“We have both always been searching for something that gave us purpose and meaning, to fill that whole and guidelines to live after.”

Raw. Real. Totally Joyful. Richard Grønlie and Line Sortehaug made a huge impression on me when I met them earlier this year. They are a Norwegian married couple with three kids, they are yoga teachers, and they are addicts. 

Their story is one of transformation and redemption. They share their views on life, yoga, recovery and how to handle the ups and downs that will inevitably come our way. Richard and Line walk the talk, they are role models to anyone struggling with addiction, in any capacity. And also a reminder to us all that another way of life is always, always possible. 

06:30 Chapter 1 – Wounded soulmates. Honesty. Red lines. One cannot stay sober alone.

15:01 Chapter 2 – Yoga to remove the hooks of suffering. And to be Free.

24:01 Chapter 3 – Giving Yoga, being open, trusting the heart. The Source as the purest energy.

“ It just came to us. I trust my heart with what comes to me through yoga”

35:01 Chapter 4 – Getting stronger through yoga. Ahimsa, Be Gentle to yourself. And breathe.

“When I do bad things, bad things happen. When I do good things and remember to breath, good things happen. There will be tests and challenges that we have to solve but as long as I don’t force or act with anger or fear, things will be good.”

46:01 Chapter 5 – Acceptance. It’s a dance! Don’t force.

Find Richard and Line’s yoga space Styrkestua IG HERE and FB HERE

Check out Back in the Ring Foundation at backinthering.no

And check out my recent episode (S3 Ep8) with Alexander, the founder of Back in the Ring HERE

Thanks for listening! 

In Oneness,

Bobbi

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