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🗓️ 11 October 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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In today’s Soul Curriculum episode, Rohan talks with the Paralympian and current world record holder in the long jump Lex Gillette. Lex shares his insights into how music allowed him to define himself on his own terms, and elaborates on his mantra: "No need for sight when you have a vision." Join Rohan for a deeper conversation with the extraordinary Lex Gillette about how to lead ourselves out of our comfort zones and soar.
Listen to Lex Gillette's full episode of Meditative Story, "To be seen on my own terms": https://listen.meditativestory.com/LexGilette_Sept1
Find Lex’s song, On the Stage, which is featured in this episode, here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-stage-single/520218668
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0:00.0 | Hey, it's Rohan. When I'm feeling my best, my loved one's notice, I'm able to be more patient, |
0:06.3 | more present, to participate energetically in everything around me, and the reverse is also true. |
0:13.2 | When I'm burned out, or my own well-being is suffering, the people around me can feel that shift too. |
0:19.6 | Yoga is one of my go-to's when I feel these patterns arise, by focusing on breathing and working |
0:25.4 | with poses to release tension in my muscles and joints. I'm able to bring a heightened sense of |
0:30.5 | awareness to both my body and my mind. It's actually really interesting, the way practices |
0:35.0 | like mindfulness and yoga play together, in tandem, both reinforce and strengthen our overall |
0:40.8 | well-being. To understand this intersection, and the ways in which our physical, mental, and |
0:46.3 | social well-being are all interconnected, we got in touch with Lulu Lemon. Through their center |
0:52.6 | for social impact, Lulu Lemon has supported over 750 non-profit partners in expanding access |
0:59.7 | to practices that support holistic well-being, and their programs are remarkable. For example, |
1:05.7 | in one of their partnerships with the United Nations Foundation, they've co-created a |
1:10.1 | Festive It's Kind program that brings mindfulness training to UN humanitarian and development workers. |
1:16.6 | And when I share more about this later in the episode, I think you'd understand just how far |
1:20.8 | reaching the applications of mindfulness can go. The potential of Lulu Lemon's programs and |
1:25.7 | partnerships here is so exciting. This is Soul Curriculum, where we reconnect with your favorite |
1:34.0 | meditative story tellers, to take a deeper look at the wisdom they shared. |
1:42.0 | In this show, we explore takeaways, which you can apply to your own life. Soul Curriculum is |
1:48.3 | brought to you by WeightWat. I'm your host, Rohan. |
2:01.2 | In his recent meditative story, World Champion Long Jumper and Reigning World Record Holder |
2:07.0 | Lex Gillette rediscoveres a long time passion for music and finds himself writing a song on his |
2:14.2 | way to the London 2012 Olympics. He challenges the expectation set on him as a blind man, |
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