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Beliefs, Core Beliefs, Vikalpas, Limiting Beliefs — for Yoga Teachers, Yoga Therapists, Health & Wellness Coaches, Holistic Healthcare Providers

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we prepare to more deeply explore the mind and its blocks by laying the groundwork related to beliefs and vikalpas.

Objective

Be familiar with foundational terminology and considerations related to beliefs, cognitive bias, subconscious, core beliefs, and vikalpas.

Description

Define and discuss beliefs. Relate beliefs to perceptions. Discuss a key reason why changing beliefs can be difficult. Explain how beliefs are formed. Define and give examples of a subconscious belief and a core belief. Discuss common Define the Sanskrit word, vikalpa and explain why this is an important topic. Describe limiting beliefs and why we have them. Discuss the relationship between limiting beliefs and the collective of humanity.

Vocabulary

belief, cognitive bias, core belief, vikalpa

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