How to Get Motivated: Shift Your Physiology, Shift Your Mood with Byron and Michael

0:00 Got some little problem but the problem only exists in your mind. You see why I learned something? My mama told me when I was young I need to carry through. I'm ready. Was that? Matthew McConaughey? Is that Byron de Marseille?

0:19 That was both those both you. It was like they had a baby. And that was the voice of the baby. Yeah. Pretty much like an adult baby, hopefully. Yeah, give me and Matthew McConaughey had a baby. It would just be. He's freaking amazing. Beautiful baby.

0:32 Here would just be so talented. Gosh, we use this as the intro to the podcast. Yes, of course. Welcome to the going pro, yoga podcast, nugget series. My name is Michael Henry, and I'm Byron de Marseille and these short episodes, we're going to be answering some of the most common questions in the yoga industry so that you can walk away with the answers in a short period of time.

0:53 That's right. Michael with each topic, that we choose will be discussing it from two different perspectives, the teacher, and the student. I'll be approaching these questions as a physiotherapist or physical therapist with over 10 years experience. Variants, treating some of the most common and complex injuries.

1:08 And my guidance will be from the perspective of having taught 7000 classes, roughly 10,000 hours over 10 years. Welcome to our podcast. Okay, so welcome back to the going pro yoga podcast. And today's episode is inspired by last episode or the episode. We talked about Law of Attraction, so if you haven't listened to that one, you can listen to that one. And I mentioned in that episode A Tony Robbins breakthrough challenge, which happened last week, sometime, I was an online five-day event.

1:40 That was free. You can sign up. And basically, you watch, Tony Robbins and be online, with all these people, I think was on YouTube, or Facebook or some like that. And one of the things you talked about, which really resonated with me and it was mentioned in that podcast of law of attraction was the things that affect your, your the way that you feel and your patterns, your patterns in the way that you feel are kind of interconnected.

2:02 And we talked about Law of Attraction with It's too like what you're focusing on. And I had to do was like, kind of manifestation to some degree and those types of things. But, one of the first things that Tony Robbins mentioned in this, in this challenge, was the first thing that affects your feeling. Is your physiology.

2:20 And when I say physiology, I mean, your body, like feeling it into your body and he used the example of like, positive mindset, like have a positive mindset, like just stay positive and like, you know, words of affirmation and these types of things. So saying, words and saying positive, things words of Affirmation.

2:36 If you don't believe it in your body, you don't believe it in your physiology, your molecular like structure of your being like your body and its simplest way. Then the words don't really carry. So he used an example, we're going to do that example first.

2:50 So buyer in a few along, don't mind playing along with me and those of you listening. Hey everyone, I want you guys to whatever you're doing right now. Just take a moment and be okay with feeling a little silly because, basically, what I want you to do is I want you to just move your face and use all 37 muscles that exist on your face in the most random way possible.

3:10 Just stretching it around, don't worry about. If you look silly, if you want to, you can turn and face the wall but ultimately just keep doing that. Keep doing that. Keep moving. Your eyes, your forehead, your cheeks, your tongue, your nose, your ears, your jaw, whatever you need to do, just keep moving it around shifting in ways that you've never done it before.

3:28 Keep going 5 4, 3 2 1 and then just relax. Take a deep breath in. and then exhale and do you feel any different than you did before we moved our face around for about 30 seconds and I feel something different Yeah, right me.

3:53 Yeah. Well I mean I'm asking you but I'm asking everyone really the point is is this is what we're talking about. We're talking about that, you can change your, your feelings, you're going to change the way that you are feeling in a moment by shifting your physiology or shifting, your body, moving your body and that facial expression kind of chaotic ramble is. And as an example of that.

4:14 Hmm. So I thought that was really interesting and I wanted to share that on the podcast because I'm sure it's going to help resonate with someone to be like oh Well what are some of the situations that would be helpful and useful so maybe it's like getting up and going to a yoga class you're getting up and going to the gym and knowing that you should. But you really don't want to like just talking it out in your head and like saying like yeah I should go and all this stuff. All those words are great but

4:39 they're not going to carry through unless you actually shift your physiology. So if you actually just popped up off the couch, popped up off the chair and said I'm going to yoga and then you just went for it and you left and just you know you just focused on the body.

4:51 The movement first and got out of your head and its simplest way. That's kind of the same thing, right? And all of a sudden, you change how you feel about it before you were feeling self-doubt a little bit concerned. Like do I want to go like all those types of things? But the second you popped up and said, I'm going to go to yoga as simple as that sounds.

5:09 It changes. How you feel about it? Because you're like, now I'm excited about it because my I'm gonna pounce I bounced off the ground. Yeah. Have you ever heard of stanislofsky? Okay well Actors and actresses are privy to this information from from classes and there's different methods of acting. And then maybe I'm wrong, it's not theirs. I'm not really that adapt to all of the different teachings, but remember, somebody named Buddha Hagen. Anyways, hers technique was

5:40 definitely about changing your physiology. Like for instance if you pretend you have a cup of tea in your hand or you actually hold one and hold your pinky out when you sit up straight. And proper maybe cross your legs. You might end up speaking a little bit differently and I'm in a British accent now or some random one. It so happened to me is I changed my physiology and we probably do some of this naturally. I would I would guess just because when the the will is actually there to complete a

6:12 task and our integrities high enough, then we probably will just unconsciously jolt ourselves somehow like natural but those times You're feeling like you like you said, like maybe lethargic or you wanted to do something to change your energy and your like oh my gosh, my will is so low.

6:31 I think what you're saying is that you can change it pretty easily, it's as simple as that, right? Even though it's not easy. It's simple but it's not easy. Could be yeah. But you're probably is not. But having this conversation might make it easier.

6:46 It's definitely relatable. Yeah, for everyone. I'm sure it is for me. Out. The other thing I started to think about was, when you said neural Pathways. So narrow meaning brain, right? This is in the last episode. I mentioned that.

6:59 Yeah. Okay, last episode. Yeah, so neural Pathways and when I think of that related to the physiology, I think and I do this in my regular, in my life, every day. I'm challenging the notion of, how do I switch my energy? I've been doing this for a long time, so, if I take a left somewhere, I might take a right?

7:19 Just because I'm thinking about my neural. The way in that moment, I'm like, I just want to see because I'm aware. That left is the usual. So, let's do the right. The yoga pose. I'm in even, I'll be like, I usually step my right foot back.

7:32 I'm going to step my left foot back first this time because basketball court. Same thing like to use the left hand, play the unorthodox kind of style, let's see if my brain can figure it out, you know, and a different situation.

7:46 So related, I believe although not the exact thing. But the so fascinating to me, and as Yogi's, you know, part of what we're training is the dexterity of our brain, and by showing up and doing a practice, and you can train it as well to be consistent. I believe in like, your actual physical practice and just to show up and do the same thing.

8:11 The same boring thing over and over and over and over again. And I believe that would also neurologically have major benefits as well. But yeah, I'm glad this topic came up. Yeah, and those situations it's almost like if you're you know like Ashtanga are youse doing the same sequence with the same. What do you call it series?

8:29 I think it is. You start to go into a trance because you don't need to like, think what you need to do next, you're just doing it. It's like becomes automatic, it becomes routine, it becomes habit because those neural pathways are so deep and dug out that, you know, you don't have to think you're not mixing things up anymore.

8:47 But what if some people like that? But guess what happens? And yeah, they like it. Until they don't like it possibly if they don't write, why don't they like it? It serves a purpose to get them to the point where they don't like it, if that happens.

9:00 And yeah, because these people show up to my classes, Josh Tonga, you know, strict Ashtanga he's Who start to trust a Vinyasa class. Right? And here's their teacher Byron and Byron is pretty creative and it's throwing off the series. Yeah, I'm going way off the series and also don't like to demonstrate my much and see challenge you in that way. Can you follow along?

9:24 Can I also challenge myself and kind of put myself in that position in? So it's an interesting Dynamic and oftentimes they have a very difficult time. Following right there, listening seems to be slow or lower, they're not used to it for whatever reason and I notice it and it's it's just a thing that, you know, I don't even think it's a big deal unless they become aware and Yeah, the neural pathway thing is is a fascinating topic for me.

9:51 Yeah, absolutely. And I just thought of another simple example because we kind of brought it to yoga and and in a more relevant way to the podcast. But just in a very simple way, talking about changing your physiology is like posture sitting in a very slumped forward bent position, like everyone do that if you're sitting down right now or even if you're standing up, you can just slows for bringing your shoulders, rounded forward, your chin, kind of down, your kind of lower your head, a little bit,

10:14 kind of going. Like, you're almost like hugging yourself but you're not quite Kind of Gremlin like if you will and just notice how you feel in this moment. And then now change it. Now, stand up tall. But your shoulders back and down, extend through the crown of your head, you know, open your eyes wide type of thing.

10:31 If you're standing, you can stand taller. If you're sitting, you can sit taller. And then now, how do you feel, mmm? Right. It's a simple as that. You change your physiology, you change your body, you change how you feel. Let me try.

10:42 If it's a smaller amount. Let me try it. I'm just laying on my feet up on the desk right now. I'm leaning back, very relaxed. I was doing a Matthew McConaughey impression earlier, and I'm chilling. I'm just channeling that that country.

10:57 Slow energy. Okay, let's try going to switch. I'm going to sit up here – it really tall. I'm going to shake my face out but about And now I'm going to talk. Oh, shit, can you hear me? I can still hear you. Yeah. Oh, you're still good. His head phone came out when you start to jump around, but the question is, do you feel different? I will obviously, I must feel different if I'm gonna if I'm a-gonna, if I'm Gonna Knock the cord out of the Year funds, right?

11:30 Yeah, I do feel different, especially once I knock that off. It took it to another level, right? I feel more alert, more awake. And in fact, I think I'm gonna dominate Us to the podcast now. No, I'm totally good. Now that do feel different, but that's a, yeah. And it can be as simple as that, and that's, I think the whole take away from this podcast, episode is you change the way your body is or your physiology, you can change the way you feel, you can change any kind of

11:54 moment, you know, makes me think of a quote. Okay. And I don't remember the the direct quote, but it has to do with keep your eyes on the Stars, not on the ground, when you're walking. And maybe more cinnamon and that's it, Hawking, Stephen, Hawking or if I'm remembering, that's not the right words.

12:15 And yeah, I think some people can relate to being raised with, you know, keep your head up, head up even Sports. Of course, they tell you that stuff, but but I mean just walking around looking down at the sidewalk. Why are you watching where you're stepping, or you're watching, where you're going, right?

12:31 And that's something I've been told in my life before to do. So maybe you've heard that before it's simple. It reminds me of when mom used to tell me to take a deep breath and it works a few deep breaths later. Keep doing it, repeat it and then you'll feel better.

12:46 Once it's, you know, at some point they'll be an energy shift. Yeah. That's, that's another very simple web changing your physiology. It's not as simple as sit up tall and straight and I you know feel confident. Now it's like has a little bit more of a quicker effect.

13:00 I find that you can literally just bounce up out of the chair and then boom. Kind of like what you just did. You literally took three to four seconds. Move your body and your face and sat up and all this stuff, knocked your headphones off. And that's all it took was three to four seconds and you're different.

13:15 So what do you literally as simple as so? What do you think is necessary to go into this to like have the courage to do this? I mean, I get it when you're sitting on the couch at home that's just internal motivation. And yeah, you know, but what if you're at a club or a place where there's dancing and you really want to start dancing and now it's like kind of feel Frozen, but you want to dance.

13:36 There's not that many people dancing. Yet. Right? That's why you went there. Yeah. And now here you are kind of sitting there like, oh, gosh. And there's this push and pull happening, you know, and it's there in front of other people. And so, you know, what's the, the how do you get to that point with The Bravery of those four seconds, those minute or whatever.

13:53 It takes to change your body language and start dancing and just do it, you know, so you said it. But in a different way, I'd say courage, the courage to do it, right? Bravery to do it. But in the context of the Tony Robbins challenge was he was encouraging us to do it and we're all looking to him as like a leader, a guide on, you know, and you're just following along what he's doing and you're just kind of curious like, where's this going to go? So sometimes it's easier when

14:20 you have someone to kind of keep you accountable for doing it or you're following a lead type of thing. And maybe this is a good example of what you can do in yoga classes, just mix it up and maybe make them do bunch of funny faces. If you want to try to grab their attention or special especially at the beginning, you know, and then everyone kind of giggles and last little bit and She's going to shift in the room. You know, how many times have you taught a class? Where you can feel that the room

14:42 is a little you don't you're not loving the energy, it's kind of weird. Well, everything is there to change your C sequence or shift things around to change the energy of the room every time. There's that moment before class no matter what right and you know I still find myself sometimes going to the bathroom just to excuse myself.

15:00 Before the class starts to get have a moment to myself to change my energy, that used to look Like I would do a handstand or something, like just really switch the energy and nowadays, it may be a little bit different, just kind of like give myself a moment to just relax, find my peace to just kind of check in with myself. But yeah if I'm still feeling wound up or held back, I might do a facial thing.

15:24 I'm big on the facial thing and who knows? I might shake my arms out or jump a few times up and down. Yeah, yeah, I definitely find it. If you guys could just see me back there, it's pretty hilarious. A assigned and that's really good for you as the teacher and at the same time it's probably good for the class because all the classes stagnant or maybe they're you know chatting or all these types of things or their heads are different. They're thinking about other

15:49 things like to get them out of that, space to change how they're feeling in that moment quickly. And because you are the leader of the room. Ultimately, that's why people go to classes, yoga classes to be led. And if you lead them into something silly, like just shifting, your facial expressions around for Five to twenty to thirty seconds.

16:10 The entire room is going to feel differently than it did 10 20 seconds ago. And it's like, do you want to have that? Not power but like, do you want to be able to use that in such a way where, you know, all of a sudden now the class for the next 60 to 75 to 90 minutes is going to going to go differently, right Ali?

16:27 I mean, inspiration comes to mind like being inspired exactly and that can come from other people. Like I'm saying or you have to find it within yourself like you don't have anyone around you too. To make you change your physiology, you just gotta do it, right? You got to feel, it's always to do it. I would say, or at least in my mind, I say it. That just being inspired easily inspired is such a gift, and I don't think it's a gift.

16:52 I think you work on it. I think you find those moments of things that inspired you and you follow. What does that for me? A lot of my inspiration has been in the shifting of energy, right? Like how do I break this free will?

17:07 In or whatever it is that conversation goes a lot of directions and it's not really going to do much to go into it, but just confront it. I like to confront the normal, the status quo and just see kind of what happens if I do this, right? And what gives me the power to do that the the courage to do that is I start to think about how I feel just like we're here for sure.

17:32 It's a short amount of time and it's what today February. I don't know. I mean, when this is airing of fifth, it's February 5th. This will come out later but February, February 5th, 2022, and that day is never happened before first time right now, ever?

17:49 And that inspires me. So, like I find like if someone needs inspiration, like, checking with that, isn't that amazing? You don't think that's amazing. You're dead inside, I love the Bold Byron, but that was my, that was a shift of energy to even me saying that right, totally. Maybe Let you off quicker.

18:07 Exactly. And if someone was falling asleep, listening to the podcast, you know, you might have caught him there, would he say to me, right? Oh my God, I believe it. You're dead. Now I'm gonna feel terrible for attending you guys.

18:17 I'm so sorry. And I really like that. I like that. And what came to mind when you were talking was? Maybe it's not about changing your physiology, maybe it's like, how do I create inspiration for myself and one of the easiest ways to do that is to to change your bond. Teen change your physiology, or shift your body. And if you think of it more as like this is a biohack, this is a hack for your life.

18:42 If you were trying to get inspired and you have a, you're struggling to be inspired, you're struggling to feel motivated to do. Do a particular thing. The biohack is change your body, change your physiology, and you can do it in seconds and you know what to do.

18:57 It's literally as simple as that. So if you want to biohack your body, biohack your life for more inspiration, for more motivation to do that thing that you really want to do to build that business to, you know, run your career differently to, you know, improve your relationship to improve your health just to get out of bed, even you know, whatever wherever you're at. Yeah actually.

19:15 Yeah. You know or off the couch or whatever. Yeah. I mean, You know the biohack is you just gotta you just gotta get up and do it and don't worry about what happens after that. Just do the first step of changing your physiology.

19:28 And then the rest will you know change has reminded me of something I used to do soon as I would wake up in the morning I would see how quickly I could get out of bed. I don't do that. Now, I lay there, I lay there for a minute, I enjoy my time, but something was enjoyable about that. I would just wake up and be, like I'm doing this Pam. And I would just get straight edge, like bounce up and just be like, all right, time to do whatever it is, they're so do. That's a great example.

19:53 And you don't even know why you're doing it. But I used to do that and I know I did it because I was taught to do that by my father saying, like, don't lay in bed for too long. When you wake up, get out of bed because when you get out of bed, if you lay there for too long, then you're going to start thinking then.

20:07 You're gonna, you know, you're going to basically be late for school. That's kind of what it came to got it where my words like you're awake. Boom, pop up. Get ready for school and mine was more condition because I just wasn't, I didn't have to jump out of bed. I mean, yeah, sure.

20:19 I mean, as a kid, we do that sometimes right rush to school. But for the most part, once I had those, you know, years of college and stuff, I got to do what I wanted, and I spent time in bed plenty. So, yeah, I guess it's became a for me conditioning. So I was like, how do we change that energy? How do we change the neural pathway? Oddly, boom, conditioning the pattern, the feeling you got to change all that you don't even know what I'm going to do next. That's the fun part of it.

20:48 Well, I hope this episode kind of resonated with you and early, see found something with it that you're like, hey you know what? I'm going to try this or maybe you tried it on this episode or maybe you're going to use this biohack.

20:57 If you will for your classrooms, that'd be cool, you know, changing it up, mixing it up, doing something silly or something different that, you know, people aren't expecting within their physiology and you might have a different feel or maybe you're going to attract a different kind of audience or maybe there's going to To be exactly what people need to want to come back to your classes, these types of things, right?

21:17 It just kind of exploring. So I think that's kind of fun. Otherwise, I think that's pretty much it by anyone out anything else before we sign off. No, I'm good. All right, well, thanks so much for listening everyone and we'll see you next time. Hey, one more thing.

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21:52 I mean, dude, The Blood Sweat and Tears we put into it, no one will ever see, but I'm so excited about, I'm pretty excited about it as well actually, even though you can't really tell them my voice. Now it's super cool. And I think it's because I feel tired from putting it together, to be honest. But nonetheless, it's something that I use as a new teacher and it's helped me so much.

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22:26 The result is just you're going to be a better teacher by using this platform. You're going to be more confident by using this platform you're going to learn how to be more effective more safe with your career as a yoga teacher assuming that. That's what you want to do.

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