Olivia Hsu is a longtime dedicated student of Richard and Mary Freeman, and taught with them in Boulder, CO for years. She is also a PrAna ambassador and these days, she teaches all over the world - but not just Ashtanga yoga. In fact, you could say this girl is pretty hard to keep up with!

You see, Olivia has another passion that rocks her world, and that's climbing.

This sort of blows my mind because up until I met Olivia, I would’ve believed yoga and rock climbing did NOT go together. Of course, now I realize how messed up that was. Because as you'll hear Olivia explain: that would all depends on how you measure practice and what you value in life.

And why I knew I wanted Olivia to be the feature model for Third Series in the next Ashtanga Dispatch Magazine. Not because she has a strong asana practice - but because her yoga asana practice is only such a small part of what makes her such an inspiration.

Don't let the third series reference fool you. Because the next magazine is not really about 'yoga' at all! It's about the rest of our lives. The stuff we do the other 23 hours of the day - hiking, climbing, planting, surfing ... and as loving partners,moms and dads, community leaders, and activists. Of course, that means the next magazine is ALL about yoga - the only yoga that matters. The kind we bring in to our lives.

And Olivia Hsu is a wonderful example of someone who knows how to do just that!

Join us at Ashtanga Dispatch for more.

Produced & Edited by Chris Lucas of cwlucas.com.