104: Rey Cardenas, Co-Founder of Practice Yoga in Austin, Texas

Whenever people ask me what studio to check out in Austin, Texas, I always recommend Practice Yoga on the East side.

Rey Cardenas is the co-founder of Practice which recently celebrated it's 10 year anniversary.

If you follow Rey or Practice on Instagram, you'll see he shares a lot about a unique take on philosophy from Rudolf Steiner, that I haven't seen from other yoga teachers.

We talk about:

- Rey's journey of co-founding a yoga studio in Austin, Texas, after facing challenges with his previous teaching position. Rey shared his experience of transitioning from being a professional poker player to becoming a yoga teacher and the process of finding a location for his studio.

- The process of opening a yoga studio, including finding a vacant building, partnering with someone who had complementary skills, utilizing social media marketing, creating memes(!) and choosing a donation-based model.

- Rey's process of finding a more balanced approach to yoga philosophy, moving away from an indulgent sort of philosophy towards a more grounded perspective that Rey found in Rudolf Steiner's work.

- How to integrate different perspectives and practices into yoga teachings. They also explored the connection between Western and Eastern spirituality and the importance of awakening the chakras.

- Rey gives a great introduction to the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, including his embodiment system, and the importance of the thought realm in human freedom. They also discussed how these concepts can be integrated into yoga and are integrated into the teacher trainings at Practice Yoga in Austin.

Rey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reys_awareness/

Practice Yoga on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/practiceyogaaustin/

Practice Yoga website and YTTs: https://practiceyogaaustin.com/

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