Jerome Burdi had a series of life changing events before finding the path of yoga. He was shot in the leg with a stray bullet just two streets away from where he'd discover his yoga teacher more than a decade later. He then became a newspaper crime journalist in New York City and South Florida. After eight years, the light of the yoga path was awakened for Jerome during a shamanic retreat in Brazil. He finally found his life's work, so he quit his job and went to India to do his first yoga teacher training.

In this episode, you'll hear from Jerome on:

• Witnessing and processing other people's suffering as an "ambulance chaser"
• Vipassana meditation and ayahuasca ceremonies — parallels and differences between two paths toward heightened consciousness
• Developing the intuition to recognize willpower and rigidity as separate from addressing suffering at its root

Announcements:

• Join me for upcoming workshops at Three Jewels and Yoga Herald Square in NYC: henrywins.com/events
• Register for the upcoming 30-hour Immersion at Lighthouse Yoga School. Enter referral code HENRYWINS on your application for 10% OFF your tuition: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

• The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy — Grab a copy of Jerome's recommended book

Get in touch with Jerome:

• OmJerome.com — See Jerome's teaching schedule and contact him for collaborations
• Follow @om_jerome on Instagram