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ManTalks Podcast

Taylor Hunt - The Journey from Addiction to Health

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Education, Relationships, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.8591 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Roger talks with Taylor Hunt - an Ashtanga Yoga teacher's journey from addiction to health - physical, emotional, and spiritual. Taylor shares how he went from his lowest point to helping recovering addicts find a new path.   Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.comFacebook | Instagram | Twitter  Some questions Roger asks... Could share a defining moment for you? (1:35) You're new book is "A Way from Darkness" could you share your story behind the book? (3:29) What was the first step you took to turn your life around? (8:11) When did Ashtanga Yoga become a part of your life? (9:27) How has your experience been teaching yoga in rehab clinics? (19:44) Rapid Fire Questions (27:58) Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTalks community!   Thank You to the Team: Editing & Mixing by: Aaron Johnson Theme music by: Parlange & Latenite Automatic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You've got some living yet to do.

0:04.9

I won't give up on you.

0:08.6

See these machines can bring you back to life.

0:13.4

Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of the Mantox podcast.

0:16.2

This is Roger.

0:17.9

Taylor Hunt has written a book called Away from Darkness. It's the unflinching and

0:22.6

confessional story of his addiction to health, physical, emotional, and spiritual. It's also a

0:29.5

story of his addiction to heroin. Heroin left him bankrupt in every imaginable sense in the word.

0:35.7

And his story is so incredibly powerful because it

0:38.9

shows us that no matter how low you can get, and Taylor explains just how low he got, you can

0:45.2

rebuild. You can learn how to get out of that incredibly terrible position. And in Taylor's experience,

0:53.2

he's done it through yoga. In fact, he is an Ashtanga yoga practitioner. And in Taylor's experience, he's done it through yoga. In fact, he is an Ashtanga yoga

0:57.4

practitioner, and he's brought that to his community in Columbus, Ohio, and is also using it to

1:03.8

teach other addicts about how to recover properly. The book is incredible.

1:11.3

It's called Away from Darkness,

1:12.5

and we're so happy that we got a chance to talk to him.

1:15.2

So let's bring on Mr. Taylor Hunt.

1:23.2

Hi, Taylor.

1:23.9

Thank you so much for joining us on the Mantalks podcast.

1:26.6

Thanks for having me.

1:28.2

Before we get started, we always love to ask our guests the same question that is. Can you share with me a defining moment in your life?

1:35.5

Well, one of the biggest defining moments that I've ever had in my life, and this was sort of like a turning point for me to go from really living in addiction to living

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