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The Mindvalley Podcast

How To Cope With Tragedy And Loss - Biet Simkin

The Mindvalley Podcast

Mindvalley

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

At some point in our lives, we all experience tragedy. It could be the loss of our loved ones, the end of a loving relationship, or getting sacked from a fulfilling job. In those lowest moments, we thought coming out of it was impossible but we somehow managed to get by. The world-renowned meditation leader, Biet Simkin is here to teach us how to turn these tragedies into fuel for a better life.   Biet Simkin of GuidedByBiet is the world-renowned meditation leader dubbed the “David Bowie of Meditation.” As a musician, Biet weaves the world of pop culture and spirituality, teaching practical applications of ancient spiritual wisdom. The teachings are featured in Biet’s best-selling book, ‘Don’t Just Sit There!’ published by Simon & Schuster. Featured in Vogue, Forbes, ELLE, and TIME magazine, and as the resident meditation guru at The Sundance Film Festival, 1 Hotel, MoMA, and SoulCycle, she advises spiritual best practices for hotels and brands. Biet is best known for modernizing the spiritual path and has been called the "Meditation Guru for the next generation.”    Listen out for: - Biet’s tragic personal loss story.  - The Divided Attention Method. - The Fourth Way Technique.  - The cycle of enlightenment.   Bonus:                                                                  - Grab your own copy of Biet Simkin’s book here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/aUCoIDAe     - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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When those tragedies occurred for me, which is the death of my entire family except for my brother, one by one and the burning of my house and overcoming heroin addiction, all these things, those tragedies for me were openings for me to ask the question. How can I have an

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experience of life that is completely radical and revolutionary outside of what I'm

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constantly told by the mechanisms of reality

0:25.7

are impossible.

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I am Mission Laciani, founder of Mind Valley, the School for Human Transformation.

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You're listening to the Mind Valley podcast

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where we'll be bringing you the greatest teachers and thought leaders on the

0:36.3

planet to discuss the world's most powerful ideas and personal growth for mind,

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body, spirit, and work.

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So before we bring on our guest speaker today,

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I think it'll be really cool if I just made one of you come on live

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so you can share your story.

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So does anybody have a really cool pandemic story of how you're using

0:55.7

Mind Valley to make the most out of the pandemic? Simply type in I have a story

1:02.2

okay and you must have a webcam, you must be prepared to go live and share your story in under two minutes.

1:09.0

So hopefully you've studied speaking inspired by Lisa Nichols.

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So we're going to go with Renee.

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Renee Alessandria. Just a reminder if you're on the Connection app you can type in Renee's name

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you can probably find her you can connect with her if something she says resonates with you.

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You can reap her bio and her profile.

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Renee, I'm going to introduce you by bringing up your bio on the Connection

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app so people know who you are.

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