#### [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/ **Covers**:: [[anxiety]], [[meditation]], [[depression]],[[Ayurveda]], [[Yoga]] #### Course review I would give this course 3/5 stars, you should only take it if you are very interested in it. If you buy all three modules [[Dr. K]] does end up repeating himself quite a bit, and the anxiety and depression modules have to split their time between Western [[medicine]] and [[Ayurveda]] so they don't get as in depth. The meditation module is by far the best. The history and discussion of Yoga and Buddhism are very interesting, and the meditation videos also seem really valuable. This module does spend a lot of time on life advice, which I find valuable but mileage may vary. I would either get this course for free through his coaching program, or if you already enjoy his Youtube videos and want to have much more condensed version. #### Meditation techniques - [[Japa Meditation]] - [[Activating Ajna Chakra]] # Concepts - [[Consciousness is our capacity to introspect]] - [[meditation]] - [[Meditation is a practice to gain control over your thoughts]] - [[notes_Different Meditative Styles]] - [[Meditation improves mental, physical, and emotional health]] - [[notes_Science of Meditation]] - [[Meditation helps us regulate our nervous system]] - [[Meditation regulates your hormones and stress physiology]] - [[Meditation helps us gain control over our emotions]] - [[Meditation helps us develop empathy]] - [[Meditation helps us detach negative attachments]] - [[Meditation increases our ability to influence the world]] - [[notes_History of Meditation]] - [[notes_Metaphysics of Meditation]] - [[Consciousness is the fundamental unit of existence]] - [[Meditation is a practice to develop a stronger consciousness]] - [[notes_Intro to Mantra Practice]] - [[We can control our body through our breath]] - [[notes_Breath and Mind]] - [[How to develop a meditation practice]] - [[Jnana]] Padha - The path of [[knowledge]], which explores the nature of learning and understanding. - [[notes_Knowledge of the Mind]] - [[notes_Vidya and Jnana]] - [[We learn by transforming information into understanding]] - Siddhi Padha - The path of [[accomplishment]], focused on reaching your goals - [[notes_What is achievement]] - [[notes_How to achieve]] - [[You can't control what happens]] - Sukkha Padha - The path of [[contentment]], focusing on building [[happiness]] through internal exploration. - [[notes_Dukkha]] - [[notes_Dharma]] - [[notes_Karma]] - [[Purpose is derived from within, duty is derived from without]] - Atman Padha - The path of the [[self]], which explores the nature of a [[humanity|human]] being, and what makes up a person. - [[notes_the Nature of Self]] - [[notes_Panchakosha Theory]] - [[notes_Confidence vs Ego]] - Manas Padha - The path of the [[mind]], which focuses on exploring the nature of the mind. - [[notes_The Nature of Mind]] - [[notes_System of Mind]] - [[Right kinds of thoughts lead to right kinds of actions]] - [[Self-belief is fundamental to good karma]] - [[notes_Vedic Psychology]] - [[notes_Treatment Principles for Anxiety and Depression]] - [[Medical treatment should be wholistic not prescriptive]] - [[There has been a decrease in mental health not an increase in mental illness]] - [[anxiety]] - [[notes_Anxiety 101]] - [[notes_Neuroscience of Anxiety]] - [[Attachment fuels anxiety]] - [[Anxiety prevents us from living in the present]] - [[notes_Responses to Anxiety]] - [[Confidence comes when you are more capable of handling diverse outcomes]] - [[Triggers activate stored emotional responses for certain situations]] - [[notes_Working with Samskaras]] - [[notes_Learned Anxiety]] - [[notes_Diagnosing Anxiety]] - [[notes_Solutions to Anxiety]] - [[depression]] - [[Depression is past focused, hopelessness is future focused]] - [[notes_Clinical vs Non-clinical depression]] - [[notes_Cognitive Depression]] - [[notes_Diagnosing depression]] - [[notes_Solutions to depression]] - [[Ayurveda]] - [[notes_Intro to Ayurveda]] - [[notes_Brain Gut Axis]] - [[Gut health directly impacts mental health]] - [[notes_Herbs for mental health]] - [[Drugs work by effecting your chemical environment]]