindanskrit-psychology-the-new-old-way-to-understand-yourself-and-others" cl#InnerSciencederline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">, identity & transformation.

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Your identity isn’t fixed. You’re not just a name, a job, or a personality type—you’re a shifting interplay of body, mind, environment, universe, and relationships. That’s the starting point of Sanskrit psychology. #SanskritPsychology

What if the mind isn’t in the brain but part of the whole body? What if "you" aren’t separate from the world at all? Sanskrit psychology asks us to rethink the self—not as a ghost in a machine, but as the universe, humaning. #SanskritPsychology

Touching the toes is not the goal of Yoga. Frankly speaking- It’s quite a stretch. Pun intended.

It was always the stretch, never the toes. It was always the philosophy, never the pose. It was always the person, never the technique. It was always the context, never (just) the content.

#asanas

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Western psychology says you’re a mind in a body. Sanskrit psychology says you’re a verb, not a noun—an unfolding event, not a trapped self. What happens when you see yourself as a process, not a thing? #SanskritPsychology

Our relationships are as much a part of us as our own bodies. #SanskritPsychology delves into the profound impact of our social connections.

Ready to rethink the self? #SanskritPsychology combines modern science with ancient Indian philosophy, offering a fresh perspective on who you are.

Curious about the mind? 🤔 Western psychology is just one piece of the puzzle. Explore the ancient wisdom of #SanskritPsychology and discover a new-old way to understand yourself and others.

Here's today's reminder that what you call common sense is far more local than you can possibly imagine
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The Western world sells yoga as self-improvement. The original texts describe it as self-dissolution. What are we really teaching? Explore deeper yoga 👉 philipjgrant.com #YogaHistory #YogaTruths

“Let go of the ego” is a misleading phrase. The real work isn’t losing the ego—it’s understanding it. Explore yoga psychology 👉 philipjgrant.com #YogaWisdom #InnerWork

What do you mean when you talk about "yourself"? Here's what I mean:

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Sanskrit Psychology sees happiness as transient and linked to a deeper reality beyond comparison and accumulation. #Joy #Fulfillment #SpiritualGrowth

Mental illness isn’t just in your brain—it’s shaped by economics, history, and power. But psychiatry tells us it’s just a chemical problem. #NikolasRose #Psychiatry #MentalHealth

Well-being is now a commodity, sold in apps, supplements, and coaching programs. But what if true well-being isn’t for sale? #WellnessIndustry #SelfHelp #Capitalism