Marine on the Mat: Get on My Yellow Footprints

Step onto the legendary yellow footprints and into the heart of transformation.

In this gripping episode of Marine on the Mat, Marine Corps veteran and advanced yoga teacher Eric Infanti shares the raw, riveting story behind his journey from Parris Island recruit to spiritual seeker—from fear and fatigue under the watchful eyes of drill instructors to clarity and self-mastery through the ancient path of Yoga.

“Get on My Yellow Footprints” isn’t just about Marine Corps boot camp. It’s a metaphor for all of life’s defining thresholds—those sacred moments where we leave behind everything we thought we were to become who we’re truly meant to be.

Eric takes listeners deep into the emotional and mental gauntlet of Marine training and then draws a profound parallel with the yogic principle of Niyama—the inner observances that guide personal transformation. Through the fires of discipline, humility, and devotion, we discover the shared roots between military resilience and yogic virtue. This is where self-reflection becomes a battlefield and the mat becomes a proving ground.

Prepare to be moved, challenged, and inspired as Eric shares how standing on those yellow footprints was the beginning of a lifelong practice—a sacred union of mind, body, and spirit forged in grit, brotherhood, and grace.

Whether you’re a veteran, a yogi, a seeker, or someone navigating your own path of growth, this episode offers a mirror for the soul—and a call to courage.

"We better ourselves better when we better others."
Let that be your next step forward.

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