Becoming Spiritually Fly with Faith Hunter

GUEST BIO

Faith Hunter is a yoga and meditation teacher, as well as the creator of Spiritually Fly, a lifestyle philosophy that celebrates every moment of life. A teacher of over 20 years, Hunter has owned celebrated yoga studios in DC, and now she has ELEVATE, a digital and in-person experience for inner connection and personal growth. One of the most recognizable faces in yoga, Hunter has appeared in Yoga Journal, Essence, Women’s Health, Shape, and New York magazine.

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HIGHLIGHTS

04:33 - From nonprofit worker and business expert to Yoga teacher

06:11 -  Taking the time to heal from grief is crucial

16:33 - Setting boundaries and focusing on a personal practice for a year

23:09 - Childhood reprogramming and reclaiming her childhood voice

32:27 - 7 building blocks to becoming spiritually fly

35:51 - Creating safe spaces for people with color 

38:37 - There's nothing wrong with nurturing yourself first 

44:11 - Reawakening spirituality and faith in God through yoga

QUOTES

34:01 - Faith: "Be divine and unapologetic."

11:55 - Faith: "Going through the yoga, I really felt that that practice  was holding my physical and mental body together. Therapy was supporting me to get through the process. And so when I  moved to DC, even when I was working in a nonprofit, I was still practicing because I was, one, working in a very high-stress environment."

22:18 - Koya: "I think more people need to be given permission to have your personal space, have your personal time. You don't have to be with someone all the time."

24:28 - Faith: "The big trauma around my two brothers being HIV-positive, I took on the role of being the very good daughter. And,  that kind of actually suppressed my voice. And so, realizing that that's also the thing I crave the most, was more of my mother's attention. Because her job, her role was getting it all to them. But I was like, I don't wanna cause any more stress, I'm gonna sit back."

25:22 - Koya: "It's so interesting how, when someone is in pain, when someone is hurting, you know, we tend to take the backseat and feel like, we all can't be hurting at the same time. I love that you called it out, like you had to reclaim your voice because even in that grief, you are also grieving too and you needed time and attention and nurturing."

48:03 - Koya: "I think too when you know, growing up, and reading the story of Jesus and Jesus always saying I'm the way, I'm truth, I am life, I am one with God and then saying I wanna be just like Jesus but we can't say that. To me, that's like a huge disconnect."

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