Boyd Varty: How To Find Where You Truly Belong | The Align Podcast: Revisited

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Apr 11, 2024

Boyd Varty, a wildlife and literacy activist, shares insights on connecting with nature, healing trauma, embracing uncertainty, and navigating societal pressures. Topics include rest for productivity, ceremonial work for healing, and the importance of nature and stillness practices in modern life.

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INSIGHT

Natural Rhythm of Energy

Predators like lions have an incredible capacity to rest, balancing intense activity with deep rest.
This natural rhythm of energy expenditure and restoration is a valuable lesson for humans.

ANECDOTE

Home Invasion and Connection

Boyd Varty recounts a traumatic home invasion in Johannesburg where he and three women were held at gunpoint.
In a moment of extreme fear, he experienced a shift in consciousness, connecting with his assailant and ultimately diffusing the situation.

INSIGHT

Trauma and External Chaos

Trauma manifests as external chaos until addressed.
Healing is reflected in a more stable external life, suggesting an internal shift.

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We’re joined by Boyd Varty in a revisited episode of The Align Podcast. Boyd is a tremendous man with such vast amounts of knowledge on wildlife, and the array of emotions in the human experience. He’s been on a rollercoaster throughout, and he’s gracious enough to share his learnings with you here.

Boyd tells us of his time growing up in South Africa, how the safari connects with the human experience, his extremely traumatic experiences, his transformation with Martha Beck, moving through trauma, natural ways to soothe yourself, and what transformation looks like for you.

Thanks for tuning in. Don’t forget to share this one with your friends and family, Boyd shares such a wild amount of knowledge and beautiful perspectives, worthy of only the best.

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I hope you enjoy this episode, and I’ll see you again next week!

Enjoy the phenomenal, Boyd Varty.

More About Boyd:

Boyd Varty is the author of two books, The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life and his memoir, Cathedral of the Wild. He has been featured in The New York Times, on NBC, and in other media and has taught his philosophy of “tracking your life” to individuals and companies around the world.

Boyd is a wildlife and literacy activist who has spent the last ten years refining the art of using wilderness as a place for deep introspection and personal transformation. He grew up in South Africa on Londolozi Game Reserve, a former hunting ground that was transformed into a nature preserve by Boyd’s father and uncle—both visionaries of the restoration movement. Under his family’s stewardship, the Reserve became renowned not only as a sanctuary for animals but as a place where once-ravaged land was able to flourish again and where the human spirit could be restored. When Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years of imprisonment, he went to Londolozi to recover.

Boyd has a degree in psychology from the University of South Africa. He is a TED speaker and the host of the Track Your Life podcast.

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