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<v Speaker 1>I don't usually lead with this, but when I first

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<v Speaker 1>started getting into Yoga Nidra, when I really started to

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<v Speaker 1>deepen my practice, I felt this calling. I felt this

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<v Speaker 1>calling that I wanted to learn more. But surprisingly it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't because I wanted to become a teacher or a guide.

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<v Speaker 1>It was because I was preparing for death. After being

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<v Speaker 1>diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. I had to

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<v Speaker 1>face the reality that I might not be here for

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<v Speaker 1>much longer, and it was because of that I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to have all the tools that I needed to prepare

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<v Speaker 1>myself for that final resting pose. That experience changed everything

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<v Speaker 1>for me, and what happened during that was something that

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<v Speaker 1>my soul, my heart calls to share with all of you,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why the training I offer now exists for

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<v Speaker 1>anyone who feels called to either embody yoga Nindra or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you are desiring to share it with the world.

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<v Speaker 1>This practice is not just something that you do, it's

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<v Speaker 1>something that you feel. And if you feel like there's

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<v Speaker 1>something that you can't quite explain from this practice, I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to stay with me here.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of us that find Yoga Nidra are arriving in

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<v Speaker 1>the same way something in your life might not be working, sleep, relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>a health crisis, grief, or a reality you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't choose. And then there may be this time

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<v Speaker 1>where you start to feel like maybe you didn't find

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<v Speaker 1>this practice, maybe this practice found you, and you want

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<v Speaker 1>to know more, not just more about yoga nindra, but

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<v Speaker 1>a more depth within yourself, like what is this thing?

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<v Speaker 2>Why is it working? And then a sense of peace.

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<v Speaker 1>And then alongside that sometimes there's an experience that comes

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<v Speaker 1>in quietly or loudly which is calling you to carry

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<v Speaker 1>it forward. But this is where it gets a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit tricky because most people are starting to look for

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<v Speaker 1>a yoga ninja teacher training at this point, and what

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<v Speaker 1>you start to notice there's a curriculum, there's a history,

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<v Speaker 1>a technique, anatomy of this practice, and all of that

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<v Speaker 1>is important, But the thing that you start to recognize

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<v Speaker 1>as you go through these trainings is that that's not

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<v Speaker 1>really the point. The point is coming back to you

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<v Speaker 1>understanding you. You start to realize it's not how much

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but are you really living. So in order

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<v Speaker 1>to give you a full picture, I need to take

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<v Speaker 1>you back when I was diagnosed, I had already been

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<v Speaker 1>in the wellness world for quite some time. I knew

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<v Speaker 1>the things, had the tools, I had the practices, and honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that I was pretty good at rest, but

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't understand what rest meant on a deep soul level.

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<v Speaker 1>What I understood was how to do all the things

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<v Speaker 1>so that it appeared that you were well.

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<v Speaker 2>And then cancer came.

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<v Speaker 1>None of that mattered, because cancer doesn't really care about

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<v Speaker 1>your morning routine. I remember a specific moment in my

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<v Speaker 1>treatment where I realized I might not make it through this.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew I needed something that wasn't going to just

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<v Speaker 1>talk me out of the fear with positive thinking or

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<v Speaker 1>another technique. I needed to be able to sit with

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<v Speaker 1>everything that was coming up, the anger, the fear, the

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<v Speaker 1>resentment in some cases, the ability to feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't forgive certain aspects of my life, certain parts of

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<v Speaker 1>my history, but also being able to sit with the joy,

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<v Speaker 1>being able to sit with the peace, being able to

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<v Speaker 1>sit with all of it.

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<v Speaker 2>And showed me I could do that.

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<v Speaker 1>And it wasn't because it made it easier, but it

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<v Speaker 1>allowed me to contain all of these aspects of myself

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe I suppressed, maybe that I push it down,

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<v Speaker 1>and instead of doing the work, I could be with myself,

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<v Speaker 1>no more distractions, no more scrolling, just truly being from

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<v Speaker 2>I started to really meet the shadows.

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<v Speaker 1>And in Young's work we talk about the shadows as

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<v Speaker 1>these parts of ourselves that we reject, these parts of

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves that we alienate or push away because we don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Feel comfortable meeting them.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's often because it feels dangerous or shameful. And

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<v Speaker 1>in most spiritual practices they're like, go.

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<v Speaker 2>To the light, everything be light.

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<v Speaker 1>But as you've heard me say before, the darkness in

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<v Speaker 1>me honors and sees the darkness within you. Because without

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<v Speaker 1>that darkness we could not know our light, we could

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<v Speaker 1>not shine our light. And so I went into that

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<v Speaker 1>cave and Yoganidra was what guided me through. The beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>part was that it actually felt safe for once to

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<v Speaker 1>look at it. And there's something about that Yoganidra state,

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<v Speaker 1>that space in between the waking and the dreaming, that

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<v Speaker 1>was a pure reflection of the grief of the loss

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<v Speaker 1>of the unknown. And I call that part of what

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<v Speaker 1>I offered the dark night. It's the part of you

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<v Speaker 1>that wants to stick up for you, one that's ready

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<v Speaker 1>to ride at dawn. And it's in that space of

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<v Speaker 1>the conscious and unconscious, that liminal dreamy state, that you

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<v Speaker 1>can resolve some of what feels heavy. So to me,

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<v Speaker 1>my cancer became a gift. This practice became a gift,

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<v Speaker 1>and I feel like it saved my life, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not saying that it's going to save everyone's life. It

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<v Speaker 1>saved the way that I thought about life, It saved

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<v Speaker 1>the way that I feel about life. I did survive cancer,

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<v Speaker 1>but more importantly, I came back as myself. I was

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<v Speaker 1>able to feel the wholeness of life, what really matters,

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<v Speaker 1>what's really important, And it turns out that's what I

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<v Speaker 1>needed to go through in order to be fully present

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<v Speaker 1>with people and fully present with myself. So yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't actually want to necessarily become a teacher. And

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<v Speaker 1>so much of what I teach has grown from that experience,

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<v Speaker 1>that is ripened from that experience, and that's why I

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<v Speaker 1>feel so called to guide others. So when I built

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<v Speaker 1>the Yoganager teacher training, I actually built it backwards. Most

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<v Speaker 1>people will try and teach you things from learning and

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<v Speaker 1>understanding through information.

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<v Speaker 2>What I like to share is.

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<v Speaker 1>The lived experience of the teachings to integrate it into

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<v Speaker 1>your waking life. I can't tell you how many times

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<v Speaker 1>I've had people come through this training and realize this

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<v Speaker 1>is what they really needed, was to get back into

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<v Speaker 1>their bodies, to get back into living, to see the

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<v Speaker 1>poetry of life unfolding in front of them.

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<v Speaker 2>And this isn't a detour, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Taking this training is taking you first into living and

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<v Speaker 1>then into leading.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why I built it in two parts.

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<v Speaker 1>One is so that you can truly meet yourself, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the embodiment comes, and from that embodiment there lies

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<v Speaker 1>your teaching. In this you start to navigate your life

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<v Speaker 1>through your own relationship with self, and that begins to

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<v Speaker 1>expand into your relationship with everything around you. We start

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<v Speaker 1>to regulate the nervous system, We start to restory our

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with ourselves, and we can start to see this

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<v Speaker 1>unfolding not just with our relationship with self, but how

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<v Speaker 1>that works in relation to other We're orienting into the body,

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<v Speaker 1>we're regulating our nervous system, and we integrate it in

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<v Speaker 1>a way that brings us into our life fully. And

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<v Speaker 1>then there's of course the optional module, which is the

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<v Speaker 1>Dark Knight.

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<v Speaker 2>This is where we explore the shadow.

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<v Speaker 1>This is available as a bonus because it's through that

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<v Speaker 1>lived experience that I pass this teaching on to you.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's not required, so if you feel like you're

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<v Speaker 1>not ready for it, you don't have to dive into it,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's there if you need it. Only after we've

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<v Speaker 1>lived through the practice do we move into the leading

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<v Speaker 1>of the practice. And this is where we expand our understanding.

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<v Speaker 2>In written word. We write the script, we rewrite the script, and.

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<v Speaker 1>We learn how to hold space for others in a

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<v Speaker 1>regulated state. And when we transition from living to leading,

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<v Speaker 1>we have that right of passage. We have that initiation

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<v Speaker 1>of recognizing ourselves in the tension of opposites and move

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<v Speaker 1>forward through the middle path. But we don't just do

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<v Speaker 1>this through our words. We do this through our voice.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm going to be holding this container. It takes

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<v Speaker 1>approximately three months to complete it, and for those joining

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<v Speaker 1>that already are on the Yogic path, you will also

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<v Speaker 1>receive one hundred Yoga Alliance credits. And I'm gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>real with you for a second, because it's not just

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<v Speaker 1>about the certificate or the piece of paper on the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>This is coming into a training that is about your life,

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<v Speaker 1>because how you receive and hold space for yourself is

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<v Speaker 1>what really matters. It's what this training is really about.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure that some of you are like, WHOA,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna have to feel I'm gonna have to be still,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna have to hold space for myself and that

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<v Speaker 1>might bring up a lot for you. So I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to spend the next little while here talking about that,

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<v Speaker 1>about supporting you in that some of you were maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even thinking, you know, I'm not sure I want to teach,

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<v Speaker 1>and same I didn't know either when I first started

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<v Speaker 1>going into this work. But what I can share with

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<v Speaker 1>you is that once you've completed the living module of

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<v Speaker 1>this program, the teaching part it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Not going to matter so much.

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<v Speaker 1>It's more about meeting yourself in a deeper way and

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<v Speaker 1>you'll know what you're here to do. And if teaching

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<v Speaker 1>is a part of it, amazing, But if anything, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>have the foundations of this practice to live your life

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<v Speaker 1>more fully and you don't have to have everything worked

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<v Speaker 1>out before you get into this container. That's what it's

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<v Speaker 1>all about, is meeting ourselves where we are at. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you're also wondering, well, maybe I don't have time.

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<v Speaker 2>You have a year, and.

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<v Speaker 1>If it's a genuine calling, the time usually has a

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<v Speaker 1>tendency to appear. We make time for things that we need.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're not totally sure yet, if you're ready,

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<v Speaker 1>that's okay. But for those of you that are feeling

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<v Speaker 1>this calling, that you're starting to notice the synchronicities and

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<v Speaker 1>this video might have landed exactly when you needed to

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<v Speaker 1>hear it, then I encourage you to apply. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you're feeling a slight hesitation, then please join the Novenager community.

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<v Speaker 1>Every week we're connecting with the conscious community of people

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<v Speaker 1>who truly value rest, so you can start there and

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<v Speaker 1>see what begins to unfold for you. And if after that,

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<v Speaker 1>something in you knows that you're ready to take that

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<v Speaker 1>next step forward, then apply for the novinidjer teacher training

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<v Speaker 1>in the description blocks below. The application process is short.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll take a couple of days for you to hear

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<v Speaker 1>back from me, and if it seems like you're a

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<v Speaker 1>genuine fit, you'll be accepted. You'll receive your enrollment, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll find a place for you in the program. These

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<v Speaker 1>trainings are kept small, and that's intentional because the container

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<v Speaker 1>of this work is intimate, and I want to say

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<v Speaker 1>one more thing before I go. I never plan to

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<v Speaker 1>be here, I never plan to be guiding others. I

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<v Speaker 1>plan to rest, to heal, and I planned it my

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<v Speaker 1>lowest to die. But what actually happened is that this practice,

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<v Speaker 1>it brought me back to life and now it's offering

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<v Speaker 1>something for me to give, to pass on, to share

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<v Speaker 1>with you. So whether or not you stand in front

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<v Speaker 1>of a room or you just do this for you,

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<v Speaker 1>know that everything grows from here. Thank you for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for being here. Make sure to subscribe if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to listen to more yoga Nidrez or hear

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<v Speaker 1>more about the practice. As ram Das says, we're all

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<v Speaker 1>just walking each other home. Thank you for listening. I

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<v Speaker 1>hope you like this video and I wish to see

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