Tremendous viewpoint Yulia - find the source of the need for the dopamine hit, and replace it with something more supportive and nurturing - something less addictive, that is comforting and expressive of soul.

So what I do is hug a soft pillow, put some soothing music on, I don't jump from bed in the morning right away, I cuddle with myself, sometimes for an hour, meditate a lot, practice yoga, give myself massage with a foam roller.

It reflects very much into an approach I use of confronting abstinence (of dopamine hits). Especially when fasting and confronting dense karmic field energies, which is why dopamine acquiescence is so compelling. I take myself consciously into "the Desert". I see myself trekking across the wilderness in threadbare robes, with essential crystals in pocket, appreciating deeply the natural beauty through transcendence. I witness the cacti and scorpions, the shifting sands, baking sun on anvil-shaped rock, and crystal clear moon rising in the night sky - when so outstanding in this way, the veils of reality readily fall. In the evening I find a cave, and cuddle up in front of a heart-warming fire. Against the harsh beauty, I feel protected and nurtured. Until after a few days, I arrive at an oasis - where measured, pleasurable dopamine is available once more in its myriad of guises.

The sense of this kind of approach is blended into regular life. Abstinence is no longer a hardship, because you've reframed the density into something compelling and transformational. You know that you are gaining at the level of consciousness, and the challenge becomes adventure - where subtle acts of softness can be tremendously comforting.

The problem with society is that you all too easily "buy dopamine in a packet" or scroll to it on your phone. Consciousness doesn't work for it, and therefore isn't elevated in the pursuit. It's like sex without foreplay. It's always the chemistry, the alchemy, that elevates the moment and forges soul in the process.

Hence the power of the breath. Of meditation. And transcendence by infusing through, rather than taking the easy way out.

Open 💙