Ep 20: Shawn McMann | This Yogi Just Wants You to Breathe

Is your life characterized by tension? Are you experiencing difficulties in life to the point where being vulnerability feels like an impossibility?

Shawn McMann is here to help you, and help the world. He is a yoga teacher and entrepreneur. He is the mind, body and spirit behind Bullet Athletic Club Yoga, an online platform that allows you to connect with all that yoga has offered Shawn, and all it can offer you. Shawn regularly contributes to a blog where you can learn many of the things we learned today.

Shawn began his working life working as a railway labourer. As a young person, he did what most of us do in our 20's: He got lost. Though he did have the opportunity to travel and create meaningful friendships, he eventually found himself sucked into the vortex of alcohol abuse and dependence. To add to these issues came not one, but two cancer diagnoses. It began with him being diagnosed, and then his Mom was diagnosed less than two weeks later. She would eventually succumb to her battle. Shawn was left without any constructive way to cope and his partying turned into full fledged medicating with alcohol. He was consumed by survivors guilt and grief.

Through all this struggle though has emerged a spirit of transformation of the mind, body and willing spirit. Shawn is a direct example of how change is possible even from some of the most adverse experiences and struggles. He was led to the world of yoga where he became an instructor and a total devotee to the process. He is now committed to making a difference in the community while finding himself day after day.

In this chat, we talk about substance abuse and the dynamics that drive it. We talk about survivors guilt and an illness's effect on family relations. We talk about emerging from the fray of your past experiences and into a space where vulnerability guides your own transformation. For Shawn, yoga was a guide to the richness of life and the appreciation of both the beautiful, and tragic.

We're tremendously thankful for Shawn and his wisdom, and we're grateful for the opportunity to share it with you.

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