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Idan Topaz

Guiding People from 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗦𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 into Satisfaction and Inner Peace. I'm a Psychologist, Meditation Master & former Buddhist Monk 🌷

🌟 Profession: Psychologist & former-Buddhist Monk, dedicated to guiding individuals from the grips of depression and anxiety towards a fulfilling and serene life.

📚 Background: Having a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology in Europe and then lived for a decade in a Thai Buddhist monastery, mastering meditation under renowned masters.

🧘 Philosophy: Merging Eastern meditation techniques with Western psychological practices, I aim to guide individuals towards mental health and emotional well-being.

💼 Services: Offering private consultations, couples therapy, group meditation seminars, and lectures on mental health and self-growth.

🌱 Mission: Dedicated to sharing the wisdom and tools I've gained to help others lead happier, more fulfilling lives.

📩 Contact: Feel free to reach out for consultations or speaking engagements. Together, let's embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth.

27/03/2025

What if every hardship in your life wasn’t a setback, but a step forward?

Sometimes life brings moments of joy and ease, and other times – challenges and pain. But what if every experience, pleasant or difficult, is an opportunity to grow?

When we encounter something good which is easy to see, it's a chance to be grateful and celebrate. And when we face hardships, it’s an invitation to strengthen ourselves and discover inner resilience we never knew we had.

Every step we take is training for our hearts. The greater the challenge, the greater the opportunity to grow and evolve. Just like a muscle that strengthens with effort, so does our spirit.

And remember, just as there’s no competition for love, there’s no competition for success or abundance. The world is vast and generous, with enough for everyone.

So, the next time you face a challenge, remember: it may not be a test, but a gift. An opportunity to get closer to yourself and see how truly strong you are and how high you can grow 🪴 🌷🌅

You’re already on the right way 🙏

13/03/2025

You are not alone. Welcome to a space of awareness and support.

I have created a private community for those who want to dive deeper into self-growth, find inner harmony, and surround themselves with like-minded people.

*What’s inside?*
🌷 A safe space for connection and support
🌷 Answers to questions, insights, books, and movies that help on the path to mindfulness
🌷 Weekly practices for transformation
🌷 Free access to my book and practice course

If you want to take the first step toward change, start with the right environment. We’re here to walk this path together.

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I’m by your side 🌷

27/12/2024

There are places within me
that still struggle to accept love,
even when it is showered upon them—
unconditionally, powerfully, and consistently.
These parts of me find it difficult to trust
the love that surrounds them from every direction.

My life is an ongoing journey—
a journey of opening the heart,
revitalizing the body,
and deepening the joy in the soul.
And yet, in the face of all this light,
the stubbornness of certain parts becomes even more pronounced,
persisting in their refusal to accept love.
No matter how successful or accomplished I may be,
somewhere, the armor holds strong.
And the brighter the light shines in my life,
the darker the shadows seem to grow
in the corners it has not yet reached.

But this doesn’t mean the path is wrong,
that all is in vain, or that it’s time to give up.
It simply means that the tunnels I have dug within myself over years
cannot always be illuminated in an instant.
This is not a binary process,
a matter of light or dark, all or nothing.
It’s a journey of simultaneous expansion and acceptance—
a process of learning to draw life even from the darkest places.
And even if some of those places remain shadowed forever,
we can still find meaning,
just as we draw joy and excitement from a powerful movie,
whether it’s filled with laughter or brimming with tears.

The parts of me still untouched by light
serve as a guide, pointing me toward where the light must go.
The places that resist love
become opportunities to gently soften the armor,
one small crack at a time.

After all, it is the same armor,
and the brightest, most loving, and joyful parts of me today
were born out of the spaces that once rejected love the most.
Whether light has found its way through the cracks or not,
these parts have taught me to amplify love
and have allowed the light to flood my life.

So, if you’ve ever felt that parts of you resist love—
that there are corners of your heart that remain shadowed—
know this: you are not alone.
Every shadow holds a lesson,
every crack is a chance for light to shine through.
And no matter where you are in your journey,
there is always hope—
hope to grow, to heal, and to love more deeply than ever before.

15/07/2024

When DEPRESSION took control of my mind and life, the fear and hopelessness that overwhelmed me every morning felt like an indescribable hell. Only those who have been there can truly understand. I often thought about giving up, but if I had surrendered, I would never have seen the light at the end of that dark tunnel.

This morning, while giving therapy to a client from Europe, I was reminded of how we, as human beings, can profoundly help each other. My understanding of his struggles and the guidance I offered came directly from my own experiences. It’s incredible how my suffering transformed into both happiness and wisdom, allowing me to hold others' hands and guide them towards a brighter future.

So here is a tool that we can use whenever life's challenges are trying to slap us on the face: try to remind yourself that there is a deep meaning in the challenge you're facing, that your experiences, no matter how challenging, can be a beacon of hope for someone else one day. If you will apply this antidote hope will be generated within you that you can face whatever comes at you🌷

What part of your journey has equipped you to help others? 🌷

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31/05/2024

Why People choose to suffer??? 😭
Why do we choose not to use the available solutions??

The boat was charging forward and the engines were roaring like lions. In the horizon is the island of Pangan, a place of spirituality, madness and everything in between.

Boom! The boat crashed with a rumble sounds like explosions and people jumped up and down in their chairs. My lower back felt a sharp pain from the hit and I immediately stood up on my feet to prevent a future hit such as this.

Behind me was a person that shouted to the captain to slow down. That person was suffering from a lower back pain just like me. But unlike me he didn't stand up. He continued to sit and with every wave his body was tossed up and down with a banging sound followed by pain to his back.

I suggested that he will stand up as it will protect his back but he turned his head away. People tried to explain but it seemed like he only gets angry. Everyone stopped talking to him. He continued to jump up and down for the next 20 minutes.

Why didn't he listen? Why did he prefer to sit and keep getting hit with every wave?

I don't know.
But I do know that we all do it in our daily lives:
We keep on holding to our old, unuseful habit patterns of our minds even though we suffer from them. Who can save us? Who can we blame? No need to blame or to wait for other people to save us - we just need to take action and change ourselves. "I'm not willing to continue suffering and willing to study everything needed to overcome my challenges".

With this attitude we can definitely overcome any challenge and build a happier lives for ourselves and everyone around us 🙏

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28/05/2024

𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻...🥵
The strong smell of the gym that we know so well blended with the sight of all the bodybuilders who's bodies are bigger than mine.

As I lift the weights my lower back shouts as loud as it could possibly master "stoooop"!!!

The pain was so intense I couldn't move.
I bended like a question mark ❓

In the past, thoughts like "why does it happens to me" or "I'm young that shouldn't happen" would pop up in my mind and make me miserable but not this time.

This time my mind played a different song,
A sweet melody of harmony:
"This is exactly what should have happened in this moment as a practice for you to grow, there is positivity in it even if you can't see it"

A smile, peace of mind and harmony while at the same time I'm bend like ❓ and the physical pains are strong.

Can you remember a time when pain was a path for growth in your life? How did you think and what did you felt?

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27/05/2024

𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 or even worse - that like that person who's blood was all over the entrance stairs - I will not know how to fight and will be punched and kicked....

Those were the first thoughts when I got into my new school many years ago. This strong stress moved me into taking action which was to practice kongfu and karate for the next few years every day until I flew to practice in China.

So isn't it funny, that I was practicing how to hit people because I was having fear in me and now I practice meditation with a kinder more loving heart in order to help people?

If fear is what motivates us than our actions will bring fruits that will harm us and those around us.
Yet if we choose to grow out of fears and develop the loving heart then this motivation will bring us sweet results and then you will feel how your life is becoming sweeter, more enjoyable than ever before 🌷

How did your fears shaped your actions, and do you have any idea how to transform those fears into motivations driven by compassion?

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22/05/2024

𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 🧐
I just saw a woman starting to dance when she saw her man coming... He didn't react, just continued on walking passed her and then she started walking after him.

At first I thought: "this relationship will not last for long as he is not joining her or giving her the attention she needs."

That might be right. That also might be wrong, because then I thought:

"Just by having his presence next to her, she is able to feel safe enough and express herself through dancing".

So which of these thoughts are the reality?
Non of them. They are just thoughts colored by our personal previous experiences.

Therefore, when thoughts arise and we know they are just thoughts then it is easier for us to free ourselves from their bo***ge and set ourselves free. Free from being slaves to whatever comes up in our minds which is based on our previous Karma.

This is the Path leading to freedom

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21/05/2024

If you think you are enlightened,
Go spend 1 week with your family 😜🤪😉

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20/05/2024

𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
Why do you prefer an outing to eat your favorite hamburger instead of taking time to learn how to overcome emotional challenges and become happier? 🍔=🤗?

We all want to be happy and often struggle with anger, sadness, anxiety, and depression.
If I ask, "Do you sometimes feel down?"
you'd surely say YES.
And if I ask, "Do you want these feelings to control you forever?"
you'd surely say NO.

So what makes us choose to watch a 100% Unproductive TV series that brings nothing to our long term happiness? Why don't we find time and motivation to work on what matters most - growing in happiness?

The Buddha was very direct about it.
He knew that a strong motivation is needed.
Therefore he explained right in the start that death is coming, that old age is coming, that sickness is coming and all the unpleasant emotional states that we can imagine will come with them....

It might sound grim, but this reality can motivate us to focus on what truly matters. Let go of the TV series for 1 minute and work on what matters most - ourselves.

This new habit will change the course of our lives and will give us tools to develop our art:
The Art Of Living, the Art Of Inner Peace and the Art Of Happiness.

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11/04/2024

"𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?"
When my ears were hearing him saying this one thought came to my mind: "what are his expectations for this first session?"

This client, who is facing problems in his business and family life, was referred to me by his best friends who saw that he has no tools to uplift himself.

He was disappointed that he wasn't able to change himself in a split second.

The notion that 'perseverance pays off' holds true across various aspects of life.

Whether it's pursuing a career, improving health, or personal growth, the ability to stay the course despite setbacks is invaluable.

When faced with a daunting task, it’s helpful to remind ourselves that we are on the right path, even if progress seems slow.

Every step taken is a step closer to success, no matter how small. It is not the speed at which we move that matters but the refusal to stop.

Those who persevere through thick and thin not only achieve their goals but also grow stronger and wiser through their experiences.