130: Coming Home To Ourselves with Miles Borrero

The Mentor Sessions

I believe the invitation of life is to become ourselves, live fully and freely, and then, if you are a student of yoga, to extend that full, free, safe living out to all beings everywhere. But how often do we get to see someone really do that?

Today I have a treat for you: a person who is doing just that. Becoming. My friend Miles Borrero (he/him) has survived fronting a Latin rock band, riding horses competitively, acting on various stages across the US, and nannying a six-year-old. He has been Catholic, Jewish, and a frequent guest at Krishna’s house, and has lived life as a boy, a girl, a woman, a man, and something in between. Now a senior yoga teacher who leads retreats and trainings all over the world, Miles is passionate about dismantling the systems within ourselves that keep us small. And he has written a beautiful book called Beautiful Monster: A Becoming. The book reads like one long dharma talk, full of creative writing and yogic wisdom.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• how Miles was Rodney Yee’s best student even though they never met

• why was it yoga teaching that really stuck for Miles, despite having so many jobs and creative endeavors

• what it was like for Miles to teach in his native language after learning to teach yoga in English first

• all about Miles’ teacher Raghunath and what Miles learned from him

• what changed in Miles’ asana practice after his top surgery and taking testosterone

Learn More From Miles:

• Website

• Chant Your Way to Freedom (Course)

• 100 YTT with Miles

• Miles Book, “Beautiful Monster: A Becoming”