In this transformative episode, Eric Infanti, author of The Dragon Within: Yin Yoga – The Dragon Series, invites you on a deeply personal and experiential journey into the heart of emotional regulation through the powerful practice of Yin Yoga. Drawing from excerpts of his acclaimed book, this episode explores how the Dragon Series of Yin poses—intense, grounding, and meditative—serves as a gateway to mastering emotional awareness, building resiliency, and cultivating self-compassion.

This isn’t just yoga philosophy—it’s embodied wisdom.

Eric begins by sharing his prologue from the book, reflecting on the yoga mat as a sacred mirror, a place where we confront the raw truth of our inner selves. As the world swells with existential crises, societal division, and personal disconnection, this episode asks a timely question: What if transformation doesn't require more action—but more presence?

Through evocative narration and thoughtful guidance, you’ll explore:

• The triad of emotional regulation, resiliency, and self-compassion as essential tools not just for practice, but for life.
• How the Dragon poses serve as a metaphorical and literal edge, helping you confront emotional intensity with grace rather than avoidance.
• Why stillness, rather than being passive, is a courageous act of deep listening, and how Yin Yoga teaches us to find peace not through escape, but through surrender.
• Practical ways to integrate these lessons into your life—on and off the mat—through breath, mindfulness, and gentle curiosity.

Eric beautifully blends yogic insight with poetic inquiry, offering listeners space to reflect: How do I meet myself in discomfort? What emotions arise when I am still? Can I befriend intensity instead of resisting it?

Whether you’re a seasoned yogi, a beginner navigating emotional overwhelm, or a curious soul seeking deeper meaning in your practice, this episode offers a profound invitation: to meet your dragons not with fear, but with breath, presence, and compassion.

This is more than a podcast—it’s a meditative experience, a call to presence, and a gentle reminder that within each of us lies the power to transform.

🎧 Grab your mat, your journal, or just a quiet space—and tune in. Your inner stillness awaits.

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