{"id":872,"date":"2023-01-22T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T19:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/quitting-cigarette-smoking-deepak-chopra%ef%b8%8f\/"},"modified":"2023-01-22T15:36:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T19:36:39","slug":"quitting-cigarette-smoking-deepak-chopra%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/quitting-cigarette-smoking-deepak-chopra%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"Quitting Cigarette Smoking &#8211; Deepak Chopra\u2122\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-153338\">\n<header class=\"post-body__header flex flex--space\">\n<div class=\"column post-body__header-category\">\n<p>\n                    January 20, 2023                <\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"meta-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deepakchopra.com\/articlescat\/ask-deepak\/\">Ask Deepak<\/a>            <\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"flex flex--space post-body__content\">\n<div class=\"column post-body__content-quote\">\n<p>When your mind and heart are truly open abundance will flow to you effortlessly and easily.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"beige-block\">\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Deepak, I am a single working girl. For a year I was drinking a little more than necessary, but this eventually stopped once I began to do yoga and meditation. I didn\u2019t think this was possible, but now I don\u2019t crave alcohol at all. However, I still smoke and I am not able to stop smoking no matter how hard I try. I live alone and this adds to that. I have however noticed that I don\u2019t crave cigarettes if I have my parents around. Would you please advise me on how I can start stop smoking altogether? Thank you in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"main-content\">\n<p><strong>Response:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because you said you don\u2019t crave cigarettes when your parents are around, it sounds like your smoking habit may be a way to distract yourself from feeling alone and vulnerable. Your meditation and yoga practice are developing a deep inner sense of security, but you should also find other ways to make sure you feel connected to others, and feel safe and secure. With these things in place, simply be conscious about your smoking habit. Notice everything you feel before, during, and after you smoke. Be patient, forgiving, and loving with yourself, and soon enough the cravings will stop the same way they did with alcohol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deepak<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '816809932069504');fbq('track', 'PageView');<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 20, 2023 Ask Deepak When your mind and heart are truly open abundance will flow to you effortlessly and easily. 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