I met Dox at a health food store in Basking Ridge and, as we spoke about food, I knew there was much more to the conversation. I invited him to come talk on the podcast, and am left in complete awe over our conversation. He is the REAL DEAL.

Dox Diggla, aka: Brick Citi Buddha, is the founder of MedEd, a comprehensive health & wellness service based on principles of yoga such as mindfulness, as well as meditative techniques that have a positive effect on all sheaths of the self: emotionally, spiritually, physically, energetically.

Born Jeffrey Gay, Dox was raised in a devout Christian household near one of the most notoriously violent urban areas in the U.S. He was a very inquisitive child with a unique perspective that was often rejected. He was frequently kicked out of Sunday school for asking what was perceived as blasphemous questions and once he realized how uncomfortable his perspective made others, he bottled them up until he began writing poetry as a teenager.

During his adolescent years, people noticed how talented he was as a writer. At the age of 13, he made a name for himself as one of the youngest poets to step food on stage at some of the most well known venues in the tristate area. As he entered young adulthood, he went on to college and had evolved into a very gifted author and speaker, but something was still missing.

He had witnessed God transform the lives of loved ones, notably his own sister, which inspired him to further delve into what his parents had been forcing onto him for the majority of his life. By the age of 19, he was giving full sermons throughout the state and making a name for himself in the realm of preaching, but once he began to uncover contradictions within the Bible’s holy text, he walked away from Christianity and the church. His family turned their back on him, forcing him to embody the role of the ‘black sheep’. Shortly thereafter, he dropped out of school and began pursuing rap and got involved in the streets.

He became addicted to women, alcohol, weed and fast moneystruggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. He was then faced with kidney failure and impaired vision. On the verge of dialysis and, a kidney transplant whilealmost completely blind, he hit rock bottom. His music career was failing, he lost jobs and relationships and was now well on his way to his 2nd suicide attempt. But in the nick of time, a friend of his found him on social media and offered him his online meditation course.

Through meditation, he learned how to process, release and transmute pain into power. Dox threw himself into the practice so deeply, that he was able to heal his kidneys, something the doctors said was impossible. He was also able to reverse complete blindness in his left eye.

He studied this practice to heal himself, but at a retreat he attended, he received orders from Spirit that it was time to share what he had been given. Reluctant but obedient, he started his free “Peace in the Park” community meditations in Newark. His first class had one attendee, but as he continued to honor Spirit’s orders, one evolved into fifty attendees. His class was the now the talk of the community.

As a primarily self-taught yogi, counselor, life coach, public speaker and artist, Dox has developed a keen ability to make esoteric teachings palatable, understandable and plain to his audience. He has helped himself, as well as hundreds of his clients.

Many clients give Dox credit for saving their lives as he was able to open up their minds hearts without intentionally taking on the role of a teacher. His purpose is, and continues to be, simply guiding those who need direction toward discovering the divine teacher within themselves.

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Visit his website at: https://www.brickcitibuddha.com On IG: https://www.instagram.com/brick_citi_buddha On fb: https://www.facebook.com/dox.diggla.7

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