The Fear of Panic is Far Worse Than the Panic

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, I understand the urge. I’ve been there. Something crazy happens in my life, and my first instinct is to pull out my phone. Read the news. Scroll endlessly on social media. Distract myself until my stress and anxiety pass. Several years ago, before I learned what I’m about to share, I would get lost in my phone for days…

If you are on a journey of self-discovery…

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, For all the people who inquired about my new book in audio form, it’s now available for listening on Amazon and Audible. Enjoy. If you are on a journey of growth and self-discovery, you no doubt have had moments where you have felt frustrated and disappointed with the state of the world. The cruelty and mindlessness of others has…

How Mindfulness Could Reshape Society

What kind of world would we live in if simple mindfulness were taught in every school? If it were practiced in every company? If people learned mindfulness at home, on their own computers? The world would be a very different place. Our minds project our reality. When we are mindless, we act without considering consequences. When we are unaware of the interconnected nature of all life on this planet, greed…

Why We Act Impulsively: 2-Step Process for Never Losing Your Cool

Very often in life, we say something we don't mean. We react in anger. We make an impulsive decision, an unconscious choice, and later regret it. With a bigger, broader perspective, we see the error in our ways and feel a sense of regret or shame about it.And we want to understand why we did this. We want to prevent it from happening again. So we have to understand the…

Nothing Tests Your Spirituality Like Other People

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, I was flipping back through an old journal and I saw an entry that made me laugh today. A few years ago, I was meditating very studiously and I was having a very blissful day — cloud nine, head in the clouds, and floating along. When a very negative, complaining, screeching neighbor decided to start banging on my walls and…

Path to Peace Your Thoughts Are Lying to You

Send me a message "Your mind is like a toddler with a chainsaw." Most of us are living in "Stockholm Syndrome" with our own thoughts. We trust our worst abuser — our own inner critic — as if it were gospel. But there is a secret to mental freedom that no one taught us in school. In this talk, Todd Perelmuter breaks down the "slave driver" nature of the ego…

This Is How I Wanna Die

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter NewsletterHello my friend,The other day, I was goofing around with my friend and I started laughing so hard my sides hurt, water shot out my nose, and I was crying two waterfalls down my face. And it was awesome. Every single muscle fiber in my body relaxed, there was no thought — it was just pure joy.That’s when it occurred to me: dying from…

What is the Best Advice You Have for New Meditators?

This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.For some people when starting out, they need a guided meditation or music in order to relax at all. But the most beneficial types of meditation make you the guru of your own mind. They let you do all the work so you get all the benefits. This journey…

How Do We Become Aware of Awareness?

In meditation, we can become aware of awareness itself. The first step is simple. Close your eyes and begin by noticing your thoughts. Don’t try to change them. Just observe what the thoughts are, the nature of the thoughts, how one thought jumps to another, how they arise and how they fade away. Really look at what a thought is. As you observe your thoughts, notice something deeper: you are…

8 Small Changes That Can Improve Your Mental Wellbeing

1. Stop Thinking Your Way Out of Overthinking We cannot think our way out of overthinking. We cannot force our mind to stop thinking negative thoughts. And we can't undo anxiety if we are anxiously trying to get rid of it. But we can cultivate a more positive mindset. When we feel low, combining wisdom with calm brings about heightened state of presence. We all have a higher intelligence within…