27 Lessons in 27 Years: Birthday Special

Not life hacks. My brain babies from the past 27 years. Yoga teacher, podcaster edition. See the chapters for a complete overview. 

Disclaimer: I will have to listen again when I am 72 in order to confirm or deny if any of this is true. 

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Time stamps:

00:00 Intro

02:00 Start a podcast with me?

04:40 Look the problem in the eye. My interview disaster. 

08:30 Sometimes there’s no one there to help, do whatever it takes. 

10:40 You can’t climb a ladder to the sun. The more yin energy you can be in, you will receive the yang of the universe. 

12:15 Body and energy care is number 1. Dust collects in the corners. 

15:30 Discipline and precision, a form of self-love. Team work. 

19:00 the miracle of when things “don’t work out” 

22:30 High stakes: preparing for something big.

26:30 Low info diet, take time to do nothing. Break the information addiction. What is contemplation? 

29:45 Acceptance opens the door for healing. My acne journey. 

32:30 Hard times make strong people. Every system needs stress to grow.

38:00 It’s all a gift. Helps with rejection. 

39:30 It’s not all or nothing. You can recover. 

41:00 What gets done in the morning is what gets done. How to get stuff done. 

43:30 Make a greenlight list. 

49:00 Make an IOS - get my template.

51:15 Let less simmer for longer, creatively. 

54:00 Work on holding your breath. Apnea training.

55:10 Muscle is an organ of vitality. 

57:00 On dedicating yourself fully to yoga. 

1:00:00 Haters are a good sign. Also, disco ball theory. 

1:03:00 We have to bring ourselves to the surface in order for the magic to occur. Dragonfly transformation. 

1:07:00 If they can see it in you, they can see it in themselves: the sleeping giant. 

1:09:00 Perfectionism, confidence, and self-compassion.

1:10:50 Purpose is a state of being.

1:12:00 Poetic, illogical, wild, free, yet simple. 

Magic in the mundane. 

1:14:00 Feel the heartbeat of life.