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Exavier Pope, Esq. graciously holds our hand and breaks down the systematic racial injustice that white communities have turned a blind eye too for far too long. In our candid conversation, we confront our nation’s social unrest—and leave much room for hope and optimism for what is ahead as we earnestly move towards an equitable society. Exavier shares his mindful awakening to an inspired life of serving others by way of social justice activism and his high-vibe hip-hop yoga class. Exavier Pope Podcast #35 Show Notes We Discuss; Find Exavier in all these places: Twitter - https://twitter.com/exavierpope Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/exavierpope/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/exavierpope/ Zenxjuiceyoga - https://www.instagram.com/zenxjuiceyoga/?hl=en 4:05- Cannabis - https://www.britannica.com/plant/cannabis-plant 4:15 - Hot Yoga - https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/hot-yoga/faq-20058057 4:25 - Eckhart Tolle and Power of Now - https://eckharttolle.com/ - https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808 6:00 - Exavier's Hip Hop Yoga - https://www.facebook.com/zenxjuice/ - https://www.instagram.com/zenxjuiceyoga/?hl=en - https://www.instagram.com/exavierpope/?hl=en 6:09 Shawn Dorgan 10:28 - Astrology - https://www.astrology.com/us/home.aspx 10:48 - Fasting and intermittent fasting - https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/diet-myth-truth-fasting-effective-weight-loss - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-guide 11:39 - The Alchemist - https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0061122416 14:03 - Robin French - http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-robin-french-bare-feet-power-yoga-west-loop/ - https://www.barefeetpoweryoga.com/teachers-1 17:45 - Fitness Formula Chicago - https://ffc.com/ 18:35 - Zen & Juice Yoga - https://www.facebook.com/zenxjuice/ 21:17 - Coronavirus - https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus 24:40 - Ahmaud Arbery - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52623151 24:43 - Amy Cooper and Christian Cooper- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/nyregion/amy-cooper-dog-central-park.html 24:50 - George Floyd - https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-who-is.html 27:26 - Caste system - https://www.britannica.com/topic/caste-social-differentiation 27:40 - Racism - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism 29:20 - Anti-racist and Ibram Kendi - https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist - https://www.ibramxkendi.com/ - 30:05 - White Fragility and Robin DiAngelo -https://robindiangelo.com/publications/ 31:09 - Fight Club and Edward Norton - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/ - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/ 33:16 - White Solidarity and Robin DiAngelo -https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2019/whats-my-complicity-talking-white-fragility-with-robin-diangelo 34:11 - War on drugs - https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs 36:33 - Ibram Kendi quote - "The heartbeat of racism is denial. The heartbeat of anti-racism is confession" - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/opinion/sunday/heartbeat-of-racism-denial.html 36:39 - Flow -https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_flow_the_secret_to_happiness?language=en 36:40 - Soul Lift Cacao and Nick Meador- https://www.soulliftcacao.com/ - https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/worththefight/id/13463333 - 20% off promo code! --->WORTHTHEFIGHT at checkout 41:57 - 1 in 6 men are sexually abused as kids - https://1in6.org/get-information/the-1-in-6-statistic/ 44:23 - John Locke and "individualism" and American exceptionalism- https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke-political/ -https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/ -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism#:~:text=The%20actual%20phrase%20%22American%20exceptionalism,certain%20elements%20of%20Marxist%20theory. 46:13 - An old white guy was pushed over in Buffalo - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/75-year-old-man-shoved-ground-buffalo-police-suffered-brain-n1230421 47:48 - University of Ilinois - https://illinois.edu/ - Rutgers Law- https://law.rutgers.edu/ 50:54 - MDMA assisted therapy -https://maps.org/research/mdma/ptsd/phase3 51:13 - PTSD and 8% of the population struggling with it - https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/common/common_adults.asp#:~:text=Facts%20about%20How%20Common%20PTSD%20Is&text=About%207%20or%208%20out,have%20gone%20through%20a%20trauma. 51:32 - 1 in 6 Americans take a psychiatric drug - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/1-in-6-americans-takes-a-psychiatric-drug/ 51:43 - Medical Marijuana legal in 33 states - https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/qa/what-us-states-have-legalized-medical-marijuana 52:10 Controlled Substances Act of 1971 and Richard Nixon - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3839489/#:~:text=The%20Federal%20Comprehensive%20Drug%20Abuse,effective%20on%20May%201%2C%201971.&text=The%20goal%20of%20the%20Controlled,and%20dispensing%20of%20controlled%20substances. - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Nixon 52:18 - Watergate - https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/watergate 52:24 - John Ehrlichman- https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html 54:17 - Expunging records for marijuana arrests- https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/politics/new-york-marijuana-convictions-expunged-trnd/index.html 55:48 - Rick Doblin and MAPS- https://maps.org/about/staff 59:52 - Me Too Movement - https://metoomvmt.org/
It’s not often you get to meet and chat with someone who seemingly has it all together, but today’s guest, Exavier Pope, has definitely got it going on. Exavier is a sports lawyer who owns his own law firm, a yoga teacher, father, vegan, freestyle rapper, content creator, humanitarian, and a man of God. In this episode, we talk about how Exavier’s spiritual journey has positively impacted his mental health, physical wellbeing, and the lives of his family. We covered so many different topics and I left the conversation feeling refreshed, renewed, and ready to take on the world. Exavier is embarking on a keto cleanse for the first 19 days of 2019, but will his gluten-free and vegan lifestyle hinder that plan? We also touch on subjects around yoga, spirituality, freestyle rap, and how he walks with his family through every aspect of his life. How do you stay focused on your spiritual, physical, and mental wellness? Do you involve your children in your spiritual journey? What steps do you take to control negative emotions in your life? Let me know in the comments on the episode page! In This Episode: What intermittent fasting is and how it works How the discipline of intermittent fasting led Exavier to start a yoga journey, which in turn led to a gluten-free and vegan diet How yoga can impact your health, wellness, and appearance Why Exavier and most of his family have gone vegan and what that transformation process looked like for them What are negative emotions and how we can help control them Quotes: “My spiritual wellness brought in my physical and mental wellness. I strongly advise people to have a practice that’s grounded to who they are.” (8:07) “My life is not a typical life, so I’m not going to be doing typical stuff.” (18:11) “Fasting gives you that opportunity to be, not necessarily physically filled, but still nourished in the process.” (27:10) “There’s no such thing as being a non-participatory citizen. You participate in the system one way or the other.” (44:41) “I believe that our prayers should be connected. Our hands pressed together should be connected to our feet touching the ground.” (49:23) Links Follow Exavier Pope on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn | The Athletic Find The Pope Law Firm on Facebook If you liked this episode, you should probably check out these past episodes: 004: Sharif Joynson 005: Kyree Oliver 006: Joel Cruzada Come hang out with an amazing group of badass women in a private, supportive community, Bad-Ass Women Owning Sexy Check out the full show notes for this episode! Keep up with me and everything Trauma To Triumph Follow me on Instagram | Faceb
Exavier is an Award Winning Attorney,On-Air Legal Personality,Fortune 500 Speaker,and CEO of The Pope Law Firm. Jorge’s talents have been seen on Animal Planet’s reality show, “The Groomer Has It”, as a Judge on TLC’s Extreme Poodles and as the new Grooming expert on Animal Planet’s Dogs 101. Marc owns Ambition Coffee & Eatery in Schenectady, NY.Marc has been Bradley Cooper's chef, fed Bethenny Frankel, The Cake Boss, Ryan Gosling, George Hamilton plus many more. I'm the published author of the book, Is The Coffee Fresh?.Marc feeds national touring Broadway shows like Wicked, Jersey Boys and The Boston Pops and have been featured on Broadwayworld.com. CelebriDucks is the original creator of the first ever celebrity rubber ducks of the greatest icons of film, music, athletics, and history. They have produced CelebriDucks for the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NHL, NASCAR, NCAA collegiate mascots