[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I would like to ask everyone to gently
I would like to ask everyone to gently
I would like to ask everyone to gently settle into your chairs softly close
settle into your chairs softly close
settle into your chairs softly close your eyes and prepare to take one deep
your eyes and prepare to take one deep
your eyes and prepare to take one deep connecting expansive breath with me
connecting expansive breath with me
connecting expansive breath with me inhaling filling up completely all the
inhaling filling up completely all the
inhaling filling up completely all the way to the top and just pause there and
way to the top and just pause there and
way to the top and just pause there and feel that expansive stillness within you
feel that expansive stillness within you
feel that expansive stillness within you and exhale just let it all go
notice how you all softened into your
notice how you all softened into your bodies in just one breath just one
bodies in just one breath just one
bodies in just one breath just one breath can have a transformational
breath can have a transformational
breath can have a transformational impact on thoughts and feelings in the
impact on thoughts and feelings in the
impact on thoughts and feelings in the moment just one breath the healing
moment just one breath the healing
moment just one breath the healing powers of breath work have been used by
powers of breath work have been used by
powers of breath work have been used by countless cultures in as many countries
countless cultures in as many countries
countless cultures in as many countries around the world for as long as people
around the world for as long as people
around the world for as long as people experiencing the human condition of
experiencing the human condition of
experiencing the human condition of suffering have been in search of higher
suffering have been in search of higher
suffering have been in search of higher meaning and self healing breath work has
meaning and self healing breath work has
meaning and self healing breath work has been the bridge between body and soul
been the bridge between body and soul
been the bridge between body and soul and sickness and health for thousands of
and sickness and health for thousands of
and sickness and health for thousands of years but many of us in today’s
years but many of us in today’s
years but many of us in today’s fast-paced cultures have lost touch with
fast-paced cultures have lost touch with
fast-paced cultures have lost touch with this idea of breathing to thrive most if
this idea of breathing to thrive most if
this idea of breathing to thrive most if not all of us breathe to just barely
not all of us breathe to just barely
not all of us breathe to just barely survive for the majority of my life all
survive for the majority of my life all
survive for the majority of my life all I’ve ever done is breathe into the very
I’ve ever done is breathe into the very
I’ve ever done is breathe into the very upper portions of my chest this
upper portions of my chest this
upper portions of my chest this autonomous breath to just survive never
autonomous breath to just survive never
autonomous breath to just survive never once did I breathe with the intention or
once did I breathe with the intention or
once did I breathe with the intention or focus to thrive the majority of my life
focus to thrive the majority of my life
focus to thrive the majority of my life has been pretty rocky just like it can
has been pretty rocky just like it can
has been pretty rocky just like it can be for so many of us when my mom was
be for so many of us when my mom was
be for so many of us when my mom was seven months pregnant with me my older
seven months pregnant with me my older
seven months pregnant with me my older brother drowned in an unfortunate
brother drowned in an unfortunate
brother drowned in an unfortunate accident he was just over a year old so
accident he was just over a year old so
accident he was just over a year old so I came into this beautiful world
I came into this beautiful world
I came into this beautiful world experiencing the same deep grief and
experiencing the same deep grief and
experiencing the same deep grief and sadness and overwhelming sense of loss
sadness and overwhelming sense of loss
sadness and overwhelming sense of loss that my loving mother had experienced
that my loving mother had experienced
that my loving mother had experienced from the moment she discovered she lost
from the moment she discovered she lost
from the moment she discovered she lost her first son my dad was recently back
her first son my dad was recently back
her first son my dad was recently back from multiple tours in Vietnam and
from multiple tours in Vietnam and
from multiple tours in Vietnam and suffering from his own severe
suffering from his own severe
suffering from his own severe post-traumatic stress disorder from the
post-traumatic stress disorder from the
post-traumatic stress disorder from the horrors and tragedies of war and the
horrors and tragedies of war and the
horrors and tragedies of war and the emotional devastation of losing his
emotional devastation of losing his
emotional devastation of losing his first son things were pretty rocky in my
first son things were pretty rocky in my
first son things were pretty rocky in my family
family
family as a child I grew up in a constant state
as a child I grew up in a constant state
as a child I grew up in a constant state of rage anxiety and depression we moved
of rage anxiety and depression we moved
of rage anxiety and depression we moved to ten different towns in different
to ten different towns in different
to ten different towns in different states by the time I was in the fifth
states by the time I was in the fifth
states by the time I was in the fifth grade so I struggled making and keeping
grade so I struggled making and keeping
grade so I struggled making and keeping friends my parents divorced when I was
friends my parents divorced when I was
friends my parents divorced when I was about 12 years old and at the age of 14
about 12 years old and at the age of 14
about 12 years old and at the age of 14 I discovered alcohol and the effects
I discovered alcohol and the effects
I discovered alcohol and the effects they had on me kept me drinking and
they had on me kept me drinking and
they had on me kept me drinking and drugging until I was 35 years old I was
drugging until I was 35 years old I was
drugging until I was 35 years old I was actually arrested 17 different times for
actually arrested 17 different times for
actually arrested 17 different times for different alcohol related citations by
different alcohol related citations by
different alcohol related citations by the time I was 25 years old I know I was
the time I was 25 years old I know I was
the time I was 25 years old I know I was a bit of a slow learner
a bit of a slow learner
a bit of a slow learner the lodges didn’t seem to understand
the lodges didn’t seem to understand
the lodges didn’t seem to understand that all I was trying to do was have a
that all I was trying to do was have a
that all I was trying to do was have a little bit of fun and escaped the me
little bit of fun and escaped the me
little bit of fun and escaped the me that I didn’t like being I graduated
that I didn’t like being I graduated
that I didn’t like being I graduated from Oregon State University in 1999 and
from Oregon State University in 1999 and
from Oregon State University in 1999 and seeking warmer climates moved to San
seeking warmer climates moved to San
seeking warmer climates moved to San Diego California I quickly found a job
Diego California I quickly found a job
Diego California I quickly found a job as a construction project manager for a
as a construction project manager for a
as a construction project manager for a midsize development firm and climb the
midsize development firm and climb the
midsize development firm and climb the ladder of success I got married I bought
ladder of success I got married I bought
ladder of success I got married I bought the home with a view I started saving
the home with a view I started saving
the home with a view I started saving from my financial future and everything
from my financial future and everything
from my financial future and everything was on the up-and-up
was on the up-and-up
was on the up-and-up in 2007 when the real estate market
in 2007 when the real estate market
in 2007 when the real estate market collapsed I lost everything I had gained
collapsed I lost everything I had gained
collapsed I lost everything I had gained down there
down there
down there I lost the home the marriage the income
I lost the home the marriage the income
I lost the home the marriage the income stream and most importantly I lost my
stream and most importantly I lost my
stream and most importantly I lost my sense of self and things just kept
sense of self and things just kept
sense of self and things just kept getting worse and worse
getting worse and worse
getting worse and worse I began drinking and drugging non-stop
I began drinking and drugging non-stop
I began drinking and drugging non-stop in an effort to hide from the reality of
in an effort to hide from the reality of
in an effort to hide from the reality of this situation that I was in in life one
this situation that I was in in life one
this situation that I was in in life one night in the deep black out at the age
night in the deep black out at the age
night in the deep black out at the age of 35 years old I attempted suicide when
of 35 years old I attempted suicide when
of 35 years old I attempted suicide when I came to the next morning I realized
I came to the next morning I realized
I came to the next morning I realized what I had done I felt this deep
what I had done I felt this deep
what I had done I felt this deep overwhelming sense of fear and I knew
overwhelming sense of fear and I knew
overwhelming sense of fear and I knew that it was time to completely change my
that it was time to completely change my
that it was time to completely change my life that very morning I checked into
life that very morning I checked into
life that very morning I checked into outpatient rehab I walked through the
outpatient rehab I walked through the
outpatient rehab I walked through the doors of Alcoholics Anonymous and I just
doors of Alcoholics Anonymous and I just
doors of Alcoholics Anonymous and I just spent the next 11 months living in San
spent the next 11 months living in San
spent the next 11 months living in San Diego by myself working on me in this
Diego by myself working on me in this
Diego by myself working on me in this new commitment to a life in sobriety at
new commitment to a life in sobriety at
new commitment to a life in sobriety at the end of that 12 months I knew in my
the end of that 12 months I knew in my
the end of that 12 months I knew in my heart that it was time to move home so I
heart that it was time to move home so I
heart that it was time to move home so I packed up what little I had left in the
packed up what little I had left in the
packed up what little I had left in the small u-haul trailer and headed north to
small u-haul trailer and headed north to
small u-haul trailer and headed north to beautiful Bend Oregon and I’ve been on
beautiful Bend Oregon and I’ve been on
beautiful Bend Oregon and I’ve been on the sober and healing journey ever since
the sober and healing journey ever since
the sober and healing journey ever since that terrifying morning almost nine
that terrifying morning almost nine
that terrifying morning almost nine years ago one morning about two years
years ago one morning about two years
years ago one morning about two years into my sobriety I pulled up to my
into my sobriety I pulled up to my
into my sobriety I pulled up to my favorite morning America
favorite morning America
favorite morning America stop to grab my cup of coffee and the
stop to grab my cup of coffee and the
stop to grab my cup of coffee and the friendly barista saw me wince in pain as
friendly barista saw me wince in pain as
friendly barista saw me wince in pain as I could barely reach my arm out of the
I could barely reach my arm out of the
I could barely reach my arm out of the window to grab my beverage she looked at
window to grab my beverage she looked at
window to grab my beverage she looked at me and asked what was wrong and I said
me and asked what was wrong and I said
me and asked what was wrong and I said oh I got this bad back had been haunting
oh I got this bad back had been haunting
oh I got this bad back had been haunting me forever and this morning was just
me forever and this morning was just
me forever and this morning was just especially bad she smiled at me with
especially bad she smiled at me with
especially bad she smiled at me with compassion and suggested I go do yoga
compassion and suggested I go do yoga
compassion and suggested I go do yoga yoga me yoga yoga’s for guys who wear
yoga me yoga yoga’s for guys who wear
yoga me yoga yoga’s for guys who wear Birkenstocks and listen to the Beatles
Birkenstocks and listen to the Beatles
Birkenstocks and listen to the Beatles all day I am NOT a yoga guy thank you
all day I am NOT a yoga guy thank you
all day I am NOT a yoga guy thank you I’ll take the coffee and go she handed
I’ll take the coffee and go she handed
I’ll take the coffee and go she handed me my change and bluntly said don’t be a
me my change and bluntly said don’t be a
me my change and bluntly said don’t be a tool go do yoga I’m a fly-fishing
tool go do yoga I’m a fly-fishing
tool go do yoga I’m a fly-fishing whitewater rafting guide a steelhead
whitewater rafting guide a steelhead
whitewater rafting guide a steelhead chasing junkie in a custom homebuilder
chasing junkie in a custom homebuilder
chasing junkie in a custom homebuilder and well I’m everything that yoga is not
and well I’m everything that yoga is not
and well I’m everything that yoga is not I thought to myself as I drove away but
I thought to myself as I drove away but
I thought to myself as I drove away but I also realized in my heart that I was
I also realized in my heart that I was
I also realized in my heart that I was sick and tired of being mostly sickish
sick and tired of being mostly sickish
sick and tired of being mostly sickish sore and tired all the time and also
sore and tired all the time and also
sore and tired all the time and also knew what I had been doing and what I
knew what I had been doing and what I
knew what I had been doing and what I was currently doing wasn’t wasn’t
was currently doing wasn’t wasn’t
was currently doing wasn’t wasn’t working I wasn’t happy joyous and free
working I wasn’t happy joyous and free
working I wasn’t happy joyous and free on this path in life I was on so the
on this path in life I was on so the
on this path in life I was on so the following morning I checked into my
following morning I checked into my
following morning I checked into my first one and a half hour of vinyasa
first one and a half hour of vinyasa
first one and a half hour of vinyasa yoga class I snuck into the back corner
yoga class I snuck into the back corner
yoga class I snuck into the back corner of the room I didn’t utter a single word
of the room I didn’t utter a single word
of the room I didn’t utter a single word to anybody I prayed to God nobody which
to anybody I prayed to God nobody which
to anybody I prayed to God nobody which would recognize me and I gave it all I
would recognize me and I gave it all I
would recognize me and I gave it all I had that first class kicked my ass I
had that first class kicked my ass I
had that first class kicked my ass I almost blacked out twice
almost blacked out twice
almost blacked out twice with reoccurring thoughts of I’m freakin
with reoccurring thoughts of I’m freakin
with reoccurring thoughts of I’m freakin dying here how do you even do this
dying here how do you even do this
dying here how do you even do this what’d you just say and who are you
what’d you just say and who are you
what’d you just say and who are you people I managed to make it through the
people I managed to make it through the
people I managed to make it through the first class I didn’t walk out in
first class I didn’t walk out in
first class I didn’t walk out in frustration I didn’t run away in fear
frustration I didn’t run away in fear
frustration I didn’t run away in fear matter of fact within 30 minutes I knew
matter of fact within 30 minutes I knew
matter of fact within 30 minutes I knew I was right where I was supposed to be
I was right where I was supposed to be
I was right where I was supposed to be what I experienced in this first class
what I experienced in this first class
what I experienced in this first class to grace to flow the friendliness and
to grace to flow the friendliness and
to grace to flow the friendliness and most importantly the energy and what I
most importantly the energy and what I
most importantly the energy and what I heard this teacher sharing was unlike
heard this teacher sharing was unlike
heard this teacher sharing was unlike anything I had ever heard felt or
anything I had ever heard felt or
anything I had ever heard felt or experienced before up until that point
experienced before up until that point
experienced before up until that point in time in my life in the final pose
in time in my life in the final pose
in time in my life in the final pose called shavasana we were asked to lie
called shavasana we were asked to lie
called shavasana we were asked to lie down and and connect to the stillness of
down and and connect to the stillness of
down and and connect to the stillness of our breath something inside of me moved
our breath something inside of me moved
our breath something inside of me moved and I began to cry in a room full of
and I began to cry in a room full of
and I began to cry in a room full of people I didn’t know in a place I had
people I didn’t know in a place I had
people I didn’t know in a place I had never been what the hell is going on I
never been what the hell is going on I
never been what the hell is going on I screamed to myself in silence but I
screamed to myself in silence but I
screamed to myself in silence but I decided to continue to lie there and let
decided to continue to lie there and let
decided to continue to lie there and let whatever it was just happened and in the
whatever it was just happened and in the
whatever it was just happened and in the final moments of that last pose I
final moments of that last pose I
final moments of that last pose I settled into the stillness of my breath
settled into the stillness of my breath
settled into the stillness of my breath for the first time in my life I crawled
for the first time in my life I crawled
for the first time in my life I crawled out of there
out of there
out of there awed perplexed and committed to return I
awed perplexed and committed to return I
awed perplexed and committed to return I began to go three to five times per week
began to go three to five times per week
began to go three to five times per week after that I wanted what they had
after that I wanted what they had
after that I wanted what they had I wanted change I wanted transformation
I wanted change I wanted transformation
I wanted change I wanted transformation in my life and I begin to hear the word
in my life and I begin to hear the word
in my life and I begin to hear the word breathe repeated over and over in class
breathe repeated over and over in class
breathe repeated over and over in class after class and I’ve since discovered
after class and I’ve since discovered
after class and I’ve since discovered that everything in life and yoga and
that everything in life and yoga and
that everything in life and yoga and love and happiness is about connecting
love and happiness is about connecting
love and happiness is about connecting to the breath so I would like to once
to the breath so I would like to once
to the breath so I would like to once again ask everybody to gently settle
again ask everybody to gently settle
again ask everybody to gently settle into their chairs release any tension
into their chairs release any tension
into their chairs release any tension that you’re holding softly close your
that you’re holding softly close your
that you’re holding softly close your eyes and begin to inhale filling up
eyes and begin to inhale filling up
eyes and begin to inhale filling up completely all the way to the top and
completely all the way to the top and
completely all the way to the top and feel that beautiful stillness within you
feel that beautiful stillness within you
feel that beautiful stillness within you and exhale just let it all go about
and exhale just let it all go about
and exhale just let it all go about three years into my yoga and meditation
three years into my yoga and meditation
three years into my yoga and meditation practice I got an email from one of my
practice I got an email from one of my
practice I got an email from one of my favorite yoga teachers inviting me
favorite yoga teachers inviting me
favorite yoga teachers inviting me to do a breath work class breath work
to do a breath work class breath work
to do a breath work class breath work I’d never even heard of such a thing and
I’d never even heard of such a thing and
I’d never even heard of such a thing and with my curiosity level on high without
with my curiosity level on high without
with my curiosity level on high without any further thought or investigation I
any further thought or investigation I
any further thought or investigation I decided to go when I got into the room
decided to go when I got into the room
decided to go when I got into the room that night the guy leading the class he
that night the guy leading the class he
that night the guy leading the class he was not my teacher and dear friend asked
was not my teacher and dear friend asked
was not my teacher and dear friend asked me have you ever done breath work before
me have you ever done breath work before
me have you ever done breath work before I looked up in him and responded yes I
I looked up in him and responded yes I
I looked up in him and responded yes I meditate every day he looked back down
meditate every day he looked back down
meditate every day he looked back down at me and said well good this is a
at me and said well good this is a
at me and said well good this is a little different than your a seated
little different than your a seated
little different than your a seated meditation practice so once we get
meditation practice so once we get
meditation practice so once we get started just by on your mat breathe as
started just by on your mat breathe as
started just by on your mat breathe as instructed
instructed
instructed breathe with with as much effort as you
breathe with with as much effort as you
breathe with with as much effort as you can and be willing to let some of your
can and be willing to let some of your
can and be willing to let some of your go and you should be okay
go and you should be okay
go and you should be okay I look back up at him and thought to
I look back up at him and thought to
I look back up at him and thought to myself okay weirdo whatever how hard can
myself okay weirdo whatever how hard can
myself okay weirdo whatever how hard can it be to just lay down and breathe there
it be to just lay down and breathe there
it be to just lay down and breathe there were about 30 people in the classroom
were about 30 people in the classroom
were about 30 people in the classroom that night he began to explain how we
that night he began to explain how we
that night he began to explain how we were gonna breathe that we would breathe
were gonna breathe that we would breathe
were gonna breathe that we would breathe through our mouths and not our noses
through our mouths and not our noses
through our mouths and not our noses that we would fill up her abdominal
that we would fill up her abdominal
that we would fill up her abdominal cavity like a balloon and then top off
cavity like a balloon and then top off
cavity like a balloon and then top off at our chest and just softly exhale and
at our chest and just softly exhale and
at our chest and just softly exhale and that’s all we had to do for about 6
that’s all we had to do for about 6
that’s all we had to do for about 6 songs or 25 minutes again this all
songs or 25 minutes again this all
songs or 25 minutes again this all seemed really easy and doable to me I
seemed really easy and doable to me I
seemed really easy and doable to me I mean how hard can it be to lay down and
mean how hard can it be to lay down and
mean how hard can it be to lay down and breathe he also explained that the more
breathe he also explained that the more
breathe he also explained that the more effort we put into the breathing the act
effort we put into the breathing the act
effort we put into the breathing the act of breathing part of the class the
of breathing part of the class the
of breathing part of the class the bigger the payoff would be at the end
bigger the payoff would be at the end
bigger the payoff would be at the end and that we had to be willing to set an
and that we had to be willing to set an
and that we had to be willing to set an intention to let some of that stuff that
intention to let some of that stuff that
intention to let some of that stuff that we carried that no longer served us go
we carried that no longer served us go
we carried that no longer served us go so the lights went off the music came on
so the lights went off the music came on
so the lights went off the music came on and we all began breathing within just a
and we all began breathing within just a
and we all began breathing within just a couple of moments I began to feel the
couple of moments I began to feel the
couple of moments I began to feel the oxygen moving throughout my body I felt
oxygen moving throughout my body I felt
oxygen moving throughout my body I felt cold in some places and warm and others
cold in some places and warm and others
cold in some places and warm and others my legs my arms were tingling my hands
my legs my arms were tingling my hands
my legs my arms were tingling my hands did these really weird claw like things
did these really weird claw like things
did these really weird claw like things just like he said they would in the
just like he said they would in the
just like he said they would in the middle of the class he asked us all to
middle of the class he asked us all to
middle of the class he asked us all to scream and what came out of me was the
scream and what came out of me was the
scream and what came out of me was the loudest deepest guttural soul roar I
loudest deepest guttural soul roar I
loudest deepest guttural soul roar I have ever experienced in my life it came
have ever experienced in my life it came
have ever experienced in my life it came from someplace I have never been I
from someplace I have never been I
from someplace I have never been I didn’t started shaking and then I
didn’t started shaking and then I
didn’t started shaking and then I started crying and then I realized the
started crying and then I realized the
started crying and then I realized the whole room was crying and it was in the
whole room was crying and it was in the
whole room was crying and it was in the depths of this letting our sheykh oh
depths of this letting our sheykh oh
depths of this letting our sheykh oh that I felt this overwhelming sense of
that I felt this overwhelming sense of
that I felt this overwhelming sense of compassion for everybody around me and I
compassion for everybody around me and I
compassion for everybody around me and I realized that we all deal with the hard
realized that we all deal with the hard
realized that we all deal with the hard edges of life
edges of life
edges of life that we all carry pain and suffering and
that we all carry pain and suffering and
that we all carry pain and suffering and that we’re all way more alike than we
that we’re all way more alike than we
that we’re all way more alike than we are Anna like and I also realized most
are Anna like and I also realized most
are Anna like and I also realized most importantly that I wasn’t alone in the
importantly that I wasn’t alone in the
importantly that I wasn’t alone in the final moments of that first class he led
final moments of that first class he led
final moments of that first class he led us into several hard opening moments and
us into several hard opening moments and
us into several hard opening moments and we were able to focus on all the things
we were able to focus on all the things
we were able to focus on all the things and people in our lives that we loved
and people in our lives that we loved
and people in our lives that we loved and were grateful for and I felt my life
and were grateful for and I felt my life
and were grateful for and I felt my life change on the mat I honestly felt pure
change on the mat I honestly felt pure
change on the mat I honestly felt pure love and true gratitude radiating from
love and true gratitude radiating from
love and true gratitude radiating from this body for the first time ever I came
this body for the first time ever I came
this body for the first time ever I came out of this class with the knowing that
out of this class with the knowing that
out of this class with the knowing that I had discovered what I’d been in search
I had discovered what I’d been in search
I had discovered what I’d been in search of for the majority of my life this
of for the majority of my life this
of for the majority of my life this means to let the dark heavy energy that
means to let the dark heavy energy that
means to let the dark heavy energy that I carried and all of the things that
I carried and all of the things that
I carried and all of the things that kept me in suffering go
kept me in suffering go
kept me in suffering go you see I’m used to kind of living a
you see I’m used to kind of living a
you see I’m used to kind of living a life that looks like this I’m pretty
life that looks like this I’m pretty
life that looks like this I’m pretty much curled up I’ve always been
much curled up I’ve always been
much curled up I’ve always been protecting the old heart hurts the past
protecting the old heart hurts the past
protecting the old heart hurts the past heart aches the I’ve wallet in the
heart aches the I’ve wallet in the
heart aches the I’ve wallet in the relationships of past financial failures
relationships of past financial failures
relationships of past financial failures relationship failures I’ve hid behind
relationship failures I’ve hid behind
relationship failures I’ve hid behind all the self-defeating beliefs that I’ve
all the self-defeating beliefs that I’ve
all the self-defeating beliefs that I’ve carried about myself that have kept me
carried about myself that have kept me
carried about myself that have kept me stuck with who I’ve always been
stuck with who I’ve always been
stuck with who I’ve always been in the experience of this first class I
in the experience of this first class I
in the experience of this first class I understood that that’s not who I was and
understood that that’s not who I was and
understood that that’s not who I was and that’s not who I am I got home that
that’s not who I am I got home that
that’s not who I am I got home that night in a state of once again I wonder
night in a state of once again I wonder
night in a state of once again I wonder and curiosity and I decided to make a
and curiosity and I decided to make a
and curiosity and I decided to make a commitment to me and my breath I did
commitment to me and my breath I did
commitment to me and my breath I did this breathing practice every single day
this breathing practice every single day
this breathing practice every single day for 70 straight days and my life will
for 70 straight days and my life will
for 70 straight days and my life will never be what it used to be and a little
never be what it used to be and a little
never be what it used to be and a little less than 90 days of breathing I was
less than 90 days of breathing I was
less than 90 days of breathing I was able to step off of anxiety and
able to step off of anxiety and
able to step off of anxiety and depression medication that I’ve been
depression medication that I’ve been
depression medication that I’ve been more on than off for over the past 25
more on than off for over the past 25
more on than off for over the past 25 years and I have not had to sit neither
years and I have not had to sit neither
years and I have not had to sit neither one of those daily nightmares and suffer
one of those daily nightmares and suffer
one of those daily nightmares and suffer and over a year do I still get uptight
and over a year do I still get uptight
and over a year do I still get uptight at times
at times
at times yes I do do I sit and stew and stuff I
yes I do do I sit and stew and stuff I
yes I do do I sit and stew and stuff I shouldn’t yes I do that too at times
shouldn’t yes I do that too at times
shouldn’t yes I do that too at times have I reverted to the old me yep I have
have I reverted to the old me yep I have
have I reverted to the old me yep I have but I know whenever I revert to old
but I know whenever I revert to old
but I know whenever I revert to old thought or behavior patterns all I have
thought or behavior patterns all I have
thought or behavior patterns all I have to do is go home lie on my mat and
to do is go home lie on my mat and
to do is go home lie on my mat and breathe for transformation I’m not
breathe for transformation I’m not
breathe for transformation I’m not perfect and neither is my practice but
perfect and neither is my practice but
perfect and neither is my practice but fortunately I’m not trying to be all I’m
fortunately I’m not trying to be all I’m
fortunately I’m not trying to be all I’m really trying to do is be a little bit
really trying to do is be a little bit
really trying to do is be a little bit better to me and all the people that I
better to me and all the people that I
better to me and all the people that I hold near and dear in my heart today
hold near and dear in my heart today
hold near and dear in my heart today than I was yesterday and practicing this
than I was yesterday and practicing this
than I was yesterday and practicing this healing form of breathing has
healing form of breathing has
healing form of breathing has drastically improved the quality of all
drastically improved the quality of all
drastically improved the quality of all of the relationships that I have in my
of the relationships that I have in my
of the relationships that I have in my life this past August I was asked to be
life this past August I was asked to be
life this past August I was asked to be a fly fishing guide on a magical
a fly fishing guide on a magical
a fly fishing guide on a magical spiritual awareness trip on the Middle
spiritual awareness trip on the Middle
spiritual awareness trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River during the week
Fork of the Salmon River during the week
Fork of the Salmon River during the week of the solar eclipse when the trip host
of the solar eclipse when the trip host
of the solar eclipse when the trip host and yoga instructor discovered that I
and yoga instructor discovered that I
and yoga instructor discovered that I was in training to be a breath Coast
was in training to be a breath Coast
was in training to be a breath Coast they asked if I would lead a class for
they asked if I would lead a class for
they asked if I would lead a class for their guests on this special trip
their guests on this special trip
their guests on this special trip without any hesitation I said yes to see
without any hesitation I said yes to see
without any hesitation I said yes to see these beautiful Souls lie on their mats
these beautiful Souls lie on their mats
these beautiful Souls lie on their mats on one of the most beautiful banks on
on one of the most beautiful banks on
on one of the most beautiful banks on any River in any stay and breathe to see
any River in any stay and breathe to see
any River in any stay and breathe to see them step past some of their old fears
them step past some of their old fears
them step past some of their old fears and find light and love and courage and
and find light and love and courage and
and find light and love and courage and heal in some small way in this first
heal in some small way in this first
heal in some small way in this first class is something that I will hold near
class is something that I will hold near
class is something that I will hold near and dear and cherish for the rest of my
and dear and cherish for the rest of my
and dear and cherish for the rest of my life I know that this breath work has
life I know that this breath work has
life I know that this breath work has improved the quality of my life
improved the quality of my life
improved the quality of my life drastically and I know that if it can
drastically and I know that if it can
drastically and I know that if it can help me overcome 40 years of suffering
help me overcome 40 years of suffering
help me overcome 40 years of suffering and anxiety and depression if it can
and anxiety and depression if it can
and anxiety and depression if it can help me step past all of those years of
help me step past all of those years of
help me step past all of those years of self-defeating beliefs of saying I’m not
self-defeating beliefs of saying I’m not
self-defeating beliefs of saying I’m not good enough I’m not enough you don’t
good enough I’m not enough you don’t
good enough I’m not enough you don’t deserve and find love and gratitude that
deserve and find love and gratitude that
deserve and find love and gratitude that it can help anyone I am blessed and
it can help anyone I am blessed and
it can help anyone I am blessed and honored to help facilitate the journey
honored to help facilitate the journey
honored to help facilitate the journey of those is in search of discovering
of those is in search of discovering
of those is in search of discovering their best selves by doing nothing more
their best selves by doing nothing more
their best selves by doing nothing more than what was shared with me when I
than what was shared with me when I
than what was shared with me when I needed it most the gift of
needed it most the gift of
needed it most the gift of transformation through breathing so I
transformation through breathing so I
transformation through breathing so I would like to once again in closing ask
would like to once again in closing ask
would like to once again in closing ask everybody to settle into their chairs
everybody to settle into their chairs
everybody to settle into their chairs release any tension that you’re holding
release any tension that you’re holding
release any tension that you’re holding softly close your eyes and take the
softly close your eyes and take the
softly close your eyes and take the deepest loving fullest breath you can
deepest loving fullest breath you can
deepest loving fullest breath you can inhaling
filling up completely pausing at the top
filling up completely pausing at the top and just feel that loving stillness
and just feel that loving stillness
and just feel that loving stillness within you and exhale just let it all go
within you and exhale just let it all go
within you and exhale just let it all go feel free to open your eyes namaste
feel free to open your eyes namaste
feel free to open your eyes namaste [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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