#### [[notes_Working with Samskaras ]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Link**:: [Healthy Gamer](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/working-with-samskaras) #### Terms - [[Buddhi]] - [[Samskara]] - [[Citta]] - [[Yoga Nidra]] - [[Sankalpa]] ## Notes prev:: [[notes_Vedic Psychology]] - [[Buddhi]] calls up [[Samskara]] - [[Samskara]] are a collection of emotional reactions to certain stimuli - [[Samskara]] are stuck at the age they were formed - These leads to psychological [[defense-mechanisms]] called regression - [[We carry our childhood wounds into adulthood]] - [[Samskara]] can lead to [[self-fulfilling prophecy]] - [[anxiety]] caused by bad experience lead to - [[Samskara]] can be positive as well - Identify [[Samskara]] by feeling your feelings - watch for reactions in your [[physiology]] - emotional catharsis - each time you notice a [[Samskara]] you redevelop your reactions to it and weaken its power - [[Yoga|Yogic]] techniques to generate - [[Yoga Nidra]] to calm your mind so you can implant a [[Sankalpa]] in your [[unconscious]]