We had a good friend pass away recently. And dealing with that reality gave us insights into how to live our fullest life.The reality of life is that one day, we will all transition. Our unwillingness to deal with this reality keeps us from living life to the fullest. We misperceive the permanent for the impermanent and the impermanent for the permanent.What we mean by this is that we live our lives as if everything will remain as it is. When we go out of the house, we assume we will come back. The reality is that we don’t know. Our time is limited, and tomorrow is not guaranteed. Live life to the fullest today. If there is anything that you’ve always wanted, do it today. How do you go about life to the fullest? One is by taking care of your unfinished business because you never know when it will be too late. Two, let the people in your life how you feel about them, and three, don’t hesitate to go for the things that you love in life.Tune in to this episode and learn how to live life to the fullest by acknowledging your own mortality.Key TakeawaysMisperceiving the impermanent for the permanent and vice versa (01:37)Celebrating the life of one of our friends (02:02)Live life to the fullest today; tomorrow is not guaranteed (04:16)Do what you have always wanted today (06:37)Would you live your life differently if you knew when you are going to pass? (08:13)Take care of your unfinished business today (09:35)The biggest regret people on their death bed have (10:47)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

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How Death Can Set You Free

During this event, we delved deep into financial stuff, which was awesome, but what really struck us was one bit of information that we found to be super relevant to us as Yogis. It was referred to as the Abyss Concept.What holds many people back from achieving their dreams is the Abyss. We love the comfortable and the known; the Abyss is on the other side of this. We have to get out of our comfort zones and get into the unknown to grow. Taking a journey into the unknown is difficult and may scare us, the temptation to go back will be high, but if we really want to grow, we must forge ahead into the unknown terrain.When you step into the unknown, you'll suck at the beginning. You have to be willing to be bad at something to learn new things and grow. The biggest obstacle to growth is not willing to suck at something. Not willing to step out of your comfort zone will hold you back from your dreams.Key TakeawaysThe concept of the Abyss (04:13)Taking a journey into the unknown to grow (04:58)The only way you can achieve your goals (06:26)If you are not willing to suck, you'll never be good at anything (10:41)In our quest to grow, we have to get uncomfortable (11:52)The only person who can get you out of the Abyss is a better version of yourself (13:18)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

Run Straight Into The Abyss - Lessons From the "Rise Up Live 2020" Event

In this episode of The Awakened Life Podcast, Chris and John discuss the 3 questions that help you get to the core of who you are, what you want in life, and how you can serve.One of the greatest Yoga teachers, Patanjali, said that whenever we are solely identified with our ego, we bind ourselves to the things that do not have a permanent reality. These things may be our jobs, relationships, bodies, or material possessions, which then lead us to a sea of distress, unhappiness, and illness. Remembering the real you in is not trapped in these things is the key to real joy and freedom.To find our real selves, we need to answer these three powerful questions. Who am I? What do I want? and How can I serve? When you are able to answer these three questions, you get in touch with your spirit, which is the true goal of Yoga. These three questions shift your internal reference point from ego to spirit.Click Play on this episode to learn more about how you can answer these three questions to you're your real self and shift from ego to spirit?Key TakeawaysWhat are you identifying with? Are you identifying with that will lead to suffering (07:07)Getting in touch with your spirit is the true goal of Yoga (09:25)The three questions that shift your internal reference point from ego to spirit (10:03)If it can be taken away from you, it's not you (10:20)Are you adrift in your life without a destination (11:19)When we get aligned with what we want, we see a bigger grander vision of our lives (12:32)The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others (14:22)How this simple but powerful exercise can change your life (15:56)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

3 Questions To Get You Through Difficult Times And Connect You To What's Real

What is the difference between religion and spirituality? Is yoga a religion? If you have often searched for answers to these questions, then look no further. In this episode, we talk about all these concepts, what they mean, and how they relate to your life.Religion is the belief and worship of a higher power. Spirituality is the focus on the spirit or the soul above materialism and the physical world. You can have a spiritual experience inside a religion. Spirituality is an individual experience while religion is a group experience.In spirituality, you can connect to a higher power through your spirit and soul by employing techniques such as yoga. In religion, you worship the higher power and only connect to it through someone else. Someone like a priest, pastor, monk, etc. Yoga is a spiritual practice. The essence behind spirituality is freedom. We are freed from misperceptions of what we think life is about. We are then aligned with what is real.Key Takeaways The importance of meditation (06:44)Yoga predates all known religions (09:00)What is the difference between religion and spirituality (09:45)Religion is a group experience while spirituality is an individual experience (11:29)The biggest difference between spirituality and religion (12:11)We have the power within ourselves to make that connection to radically transform our lives (17:17)How to make your life have a lot less drama; align with what's real (18:01)The essence behind spirituality is freedom (21:14)The value of religion is the group experience and community support (22:18)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

Is Yoga A Religion? What's The Difference Between Spirituality And Religion?

Did you know that 85% of full-time employees in the world are unsatisfied with their job? As astonishing as it sounds, this is the reality. This translates to about one billion people. These people don’t love the jobs they go to each morning.The majority of us think we have to work on a job we hate to make money so that then we can do what we love. Why not go straight into what you love doing? You may be tempted to answer that it is the job and financial security you are looking for, but this is a mind construct. Security is an illusion. The COVID pandemic has wiped off millions of jobs that were previously considered ‘secure’ just as it happened with the depression in 2008.The time to move in the direction of what you love doing is now. The Awakened Life Formula helps us with this. We get up each morning, move our bodies then sit still and meditate. This sets our mindset in the morning and helps us know exactly what we want, where we are going, and what we need to do to get there.Listen in to this episode to learn how the Awakened Life Formula can help you move in the direction of what you love doing. Key Takeaways85% of full-time employees in the world (about 1 billion) are unsatisfied with their job (01:28)Job security is a mind construct and an illusion (03:12)Moving in the direction of what you love doing (05:07)The Awakened Life Formula to win your day and move in the direction of what you love (06:26)What gets you excited and sparks you to get up in the morning (07:37)Being focused on where you want to go (08:56)How to visualize or model where you want to go (09:10)When there is a shift in the world like right now, focus on the opportunities that come up (10:15)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

Security Is An Illusion - Make A Living Doing What You Love

The bigger picture behind yoga is enlightenment. This seems a distant idea to many people but is it something that we should all be striving for. The ancient masters renounced the world to achieve enlightenment. They had to leave behind the worldly possessions and their families. They were in search of the meaning of life and their sense of self.For us, we do not have to renounce the world and leave our families, but we need to go after that experience of enlightenment. It is time for the householder to wake up. The normal people of this world have to seek the true meaning of life. They have to realize the real sense of self. This is what I am talking about in this episode.Its time for us to work in this world and walk towards enlightenment through meditation. I believe everyone should meditate. On the path to enlightenment, there are these moments of bliss, where we realize who we really are. This way, we don’t get lost in our relationships, our businesses, our careers.Tune in to this episode and learn how meditation tethers us to what’s real and makes us realize our sense of self on the path to enlightenment.Key TakeawaysWhat the ancient masters did to achieve enlightenment (02:22)It is time for the householder to wake up (03:32)Doing the work and walking towards enlightenment through meditation (04:03)How meditation helps us realize our real sense of self (05:45)Meditation helps us connect with our sense of self which makes us whole (09:38)To teach is to demonstrate (10:47)Tether your experience of who you are to something that is real (12:27)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

Gone Are The Days Of Seeking Enlightenment In Caves (It's Time For The Householder To Wake Up)

Having goals in life is very important. The people who do amazing things in life have clear goals put down in writing. They have a vision and know where they are going. The goals help them get there. It sounds simple but writing down your goals helps us move in the direction of achieving them because they are top of your mind on a daily basis. The goals become an affirmation.In this episode, I share with you the three key elements of achieving your goals. However, you need to clarify your goals first. You can’t achieve unclear goals. Many people don’t know what they want. That’s why it is important to be crystal clear on where you want to go, you’ll then set goals to get to that destination.Once you set clear goals, you need a process to achieve them. The S.A.M method is a powerful process that helps us achieve our goals. SAM stands for Scheduling, Accountability, and Measurable. Listen in to this episode as I dive deep and explain how to apply these three key elements to achieve your goals. Key TakeawaysThe importance of writing down your goals (01:35)Clarifying your goals (02:55)Being crystal clear on what you want and where you are going (05:09)The S.A.M method and how it helps you achieve your goals (06:00)Scheduling holds you to a different level of achieving your goals (08:02)You have to hold yourself accountable (08:53)Make your goals measurable by having a deadline  (11:10)Persistence is more important than intensity (12:00)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

3 Keys To Achieving Any Goal

In this episode, Chris explains the meaning of waking up. More than physically being awake, we need to be conscious of our abilities to achieve our dreams and ditch the negative bias we are trained to believe.Chris breaks it down into four steps: unconscious unskillfulness, conscious unskillfulness, conscious skillfulness, unconscious skillfulness.  He teaches us how to break negative patterns and be aware that there is another way. Once we are conscious of the opportunity, we can track, find, and create the best versions of ourselves.Chris teaches us how past experiences can manipulate our focus and impact our behavior. He shows us how to alter our feelings related to those experiences and gives us the chance to grow from then rather than getting stuck in a pattern. Listen for more on this episode of the Awakened Life Podcast.Key TakeawaysThe meaning of waking up (2:43)Natures evolution impacting our way of thought  (4:07)Unconscious unskillfulness (6:57)Being conscious of your unskilfulness (8:59)Conscious skillfulness (11:03)The law of little things (11:30)Unconscious skillfulness (14:30)Creating new patterns in the future (17:14)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook at hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

The Four Steps To Waking Up - How To Make Real Progress In Becoming More Conscious

In this episode, Chris recaps the past four days of the five-day immersion course. He teaches us how we can achieve our dream life, our awakened life, by training, being consistent, and accountable in our lives.Chris begins with a brief summary of each lesson. He talks about our understanding of being versus becoming and how they support each other. What movement actually is and how if we can first understand our bodies, we can enhance our movement. How meditation is designed to stop our negativity bias and how we can alter our feelings by adjusting our focus.Also, Chris has a reminder about their online classes. The coronavirus took hit on their in-studio business. Rather than letting the pandemic stop their growth, they made the move to digital classes. Free users will now have access to one free online class Monday- Friday and paid users will have access to two classes Monday- Friday and a live class on Saturday and Sunday. These changes went into effect in May. This is a sustainable business for both John and Chris, but they still want to so what they can to make sure everyone has the chance to achieve their awakened life.Key TakeawaysHow to live a life with purpose, passion, and power (0:10)Changing the way they are doing live classes (1:58)Day five of the immersion and how everything fits together (4:41)Recap of day one in the five-day immersion  (5:28)recap of day two in the five-day immersion (7:15)Recap of day three of the five-day immersion (9:02)Recap of day four of the five-day immersion (11:50)Visualization and why it is important (15:50)Linking the days together (18:27)Training, consistency, accountability (24:33)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook at hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

How To Live A Life With Purpose, Passion And Power

This episode is part four of our five-part immersion series. This week, we complete the Awakened Life Formula with a lesson on manifestation and how we can visualize our dreams into our reality.John teaches this week and focuses on components of manifestation. We mentioned before that the awakened life is all about healing and opening up the mind, body and heart Manifestation is all about the heart and mind. It helps us fill our hearts with purpose and gives us the drive we need to take action and achieve our dream. The emotions we feel motivates our behavior.John teaches us that our minds help us visualize our dreams. If focus equals feeling, we need to be cognizant  of the feelings we hold onto. Our minds will manifest those feelings into what we experience. He tells us that if we work on picturing and believing in the life we want, we can achieve it. We need to allow our minds to see our dreams and open our physical environment to those desires.Listen and learn how we consciously open our minds to funnel our dreams into reality on this week’s episode of The Awakened Life.Key TakeawaysIntroduction of today’s topic, Manifestation (0:34)Completing The Awakened Life Formula (1:48)Achieving yoga release off the mat (4:39)Why it is important to fill your hearts with purpose (4:51)How focus equals feeling (5:23)How we manifest dreams (9:49)Ras Receptors, what are they and how they help us visualize our dreams (11:27)Beliefs vs actions (15:45)Our explanation of the Law of Creation (20:59)Why it is so important to be specific with your dreams (24:36)Additional Resources Follow the immersion course on Facebook at hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

How To Unlock The Supernatural Power Of Self Worth And Self Love

In the episode, we are discussing meditation and how to achieve bliss for longer amounts of time without interruption from our mind. This is part three of our five-part immersion series to teach you the awakened life formula.Chris leads our discussion this week. The focus is on mediation and how you can choose to take a step forward towards total enlightenment without ever having to achieve it. The small progress you do make helps clear your mind so you can change and adapt the way evolution has taught you to think.Chris answers our questions about meditation and why it can be so hard to turn off your thoughts and focus on just the act. Our mind has a tendency to resort to the bad, shift into flight or flight mode and unfortunately prepare for the worst. This thought pattern essentially puts blinders on us and interrupts our vision to enlightenment.This week, he teaches us how to stop that interruption and allow a different pattern, a different thought process to enter our minds through meditation. Key TakeawaysRecap of the awakened life formula (2:09)Our purpose supports passion (4:23)Meditation is the key to ending struggles with life (5:45)Tried meditation #irelate (6:00)True purpose of meditation (7:55)Flashes of bliss (11:00)Brain always in fight or flight mode (14:20)Survival - why the thoughts are the way they are (16:32)How change our mind to change out brain (20:31)Create more positive feedback loops (29:05)Process of mediation (32:20)Additional Resources Follow the immersion course on Facebook at hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

The Truth About What Yoga Actually Is - How Meditation is The Key To Ending All Your Struggles With Life

In this episode, John continues the five day immersion course. He pulls us away from the belief that we must accomplish advanced poses to achieve healing. Ultimately, it’s that thought process and motion that causes more harm than healing.John focuses on movement in this week’s lesson as one of the three pillars to address body, mind and heart. He explains that the more fluid you are, the more alive you are and your youth is restored. He shares an example of an eight-hour surfing trip he credits to healthy movement.The second half of the lesson is broken down into understanding your anatomy. John teaches us that we are all the same in our basic anatomy, but our structures are unique. Once you understand your structure you can understand your limits in movement and the optimal motion for increased mobility.Key TakeawaysOverview of day one of the 5-day immersion (2:00)Yoga is more than poses (2:49)Importance of movement (3:34)The biggest miss on the power of the practice (7:31)Doing the practice to support you (9:19)We are all the same, and we are all different (11:10)Tension vs compression (14:32)Relationship between mind and movement (16:20)2nd pillar is mediation (22:40)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook at hereIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

Yoga Is More Than Poses- How These Simple Movements Set Us Up For So Much More

This is the first episode of the rebranded Yoga Entrepreneur Secrets Podcast, now The Awakened Life Podcast. The new podcast will uncover the untold secrets of yoga and help you live your practice on and off the mat.This episode is part one of the five part immersion series Chris and John shared on Facebook. This week, they explain why modern day yoga is a lie and how we can start depending on ourselves rather than our mat for stress relief.Chris and John share their story about how they found relief through yoga and the moment they realized they didn’t need the mat to feel solitude. They learned how to focus on their source, the foundation of their being, to discover and accept their identity. They tell us that once you master that, you have mastered the practice of healing your body, mind and heart.Chris and John invite you to immerse yourself in their five-day course by participating online. Join their Facebook group Yax Yoga Lab and answer some reflective questions about your being and desired becoming.Key TakeawaysDiscovering why modern day yoga is a lie (1:59)How did we get invested in yoga (2:50)The yoga practice release loop (5:57)How we found peace off the mat (7:00)The lie about yoga (9:37)Understanding Being vs Becoming (12:15)The core of yoga (15:22)What keeps you from experiencing your truth (18:38)We are multidimensional beings (20:29)Additional ResourcesFollow the immersion course on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/yaxyogalabIf you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on  Apple,  Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

Modern Day Yoga Is A Lie - Why Most Yogis Only Get A Fraction Of The Benefits Of Yoga

In this episode, we say goodbye to Yoga Entrepreneur Secrets and hello to our new podcast The Awakened Life Podcast. This is an exciting opportunity to grow in our teachings and guide you in your healing journey on and off the mat.Just like many other businesses, coronavirus crumbled our in-studio business. Almost overnight we lost 50% of our revenue. In a time filled with uncertainty and crippling anxiety, practicing yoga is more important than ever. We decided to continue our teaching and be an outlet for our followers during this time. We recorded online videos and brought yoga to you all virtually.The new perspective gave us an opportunity to think about the practice. Yoga is more than stress relief on the mat, it should carry over into your work life and into your personal life. That’s why we have decided to start a new podcast with an improved message. The Awakened Life Podcast will focus on achieving all of the pillars of the practice and how to live with more passion in life.Nothing changes about how you listen, just a new outlook for all of you. Key Takeaways:Announce last episode of Yoga Entrepreneur Secrets and announce exciting new plans 1:10Effects of coronavirus on our business 2:30How we decided to continue teaching during a pandemic 3:50What we have been lacking in our practice 6:00How coronavirus is giving us the opportunity to teach all the pillars of yoga 6:50What is missing in modern yoga 8:15Introduction of Awaken Life Yoga Academy 10:29Formal introduction of new podcast 12:42If you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

The Last Episode Of Yoga Entrepreneur Secrets And The Birth Of The Awakened Life Podcast

With the disruption caused by COVID-19 and closure of many businesses including yoga studios, we explore how online courses and social media can help us go through the disruption while still impacting the lives of your members and keeping them engaged. Initially, you may not feel a great connection while teaching yoga virtually as you’d do with a room full of students, but remember it’s not about you. It’s about what value you can give to your students during this difficult time.   As a yoga teacher, you need to get out of your way, identify what your students need and the next course of action to take. It’s all about serving your students during this time as they need you the most. Create those connections and help them overcome this pandemic.Key Takeaways:How to keep providing value to your members mid the disruption (8:32)Creating online connections as yoga practitioners to help people who feel isolated due to social distancing (9:01)Even if you don’t like teaching yoga virtually, it’s not about you, it’s about your student and what value you give them during this time (10:05)As a yoga teacher, it’s not about you but your students (11:04)Social media is a great place to connect with your students (11:30)You can only save your business by serving your people. They need you now more than ever (12:41)--If you haven't already, be sure to join our Facebook Group! This is where we are diving into the concepts and strategies discussed on this podcast in more detail through our weekly Facebook Live sessions.--Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or your favorite podcast app! Also, it would be amazing if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

41: What Do You Do When COVID-19 Shuts Down Your Yoga Studio

It's okay to make money doing what you love. Having owned and operated a million dollar yoga business for the last 15 years, we know the big question is this, “how will this industry evolve and how do we continue to grow, thrive and make a living doing what we love.” That's the question and this podcast will give you the answer. Follow us as we document our journey and share the secrets to help yoga entrepreneurs thrive in this ever-changing world. We are the Yax Brothers and we're glad you're here. - - - - - You can learn more about us and what we do at: https://yaxyogaconcepts.com

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