Now For Tomorrow with Deepak Chopra

In Religion of Sports' latest podcast series, Host Iggy Monda takes listeners inside America’s locker rooms and field houses to explore hazing in high school sports today. Through deeply personal stories of kids who have hazed, parents who have fought for accountability, coaches who are scared of what their players do when they’re not looking, and people who have hazed others, he ultimately asks why hazing is so ingrained in American culture – and what it says about us. Follow ROS Presents: Roughhousing for the full series. CONTENT WARNING: episode contains descriptions of violence and violent ideation.

Today we welcome a guest: radio and television host and author Charlamagne the God. Charlamagne has wisdom to share with us on how now is the time to lean into uncertainty and experience the freedom of not knowing.

Sigmund Freud said that anxiety is like an unwelcome guest that refuses to leave. You are forced to adapt to its presence. Can you get this unwelcome guest to leave? Yes, you can.

Today we welcome a guest: Doctor Michael Gervais. Dr. Gervais will show us how to establish a morning mindset routine.

We use the word “stress” all the time, but people don’t really know how to deal with it, so they stop trying . In normal times we accept that modern life moves fast and brings pressure. In the present crisis, these conditions are exacerbated and affect many more people.

We think of power as a matter of struggle, competition, and overcoming obstacles. But there’s deeper power in just the opposite.

We think of power as a matter of struggle, competition, and overcoming obstacles. But there’s deeper power in just the opposite.

Today we welcome a guest: Lewis Howes of the School of Greatness podcast. Lewis used to think a morning routine was what really sets you up for a successful day, but he has learned that a conscious evening routine is equally as important.

It’s commonly understood that what you aren’t aware of, you cannot change.

An ideal relationship is loving and healing. If those two qualities exist, the ups and downs that exist in every relationship can be weathered, because various situations come and go, but they take second place to your certainty that you are loved and that you will get support and sympathy when you feel wounded, ill, or need emotional healing.

The ideal state of the mind is alert and yet restful and reflective. Your mind naturally returns to this state if you let it.

When you are sustained by love and feel compassion for others, your become part of a constant give-and-take, what a physiologist would call a feedback loop, that goes from your heart to every cell in your body and from you to everyone you encounter.

Today, take a moment to nurture your body by replacing “heaviness” with “lightness.”

Today take a moment to nurture your spirit by focusing on your spiritual I.Q.

Everyone’s life has failures, disappointments, and setbacks. What makes a difference is the ability to bounce back from the bad things that come everyone’s way.

Everyone has times in their lives when it is necessary to forgive or be forgiven, but in the current crisis the need has risen abruptly. Forgiveness is all about releasing yourself from the past so that you can live in the present.

We don’t think very much about our ability to notice things. Some people are good at noticing positive things around them, while some only notice what’s wrong. In reality, noticing is one of the most powerful and useful things your mind does. 

The one thing that bonds a strong relationship is communication. The deeper the communication, the more intimate and free a relationship is, allowing for it to grow stronger over the years. On the other hand, lack of communication is perhaps the single greatest reason for relationships eroding and breaking down.

Take a moment to talk about the best way to handle your worries.

Today we welcome a guest: radio and television host and author Charlamagne the God. Charlamagne has wisdom to share with us on how now is the time to lean into uncertainty and experience the freedom of not knowing.