In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Alex Perez. While in his 4th year of medical school a friend introduced Rocket Yoga to Alex. Although he has tried yoga in the past he never really enjoyed it, but the combination of the teacher and the challenge of Rocket Yoga inspired him to dive deeper into the practice. "We all have different reasons we get into yoga" Alex says "and it doesn't really matter what they are.". 

In the episode we also get into the progression people make in a personal practice, what science is missing, how yoga is an art and how he feels about western medicine.

I hope you enjoy!

Alex shares wonderful information and insights on yoga. I strongly suggest following Alex at:

www.instagram.com/alexperezyoga

Alex's Website:

https://www.alexperezyoga.com

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In this episode we speak with ex-welder, now Yoga Therapist Dustin Vieler. After years of welding and teaching welding, Dustin's life changed drastically when he was convinced to try yoga by his Chiropractor to help deal with his neck and back pain. It took one class and he was immediately hooked. Six months later, Dustin quits welding and pursues yoga trainings from Classic 84 to Forest. 

Unfamiliar with these styles of yoga? Well, they are recognized and include some of the oldest teachings of yoga to be documented. In our talks we dive into the history of these styles, the difference between "new age" yoga and if we should really consider calling it yoga. We also talk about the 3 layers of the breath, injuries from HIIT, Yoga Therapy and much more.

This was an informative and fun conversation I had with Dustin and I hope you enjoy!

Dustin can be found at:

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Living in a home with drug and alcohol abuse and being the youngest in a family of 5, John suffered from anxiety and depression leaving him lacking in self confidence. In 2014, after loosing two brothers within 12 months of each other due to drugs and alcohol, John hit a pinnacle moment in his life where things could have potentially fallen completely downhill. Around this time John found yoga and was able to make the decision that opened the door to reinvent himself. In 2017, at the young age of 37, with a family and teenage daughter, John decided to head back to school completing a 4 year bachelors degree. Through this time John continued to work full-time and also completed his yoga teacher training. 

In this episode we talk about how yoga helped John through this challenging time in his life and how it helped him re-establish his self confidence, how important in-person classes are to your yoga practice and how cool it is being a 6'5" Super Sized Yogi in a head stand.

John can be found at:

www.instagram.com/super_sized_yogi

John's classes

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