Ep #89 - From suicidal to happy and successful - In conversation with Nate Rifkin

The Happiness Project

When Nate Rifkin began his journey, he was suicidal and drank alcohol every morning to get through the day. He dropped out of college, went broke, bankrupt, and even worked on street corners waving around a sign. However, Nate learned a little-known spiritual discipline that helped him transform his thoughts, emotions, financial life, and find love. He’s described his journey and the transformative practice he learned in his book, The Standing Meditation. Nate lives in Golden, Colorado with his lovely wife. He recently published a book about his journey called The Standing Meditation and it's getting great reviews. He is currently training/studying to become a Daoist priest and get his Doctorate in Chinese Energetic Medicine. In this episode, Nate and I talk about some practices he started that helped him recognise his full potential and how meditation was his best learning experience; he also spoke about his biggest resistance while practicing meditation. While there were so many practices that helped him, but getting out of your comfort zone, breaking out of unhealthy patterns, and taking small steps each day were small milestones that helped him get out on the other side. To know more about Nate Rifkin - https://naterifkin.com/blog/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-woo-woo-best-friend/id1555589799?i=1000524911483 https://anchor.fm/elisabeth-axiak/episodes/Ep-38---Nate-Rifkin-and-The-Standing-Meditation-e126fqt https://undergroundantics.podbean.com/e/ep-16-the-standing-meditation-w-nate-rifkin/ https://anchor.fm/thehappypsychic/episodes/Dipping-our-toes-into-Daoism-with-Nate-Rifkin-e137pe7