On this week's episode of the Bruce Lee podcast, my guest is Mountaineer and activist and dear friend of mine, Wazvianezrein.

Wazvian I met last year at a conference we both were speaking at and we immediately connected.

As it turns out, Waspia had just moved to LA, so we were able to hang out, and I soon learned

what an extraordinary and full life Wazvia has been leading. She is most

known for being the only Bangladeshi and first Bengali in the world to climb

the seven summits, which are the highest mountains on every continent,

including Chumolungma. That's Mount Everest to those of us who only know the colonialized name.

Her passion, however, has always been driven by causes close

to her heart, which are grounded in a strong foundation of meditation and self-realization practices. An outspoken activist since her late teens

Wazvia has risked everything for the causes she believes in. Getting arrested

in several countries, death threats, constant harassment from people who oppose her work and beliefs, hasn't derailed her from her path or remaining the passionate visionary and advocate that she is. She has had the good fortune to learn

meditation from some of the foremost teachers of our time including His Holiness Dalai Lama, who she

counts as a parental figure, mentor, and lifelong friend.

Wazvia is a National Geographic Explorer and adventurer, and the only woman to hold these simultaneous titles.

Wazvia also recently battled her way through a very tough bout with the coronavirus this year.

This non-traditional Bangladeshi woman is a survivor who found her home in the wilds of nature and her peace within.

For her full bio, please see the show notes for this episode. But for now, I hope you enjoy my conversation with this activist, speaker, pilot, spiritual seeker, explorer, adventurer, and mountaineer was via Nazarene.

Entering your mind.

Informal. Enter your mind, form more, shape it.

Like water.

And water can flow, or it can. I want to go and go.

Or it can crash.

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