r/DrJoeDispenza

Bear with me, please. This question was in my head for the longest time and no matter how much I read or learn or think, I cannot reach the answer so if you have any insight, tell me, I'm hungry for understanding!!

I've been meditating for so many years, since childhood really, so with the process of getting into the void, losing myself etc, I'm good, and it always feels incredible and every time I get up from meditation, I do feel like a different or new person. But then my ego comes. I'm a resilient and very loving person, but boy am I a control freak. During meditation, I'm letting it go and in those hours I don't feel the need or urge to control, but during the day, I'm like a hunter dog, sniffing for outcomes, signs, anything, and constantly guessing. Then after guessing or trying to control, I feel guilty and like I jinxed my manifestation to come (which I know is false, but it feels like it).

It's important that I mention, I've gone through being half-paralyzed as a baby and my father wanting to kill me for it, then abused by him and neglected by my mom, turned down by family members whom I asked help from, raped, etc etc. And in all of these situations I survived by asking God to help me (or later by trying to manifest) but constantly trying to control or guess the universe's next step. At this point I'm exhausted.

Lately I've got like... the worst event that was possible for me, it shattered me even more than the things I've mentioned already. I still meditate every day, but I cry and feel so hopeless also. One of my huge fears is, that I'll end up alone and won't ever experience true love, that stays. That I'm just...alone. I think it feels familiar to many of you. This is why I meditate so much, to feel this one-ness. But the thing is, yesterday I was at my absolute lowest, like I couldn't get up from the floor from the weakness from sobbing and all. I asked help from the one I trusted most, and he told me "Stop waiting for someone to come. It's very hard but you can do it." And it killed me. I know he meant it well, but this is the hardest pill to swallow, that I'm all alone.

And now the worst thing, what made me write this post. I heard from Dr Joe as well, that when you get to the point of being so exhausted and tried everything and you're at your lowest, that's when true surrender comes and you can just... surrender it all to the greater mind/power. And I still don't feel it. I feel this fricking ego in me that is grieving, that is raging from injustice, that craves love desperately after decades of not being loved in any way. I'm so much on the floor, but I still put in the work, and I still have no damn idea how to let it all go and surrender.

I wanted to manifest a man, whom I love more than I can tell, and it obviously is not working, and yesterday during my BOTEC meditation as I was laying down, I asked the Unknown to just take my desire away, I don't even want to manifest anymore, I just don't want to suffer.

Please help me if you can, I'm in desperate need for it. I'm open for any advice, please guide me in any way! Thank you so much in advance.

Years ago I watched the Dispenza series on Gaia, listened to and read his books, meditated every morning.. but then I still get this weird doubt. Even with all of this science presented to me.

Lately this one thought keeps coming into my mind.. it’s “If he can heal his spine within weeks then why couldn’t he grow new hair?”

Pretty sure he’s had the hair transplant service done and I’m not knocking him at all for it at all! He works hard he deserves to feel his best. I think it looks great and I want my husband to do it and feel better about his hair one day too!

But, the doubt is… if there are such miraculous things happening to people and their bodies, lives, bank accounts. Why can’t we grow hair back? Or maybe it was something he didn’t meditate on?

Anyways.. just wanted to see what else anyone may think about that. Don’t want to speak badly about him either I love him dearly and respect his work.

I just started doing Joe Dispenza's Turning Into New Potentials meditation. Yesterday was my first session, and today was my second.

Surprisingly, today felt much harder than yesterday. Throughout the meditation, my mind kept telling me to open my eyes. I also kept feeling like time was moving incredibly slowly, and I became really irritated, almost like I couldn't wait for the 45 minutes to be over.

Even though I felt that way, I didn't open my eyes and stayed with the meditation until the end.

I'm curious if this is a common experience for beginners or if I'm doing something wrong. Did anyone else experience this when they first started? If so, why does it happen, and does it get easier with time?

I'm looking for honest experiences rather than encouragement, so I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've actually gone through it.

I’ve been practicing the blessing of energy centers for a week or two. Oddly my life is hectic my job is in shambles, my health has been shaky, however at this moment I’m so grateful and happy and at peace. I don’t care about healing I’m so content with my life I’m so content with my bed, water, apartment and even my cells and the pain in my body. The sickness doesn’t matter that’s a label it’s the heart that matter it’s the experience of being you, of feeling the joy and abundance that’s the key that’s Joe is talking about it. I think I finally get it we shouldn’t attack the disease but uncover it, study it, love it and let go. I’m so much more detached from longing a partner or love because I can meditate and enter a state of pure love that completes me. I’m in pure content I think lol, this meditation is the answer for abundance and health because nobody can ever take away the joy I feel in meditation state. Can anybody relate?

I just got an e-mail with this text:
“We appreciate your commitment to personal growth and transformation.
However, after careful review of the information provided in your application, we have determined there are certain medical considerations we need to address further. To better understand how we can support you – and to adhere to our safety protocols – it is vital that you schedule and participate in a Zoom call with our medical team. Your current condition may be among those we cannot safely support during the retreat.”

They further suggest to bring my own support for 50% discount but i don’t have anyone who wants that.

I’m I bit bummed out as I’ve been wanting to go for over 5 years but only now felt fit enough to travel.
And now they may decide to cancel it.

Someone else who had this zoom call?

And what support could they provide at the retreat?
The only thing I’m worried about is standing in line for the food and toilets. When it’s too intense to sit i could always lie down I thought. Maybe I’ll fall asleep but that won’t bother anyone. Also for the walking meditations i can sit on the ground if it’s too much.

Any insights or supportive thoughts on this?

Hey, does anyone know what music is featured in the second half of Botec 5? After 43 minutes but more specifically around 56 minutes and onward. I think that's the same one track till the end after.0

I have been searching literally for hours, listening to the most songs by Barry Goldstein and Remko Arentz on Youtube but so far with no success.. It is so beautiful, I would love to listen to it without Dr Joe's voice. I have no problem with his voice just.. you know..

Btw this is my favorite meditation, I feel so much love in my heart and I often cry.. which is partly due to the harmonics and resonance in the music I think.

Hii,

does anyone know which meditation Joe challenges us to think of one think we really wanna manifest and also one like silly/ non serious manifestation and to decide a sign to look out for?

thank you!!

I just want to share this with you all.

I've been following Dr. Joe for 10 years now, but I've only been meditating daily for the past 2 years. I watched his videos every day, and they even helped me understand English well. So about six months ago, I switched to doing the original meditations in English — and honestly, the difference in effectiveness compared to the translated versions in my native language has been incredible.

Doing them in English also makes me feel more connected to Dr. Joe's community, and that connection really supports me.

I mostly listen to BOTEC 2 every morning. I also do walking meditation with music. Earlier on, I used to set all kinds of intentions, but focusing on them so intensely actually made me feel more lack. Then, two months ago, something I really wanted almost manifested... but it fell apart. That hit me hard, and it became crystal clear that external things can't make me happy. So for the last two months, my only intention has been to simply feel good with myself. I got tired of chasing and expecting. And that, I think, is the real key.

My whole life, I'd been trying to earn love without even realizing it. I thought I was doing everything right. But I ended up building relationships that drained me. About six months ago, I knew it was time to put an end to that pattern — but it was so hard. I didn't expect anything from the meditations; I just did them and did my best to stay mindful with my eyes open. Gradually, I started to feel more grounded. I woke up in the middle of the night with zero anxiety and this weird feeling of calm stability. Wow! Hold on… so Dr. Joe is not a criminal?! 😂

May and June were amazing. After each meditation, I felt whole and at peace. Sometimes I'd meditate before bed too. My sleep improved significantly — I'd struggled with insomnia for about three years. I had more energy. Ideas kept popping up during meditation — which was actually distracting, haha.

Basically, I found myself again — without fighting the outside world.

Then, a week ago, I unexpectedly cut off a draining relationship. I just did it. I thought I'd feel terrible afterward, like I usually did — that I'd suffer. But guys, I feel so good being with myself. Life goes on. It feels like not a week has passed, but months. I feel like I'm outgrowing my old self more and more. And it's becoming even more interesting — and it helps me meditate with even more passion, even though I don't have any mystical experiences. (I did have some in 2021 and 2022, and they were beautiful — but now I know they're not really the point.)

Anyway, I just want to inspire you to keep going. Just do it. Make the time. Do it every day. It's so worth it. My health is improving, I've overcome social anxiety, I've started working out, I feel great in my body, and my income is growing. And the best things start to happen when your only goal is to feel good. Let go of everything else and just do the work.

I'm in love with this work. Wishing you all the best on your journey!

P.S. Apologies for any awkward phrasing — I hope the translation captures what I truly mean ☺️

Hey guys, just wanted to share my experience with you all. Just two weeks ago, I was fired from a high-stress, low paying job in a loud chaotic environment that left me feeling so worn out at the end of each day, due to not meeting an unrealistic performance metric.

But after that, i started JD’s meditations, mainly BOTEC and his ones on abundance.

I visualized myself finding a job that paid me better, was lower stress, and ideally remote, and really connected with elevated emotions like joy and love. I knew the job market wasn’t the easiest but I never let that get me down.

I did the meditations every day, was applying to jobs i saw on linkedin, and within a few days a recruiter called, set up an interview which i had a week ago, and the company reached out to me yesterday with an offer for a job that pays me more, in a quiet environment, and will be fully remote after the first 3 months!!

I’m still shocked that this worked, this was my shortest period of unemployment, literally only two weeks.

For anyone having doubts, I highly encourage you to try JD’s meditations, I truly believe that’s what helped me achieve this outcome!

Anyone who has attended the week long or weekend events.

Can you give me the exact schedule that was followed so that I can do it at home.

I know there are people who are suggesting how to do it but i find a bit unclear. Like do this or that.. but I want an exact replica of the schedule that was followed there. Like at what hour what specific meditations did he make you do.

It would be great if anyone could help.

Thank you.

Some necessary background information is that whenever I get my period, it hurts incredibly (which probably is familiar to many women here), I have so many symptoms every time that I feel like I cannot even exist in my body anymore - I have cramps, stomach pain, lower back pain, headache, hot flashes, no energy, muscle pain and brain fog. It all always comes together like a package.

And now, to the point! My period came again, in the morning I could barely stand and I had to lean onto a chair while talking to someone standing, it was as painful as usual. Then, I knew I had to do my meditation. I'll admit, I had a bit of an urge to skip it today but I was like no, I promised myself to show up every day, no matter what.

And oh my God, I was doing BOTEC 4. I was sitting, it was all very hurtful but somehow I managed to slip my consciousness from the pain and did everything as instructed. I couldn't even feel my body anymore after the energy center work, I was totally just consciousness. And when it was time to come back, and I opened my eyes and stood up... all that unbearable pain was gone, fully! I even twisted my body and jumped and I kept having goosebumps like no way that no medicine could ever help the period pains and now an hour of meditating made it all disappear, each and every symptom!

When it comes to Dr. Joe's teachings, I never ever doubted health-related manifestations, like to me it is very logical that the healing and loving power that keeps us going every day can heal us too and bring balance. I have my anxieties in love and other matters, but in health-manifestations I have an unwavering confidence, and now this experience boosted it even more!

I'm sooooooooo happpyyyy and grateful, I am grinning for half an hour now I swear.

Just curious about your experiences! I recently listened to an interview of his where he said “I try and avoid the God word” and it kinda threw me for a loop. I’m a big fan of Neville Goddard. He’s wild but so sure of God. And I’m not saying every teacher needs to reference gospel and i get he’s trying (and successfully) appealing to the masses. So I get it. But I’m curious about believers of Christ who also practice Joes teachings and meditations. Has doing so affected your faith or beliefs of God?
Thank you!

Hello,

I have been following traditional emditation and joe dispenza meditations for last 4-5 months. I can feel so much energy in my hands (buzzing ans warm feeling) and spine. Yesterday I could feel a ball of energy around me and white light around me during meditation. I can feel all of my energy centres. How do I not awaken Kundalini as i dont thibk I'm ready for it. Well, worried about psychosis stmptoms taht follows kundalini awakening.

I start my meditation with an intention to not awaken energy but I still feel it. At the moment, I feel I cannot do meditation as it scares me.

Please can you share ypur experience about what do I do to not awaken Teh kundalini please?

P.s : I really appreciate you all taking time to advice or share your experience. This is an amazing community. I am grateful to you all. I have learnt a lot from this community. Thank you all x

Thank you

For those who do not want to read everything: I mainly want to know what Joe Dispenza’s work can actually bring to a person. My short questions are listed at the very bottom.

Hello everyone,

I would really like to dive deeply into Dr. Joe Dispenza, his meditations, his practices, his retreats, his instructions and everything that people have truly experienced through his work.

It is very important to me that I receive honest answers and not just superficial talk. I do not only want to hear that he is a good coach or that meditation has a calming effect. I really want to understand what is possible with his techniques, what people have actually experienced, and whether his work also leads into deeper mystical, energetic or spiritual areas.

I heard about Joe Dispenza a long time ago, but back then I saw him more as a good coach in the area of manifestation and self healing. I always thought that he simply explains in great detail how inner states influence the body, even on a molecular and chemical level. To me, his basic message sounded something like this: you are what you truly embody inwardly. If you are inwardly poor, sick, limited or blocked, then this will also show externally in your life and in your body. If you inwardly truly embody healing, abundance, freedom, power and a new self, then the outer reality and the body can also change.

But recently I read in a Reddit community about Kundalini that some Joe Dispenza meditations or practices apparently can trigger Kundalini like experiences or even trigger a Kundalini awakening. That made me extremely curious, because I had not categorized Joe Dispenza in that way before. I thought he worked more with consciousness, self healing, manifestation and mental reprogramming, but not necessarily with such intense energetic processes.

A little about me: I practiced Kundalini Yoga daily for over 5 or 6 years, usually 2 to 3 hours a day. During that time I had many different experiences and side effects, for example tingling, strong heat, pressure in the body, emotional releases, outbursts of anger, old traumas and negative patterns coming up, strong mental clarity, deep meditative states and very intense sensations in the area of the third eye. I have also had several Ayahuasca experiences, also alone. So I am not someone who gets scared at the first strong sensation or immediately thinks that something is going wrong. I know intense inner processes.

I do not necessarily have the absolute goal of awakening Kundalini at any cost. For me, it is more about real transformation. I want to free myself from all inner limitations, old programs, fears, traumas, false identities and blockages that sit within my self. I do not want self deception, spiritual talk, or “I just convince myself that I am healed.” I want to know what truly works and what brings real change.

Kundalini Yoga has been the most effective thing I have found so far. It has not necessarily given me any extreme supernatural abilities, but it has often given me incredible mental clarity. I have very often experienced that it truly changed and healed me inwardly and partly also physically. I am naturally rather skeptical. If something does not work several times, I quickly think that maybe I am deceiving myself or that my ego is interpreting too much into it. But with Kundalini Yoga, in connection with deep states, energy work, inner perception, the feeling of healing and visualization of energy in the body, I had many experiences that felt absolutely real to me.

For example, I had situations where physical conditions improved very quickly when I worked with these practices. I once had Corona and also once had strong inflammations under my armpits, real lumps in the lymphatic system. Through these inner practices, visualization, energy work and deep states, I had the feeling that something changed very quickly.

What interests me so much about Joe Dispenza now is that he apparently gives very precise instructions on how to work with yourself mentally and energetically and thereby change the body, the self and even outer reality. I do not mean just normal meditation or positive thinking. I mean truly concrete inner instructions on how to work with your consciousness, your energy, your inner states and your body.

I have heard that he works, for example, with the pineal gland, the third eye, the energy centers, elevated emotion, the quantum field, heart coherence, brain coherence and mystical experiences. I am especially interested in whether these things really happen to people or whether much of it is meant more symbolically.

That is why I would like to hear from people who have truly practiced his work:

What mystical experiences have you had through Joe Dispenza’s meditations?

Have you experienced states through his techniques that go beyond normal meditation?

Did you have Kundalini like experiences, energy movements in the body, heat, shaking, light perceptions, pressure in the third eye, heart opening, ecstasy, unity experiences or deep spiritual breakthroughs? And what benefit were you able to draw from this for yourself?

Has anyone truly experienced a Kundalini awakening or something similar through his work? What bothers me about this Kundalini Reddit is their censorship around practices that really lead to the awakening of Kundalini.

How exactly does Joe Dispenza work with the third eye or the pineal gland? What benefit does one draw from it? What advantage does it give you?

What happens when you activate the third eye through his techniques? Are there further steps afterwards, or does it remain only pressure, light, energy and inner images?

Has anyone developed stronger intuition, visions, premonitions, clear inner perceptions, out of body experiences, lucid dreams or other spiritual abilities through his meditations?

Does his work really go in the direction of Siddhis or paranormal abilities, or are some people simply interpreting too much into it?

Can you develop abilities through his techniques that go beyond normal psychological change?

Has anyone experienced real changes in outer reality through his work, meaning manifestations, synchronicities, concrete events, encounters or life changes that did not feel like mere coincidence?

How strongly does his work really affect the body? Are there people here who have experienced physical healings or strong physical improvements?

How does his work differ from Kundalini Yoga, classical energy work, Tantra, Kriya Yoga or other spiritual systems?

I am also interested in which specific meditations or exercises from him have a particularly strong effect. Which of his practices triggered the most intense experiences for you? Which meditations would you describe as the strongest or deepest? Are there certain meditations that especially affect the pineal gland, the third eye, Kundalini like energy or mystical experiences?

I am asking this because during my Kundalini Yoga practices I very often felt strong pressure in the area of the third eye. When I focus on it, it can become almost painful. This does not scare me, but so far I have not had any real benefit from it in the sense that I can see into the future, for example, or receive visions. I have very strong intuition with people and can often feel and understand people very well, but I would not say that I have truly developed clear spiritual abilities through it.

That is why I am interested in whether Joe Dispenza’s work leads further there. So not only bringing energy upward or creating pressure in the third eye, but whether it truly makes you more conscious, clearer, more intuitive, more healing or even more spiritually capable.

I would please like honest experience reports. Not only criticism from people who have never tried him, but also not blind enthusiasm. I am interested in the truth. What have you really experienced? What truly changed? What was only imagination? What was clearly real for you? Which techniques worked? Which did not? Which experiences were dangerous or too intense? Which ones truly transformed you?

In short:

What can Joe Dispenza’s work really open?

Healing?

Manifestation?

Freedom from old programs?

Kundalini like energy?

Third eye activation?

Mystical experiences?

Spiritual abilities?

Paranormal perception?

Deep inner transformation?

I am extremely curious about your experiences and would be very grateful if you describe as precisely as possible what you practiced, for how long, which meditations, which effects came up, and what truly changed through it in your life, body, mind or consciousness.

If you do not feel like telling me about it personally, but there are already corresponding experiences in this forum or somewhere else on the internet, I would appreciate a link.

Thank you.

I have been mostly focusing on the BOTEC meditations since following Joes work for the past 6 months, but just did the evening meditation tonight to switch things up.

I am shocked at how profound of a realization I had about myself in just those 20 minutes, and I’m wondering if others have had a similar experiences.

When being asked to reflect on my day, I thought about how I did not ask for help from my boyfriend and ended up lifting something way too heavy and really hurt my back. While being prompted to think about how I want to correct that behaviour I realized that not asking for help is a very common theme for conflict in my life. Work, home, relationships, etc.

I then had a visual of myself as a child. I have a learning disability and as a child I was very quiet and had a very difficult time expressing myself (I couldn’t form sentences properly, wouldn’t remember the right words, etc, lots of jumbled talk.)

The visual was me trying to speak and my family looking at me confused asking me to repeat myself over and over. I realized that at that age I learned if I want something that it’s just easier to do it myself, as asking for help was always a struggle or it was misunderstood.

Honestly, a eureka moment for me.

But as an adult, I have developed very strong communication skills, but somehow still operated under this previous version/learned behaviour.

I repeated to myself near the end of the meditation: “I ask when I need help, I am worthy, and cared enough about to be helped. I protect my mind and body by accepting help. “

I just needed to share this, but curious about others experiences!

I’m in the process of Reading the breaking the habit of being yourself book. I’ve watched enough Joe Dispenza videos that I know he says that we should become so aware of our old self that it no longer slips past our awareness. I think I’m actually reaching that point because when the thoughts come up I realize it and say to myself this is the old me it’s not slipping past me. But what exactly do I do from there? Do I just reinforce the new identity like the old thoughts don’t exist? Or do I acknowledge the thoughts somehow? How do I process them out in a healthy way? Thanks.

Just wondered if I could be guided in the process of this. I picked up Joes Becoming Supernatural book and I’m on chapter 9.
I’ve done a few of his meditations (BOTEC, Changing Boxes, and new potentials one) but I’m confused which ones I’m meant to be doing when, in what order, especially when there are so many other meditations of his I am finding I’m just a bit lost. I’m also trying to cultivate gratitude in to my daily life (which then means a whole load of other meditations for this).
Any help how to approach all this as simply as possible I would appreciate. Thank you

I'm rereading Dr Joe's books and something came to my mind that needs to be explained. I know many of you have more knowledge than me, so please if anyone can tell me the answer, don't hesitate.

So let's say I'm trying to manifest something in my reality - which is possible, as in the quantum field every single possibility is there and we can create anything. What I'm having a bit of an error with is, Dr Joe teaches to become no one, nobody during our meditations, right? And in his books (right now I'm rereading BTHOBY) he emphasizes that when we're in the blackness, it shouldn't come to our minds anymore who we are or anybody or anything that reminds us who we are, because then we still aren't in the perfect state to create any possibility into reality.

But how can I remain a nobody while trying to manifest something that involves another person as well (I can't leave them out of it, it's strongly connected to the person)? I'm feeling into a possibility/reality in which this person is involved, I use elevated emotions, but as I think about the other person, of course it comes to my mind who I am.

I'm sorry if this seems messy but I genuinely am stuck at this a bit. Or does Dr. Joe mean that we shouldn't remind ourselves of problems and circumstances connected to ourselves and others, which would cause us to feel more stress?

Because in my experience, I do get into a hypnotic, very deep state, I forget all about where I am and about my body, my concerns, anything really, and my focus is on the void and on the elevated emotions. I do become no one for a long while. But then, when it comes to focusing on a possibility, I do get reminded of who I am, because, well, I'm trying to create something in my own life, to myself, no? And otherwise I do get up after meditation sessions as a new person, I do stick to the advice of do not get out of it if you still feel like the old version of yourself, so I don't think I'm doing it all wrong.

I'd be grateful for some insight. Thank you in advance :)

Hey everyone,

I’ve been doing Dr Joe Dispenza’s meditations for about 2 weeks now.

In the beginning, I felt like I could immerse myself much more deeply. It felt easier to get into the meditation, feel the emotions, and become more present.

But now, especially when I’m trying to “become no body, no one, no thing, nowhere, in no time,” I’m noticing a lot of thoughts coming up. My mind feels more active, and I don’t feel as deeply immersed as I did before.

Is this normal after the initial phase?

Does this mean my mind/body is resisting the change, or is it just part of the process?

For people who experienced this, did you just keep going and eventually your mind settled again?

I don’t want to overthink it or judge the meditation. I just want to know if this is a normal stage and whether consistency is the main thing.

Thank you.