Reflections on Healing & Data Science - Dr. Kohli

🔹 Personal Practice & Mindfulness

• “Single Up” Check-In: Ask yourself regularly — “Are you doing it?” (engaging in self-care, staying present)

• Commitment: Practice self-awareness or mindfulness 3 times a week.

• Biorhythm Awareness: Align your daily habits with natural cycles — pulse, sleep, seasons, heat, rain, sound.

🔹 Nature’s Influence on Well-Being

• Rain & Environment: Locations like Dharmashala and Dharamkot inspire calm — influenced by natural weather patterns like rain.

• Negative Ions in Nature:Elements like rain and fresh air introduce negative ions that help balance the body by:

  • Reducing stress and anxiety

  • Supporting homeostasis (internal balance)

  • Regulating biorhythms and emotional flow

    
    

🔹 Emotional & Physical Reset

• Sitting in Conducive Spaces: Choose calm, quiet rooms to:

  • Stand up and breathe deeply

  • Reset your nervous system

  • Reconnect with your body rhythms

• Feel Your Feelings: Don’t suppress emotions — allow them to rise:

  • From the heart to the throat (emotional processing path)

  • Experience emotions immediately and mindfully

    
    

🔹 Reframing Anxiety

• Alter Your Perception: Anxiety can often be reframed as:

  • Emotional overload

  • A call for kindness and gentleness toward self

  • An invitation to access emotional alternatives (new meanings)

  • Renaming anxiety to excitement

    
    

🔹 Healing Through Awareness

• Company You Keep: Surround yourself with people who support emotional healing — especially those who help rewire your mental patterns.

• Generational Trauma: We may carry emotional patterns passed down from:

  • Our mother’s unresolved feelings

  • Her glance, scent, or behavioral imprints

• Head & Feet Connection: Ground yourself by being aware of both your thoughts (head) and your roots (feet) — physical anchoring matters.

  
  

🌀 Core Insight

Healing is both neuroscientific and emotional. Aligning your environment, emotions, and biorhythms can unlock powerful self-awareness and transformation.

Emotional Awareness & Thoughtful Response

🧠 Understanding Anxiety & Its Roots

• People suffering from anxiety often carry generational trauma.

• Symptoms include palpitations and chronic worrying.

• Causes may include:

  • Genetic markers

  • Interfamilial affairs or family patterns

    
    

💭 Mindful Thinking: From Reaction to Reflection

• Don’t rush decisions. Often, we’re not even fully present when making them.

• Regret often stems from decisions made in a reactive state.

• Choices define life — even the smallest ones.

• Capture the small gap between:

  • Stimulus and response

  • That moment is powerful. Use it.

    
    

🧘 Response vs. Reaction

• If you’re overwhelmed, say:➤ “I’ll get back to you.”

• That little pause can prevent:

  • Regret

  • Unhelpful or impulsive responses

• Whether it’s purposeful or emotional, come back to the situation later:

  • “I’ll return to this question with a clearer mind.”

    
    

🛠 Self-Work Practices

• Meditate or talk to a therapist to better understand your patterns.

• Train yourself to:

  • Think through situations patiently

  • Control partiality and bias

  • Choose clarity over immediacy

    
    

🔄 Communication & Inner Dialogue

• Learn to be able to reflect rather than instantly react.

• Sometimes, no response is needed:

  "You don’t have to speak. The remark may not need a reply at all."

  

🌱 Key Insight

“Between stimulus and response lies the power to choose peace.”