291. Feel-Good Friday with Bethany Lyons, Owner of Lyons Den Power Yoga

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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"I’ve had moments of exhaustion. I’ve had moments of frustration. I’ve had an overhaul across the board, personally and professionally. This year has been a rinse. If I was naming this chapter, it’s ‘Let it burn and reset.’ And instead of fighting all these things that are literally burning or closing down or going away or having an ‘I’m so over this attitude,’ I’ve tried to embrace every letdown, every frustration, everything that’s popped up."

Welcome back to Feel-Good Fridays on the Ali on the Run Show! This time around, we're getting a series of pep talks from the people who are living, breathing pep talks every day of their lives: professional fitness instructors. First up, Bethany Lyons, owner of Lyons Den Power Yoga in New York City and creator of the newly launched Lyons Den Digital platform, talks about how, in spite of what has in many ways been the worst year ever, is thriving. In February, one of Bethany's two studio locations burned down in a fire. In March, she had to close the other location due to the pandemic. Now, in October, both are still closed. Here, Bethany explains how she's pivoted, how she's found the humor in it all, and how she's managed to have a whole lot of fun along the way. She offers advice for staying present, and hands out some tools for how we can all be our best selves today — even if it feels like the world is burning.

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0:00.0	Feel Good Fridays on the Alley on the Run Show are brought to you by Gooder.
0:04.4	Go to Gooder.com slash on the run for $10 off any pair of Gooder sunglasses.
0:15.6	Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
0:19.7	I'm your host, Alley Feller, and this is the triumphant return of Feel Good Fridays.
0:26.3	We start these episodes a very important way, a simple way, but an intentional one.
0:32.4	We take a big deep breath together. Ready? Let's do this in and out.
0:40.8	Okay, that feels amazing. Why do I only do that once a week?
0:46.8	Now, to go back in time, earlier in the summer, when we were a few months into the pandemic with no
0:52.5	real end insight, I knew I was craving something. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but after
0:57.9	weeks of feeling pretty low and pretty bummed, I had this fleeting feeling like maybe my own mood
1:03.5	was lifting. So I launched this Feel Good Friday series. Every Friday we'd get together with
1:09.4	someone inspiring, and we'd put some good out into the world. It would be light, but helpful,
1:16.0	uplifting, but not fluffy, optimistic, but not delusional. Now, a few months later, with still
1:23.4	no real idea what the end insight might be, or when we might see it, or what it looks like,
1:28.9	or what any of this even means, Feel Good Fridays are officially back this time with a little bit of a twist.
1:36.4	This time around, I'm feeling like I'm in a groove, and I feel like I have the tools I need to
1:41.2	succeed, whatever that looks like. But I'm also a little tired. I love what I do, but I could still
1:46.9	use the occasional pep talk. And you know who gives the best pep talks? Fitness instructors.
1:54.2	So starting today, and for the next four weeks, I have enlisted four of my favorite fitness
1:59.5	instructors to jump in here for a Feel Good Friday pep talk of sorts. I promise these episodes
2:06.4	will lift you up and arm you with a few additional tools to help you be your best self today.
2:12.2	And we are kicking it off with my all-time favorite yoga instructor, Miss Bethany Lions.
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