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Ryan Hurst returns to Tapasya Loading on the launch of his much-awaited book On The Mat Forever (OTMF), with a conversation that leaves as powerful and deep an imprint as our first 3 years ago. Ryan holds four black belts, and spent twenty-eight years in Japan immersed deep in the study of martial arts and its philosophy. (He is also a pretty serious guitar player, even if mostly a quiet one.) The fact that most people have no idea about any of this is a clue towards the brand of humili...
Conor O'Shea's story is reminiscent of many a young high-performance athelete whose own physical well-being ended up being collateral damage to the brutal demands of his passion. Facing chronic pain challenges in his 20s that were tough enough to have him contemplate leaving a career in the fitness industry, his pivotal decision in 2013 to seek out experts worldwide, learning from yogis in Mysore and more mature and experienced mentors led to a rejuvenation that left him feeling a decade younge...