They were collectively viewed close to 20 million, Ms Huffington said. “It was clear to us, our audience and the world that Jay Shetty was something special,” he said. Almost immediately, he offered her a job as a host and producer in New York City.
“Overnight, my life changed,” Mr. Shetty said.
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Mr. Shetty’s admirers point to his ability to translate complex philosophical concepts into easily digestible tidbits. Ms Huffington said she knew how to make that content “suitable for people’s everyday lives”.
His YouTube channel is filled with headlines adapted to attract the attention of millions of viewers, such as “Husband leaves wife for another woman, then it happens” and “If someone broke your heart, watch this. “ The videos skim the surface of the human experience, often ending with a pat takeaway. “Things are not always what they seem,” he says in a video on how to avoid passing judgment on others. “When someone betrays you, it reflects more about who they are and not who you are,” he says in another about heartbreak.
“She’s handsome, she’s charming, she’s educated, she’s thoughtful when she speaks,” says the poet, novelist and author of “Who’s Wellness For? An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who It Leaves Behind.” All those things are mysteries. are part of,” she said, which makes her even more attractive.
Last year, he launched “The Daily J,” an audio program with the meditation app Calm, in which he gives listeners seven minutes of breathing and meditation exercises to do each day. In one episode, he talks about neuroplasticity; In another, he explores a Hindu parable about changing one’s perspective. According to the company, it has become the most popular program of the app.
Now focusing on love, Mr. Shetty said, it is a natural evolution of his work. He’s not trained as a couple’s therapist or counselor, and while he sprinkles in stories about his relationship with his wife, Joe doesn’t seem fazed by Mr. Shetty’s fame (he just released “Think Like a Monk” this year). finished reading and rarely listens to his podcast), his personal life didn’t inspire him to dispense advice about romance. Rather, he said, his advice was about helping people improve their relationships with themselves, and now he is only teaching them to deepen their relationships with others.
The new book explores the four Vedic stages of love – preparing for love, practicing love, protecting love and fulfilling love – with simple exercises and takeaways. Have a list of first date questions, such as “What’s on most of your thoughts at the moment?” And for readers in relationships, there’s a “social calendar” worksheet—to help people carve out time for themselves that’s separate from time with their significant other or friends—”because the time and space we live in separate increases the time we spend together,” he writes.