#37: Sean Riley - Black Swan Yoga Denver

On episode 37 of WELCOME TO THE WINNERS CIRCLE, Derek Pang interviews Sean Riley (IG: @breath.daddy) a RYT-500 Yoga teacher, Yoga teacher trainer, licensed massage therapist, Functional Range Conditioning mobility specialist, and Studio Manager of the brand new Black Swan Yoga Denver at Cap Hill (IG: @blackswanyogadenver). Here are some of the subjects we touched on: - What he loves about his world right now. - Switching perspectives. - Our ability to take control of the quality of our lives. - His passion to make movement accessible to all people. - What “winning” looks like for him today. - Growth being about incremental changes. - His origin story of becoming a Yoga teacher and massage therapist - Getting sober and overcoming his chemical dependency. - The role of Yoga in his recovery. - His advice for other individuals wanting to rid themselves of addictive dependencies. - The importance of family, friends and community. - Meditation’s role in his life. - How he overcomes resistance. - Why he regularly takes cold showers. - Advise for people wanting to make a career change. - Journaling and how he uses it to drop fear. - Reflections on the key lessons and wisdom shared with him from his mentors and helpers. - The foundations of being a good leader and mentor. - The importance of practicing what you preach. - Seeing the strengths in orders and being a strength-focused leader. - Not being afraid of being wrong, being honest and open about his mistakes. - Lessons learnt from his students - What love means to him. - His greatest life lesson learnt on his journey so far. I hope you guys enjoy this podcast as much as we did. We are all on the same path, The Hero’s Journey, just at different points along the way. Thank you so much for listening! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/welcometothewinnerscircle/ WTTWC Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wttwccommunity/ Connect with us on Instagram: WTTWC Podcast: @wttwc Derek Pang - @pangyoga https://www.welcometothewinnerscircle.com