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  <title>Aparigraha vs. Hustle Culture: I Quit Maximizing. Here's What Happened</title>
  <description>Are you addicted to efficiency? This episode explores the fifth Yama, Aparigraha — non-grasping, through the lens of modern life. We talk hoarding… not of stuff, but of tasks, to-dos, and productivity itself. If you’ve ever found yourself trying to “earn” your rest or multitasking even in your downtime, this one’s for you. Let’s talk about: 🔹 What it really means to stop grasping (hint: it’s not just about material things) 🔹 The dark side of the “maximizer” mindset 🔹 Why we hoard productivity (and how it erodes presence) 🔹 How contentment (Santosha) offers an antidote to overwhelm 🔹 What Mary &amp;amp;amp; Martha can teach us about being vs. doing Yoga begins with your relationship to time, tasks, and how you be with yourself. Let this episode be your reminder: You don’t need to do more to be more. 💖 Give yourself permission to slow down, check in, and come home to yourself with my Yoga For Self Mastery course &amp;amp;nbsp;=&amp;amp;gt;  https://www.brettlarkin.com/yoga-for-self-mastery/?utm_medium=social&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=ysm &amp;amp;nbsp; FREE Practice: Yoga for Anxiety &amp;amp;amp; Anger: Yoga to Surrender &amp;amp;amp; Calm Down (25-min) - All Levels Relevant Blog: Aparigraha: 6 Ways To Completely Let Go In Yoga &amp;amp;nbsp; Relevant to Today’s Episode: 📖  Yoga Life Book&amp;amp;nbsp; 📚 Healing with Somatic Yoga Book 🐍  Yoga for Self Mastery 💖  Uplifted Membership 🌀  Somatic Yoga Life Coaching&amp;amp;nbsp; 🎧 Also Listen to: #384 –  Do Less, Heal More: 7 Invitations to Resolve Trauma from Organic Intelligence #403 –  Why You Keep Failing at Self-Care — and What to Do Differently #404 – What If I Fail? Krishna’s Answer to Your Inner Critic (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6)  © 2026 Uplifted Yoga |  BrettLarkin.com </description>
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