Dylan Werner, a former Marine and firefighter turned yoga teacher, tells Brian Rose what yoga means, how he let go of old stories and what a vision quest taught him.
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Chapters
- 2:26 Brian's introduction to Dylan and the question of what yoga is
- 3:58 How Dylan got into movement: Hulk Hogan, wrestling and rock climbing
- 10:37 Why language limits any definition of yoga
- 12:16 Truth, satya and the present moment
- 16:17 Goals, contentment and giving your best
- 24:27 Seeing things as they are: the idea of vasana
- 27:03 A difficult childhood and letting go of the victim story
- 37:42 How Dylan came to yoga
- 39:33 Getting everything he wanted and still feeling a gap
- 46:41 Losing the firefighter job and choosing to teach
- 50:56 Meaning, purpose and being of service
- 1:00:14 What yoga is and isn't: a brief history
- 1:04:09 How modern postural yoga formed
- 1:16:04 What hand balancing has taught him
- 1:21:39 Effort and surrender
- 1:25:12 Nature and the nine-day vision quest
- 1:39:28 Letting go of old stories, including PTSD
- 1:48:00 Why Dylan says movement is essential
- 2:14:32 What scares Dylan
- 2:17:10 Advice and what Dylan has learned
