Aaron Wayne Podcast

“Don’t look at the stranger and jump to conclusions. Look at the stranger’s world.”-Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers

VEGAN BISCUTIS AND GRAVY || Aaron Wayne Podcast 13

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In this episode, Aaron recaps some van adventures, what it means to be from Virginia, and how southerners need to adapt to a changing world. Also, Aaron discusses how Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” relates to the foundational precepts of Buddhism.

“If you want to change your mind, change your gaze”-Baron Baptiste, Power Yoga TeacherIn this episode, Aaron talks about finding love for people with disabilities, the sad truths about trying to make a living as a yoga teacher, the benefits of anti-bias training and the current gaps in learning, as well as rants on what’s going on as a public school teacher and yoga teacher during COVID.

AUTISM, ANTIBIAS TRAINING & LIVING OFF YOGA EARNINGS || Aaron Wayne Podcast 12

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“The risk of being changed is one of the most frightening prospects most of us can face.”-JB PetersonThis episode is a bit of a rant. Aaron discusses what’s going to happen as colleges decide to close their doors to in-person classes, how public schools are adjusting to remote learning, why you should delete social media off your phone, and quick, caffeinated rants. 

THE FUTURE OF COLLEGES IN COVID || Aaron Wayne Podcast 10

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“Neither good nor bad, thinking makes it so.”-Bill Shakespeare In this episode, Aaron Wayne discusses the reality of going back to school as a middle school teacher and the value of being able to see his kids, at the same time assessing the risk of bringing everyone together during COVID.
Aaron also tells a story he heard about someone hunting for dinosaurs in the Congo and getting lost in the jungle. 
Digging deeper into the skill of podcasting, Aaron has started to find his podcasting legs.  Follow Aaron Wayne: IG: @aaronwayneyoga
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Returning to School

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“We’re all walking each other home.”-Ram DassIn this episode, Aaron’s wife Katie joins and they talk about what teaching public school looks like during the coronavirus epidemic. Katie is a first grade teacher and a master of her craft.

The beginning of the podcast is a goofy exploration of podcasting with your partner. Aaron and Katie talk about how Aaron is a bad speller, what it’s like to be working at home with your partner, what it would look like to move into their van during COVID, and many more random, happy topics.

Married Teachers During COVID

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“Yoga is a dance of dealing with what is, and allowing yourself to fully experience whatever you’re experiencing right here, in the moment.”

-Baron Baptist, Perfectly Imperfect

In this episode, Aaron discusses how yoga meets us wherever we are in life. It’s a practice most of us get into for the physical, but this episode dives into what the deeper levels can offer.

Topics discussed: 8 Limbs of Yoga, The Stoic Philosophers, American Transcendentalism, scary movies, how people relate to yoga in different ways, what the early days of living in a COVID world looks like, how to maintain wellness in self-isolation.

The Layers of Yoga

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“There are different types of strength, and containing fear may be the most profound.”

-Sebastian Junger

Tools to let go of fear. Tips for new yoga teachers. Fear and mistakes made as a new yoga teacher.

In the episode, Aaron discusses his thoughts on letting go of fear of coronavirus. Also, some of the mistakes and feedback that Aaron got when he first started teaching yoga. Aaron shares a story about how people become bullies as kids and how that applies to adult life. Aaron also discusses traditional forms of masculinity and how that applies to 2020.

LETTING GO OF FEAR || Aaron Wayne Podcast

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“Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it … Start doing it.” 
― Jocko Willink

In this episode, Aaron Wayne discusses what it’s like to start podcasting, how Youtube has created a lane for conspiracy thinking in the time of coronavirus, the emotional connection of teachers and students, and what a long-term yoga practice looks like.Aaron also discusses Krishnamurti’s approach to enlightenment and Ram Dass’s approach to spiritual practices.

Learning to Podcast and Letting Go of Outcomes

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“Before I built a wall I’d ask to know, what I was walling in or walling out,

and to whom I was like to give offense.

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.”

-Robert Frost

In this episode, Aaron Wayne discusses what school closing means for public school teachers, how people are going to be consuming more media now that they aren’t working, and how a man lived most of his life eating only macaroni and cheese. 

What Remote Living Looks Like

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