
"The Wine Monkeys and Wise Monkeys" with Rory Kinsella
01/10/22 • 50 min
In this episode, Alex sits down and chats with Rory Kinsella! Rory Kinsella is a writer and Vedic Meditation teacher based in Sydney, Australia. A former hard-drinking musician and journalist, he quit alcohol in 2017 and has written widely about his experiences, including in the Sydney Morning Herald. He is the creator of the highly-rated We Meditate To Quit Alcohol and Six Steps for Not-Quite Alcoholics online programs to help people change their relationship with alcohol through meditation. He is the host of the Not-Quite Alcoholics podcast, has contributed meditations to apps such as Insight Timer and Meditation Studio and has taught meditation at some of Australia’s biggest companies. We Meditate To Quit Alcohol: https://we-meditate.co/ Rory Kinsella Meditation: https://www.rorykinsellameditation.com/
Not-Quite Alcoholics podcast: http://hyperurl.co/not-quite-alcoholics
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In this episode, Alex sits down and chats with Rory Kinsella! Rory Kinsella is a writer and Vedic Meditation teacher based in Sydney, Australia. A former hard-drinking musician and journalist, he quit alcohol in 2017 and has written widely about his experiences, including in the Sydney Morning Herald. He is the creator of the highly-rated We Meditate To Quit Alcohol and Six Steps for Not-Quite Alcoholics online programs to help people change their relationship with alcohol through meditation. He is the host of the Not-Quite Alcoholics podcast, has contributed meditations to apps such as Insight Timer and Meditation Studio and has taught meditation at some of Australia’s biggest companies. We Meditate To Quit Alcohol: https://we-meditate.co/ Rory Kinsella Meditation: https://www.rorykinsellameditation.com/
Not-Quite Alcoholics podcast: http://hyperurl.co/not-quite-alcoholics
Are you a fan of Sober Yoga Girl Podcast? The podcast remains completely free, and free from advertisements, however, it has monthly production costs. If you are able to, please subscribe to become a monthly podcast member to support our show. As a member you get invited to a once a month mocktails night and hangout with Alex on Zoom (rotating times to accommodate our many timezones!) Please subscribe here to support us! www.themindfullifepractice.com/podcast.
Read Alex's Writing at the Intersection of the Bhavagad Gita, Patanjali's Sutras, The Buddha Dharma and Mental Health at:
https://www.soberyogagirl.com
Check Out All Our Upcoming Retreats, Programs and Offerings at:
https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/
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Sober Yoga Girl - "The Wine Monkeys and Wise Monkeys" with Rory Kinsella
Transcript
Intro
Welcome to the "Sober Yoga Girl" podcast with Alex McRobs, international yoga teacher and sober coach. I broke up with booze for good in 2019. And now I'm here to help others do the same. You're not alone and a sober life can be fun and fulfilling. Let me show you how.
Alex
Alright. Hello, everyone. Welcome back to another episode of "Sober Yoga Girl". I am very excited to have Rory Kinsella here with me today. And Rory is a meditation teacher who is based in Sydney, Australia.
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