Interview with one of my favorite yoga teachers and humans in New York City. Chris Temple a 500-hour E-RYT registered yoga teacher and practitioner of Pranayama breathwork & sound bath meditations. He teaches advanced anatomy, hands-on assists, and is a Thai yoga bodyworker. We discuss his life journey, love for yoga, God, spirituality, and more.

❶ Life Before Yoga
0:00 Highlights & Bio
10:34 Young Chris: Big family, Catholic school...
16:50 New Jersey's own "Handmaid's Tale" - People of Hope cult(?)
28:20 "Believe it or not, I was kind of into it"
40:45 Vicious cycle in his 20s... getting clean in Colorado
46:17 His start performing... dancing, musicals, cruiseships
50:25 His start in audio engineering & network television
57:13 Love/hate with the job... seeing the pattern

❷ Call to Yoga Adventure
59:14 Here comes the yoga... Richard Hittleman's 28 Days of Yoga
1:04:03 Bikram hot yoga... Teacher program $13k+
1:08:42 2013 Start at Sonic Yoga, Vinyasa, & music's power in class
1:14:25 Intensive yoga teaching program (40 hours/week)
1:17:10 Started teaching yoga in 2014... Chris the Cardboard Robot
1:19:20 Yoga and spirituality epiphany

❸ What is God?
1:27:05 "I think God is a different thing for everybody"
1:32:20 God is like a heat controlled body of water...
1:37:35 Meditating to gameplan for the day
1:40:45 Probably not a yogi... definitely not a guru
1:42:20 Falling off the horse... Chris's soapbox for yoga
1:45:27 Any transcendent moments on the mat?

❹ Meaning, Spirituality, & Miscellaneous
1:51:00 Is there a meaning crisis right now? Modern need for "game-winning meaning" in life...
1:59:00 The meaning is, we're here, having an experience... serve society
1:59:50 Everyone wants to be Gary Vee
2:02:40 Do people need spirituality in their lives?
2:04:58 Had moments where he saw the universe
2:08:50 Spiritual not religious... spiritual buffet
2:11:29 Kundalini yoga
2:14:40 Pranayama breathwork & benefits
2:17:36 Holotropic breathwork, Wim Hoff
2:19:35 We can only prioritize so much.... "I wish I could play the guitar"
2:22:17 Dancing
2:27:36 Sound baths, singing bowls
2:31:18 Chris's take on ASMR
2:32:06 Favorite musical?
2:34:28 Alan Watts, "God is bored"... made in image & likeness
2:38:40 Favorite meditation style?
2:42:03 Favorite media personalities/thinkers?
2:49:50 Where to find more of Chris Temple

🚩Links to Chris 🚩
https://christempleyoga.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/christempleyoga/videos
https://www.instagram.com/christempleyoga/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@chris_temple_yoga

🚀 What is this channel?
Exploring Truth in philosophy, science, & art. We'll uncover concepts from psychology, mythology, spirituality, literature, media, and more. If you like Lex Fridman or Curt Jaimungal, you'll love this educational channel.

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