I knew Rapha from way back during our yoga teaching days. So it was truly special reconnecting with him again for this raw and unfiltered conversation.

We delved about his life’s journey of martial arts, spirituality and fatherhood, and reflected on the importance of taking responsibility for yourself while respecting the unknown, as well as setting boundaries to protect your space.

Stuff we talked about:

• Fatherhood
• Masculinity and the role of a man
• Being able to protect someone physically
• Jiu-jitsu journey
• Staying calm in deep waters
• Mr Not-so-Nice Guy
• Aggression and setting the tempo
• Accept and compose
• Learning to say ‘No’ in Jiu-jitsu
• The exchange of energy and protecting your space
• Having a plan and setting intentions for each roll
• Worshiping the Jiu-jitsu gods
• The endless pursuit
• Death and Rebirth
• Dealing with suffering and seeking spirituality
• Running from robbers in Peru
• Integrating with plant medicine
• There is no purpose
• Respecting the space around you
• Acknowledging the unknown
• Who you are when no one is watching
• Being responsible for yourself
• Everything is your fault

Sawadikap, Aaron

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In this episode, I'm joined with fellow Singaporean, Rio Lim, whom I had the pleasure of meeting here in Chiang Mai. We both share a passion for jiu-jitsu and finance, so in this episode we dive into those worlds while exchanging stories about our journeys along the way.

Always exciting to connect over shared interests and similar vibes... oss!

Stuff we talked about:

• Knowing who you are through Jiu-Jitsu
• Being humbled
• Sacrifices
• Parallels on and off the mat
• Trusting the process, trusting yourself
• Warmups before class zzz
• Competition stories
• Power of compounding
• Catching the crypto wave
• Embracing volatility
• Love the failures
• Pay the price, learn the lesson
• Awaking the heart chakra
• Seeking spirituality
• The view from the top of the mountain
• Time>Money
• The courage to forge your own path
• Nothing matters, we’re all going to die

Till the next one, Aaron

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The first podcast Meiyan and I did was back in 2020 (See episode 29). Now, four years later, her house still remains as brightly coloured as ever, and the ambient noises are still as immersive, with the rain making a guest appearance once more.

In this episode, we mostly catch up and reminisce about the good old days when we were young, though perhaps not so wild or free. How the past couple of years have been for us, our relationship with yoga and how it’s changed, oh and some other stuff about me almost getting her killed, the usual… Stuff we talked about:

• Catching up
• Contemplations on life and yoga
• Teacher Training stories and our time at HOM
• Reflecting on the past and wanting to connect
• Our relationship with yoga and how it’s changed
• Yoga, gym, going back to HOMThe absurdity of being “exactly where you need to be
• Balance of Feminine and Masculine
• Leaving the yoga world behind
• The hedgehog’s dilemma
• My black-black energy and how Meiyan always scolds me
• Human design and Meiyan’s bright bright house
• Playing with the meow meows
• Hating yourself / Loving yourself
• More catching up…
• More contemplations on life and yoga
• Fortune Teller’s predictions and the time I almost killed Meiyan
• My unfathomable loyalty to her
• Borrowing money and having kids

To another 10 more years of friendship, Aaron

[Rest in peace Roku, your gentle presence and stoic strength will always be remembered.]

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