Brian Hyman
Brian Hyman is the lead yoga therapist at a prominent addiction treatment center in Malibu, CA. His dedicated and innovative work with yoga and recovery has been featured in interviews with Voyage LA, Recovery 2.0, Heroes in Recovery, and Malibu Times. His writing about recovery, yoga, and wellness has been featured in Mantra Wellness, Insight Timer, and Whole Life Times. Brian is a Legacy Ambassador for lululemon. Brian’s yoga classes, guided meditations, and breathing tutorials are available on Yoga30 and Udemy.com. His audio courses on Insight Timer include “Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude,” “Yogic Principles for Transformation,” and “Recovery: Principles for a Purposeful Life.” Brian has been living life clean and sober since 2009.
In today’s episode, Brian shares his journey becoming clean and sober in 2009. After his mother’s passing, Brian examined his life and his mortality. He hardly recognized himself, and he asked himself, what are you going to contribute to the world with the time you have left on Earth? In that moment of clarity, he chose to reclaim his life, and his path to wellness began. He obtained the spiritual tools necessary to maintain a life of abstinence and serenity. He rediscovered his appreciation for yoga through daily practice, and his perspective changed too. As he combined conscious breath with mindful movement, he realized his purpose was to be of service to other. Brian’s shares his perspective and insights of living a life of pain, to living a life of purpose. His experience turning his misery into his ministry is one of profound transformation, and today he’s combined love and service to share his message and his journey with others.
Brian recently created/published the 30-day audio course "Recovery: Principles for a Purposeful Life" on the #1 meditation app/site Insight Timer. Over 1,100 students around the world have enrolled since the course launched in March 2020.
“What needs to happen to turn our mess into a message of hope, healing and transformation? I believe we must become willing to believe that all things have a purpose, nothing happens by mistake, all experiences are useful, all things are teaching moments, and that seeds of transformation are inherent within our thoughts, words and actions. I believe our collective purpose is this: we are here to share our personal experience, strength, and our hope with others. We are here to share our joy, our inspiration, our authentic selves, and to lend a hand, a heart, a healing glance, thought or prayer.”
Tune in on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bZHrtjAzbksbLWNaak1NM
Tune in on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-of-inspiring-joy/id1510488632
To learn more about Brian and his work visit his website https://www.brianhymanyoga.com and on Instagram @brianhymanyoga Facebook @brianhymanyoga Twitter @brianhymanyoga and you can find him on Insight Timer here: https://insighttimer.com/brianhyman
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