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

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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Embracing the unknown as a gateway to transformation and self-discovery.

Moving through trauma by finding enoughness within oneself and fostering self-awareness.

Rediscovering belonging and interconnectedness through immersion in nature's intelligence and clarity.

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Journey of Healing and Connection with Nature

Exploring the journey of healing deep trauma and connecting with nature through personal experiences and ceremonies. The podcast delves into how facing personal demons and traumas leads to a restoration of self, akin to a reconnection with a primal, natural state. The concept of finding enoughness within oneself as a pathway to healing is highlighted, emphasizing the link between individual healing and a restored relationship with nature.

Seeking Meaning Outside of Comparison

01:24

Healing and Connection with Nature

00:55

Introduction

5min

Embracing Rest for Sustainable Productivity

22min

Healing Trauma Through Ceremonial Work

20min

Embracing the Unknown: A Journey of Discovery and Transformation

17min

Exploring Evolutionary Functions and Personal Challenges in Societal Constructs

4min

Navigating Modern Stress through Nature and Stillness Practices

7min

Exploring the Themes of 'Lion Tracker's Guide to Lion'

2min

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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