Life and Practice Evolving Together (Part 2) with Mike deHilster

Mike and I are back with Part 2 of our conversation about our paths of practicing yoga and meditation! This is the continuation Episode 29, where we shared some of our stories of music school, stress, and early yoga experiences. In today's episode, you'll hear about how we connected with our first meditation teacher, and how he made the practice seem accessible and relevant for us. We also laugh about Mike being a slightly-reluctant volunteer for my practice teaching during yoga teacher training, and how he came to like yoga despite that. He talks about developing his own personalized 20-minute morning yoga routine, and whether he's being a "bad yogi" because he often does it while watching ESPN on TV. (Spoiler alert: I think he's actually being quite mindful since his whole practice is based on feeling what movements his body needs in the moment.) We also reflect on how, for both of us, the practice eventually expanded beyond our initial goals of stress relief and became a significant way to look at the "big questions" through direct experience.  We hope you'll enjoy hearing a little more about our quirks, how we practice, and how our experiences have shaped Moved To Meditate. -- As mentioned at the beginning of the episode, there is a limited-time special on 6-month memberships to the Moved To Meditate Class Library! It's a really good deal, and a great way to explore practices that align with all that we talk about on the MTM podcast. Info on the Class Library is here. To connect further with me (Addie), check out my website movedtomeditate.yoga. And, I'm on Instagram at @addie_movedtomeditate (for mindfulness, movement, yoga, and pictures of PNW nature and my adorable kitten, Mustache).