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How We Get Hooked and How We Get Unhooked

By Pema Chödrön — 2017

Pema Chödrön on shenpa, or the urge, the hook, that triggers our habitual tendency to close down. We get hooked in that moment of tightening when we reach for relief. To get unhooked, we begin by recognizing that moment of unease and learn to relax in that moment.

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This Meditation Teacher Has an Amazing Explanation—and Solution—for Why So Many of Us Can’t Escape the Voice in Our Heads

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