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Podcast: WORD UP with Dani Katz
Episode: Why Trying to Wake Up Keeps You Asleep with Val Reznik
Description: What happens when the mind stops?In this deep-dive of a soulful af conversation, Dani sits down with longtime friend, spiritual teacher, and author Val Reznik to explore his 30-year journey into consciousness, awakening, and the nature of the Self.After a spontaneous âno-mindâ experience decades ago, Val set out on a tenacious quest to understand enlightenmentâtraveling the world, practicing intensive meditation, experimenting with psychedelics, and studying spiritual traditions across cultures.But the ultimate realization wasnât what he expected.In this episode, Val shares the profound insight that the search f...