Liz Albanis sits down with Rob Dorgan. Part 1 of their conversation. Rob's practice began in the 1980s and evolved from sweaty Ashtanga to alignment-driven asana.  Why meditation can be “the ultimate self-love'. How  tools (from handstands to quiet sitting) reshape our nervous system, relationships, and life choices.

Key Topics:

• Rob's Yoga Journey: 
• Tantra’s non-dual lens. moving beyond “right/wrong” to harvest meaning and growth from hard seasons.
• Meditation as daily medicine: consistency over intensity. why sitting is a relationship with the inner Self (the “divine spark”).
• Mindfulness vs. meditation: 
• Yoga Sutras & the eight limbs: not a ladder you “finish,” but a living framework that keeps unfolding.
• Neuroscience is catching up: how regular practice can remodel the brain and build resilience.
• Real-life transformation: what Rob witnesses in year-long teacher trainings and retreats—identity shifts, new boundaries, and values-aligned choices.
• The importance of self-care
• Dharma in motion: when practice changes how we hold problems, not just the problems themselves..
• Injury and hardship can be portals, not endpoints.

References:  Newberg, A. & Waldman, M.R. (2009). How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist. New York: Ballantine Books. Dawson, Sarasvati Sally. Yoga off the Mat: Freedom in Everyday Life. BookLocker, 2017.  Weintraub, A. (2012). Yoga Skills for Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management. New York: W.W. Norton & Company

Rob Dorgen is a professional astrologer, meditation teacher, certified yoga teacher/teacher trainer.Iinternational retreat facilitator. His new novel-memoir, Awakening the Mystique: A Novel of Cosmic Love and Healing, weaves personal journey with yogic psychology  to illuminate practical pathways toward inner peace.

 https://robandsteve.co/ https://awakeningthemystic.net/  Youtube Instagram

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