Deepak Chopra on finding your inner peace in a busy world

Hello Monday is LinkedIn News’ weekly career podcast hosted by me,?Jessi Hempel.?You’ll hear from thoughtful experts, authors and business leaders about the changing nature of work—and how that work is changing us. Each week, this newsletter shares learnings and practices connected to the conversations.?Subscribe to the show's newsletter?here. This week our guest is Dr. Deepak Chopra.

Your yoga practice is more than stretching

Sometimes Hello Monday is an interview show. Sometimes, it’s more of a conversation. Today, it’s a masterclass, and along with you, I’m the student. You’ll almost undoubtedly recognize our teacher by his voice. It's Dr. Deepak Chopra.

Dr. Chopra offered to come on the show at the start of the year, just as his 93rd book published. (Yes, you heard that right: Dr. Chopra has written 93 books.) His new book is called Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-realization. And I’ll admit that when I picked it up, I thought of yoga only as the movement classes I do on my Peloton app. Dr. Chopra let someone else write about the physical aspects of yoga in his book. Instead, he chose to write about the philosophy of Royal Yoga, an ancient path to transformation with a remarkably practical application.?

I wish I could bring you into the virtual studio where Dr. Chopra and I met, because there’s a nuance to this conversation that I don’t know you’ll be able to hear. Sitting with him is a joy! He’s patient, attentive, and he appears to wear the hint of a smile at all times. He’s magnetic, even through a screen. The gift of his attention inspires me to want to attend. Imagine this experience for just a moment.?You can find the episode right here, or listen to it below:

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Last fall, I published my first book. It's the story of how every member of my family came out of the closet, but more than that, it's the story of our attempt to come back to each other after struggling a good deal. And I'd like to think that it's the story of how any family attempts to pull this off. None of us are all that different at the end of the day. If you want to learn more about it, here's?a five-minute documentary that TIME produced?and here's my interview with?Al?Roker on The Today Show.?Or you can just?buy the book!