Jun 25, 2018
Yoga Teacher, Tony Eason has been teaching yoga
for over 15 years & a student of yoga for well over twenty years.
As an triathlete, Tony gets how the physical, physiological, and
mental benefits of hatha yoga affect all aspects of one’s being.
Through Hatha yoga classes, he teaches students to pay attention to
the alignment of their bodies; to become aware of the breath; and
to control the mind.
Episode Highlights
- We discuss the value of
recognizing self defeating thoughts and working to quiet that part
of the mind.
- Yoga is something you practice
in your life, not just on the mat in the studio.
- The challenges and benefits of
practicing yoga in public.
- “If you remove the sensations of
the mind, you begin to see roses where there are roses, and thorns
where there are thorns.”
- “Recapturing the past is only
setting you up for failure.”
- Tony's journey from struggling
with addiction to becoming a yoga teacher free of
addiction.
- The importance of challenging
your mind and your body as you move
through life as a source of excitement.
- The practice of cultivating
community in his yoga classes and the way it motivates students to
connect.
- How music supported him in his youth as he confronted racism and homophobia.
Tony's web links