What I Learned from Dr. Deepak Chopra

Hi friends — Deb here again.

When you say the name Deepak Chopra, most people picture the sage, the guru, the man who taught Oprah (and the rest of us) that our minds can shape our health. What they sometimes forget? Deepak is a doctor. Yep, a real-deal physician with a background rooted in science and logic. Which makes him all the more fascinating, because he was one of the first to stand up and say, “Hey medical community — you’re missing something big. The mind matters.”

Meeting Deepak (and Pinching Myself)

The first time I met Deepak was at the Sages & Scientists convention at Harvard. Picture it: some of the world’s top researchers, doctors, and scientists all gathered in one place — not to dismiss Deepak’s ideas, but to nod along in agreement. Decades after being side-eyed for saying the mind influences health, the science had finally caught up with the sages.

Meanwhile, I was there thinking: “Wow. I’m sitting in a room with Nobel Prize winners and Deepak Chopra, and I’m just trying not to spill coffee on myself.”

Lesson 1: Your Mind Isn’t Just Along for the Ride

Deepak’s groundbreaking book Quantum Healing was a game-changer for me. His core belief: the mind and body are connected in ways we don’t fully understand, but can absolutely harness. Placebos aren’t just “fake medicine” — they’re proof that belief can trigger real physical healing.

As someone who once thought panic attacks were heart attacks (yes, at my son’s band concert, ambulance and all), this made so much sense. My thoughts were driving real physical reactions. And if that’s possible in a negative way, imagine the potential in a positive direction.

Lesson 2: Technology Can Be Spiritual Too

From his book Digital Dharma, Deepak explores how technology — the very thing we often blame for stress, distraction, and doomscrolling — can actually help us reconnect. Used wisely, it can be a tool for spreading consciousness, building community, and scaling wisdom.

I’ll admit it: I’ve definitely cursed my phone more than once (usually while trying to remember a password). But hearing Deepak reframe it as a way to spread collective well-being made me rethink my own digital habits. Maybe instead of doomscrolling at midnight, I can use tech to connect with a guided meditation, or send a note of encouragement to someone in my Loopwell circle.

Lesson 3: Challenge the System, Even if People Think You’re Nuts

Deepak going on Oprah in the ’90s to say, “Your mind can heal your body” wasn’t just bold, it was radical. Doctors rolled their eyes. Critics laughed. But he stood firm, and now? His ideas are taught, researched, and embraced around the world.

For me, the lesson is simple: if you know something’s true in your bones, don’t wait for everyone else to catch up. Keep speaking it. (I may not have Oprah’s number on speed dial, but at least I have this blog.)

Lesson 4: Healing Is a Journey, Not a Destination

Deepak has written nearly 100 books — I repeat, nearly 100. (Meanwhile, I’m still working on finishing the stack of five on my nightstand.) But his core message across them all? Healing isn’t a quick fix. It’s not one doctor’s appointment, one diet, one meditation app. It’s a daily practice. A loop, if you will.

That resonates so much with why we built Loopwell. Because learning something is nice — but living it is what changes you.

What I’m Taking With Me

Here’s what Deepak left me with:

Your thoughts aren’t just background noise. They’re part of your biology.

That means the way we think, what we focus on, the beliefs we hold — they’re not just “mental.” They’re physical. They shape our health in real, measurable ways.

So I’m trying (trying being the key word) to swap self-criticism for curiosity, stress for presence, and fear for faith. Not always perfectly. But that’s the practice.

At the end of the day, Deepak reminds me that while doctors, books, and communities like Loopwell can guide us, the most powerful healer we’ll ever meet might just be the one inside our own mind.

With gratitude (and maybe a little quantum curiosity),

Deb