Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU)
A clinical term describing compulsive social media engagement that negatively impacts an individual's well-being, mirroring addiction symptoms.
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Discussed in Episodes
Digital Detox Through Ancient Wisdom: How Yoga and Ayurveda Address Social Media Addiction
Your phone checks you more than you check it. Ancient yogic and Ayurvedic traditions saw this coming; not smartphones, but the fundamental problem of sensory overwhelm. In this episode, we explore: Pratyahara: the fifth limb of yoga and the most neglected. What "withdrawal of the senses" actually means in the age of infinite scroll The Ayurvedic perspective on sensory overload and how it depletes ojas (vital energy) Research on how social media affects dopamine, attention, and mental health How yoga practices -- specific asanas, pranayama, and meditation -- can rewire the brain's reward circuitry The concept of a "digital dinacharya" -- daily routines that create boundaries between you and your devices Practical protocols combining ancient wisdom with modern digital hygiene This is not an anti-technology episode. It is about using frameworks that are thousands of years old to solve a problem that is brand new.
Yoga Sutras Deep Dive: Asana & Pranayama -- The Body as Gateway
We unpack Sutras II.46 through II.53, examining why Patanjali devoted just three verses to asana when modern yoga has thousands of poses, how "steady and comfortable" became the world's most misunderstood instruction, and what Mark Singleton's historical research reveals about the true origins of modern postural yoga. Then we cross the bridge into pranayama -- the practice that sits at the exact interface between body and mind. We explore the five pranas, the mechanics of kumbhaka (breath retention), the mysterious "fourth pranayama" that arises spontaneously in deep meditation, and what modern neuroscience confirms about the vagus nerve, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and why controlling your breath genuinely changes your brain.