Ralph De La Rosa teaches about two things, the suffering that comes from emotional confusion and the freedom that comes from emotional intelligence. Ralph began practicing meditation in 1996 and has taught meditation since 2008. He was a student of Amma’s, the hugging saint, for 16 years. He began studying Buddhism in 2005. Ralph’s work has been featured in the New York Post, CNN, Tricycle, GQ, Women’s Health, and many other publications and podcasts. Ralph is a PTSD, depression, and opioid addiction survivor, and their work is inspired by the tremendous transformation he’s experienced through meditation, yoga, and therapy.

In this interview, Ralph joins me to discuss how we can live a better life, understand ourselves, and make the contribution we would make if only we could get out of our own ways. We also talk a good bit about Ralph’s books. The first is Monkey is the Messenger: Meditation and What Your Busy Mind is Trying to Tell You. Ralph offers an insightful perspective here that the mind, the monkey, is both an agitator and an ally. It’s not something to wish it would go away or shut up, it actually has some incredible messages for us of growth and healing. Ralph’s second book is called Don’t Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak-Outs, a book that’s very timely, even still as it was published a couple of years ago.

“Life is like an exploding train wreck of beautiful possibilities.”

This week on the School for Good Living Podcast:

• Music and the role it has played in Ralphs’ journey
• Neurodivergence and how it has helped Ralph understand himself
• How our suffering can teach us compassion
• Ralph’s new learning interest called “attachment styles”
• Ralph’s writing journey

Resources Mentioned:

• RalphDeLaRosa.com
• Don’t Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak-Outs
• Ralph’s Psychotherapy, Consulting, and Spiritual Memberships

Connect With The Guest:

• Ralph De La Rosa
• Ralph@ralphdelarosa.com

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