>>> WE ARE BACK ON A SATURDAY
>>> WE ARE BACK ON A SATURDAY
MORNING WITH IN-DEPTH.
IN QUESTION THAT THE LAST FEW
MONTHS HAVE BEEN STRESSFUL FOR
BOTH CHILDREN AND, OF COURSE,
FOR ADULTS AS WELL.
>> THAT’S FOR SURE.
WE WANTED TO BRING IN MALIKLIKA
CHOPRA INTO THE CONVERSATION.
SHE’S ALSO THE DAUGHTER OF
MINDFULNESS DOCTOR DEEP PACK
CHOPRA.
NICE TO HAVE YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> WE NEED YOUR EXPERTISE NOW
MORE THAN EVER.
WE’RE LIVING THROUGH
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.
ECONOMIC CONCERN, THE PANDEMIC,
THE PROTESTS WE’RE WITNESSING
HERE.
STRESS LEVELS ARE HIGH.
WHAT ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN MANAGE
THAT STRESS RIGHT NOW?
>> SO FEELINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO
FEEL.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE TO FEEL OUR
FEELS AND LIVE THROUGH THEM.
RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY
FEELING ANGER, RAGE, CONFUSION,
LONELINESS AND ANXIETY.
ALL OF THOSE ARE REALLY NATURAL
AND ONE WAY THAT WE CAN DEAL
WITH BIG FEELINGS IS THROUGH
MEDITATION AND OTHER PRACTICES.
>> SO LET’S TAKE A DEEPER DIVE
INTO MEDITATION, MALLIKA.
TELL US HOW IT WORKS AND HOW
MUCH DOES IT ACTUALLY HELP?
>> SO MEDITATION REALLY DOES
HELP AND A LOT OF RESEARCH IS
SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF
MEDITATION ON DEALING WITH
STRESS.
ULTIMATELY, MEDITATION ALSO
HELPS US DEALING WITH SITUATIONS
WITH WISDOM, COMPASSION AND
INTENTION.
WHEN WE DO THAT, WE HELP OUR
BODIES PROCESS STRESS, WE LEARN
TO LISTEN BETTER, BUT WE FEEL
MORE IN CONTROL OF TAKING ACTION
IN ANY SITUATION.
>> MALLIKA, YOU’RE ALSO A
PARENTING EXPERT.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF PARENTS
FIGURING OUT HOW TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT THEIR KIDS, FAIR FAMILIES
MAY BE SEEING ON TELEVISION.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU OFFER THOSE
FAMILIES?
>> SO I THINK IT’S SO IMPORTANT
RIGHT NOW TO, ONE, RECOGNIZE
THAT EACH CHILD IS DIFFERENT.
SO EVEN I HAVE ONE CHILD WHO
WANTS TO TALK AND EMOTIONAL AND
CRY AND ONE CHILD WHO WANTS TO
HIDE AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
BOTH ARE NORMAL AND NATURAL
REACTIONS.
AS PARENTS, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE
OUR CHILD’S INDIVIDUAL NATURE.
I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO BE
HONEST WITH THEM ABOUT OUR OWN
FEELINGS AND SAY SOMETIMES WE
DON’T KNOW THE ANSWERS.
WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE ALL
PROBLEMS.
IN DOING THAT, WE, OF COURSE,
HAVE TO BE AGE APPROPRIATE.
BECAUSE YOUNGER CHILDREN AND
OLDER CHILDREN PROCESS
INFORMATION DIFFERENTLY.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE TO
HELP THEM FEEL SAFE.
>> MALLIKA, CAN YOU SHARE COPING
MECHANISMS FOR BOTH KIDS AND
ALSO ADULTS?
>> YES.
MINDFULNESS IS BEING AWARE OF
YOUR THOUGHTS, YOUR BODY AND
YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
MEDITATION IS CLEANSING YOUR
MIND.
THEY ALL START WITH BREATH.
ONE SIMPLE EXERCISE I SHARE IS
THREE BREATHS.
YOU SIT COMFORTABLY WITH YOUR
FEET ON THE GROUND.
SHARE THIS WITH KIDS.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN AND OUT.
AND SAY I AM SAFE.
I AM GROUNDED.
NEXT, PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR
HEART, TAKE A BREATH IN AND OUT.
THINK OF ONE THING THAT YOU’RE
GRATEFUL FOR.
AND THEN ONE LAST BREATH.
JUST PUT YOUR HANDS BY YOUR
SIDE, TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN AND
OUT.
AND JUST SAY I AM.
FEEL THE EXPANSIVENESS OF SPACE
AROUND YOU AND ABOVE YOU.
I AM.
>> MALLIKA CHOPRA.
WE’LL HEAVE IT THERE.
FANTASTIC INFORMATION THIS
