Jonah Kest on Yoga, Community and Conscious Leadership

Today on the Leadership and Yoga podcast, Jonah Kest!! Let's talk leadership, creativity, and modern yoga with one of the most well-known and influential yoga teachers of our time. We talk building community in yoga, what it’s really like to meditate, and how life feels when we surrender. 

I also ask him to give his thoughts on the evolution of yoga, and how real transformation happens in our lives. Jonah shares wisdom on teaching yoga, and behind the scenes stories from his creative process and morning rituals.

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Time stamps: 

00:00 intro

1:23 leadership and yoga

6:10 yoga from childhood to now

7:30 what Jonah wanted to be when he grew up

9:40 manifestation?

11:60 pressure and legacy 

14:40 qualities Jonah looks for in teachers

16:40 devotion

18:55 pain: we are part of nature

22:30 Jonah’s favorite type of yoga class

25:25 weaving stories into class & experiencing transcendence

26:55 what to do with ideas

28:55 how Jonah energetically prepares to lead

33:40 Jonah’s ideal morning routine

35:20 prana

37:20 creativity is tuned into

39:20 dropping fear and creating from love

43:35 how do we change? actually?

45:50 music & rhythm

49:25 evolution in yoga

51:40 rejection & feedback

54:40 continue to grow as teachers

56:40 Nike signing story

1:00:00 it’s not mind-body connection

1:03:40 doors

1:07:21 yoga impacting the world

1:09:30 fate or free will

1:11:30 losing control

1:17:20 the real yoga is coming back to the fire

1:21:17 meditation is like fasting for the mind.

1:23:25 community & being surrounded by high-energy people

1:29:10 rapid fire

1:31:10 billboard message