In this episode, Wes Bozeman joins us at the kitchen table for a wide-ranging conversation about yoga, touch, teaching, and community. We talk about Ghosh yoga, Thai massage, authenticity in practice, and what it means to hold tension without trying to resolve it too quickly. The conversation moves between philosophy, lived experience, and the quiet moments where healing actually happens.

Main Topics Covered:

How a dad, yogi, and massage therapist became the founder of Gays Hot Yoga
The double meaning behind the studio name “Gaze” and why mirrors matter so much
“Silence interrupted 26 times by poses”: Wes’s take on the 26 & 2 practice
Why Gaze Hot Yoga is hot, bright, and relentlessly honest—and how that changes people
From massage table to mat: why Wes moved from hands-on therapy to teaching movement
The no-touch policy at Gaze: verbal cues, mirrors, and vulnerability instead of assists
Ghosh yoga 101: Bishnu Ghosh, Paramahansa Yogananda, and the Bikram connection
What Bikram got terribly wrong—and what the lineage still offers students today
Inside the first-ever Ghosh Yoga Festival coming to Tampa this Spring
How standing in front of a hot mirror helped Nyssa transform her post-COVID life
Thai massage as “lazy man’s yoga” and a “massage picnic” on the floor
The karmic chain: how one Thai massage training led Nyssa and Kelly to meet
Why “clear is kind” has become a guiding principle at Gaze Hot Yoga
Is Gaze the new modern-day ashram? Community, belonging, and daily practice in Tampa
The three words Wes ends every class with—and why they never stop feeling profound