Boyd Varty: The Meaning Of Being Human, Overcoming Trauma And Learning To Say 'I Don't Know'
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In this episode of the Align Podcast, Boyd tells us how African safaris can relate to the journey into our own lives. He also emphasizes how important it is to connect with nature for our personal well-being, especially in a world where technology is dehumanizing us on many levels. Boyd shares his personal experience with trauma and how he embarked on a healing journey through transformational practices and doing the work. Join us as we discuss what it means to be human, how to live towards the feeling and giving into the idea of "I don't know”.
Boyd Varty is the author of two books, The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life and his memoir, Cathedral of the Wild. He has been featured in The New York Times, on NBC, and in other media and has taught his philosophy of “tracking your life” to individuals and companies around the world.
Boyd is a wildlife and literacy activist who has spent the last ten years refining the art of using wilderness as a place for deep introspection and personal transformation. He grew up in South Africa on Londolozi Game Reserve, a former hunting ground that was transformed into a nature preserve by Boyd’s father and uncle—both visionaries of the restoration movement. Under his family’s stewardship, the Reserve became renowned not only as a sanctuary for animals but as a place where once-ravaged land was able to flourish again and where the human spirit could be restored. When Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years of imprisonment, he went to Londolozi to recover.
Boyd has a degree in psychology from the University of South Africa. He is a TED speaker and the host of the *Track Your Life* podcast.
What we discussed in the episode:
02:18 Deep Breathe might help you.
06:50 Who is Boyd Varty?
18:15 Awareness looking at itself as a separate point of awareness.
30:33 If I'm not busy, I get depressed.
32:26 The Deep dark, unconscious aspects of yourself will be made manifest in your material world.
36:33 Ceremony Work
49:16 How do we like to lead someone into more depth within ourselves?
01:02:02 The kudu is really travelling with me.
01:10:13 What is the evolutionary function of distrust, chronic comparison, and alienation from oneself and nature?
01:15:22 What are some natural lifestyle choices that can help soothe the nervous system in a modern world?
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