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How To Find Happiness Through Discomfort
With Dominik Kavallar
On our spiritual path, we often tend to forget about our most intimate tool that carries us through life - our body. But it is so fundamental to align our bodies first in order to achieve any kind of spiritual growth and development or to simply be happy. As biological and chemical beings, it is to 100% up to our endogenous biochemical composition how we feel and engage with life and the people around us. The bad news is: Our modern way of living is devastating to how we are designed to function properly as humans. The good news is: We can learn to Self Regulate and consciously influence our „Inner Balance“ for the better. In this course, you will learn, how you can thrive as a „human with a prehistoric reward system/reptilian brain“ in a modern age world.
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4 Days
1.7k students
4.8 stars
12 min / day
Addiction
English
4.8 (127)
Recent Reviews
Helene
February 5, 2026
A very interesting insight which I can understand as I am disable and find enjoyment often, regardless of some pain or negatives about my body but rather feel a triumphant joy as I work right through it! Loved it! Thankyou, Thankyou ! Helene x ☺️♥️
Gretelg2
December 29, 2025
Thank you for sharing this course. It's really useful to me 🙏✨
Justine
December 6, 2025
I disagree with the whole “the more pain you have in your life the more you will be happy” premise.
Janno
September 30, 2025
Excellent course! Easy to understand and implement the principles. Thank you. 🙏
Yana
September 21, 2025
Beautiful approach. Thank you for good examples and clear strategy x
Liz
September 16, 2025
These are key ideas everyone needs to know! We need to teach this to our children and young people who are directionless and spending too much time on social media. This is very motivational to me, something I needed and wish I learned and understood long ago. I will listen again and add more discomfort in my life.
Glenys
August 24, 2025
Great course and reminder about the value of not just pushing through pain barriers, but in appreciating them for what they are and allowing ourselves to grow and benefit from hardship. It makes us stronger and allows us to trust in our ability to take on challenging or difficult situations and triumph. What comes out the other end is a a huge amount of satisfaction, appreciation and confidence in ourselves and our abilities. Thank you for this reminder Dominik! It’s helping me to appreciate challenging situations and physical exertion more and go harder. We are stronger than we think! 🙌🤩🌞🌸
Alejandro
July 27, 2025
A gentle, kind, and compassionate look at embracing things that are difficult; how be be comfortable with discomfort. Thank you.
RAJKUMAR
July 19, 2025
Points very well made!!
John
June 11, 2025
Great reminders that motivates me to take actions against comforting behaviors and decisions that doesn’t serve my happiness! Thanks
Wendy
May 28, 2025
Loved this. So useful for me to link back to our old life patterns to understand the differences this modern day life brings, and why it is so damaging. Love the pleasure pain link. And the strategies to bring in more discomfort.
Cindy
May 25, 2025
This course was very interesting and inspiring 🙏
Greg
April 26, 2025
Wow! The truth sets us free… simple, yet so profound, powerful and truely liberating.
Maria
April 26, 2025
Thank you
David
April 20, 2025
A very clear explanation of what we feel In our day by day life … will practice de balance exercise (the sum of positive and negative scores of activities… trying to slightly lean toward negative … ) excellent exercise and easy to adopt … thank you 🙏
Sylvie
April 11, 2025
Great insights thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Maureen
April 5, 2025
Excellent way of looking at comfort & discomfort. With discomfort it makes me appreciate comfort. But deliberate ‘discomfort’ has definitely brought positive effects such as exercise (going for runs & hard exercise) which after rebelling, I actually grew to love! Thank you for this course. 😊🙏🏾💕
Jamie
March 29, 2025
Very insightful and practical course. Thank you for your guidance.
M
March 13, 2025
This was such a good course. It practical and actionable and very clearly explained and straightforward to implement. It is one of the courses that can make you change your outlook and way of living.
Claire
March 6, 2025
Loved the part about dopamine detox. Very very helpful. Thank you
