Tom Cronin

Trading Chaos for Calm

Tom Cronin shares his journey from a high-pressure finance life to Vedic meditation and the Stillness Project. We cover panic, medication vs. alternative tools, breathwork, mantra mechanics, retreats, and practical grounding exercises you can use tomorrow. A candid conversation about healing, creativity, and why stillness matters now.

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Show Notes

HIGHLIGHTS & QUOTES

00:04 - “There’s not one cure-all.”
00:39 - Tom Cronin’s Wall Street → meditation journey.
02:48 - Tom’s origin story
06:56 - The Rashi moment
15:18 - What led Tom to Transcendental/Vedic meditation — his first session felt like “going home.”
21:17 - Tom on efficiency, potency and why measurable results matter for modern practitioners.
23:14 - Meditation moving from “want” to “need” as society faces more anxiety and stress.
29:37 - Comparing humanity to a tied rugby match—every small compassionate act matters.
34:34 - Practical grounding exercise
39:31 - “Rounding” sequence — yoga, pranayama, meditation, shavasana repeated to induce deep physiological rest and release.

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DISCLAIMER

This podcast is for informational purposes only and not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician.

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