Are you meditating but still feeling stuck, anxious, or triggered by your past?
In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep with Ron Rathbun—founder of Kili Meditation and mentor to elite performers—who explains why traditional mindfulness methods may be failing you, and how the true power of stillness can actually dissolve trauma, not just help you cope.
Learn how to differentiate brain vs. mind function and why it matters in healing.
Discover the Greater Kili: a non-linear energy field that unlocks emotional freedom.
Hear how real trauma—from PTSD to looping thoughts—can be permanently released.
Hit play to explore a proven meditation method studied by medical researchers and used by top athletes to break free from fear, trauma, and constant overthinking.
Key Points
Ron Rathbun, founder of Kili Meditation, discusses his journey with meditation starting in 1978 to cope with PTSD from his father, a Vietnam veteran, and how it led to the development of Kili Meditation.
Ron explains the concept of trauma and its psychological impact, sharing a personal example of almost committing suicide due to the trauma he experienced.
Ron describes the difference between brain function (thinking process) and mind function (mental feeling process), emphasizing the importance of understanding this distinction in Kili Meditation.
Ron discusses the practice of Kili Meditation, focusing on the importance of getting off the surface of the mind and into a state of awareness of nothing, which leads to deep healing and regeneration.
Ron explains the concept of empathy and compassion, differentiating between the two and how they relate to the practice of Kili Meditation and its benefits for mental health.
Dr. Daniel Lee, a clinical professor of medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center, shares his experience with Kili Meditation and the positive effects it had on his patients, leading to a study on its benefits for reducing stress, anxiety, and depression.
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