About this episode

Dana Flynn shares her transformative journey from a party girl to a dedicated yogi, exploring themes of surrender and spiritual growth.

“The dance will bring you to the surrender. It might not always be surrendered, but with more acceptance and more surrender, definitely more peace.” Such a joy to share this conversation with Dana Flynn, a teacher’s teacher with more than 3 decades of practice and just total delight. Dana generously shares her raw energy, her lived experience and journey of waking up. This conversation delves into her personal path from a spirited party girl to a dedicated yogi, touching on themes of surrender, the power of inner exploration, and how yoga is a living, breathing experience both on and off the mat. We discuss SO much! Surrender, sobriety, making the teachings alive through the subtle practice, including everything in our sadhana and how life (or God) brings us what we need for this visit earth side. I’m so honored to share this intimate conversation, it is so inspiring. In this episode: The Evolution: Dana shares her path from owning a bar and being a party girl to discovering the deeper purpose of yoga. Surrender & Discipline: The significance of meeting her teacher in India and her spiritual growth. Beyond Asanas: How physical practices like asanas and pranayama open doors to…

People in this episode

Host: Bobbi Paidel

Guest: Dana Flynn

Topics covered

• surrender
• yoga
• spiritual growth
• inner exploration
• sobriety
• personal journey

Keywords

• yoga
• surrender
• spirituality
• personal growth
• sobriety
• inner exploration
• yogi

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