Okay, we're on. This is Jay Brown Yoga Talks podcast. My name is Jay Brown.

And boy, are you in store for a talk today with Godfrey Devereaux?

Before I tell you about it, though, I need to have a little bit of a check-in.

If you're new to the show and you're just here to listen to Godfrey, first let me welcome you

and then maybe suggest that you would skip ahead. I don't want to get between

you and Godfrey. But for everyone else who's been around for a while and is familiar with

this ritual I have of doing check-ins from time to time, I really need one this week because

oh, some shit fell apart from me. And it's not the first time. A pattern

reared its head, and those of you've been around for a long time, you've heard me say this before,

but I guess I got to say it again. First, there's a few things you should know that set the context

for what happened this week.

One thing is, I've been working with a personal trainer.

I have mentioned that somewhat obliquely in the past, but for a few months now, once a week,

I've been going to a trainer basically working on strength.

Strength training.

You hear that's a common refrain these days, right?

Yoga teachers need more strength training.

So rather than just scoff, I decided to see for myself.

I've never done any kind of weight training or strength training in my life ever.

And for the last two months, I really have been doing things with my body that I've never done before.

I'm doing squats.

I'm doing deadlifts.

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