You underwent a vigorous 200-hour training in Bali to learn and become certified in yoga’s true form and teachings. Can you provide details of your voyage and how it impacted you?

I went for 28 days; 21 were spent at the Yoga East West teacher training program. We studied and practiced yoga, ayurvedic medicine, anatomy, and meditation from 7 am – 7 pm. We learned that yoga is more than stretching; it’s a lifestyle that demands you be conscious of your connection to the creator and others. We ate mostly vegan or some fish protein meals. There was a group of 17 of us from all across the world. We came together as a family. We allowed each other the space to drop the weight of the world and truly take care of ourselves and our spirits without the worries of mundane life (bills, work, social media, partying, striving for success.) The Western world has been out of balance for a while. We rarely pause to live and experience just life itself. And when we do, we fill those times up with partying, drinking, splurging, etc. In Bali, I was able to connect with myself like never before. I needed some profound healing. Healing of what society said I was supposed to be as a black man, artist, and American. I needed to heal from my unhealthy patterns and from my childhood experiences, which shaped so much of my unconscious actions. It was the best investment I’ve ever made. We all deserve this. Most people are raised in the constructs of what we think society is. Western society has failed to acknowledge the beauty of the spiritual world and the divine’s beauty. It’s all materialistic. That imbalance is what causes so much anxiety, greed, disease, fear, etc.

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