Life Lessons from the Football Pitch and Yoga Mat: Breath, Body, and Gratitude with Marc Laws
Description
Marc Laws discusses his inspiring journey from professional soccer player to sports therapy practitioner to yoga teacher with a popular following on Glo.com. In this deep-dive conversation with host Derik Mills, Marc shares about the life-changing power of yoga, discusses how he discovered a yoga teacher who changed his view of life, and shares insights that he discovered when he was an ultra-competitive professional soccer player who later became a sports medicine therapist and then yoga teacher.
Marc also mentions how thankful he is for the Glo team’s work in making yoga more accessible worldwide. He believes that the skills developed in yoga allow people to live with more love and connection in their lives.
Key Takeaways
(00:00 ) Yoga, sports, and gratitude
(09:01 ) Discovering the power of yoga
(18:45 ) Influences of soccer on yoga teaching
(28:35 ) Reflections on identity, empathy, and parenting
(40:22 ) Yoga's impact and reach
(51:47 ) Exploring personal practices and relationships
(58:53 ) Gratitude for team, teachers, community