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Yung Pueblo is a writer, meditator and speaker. Lately, I've been reading his book Inward, a profound collection of insights about letting go of emotional pain, practicing self-love, and understanding oneself.

Today I talk with Yung Pueblo about emotional history -- what it is and how it relates to cultivating inner peace. I ask him what it was like to go on a 45-day silent meditation retreat, what his meditative practice looks like, what resources he recommends, how he got started on this path, and more.

You can connect with Yung Pueblo on Instagram @Yung_Pueblo. His book, Inward is available on Amazon.

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Show Notes and Time Stamps

• The meaning behind the name Yung Pueblo (5:30)

• How he got started writing (12:00)

• His idea of liberation and the goal of meditation (13:15)

• How he started on this path of meditation and healing (16:00)

• His first experience with meditation (19:00)

• How our emotional history affects our behavior (24:50)

• Other strategies for cultivating inner peace: diet (30:15)

• His experience with a 30-day silent retreat (35:15)

• A common myth of meditation and personal development (38:40)

• Other tools for meditation and mindfulness (50:30)

• What has contributed to his inner peace the most (56:35)

• Book recommendations (1:08:30)

Books & Other Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• Inward by Yung Pueblo

• Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka

• Kundalini yoga

• Pranayama

• Don Hoffman episode on the Think Grow Podcast

• Mindful Meditation Studio

• Unplugged Meditation Studio

• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

• Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

• Hua Hu Ching by Lao Tzu

• The Art of Dying by S. N. Goenka and Virginia Hamilton

• The Dhammapada

• Bhagavad Gita

• Great Disciples of the Buddha

• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

• Yung Pueblo's Instagram page @yung_pueblo

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Ruben Chavez is a writer, personal development educator, and host of The Think Grow Podcast. His Instagram account, ThinkGrowProsper, has amassed over 3 million followers. Along with his blog, these platforms are his way of inspiring and connecting with thoughtful, creative, and ambitious people just like you.