At that time, with going through yoga, I got more spiritual.

And I realized, like, I don't need a gold medal to, like, make a difference.

Like, I had been making difference in community.

I'd been working at the YMCA.

I did a KidsFit program.

So I started to see the value of my life.

And I learned to live in the present through my yoga practice, through the eight

limbs of yoga. I started to find gratitude in just being. So even though I had fun on the track,

after really diving deep into spirituality and yoga, it was no longer this egoic, like,

I got to win a gold medal to be important. It was like, I like running and it's fun.

And it's a passion of mine, but I didn't need it anymore. I didn't desire it to feel like worthy or accomplished or anything.

I'm Light Watkins. And today I have another bite-sized plot twist podcast episode for you,

which is a shorter clip from a past episode where the guest shares the story of that pivotal

moment in their life that directed them toward what ultimately became their path and their purpose.

And sometimes that looks like losing a bunch of money or getting betrayed by a friend.

Or in the case of today's guest, Coya Webb, she was at the height of her college track career

when a mysterious back injury brought her to her knees quite literally.

She thought she was shot, but it turned out to be a stress fracture that forced her to stop running.

And while battling depression

from this setback, a counselor suggested that Coya try yoga. And that simple suggestion,

combined with discovering spiritual authors like Louise Hay, opened up a whole new world for Coya.

Though she eventually returned to track and even trained for the Olympics in

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