good morning believe nation today we’re going to be talking about the why and
going to be talking about the why and
going to be talking about the why and the how of yoga you know my name is rush
the how of yoga you know my name is rush
the how of yoga you know my name is rush still is my company is rush so rush went
still is my company is rush so rush went
still is my company is rush so rush went to work every day and sometimes I had
to work every day and sometimes I had
to work every day and sometimes I had insomnia and anxiety and the anxiety
insomnia and anxiety and the anxiety
insomnia and anxiety and the anxiety used to feel like the motivating force
used to feel like the motivating force
used to feel like the motivating force if I worry about these things if I have
if I worry about these things if I have
if I worry about these things if I have these things reexamined over and over
these things reexamined over and over
these things reexamined over and over again in my mind it will keep me
again in my mind it will keep me
again in my mind it will keep me motivated or working and then I
motivated or working and then I
motivated or working and then I discovered it of the opposite after yoga
discovered it of the opposite after yoga
discovered it of the opposite after yoga I discovered that the freedom is where
I discovered that the freedom is where
I discovered that the freedom is where the ideas come from so it’s very
the ideas come from so it’s very
the ideas come from so it’s very important that people lot of work with a
important that people lot of work with a
important that people lot of work with a operating from a calm space a calm mind
operating from a calm space a calm mind
operating from a calm space a calm mind and I would sell I learned that a calm
and I would sell I learned that a calm
and I would sell I learned that a calm mind when in fluctuations are still then
mind when in fluctuations are still then
mind when in fluctuations are still then you can see new ideas and you can
you can see new ideas and you can
you can see new ideas and you can envision the world becomes a movie you
envision the world becomes a movie you
envision the world becomes a movie you get to play your role in that world well
get to play your role in that world well
get to play your role in that world well it’s not a movie happening to you and
it’s not a movie happening to you and
it’s not a movie happening to you and you’re an extra you’re the lead you
you’re an extra you’re the lead you
you’re an extra you’re the lead you decide your role so then you can rethink
decide your role so then you can rethink
decide your role so then you can rethink or think properly about everything make
or think properly about everything make
or think properly about everything make choices because you become the watcher
choices because you become the watcher
choices because you become the watcher yogi is the watcher so the intention is
yogi is the watcher so the intention is
yogi is the watcher so the intention is to get to a space where you smile and
to get to a space where you smile and
to get to a space where you smile and breathe in every pose back to the same
breathe in every pose back to the same
breathe in every pose back to the same idea so this is the intention this is
idea so this is the intention this is
idea so this is the intention this is why we do yoga so we can have more
why we do yoga so we can have more
why we do yoga so we can have more chances and meditate obviously those two
chances and meditate obviously those two
chances and meditate obviously those two things go hand in hand
things go hand in hand
things go hand in hand meditation is part of the eight parts of
meditation is part of the eight parts of
meditation is part of the eight parts of yoga so you meditate or you move moving
yoga so you meditate or you move moving
yoga so you meditate or you move moving meditation physical yoga because you
meditation physical yoga because you
meditation physical yoga because you want to watch the world and then as good
want to watch the world and then as good
want to watch the world and then as good watches we watch the physical do things
watches we watch the physical do things
watches we watch the physical do things in the world that are productive and
in the world that are productive and
in the world that are productive and good and inspired as opposed to things
good and inspired as opposed to things
good and inspired as opposed to things that I’m pushed by anxiety and fear and
that I’m pushed by anxiety and fear and
that I’m pushed by anxiety and fear and other motivational forces I like to
other motivational forces I like to
other motivational forces I like to practice every day just kind of centers
practice every day just kind of centers
practice every day just kind of centers me gets me where I need to be mentally
me gets me where I need to be mentally
me gets me where I need to be mentally and physically the best thing about yoga
and physically the best thing about yoga
and physically the best thing about yoga is that you can practice yoga anywhere
is that you can practice yoga anywhere
is that you can practice yoga anywhere which is a pretty fantastic feature for
which is a pretty fantastic feature for
which is a pretty fantastic feature for something to have when you’re constantly
something to have when you’re constantly
something to have when you’re constantly traveling it also eliminates gyms which
traveling it also eliminates gyms which
traveling it also eliminates gyms which I can’t stand on tour yoga kind of helps
I can’t stand on tour yoga kind of helps
I can’t stand on tour yoga kind of helps me get centered and kind of relax and
me get centered and kind of relax and
me get centered and kind of relax and also just to have to get your blood
also just to have to get your blood
also just to have to get your blood flowing before you play a show sometimes
flowing before you play a show sometimes
flowing before you play a show sometimes if you get thrown into a situation with
if you get thrown into a situation with
if you get thrown into a situation with flashing lights and crazy fans on the
flashing lights and crazy fans on the
flashing lights and crazy fans on the stuff that is so kind of abnormal so
stuff that is so kind of abnormal so
stuff that is so kind of abnormal so yoga really helps me prepare for that
yoga really helps me prepare for that
yoga really helps me prepare for that thing you know by you know you do
thing you know by you know you do
thing you know by you know you do something very natural to kind of
something very natural to kind of
something very natural to kind of balance they’re very unnatural existence
balance they’re very unnatural existence
balance they’re very unnatural existence it that you live I practice all over the
it that you live I practice all over the
it that you live I practice all over the world it’s so cool you know but we
world it’s so cool you know but we
world it’s so cool you know but we practiced Island this like I’m a stone
practiced Island this like I’m a stone
practiced Island this like I’m a stone slab in Jamaica overlooking the ocean
slab in Jamaica overlooking the ocean
slab in Jamaica overlooking the ocean and that was pretty unbelievable
and that was pretty unbelievable
and that was pretty unbelievable it really enhances whatever environment
it really enhances whatever environment
it really enhances whatever environment you’re in yoga mentally is just really
you’re in yoga mentally is just really
you’re in yoga mentally is just really calm me down I have a lot of energy and
calm me down I have a lot of energy and
calm me down I have a lot of energy and just kind of relaxed no I need to be
just kind of relaxed no I need to be
just kind of relaxed no I need to be relaxed physically it’s just totally
relaxed physically it’s just totally
relaxed physically it’s just totally changed my body you know I I used to go
changed my body you know I I used to go
changed my body you know I I used to go to the gym or I used to trying to be
to the gym or I used to trying to be
to the gym or I used to trying to be active in some ways because being active
active in some ways because being active
active in some ways because being active is important to me but yoga kind of
is important to me but yoga kind of
is important to me but yoga kind of helped shape my body in a way that I
helped shape my body in a way that I
helped shape my body in a way that I really liked you know that putting too
really liked you know that putting too
really liked you know that putting too much mass on I lift weights and start to
much mass on I lift weights and start to
much mass on I lift weights and start to get off me Nikki so there’s a weird gray
get off me Nikki so there’s a weird gray
get off me Nikki so there’s a weird gray area with yoga where it does something
area with yoga where it does something
area with yoga where it does something it almost does something kind of helps
it almost does something kind of helps
it almost does something kind of helps purify you it really kind of grounds you
purify you it really kind of grounds you
purify you it really kind of grounds you and routes you to the earth which is a
and routes you to the earth which is a
and routes you to the earth which is a very good thing and I’m not a hippie
very good thing and I’m not a hippie
very good thing and I’m not a hippie yeah question is frequently asked about
yeah question is frequently asked about
yeah question is frequently asked about power and strength in yoga and I’d say
power and strength in yoga and I’d say
power and strength in yoga and I’d say before power and strength comes
before power and strength comes
before power and strength comes flexibility you know when you see Tara
flexibility you know when you see Tara
flexibility you know when you see Tara stars doing a yoga you see that she’s
stars doing a yoga you see that she’s
stars doing a yoga you see that she’s flexible but yoga also means flexibility
flexible but yoga also means flexibility
flexible but yoga also means flexibility in your mind flexibility in your
in your mind flexibility in your
in your mind flexibility in your consciousness flexibility that you’re
consciousness flexibility that you’re
consciousness flexibility that you’re not attached to your habitual
not attached to your habitual
not attached to your habitual certainties the more flexible you are in
certainties the more flexible you are in
certainties the more flexible you are in your consciousness the more adaptable
your consciousness the more adaptable
your consciousness the more adaptable you are the more your body will reflect
you are the more your body will reflect
you are the more your body will reflect that flexibility and a flexible body is
that flexibility and a flexible body is
that flexibility and a flexible body is the prelude to strength and power
the prelude to strength and power
the prelude to strength and power otherwise again you artificially
otherwise again you artificially
otherwise again you artificially introducing strength and power into your
introducing strength and power into your
introducing strength and power into your body just by doing certain routines when
body just by doing certain routines when
body just by doing certain routines when the true miracle of the body is that
the true miracle of the body is that
the true miracle of the body is that it’s dynamic it’s infinitely flexible
it’s dynamic it’s infinitely flexible
it’s dynamic it’s infinitely flexible and infinitely stable and infinitely
and infinitely stable and infinitely
and infinitely stable and infinitely powerful at the same time it’s the
powerful at the same time it’s the
powerful at the same time it’s the coexistence of flexibility strength and
coexistence of flexibility strength and
coexistence of flexibility strength and power
power
power that yoga cultivates I have three goals
that yoga cultivates I have three goals
that yoga cultivates I have three goals in my yoga practice there’s the
in my yoga practice there’s the
in my yoga practice there’s the immediate goal the short-term goal in
immediate goal the short-term goal in
immediate goal the short-term goal in the long-term goal the immediate goal is
the long-term goal the immediate goal is
the long-term goal the immediate goal is to just enjoy the practice while I’m
to just enjoy the practice while I’m
to just enjoy the practice while I’m doing it and that I do the short-term
doing it and that I do the short-term
doing it and that I do the short-term goal which as I say is like it could be
goal which as I say is like it could be
goal which as I say is like it could be measured in weeks or months is to have
measured in weeks or months is to have
measured in weeks or months is to have increased short-term health and
increased short-term health and
increased short-term health and flexibility and clarity and happiness
flexibility and clarity and happiness
flexibility and clarity and happiness and then the long-term goal which I
and then the long-term goal which I
and then the long-term goal which I could measure in years and decades is to
could measure in years and decades is to
could measure in years and decades is to ideally be healthy physically and
ideally be healthy physically and
ideally be healthy physically and mentally as I get older because I look
mentally as I get older because I look
mentally as I get older because I look at the world in which we live and I see
at the world in which we live and I see
at the world in which we live and I see a lot of people especially as they get
a lot of people especially as they get
a lot of people especially as they get older
older
older battling maladies that could be avoided
battling maladies that could be avoided
battling maladies that could be avoided you know and I think that a yoga
you know and I think that a yoga
you know and I think that a yoga practice both in terms of increasing
practice both in terms of increasing
practice both in terms of increasing strength increasing flexibility
strength increasing flexibility
strength increasing flexibility increasing bone density and also it’s
increasing bone density and also it’s
increasing bone density and also it’s sort of spiritual development and
sort of spiritual development and
sort of spiritual development and psychological help can enable people or
psychological help can enable people or
psychological help can enable people or me to live longer and live happier or
me to live longer and live happier or
me to live longer and live happier or more disease-free life
more disease-free life
more disease-free life now you’ve been into yoga for years and
now you’ve been into yoga for years and
now you’ve been into yoga for years and you also meditate yeah so what are some
you also meditate yeah so what are some
you also meditate yeah so what are some of the biggest changes that that has
of the biggest changes that that has
of the biggest changes that that has brought to your life you know I it’s
brought to your life you know I it’s
brought to your life you know I it’s there it’s it’s kind of not one thing
there it’s it’s kind of not one thing
there it’s it’s kind of not one thing you could point at or put a finger on
you could point at or put a finger on
you could point at or put a finger on it’s just it’s just there’s I just can
it’s just it’s just there’s I just can
it’s just it’s just there’s I just can tell you that I feel it just it’s like a
tell you that I feel it just it’s like a
tell you that I feel it just it’s like a kickstart for your day it just centers
kickstart for your day it just centers
kickstart for your day it just centers you and things your stress levels are
you and things your stress levels are
you and things your stress levels are just down and you find yourself
just down and you find yourself
just down and you find yourself interacting in the world much easier and
interacting in the world much easier and
interacting in the world much easier and better and and cut in a calmer way and
better and and cut in a calmer way and
better and and cut in a calmer way and there’s just a peaceful joy that that
there’s just a peaceful joy that that
there’s just a peaceful joy that that sort of comes over and you can’t I don’t
sort of comes over and you can’t I don’t
sort of comes over and you can’t I don’t know how or why it’s no rhyme or reason
know how or why it’s no rhyme or reason
know how or why it’s no rhyme or reason and I just know that if I if I go
and I just know that if I if I go
and I just know that if I if I go through a phase where I slip off and I’m
through a phase where I slip off and I’m
through a phase where I slip off and I’m not this religious with it I feel the
not this religious with it I feel the
not this religious with it I feel the difference yes feel it
tarah any tips or advice for someone who
tarah any tips or advice for someone who wants to get started with yoga people oh
wants to get started with yoga people oh
wants to get started with yoga people oh sure for people brand new to yoga no
sure for people brand new to yoga no
sure for people brand new to yoga no worries you can start wherever you are
worries you can start wherever you are
worries you can start wherever you are if you’re alive and you can breathe and
if you’re alive and you can breathe and
if you’re alive and you can breathe and you can do you can be flexible you don’t
you can do you can be flexible you don’t
you can do you can be flexible you don’t have to be anything all you have to be
have to be anything all you have to be
have to be anything all you have to be is alive and able to breathe so some
is alive and able to breathe so some
is alive and able to breathe so some great tips for getting started are ask
great tips for getting started are ask
great tips for getting started are ask your friends and family members if
your friends and family members if
your friends and family members if they’re doing yoga where they go maybe
they’re doing yoga where they go maybe
they’re doing yoga where they go maybe have them drag you along to a class you
have them drag you along to a class you
have them drag you along to a class you can find some good videos on my youtube
can find some good videos on my youtube
can find some good videos on my youtube youtube page over there formative
youtube page over there formative
youtube page over there formative DVDs are another good place to start a
DVDs are another good place to start a
DVDs are another good place to start a DVD coming out or so but I think just
DVD coming out or so but I think just
DVD coming out or so but I think just ask some friends and family it’s a great
ask some friends and family it’s a great
ask some friends and family it’s a great place to kind of get involved in that it
place to kind of get involved in that it
place to kind of get involved in that it doesn’t matter how young you are and a
doesn’t matter how young you are and a
doesn’t matter how young you are and a lot of kids are doing yoga and a lot of
lot of kids are doing yoga and a lot of
lot of kids are doing yoga and a lot of people who were their 50s and 60s you
people who were their 50s and 60s you
people who were their 50s and 60s you have an uncle I want to say yeah yeah my
have an uncle I want to say yeah yeah my
have an uncle I want to say yeah yeah my uncle norm is doing yoga on the farm
uncle norm is doing yoga on the farm
uncle norm is doing yoga on the farm I know but yeah I mean he you know at
I know but yeah I mean he you know at
I know but yeah I mean he you know at first he didn’t want to tell me what he
first he didn’t want to tell me what he
first he didn’t want to tell me what he was doing yoga or cuz he you know I
was doing yoga or cuz he you know I
was doing yoga or cuz he you know I thought it you know people judge him or
thought it you know people judge him or
thought it you know people judge him or something but he’s doing it with the TV
something but he’s doing it with the TV
something but he’s doing it with the TV in the morning and we used to call him
in the morning and we used to call him
in the morning and we used to call him Oscar he was really grouchy and
Oscar he was really grouchy and
Oscar he was really grouchy and everything but he started doing yoga
everything but he started doing yoga
everything but he started doing yoga Nikhil that was back pain well he’s like
Nikhil that was back pain well he’s like
Nikhil that was back pain well he’s like super happy now all the time so you know
super happy now all the time so you know
super happy now all the time so you know he didn’t start when he was a little kid
he didn’t start when he was a little kid
he didn’t start when he was a little kid so anybody can start this anytime and
so anybody can start this anytime and
so anybody can start this anytime and receive a lot of benefits so you know
receive a lot of benefits so you know
receive a lot of benefits so you know this for everyone it’s for everyone so
this for everyone it’s for everyone so
this for everyone it’s for everyone so any misconceptions you want to clear out
any misconceptions you want to clear out
any misconceptions you want to clear out maybe someone wants to get started but
maybe someone wants to get started but
maybe someone wants to get started but they’re not sure like what take the
they’re not sure like what take the
they’re not sure like what take the class to go to work so they just walk
class to go to work so they just walk
class to go to work so they just walk into a studio and see how it feels
into a studio and see how it feels
into a studio and see how it feels yeah I mean yoga can be a big turn-off
yeah I mean yoga can be a big turn-off
yeah I mean yoga can be a big turn-off you know there’s a lot of you can a lot
you know there’s a lot of you can a lot
you know there’s a lot of you can a lot of people you know I talked to her say
of people you know I talked to her say
of people you know I talked to her say they went to a class or a studio and
they went to a class or a studio and
they went to a class or a studio and they just left feeling bad about
they just left feeling bad about
they just left feeling bad about themselves or intimidated or you know
themselves or intimidated or you know
themselves or intimidated or you know they’re just like what the heck is this
they’re just like what the heck is this
they’re just like what the heck is this and yoga should bring you back to you
and yoga should bring you back to you
and yoga should bring you back to you and have you feeling good about yourself
and have you feeling good about yourself
and have you feeling good about yourself instead of the opposite so if you’re out
instead of the opposite so if you’re out
instead of the opposite so if you’re out of class and you laugh some you just
of class and you laugh some you just
of class and you laugh some you just feel like you know something about that
feel like you know something about that
feel like you know something about that place didn’t feel right just keep going
place didn’t feel right just keep going
place didn’t feel right just keep going and you trying to find a new place so
and you trying to find a new place so
and you trying to find a new place so someone who’s feeling very good about
someone who’s feeling very good about
someone who’s feeling very good about you look at these days is Deepak Chopra
you look at these days is Deepak Chopra
you look at these days is Deepak Chopra and you happen to teach and you got off
and you happen to teach and you got off
and you happen to teach and you got off with Deepak those so many wonderful
with Deepak those so many wonderful
with Deepak those so many wonderful things what’s one thing he does in his
things what’s one thing he does in his
things what’s one thing he does in his yoga practice that we cannot know about
yoga practice that we cannot know about
yoga practice that we cannot know about one thing about Deepak is people might
one thing about Deepak is people might
one thing about Deepak is people might not know because he’s such a you know
not know because he’s such a you know
not know because he’s such a you know when I tell people about that I’m
when I tell people about that I’m
when I tell people about that I’m working with Deepak they’re like oh no
working with Deepak they’re like oh no
working with Deepak they’re like oh no he doesn’t think of himself like that
he doesn’t think of himself like that
he doesn’t think of himself like that he’s just you and he’s a guy that’s been
he’s just you and he’s a guy that’s been
he’s just you and he’s a guy that’s been doing this stuff and you know Yoga is
doing this stuff and you know Yoga is
doing this stuff and you know Yoga is available for everyone if you do a
available for everyone if you do a
available for everyone if you do a practice and he’s been meditating a long
practice and he’s been meditating a long
practice and he’s been meditating a long time and also has loved not medical
time and also has loved not medical
time and also has loved not medical knowledge on his background we see what
knowledge on his background we see what
knowledge on his background we see what headstand he’s working on it but a cool
headstand he’s working on it but a cool
headstand he’s working on it but a cool thing about him is he’s he doesn’t take
thing about him is he’s he doesn’t take
thing about him is he’s he doesn’t take himself so seriously which translates
himself so seriously which translates
himself so seriously which translates into a lot of patience and you know he
into a lot of patience and you know he
into a lot of patience and you know he doesn’t get frustrated we can’t do
doesn’t get frustrated we can’t do
doesn’t get frustrated we can’t do something today you notice he has a
something today you notice he has a
something today you notice he has a small life and that’s the great thing
small life and that’s the great thing
small life and that’s the great thing about yoga it’s not it’s not a
about yoga it’s not it’s not a
about yoga it’s not it’s not a competitive sport and your practice keep
competitive sport and your practice keep
competitive sport and your practice keep coming to it every day
coming to it every day
coming to it every day you know your own speed I’ll take it
you know your own speed I’ll take it
you know your own speed I’ll take it slow fast and just do what’s right for
slow fast and just do what’s right for
slow fast and just do what’s right for you if you want to learn more about yoga
you if you want to learn more about yoga
you if you want to learn more about yoga and need help getting started here are
and need help getting started here are
and need help getting started here are five video clips that will help you take
five video clips that will help you take
five video clips that will help you take action
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I made this video because Jeff asked me to
made this video because Jeff asked me to
made this video because Jeff asked me to so if there’s a topic that you want me
so if there’s a topic that you want me
so if there’s a topic that you want me to cover in the next edition of believe
to cover in the next edition of believe
to cover in the next edition of believe life leave it in the comments below and
life leave it in the comments below and
life leave it in the comments below and I’ll see what I can do
I’ll see what I can do
I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know which of the
I’d also love to know which of the
I’d also love to know which of the points most resonated with you leave it
points most resonated with you leave it
points most resonated with you leave it in the comments and we’re gonna join in
in the comments and we’re gonna join in
in the comments and we’re gonna join in the discussion thank you so much for
the discussion thank you so much for
the discussion thank you so much for watching
watching
watching have an amazing day continue to believe
have an amazing day continue to believe
have an amazing day continue to believe and I’ll see you soon okay should not I
and I’ll see you soon okay should not I
and I’ll see you soon okay should not I should not be doing this one okay holy I
should not be doing this one okay holy I
should not be doing this one okay holy I had it the first time I don’t know it uh
had it the first time I don’t know it uh
had it the first time I don’t know it uh you got to put your foot flat against
you got to put your foot flat against
you got to put your foot flat against your I’m on I’m not on solid ground –
your I’m on I’m not on solid ground –
your I’m on I’m not on solid ground – doesn’t have okay hold on there you go
doesn’t have okay hold on there you go
doesn’t have okay hold on there you go there you go you should do this okay
there you go you should do this okay
there you go you should do this okay okay okay okay okay
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