When I took my first yoga class in college, I hated it. It was really hot, I couldn’t touch the floor in a fold, and I did NOT wear the right kind of top for that class. I remember laying there at the end of class wondering if I could ever be as flexible as that girl in front of me or if I would ever recover from sweating so much.

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Is it possible to find contentment consistently in the present moment? Is this not the goal of the yogic path, the epic pursuit of a life well-lived? Can one actually without moving to a monastery, spending all one’s time meditating, or cutting off relationship with the modern world, achieve a state of regular bliss?

I believe we can. I believe it is a conscious choice to notice when we get caught in the “if only” narrative. There are big “If only’s” such as “if I only could figure out how to change careers, then I’d be happy” or “If only I met the perfect partner, things would be great” or “if

Cheyanne Abolt is a travel junkie and nature enthusiast with a passion for taking her yoga practice off the mat and into the great unknown of adventure. As a Cancer Survivor Cheyanne’s primary focus and philosophy is on the healing properties of life. She believes the union of our hearts with the energy of nature furthers our understanding of our higher self and of our higher purpose.

Cheyanne travels to various parts of the globe and US each month of the year teaching yoga and acro yoga at festivals and resorts.  When home in San Diego she can be found at Existence Yoga Studio where she is the owner and curator offering community based and heart lead yoga classes for all levels.

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Alyshia Ochse grew up in Northern Kentucky, where she spent her tomboy childhood playing sports and secretly writing poetry. As a true Scorpio, she enjoyed observing the spirited vulnerabilities and mysteries of human beings. A gifted soccer player, Alyshia competed at the state level starting at an early age collecting numerous championship titles with her traveling team. A bad knee injury in her senior year of high school abruptly ended her athletic career. With her athletic aspirations stripped, and the tragic death of her best friend, her identity was in question. Until she found pen and paper.

She journaled every chance she had and started writing intense poetry that helped her understand the world around her and her place in it. Writing was a gateway for her —a way to stand out authentically. Her poetry won contests and was published in books. Written creative expression

On this episode of Mr. and Mrs. Yogi, we dive into Satya(Truthfulness), and how it applies to our relationship.  The importance of being honest with each other, and some of the situations where this comes into play for us.

We also spoke about Satya involving a recent trip to the DMV and Mr. Yogi's adventure with the eye exam.  

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The Hungry Ghost

I want to share a part of me that in hindsight paints itself with clarity, and only now, years removed am I able to send compassion and tenderness to the young woman in my memory. A girl and her dance with the hungry ghost.
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I was 20 when I stopped eating. I had witnessed peers in high school experimenting with different methods to find thinness, but it wasn’t until college that I turned towards deprivation to try to “fit in.” I stopped eating because I didn’t feel like I was doing “enough” to be worthy of love.
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I felt overwhelmed by my finances, the pressure of a rigorous academic course load, surviving in a new and powerful city, and my uncertainty of what

I’ve spent the last 18 years becoming an expert in digital, marketing, branding and events. I’ve worked in global businesses, agencies and start-ups across consumer goods, sport, technology and travel. You could say I’ve learnt a lot and seen a lot!

A few years ago, I trained as a yoga teacher after many years of practice. I continued in marketing but on a freelance basis and I launched Good Yoga Life, a London based yoga events company. I’ve not looked back and now my yoga business is my full time profession.

I’m passionate about sharing my expertise and understanding of yoga marketing to support you on your journey and show you how you too can live

We call ourselves Mr. and Mrs. Yogi, and that is a bit presumptuous.  However, before snagging the instagram handle @mrandmrsyogi we followed the path of the 8 limbs of Ashtanga yoga.  Before I met Mary, I was praciticing the 8 limbs on my own.  Now, I am walking the path with my wife, who I taught the limbs to.  On this episode we explore the first Yama(restraint), Ahimsa(non-violence).  We explore what this means in respect of a relationship, and how we apply it to ours.

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I had the recollection of an airplane ride, the red eye from LA to NYC. The experience of the inimitable feeling of an airport at 6am. When you’ve switched time zones and it’s really 3:30am in your world. But then again, it’s all perspective right? Flying through the air and crossing a prescribed border, and someone at one point in history decided that it was now a different time. It’s asinine. Logically then – think mathematical proof – time itself can be rendered asinine. One cannot make absolute claims about the world’s participation in a phenomenon without there being cause for scrutiny.  Our minds cannot understand the complexity of what we call love, but our minds can equate time stamps as proof of meaning and connection.  

How then, can we believe in a forever, if the system we created does not have markers for it?