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The Art Of Being: A Path To Wholeness, Purpose, And Peace
With Brian HymanThis transformative 30-day video course is a gentle, experiential journey into the deeper qualities of what it means to truly be. Each day explores a different way of being—from presence, kindness, and courage, to stillness, authenticity, resilience, and service—guiding you step by step toward greater wholeness, clarity, and inner peace. Rooted in both personal lived experience and professional practice, this course draws on a blend of spiritual and secular mindfulness teachings. It offers grounded, relatable, and accessible approaches to personal development which lead to remembering and embodying who you already are at the center of your being. Throughout carefully sequenced lessons and meditations, you will be supported in cultivating awareness, emotional intelligence, and inner steadiness, as you expand your capacity to engender inner qualities such as love, compassion, humility, and peace. Each recording is designed to be practical and embodied—inviting you to gently integrate the suggested ways of being into everyday moments, relationships, and challenges. Ultimately, this course offers accessible tools and relatable practices that can be implemented in everyday situations, such as conscious breathing and inner contemplation. The teachings are designed to be supportive, steady, and encouraging, helping you build a more conscious and unified relationship with yourself and the world around you. Benefits Of The Course: • A deeper sense of presence and grounded awareness in daily life. • A gradual cultivation of inherent spiritual qualities. • Greater emotional balance and an ability to respond rather than react. • Practical mindfulness tools for real-life situations. • A stronger connection to your authentic voice and inner truth. • Increased resilience, flexibility, and trust in your own path. • A growing sense of alignment with who you are here to be. • A lived, felt experience of connection—to yourself, others, nature, and life itself. • The integration of spiritual insight with practical, everyday living. This Course Is For Anyone Who May Be: • Seeking a meaningful, grounded path of personal growth and self-understanding. • Longing to reconnect with who you are beyond roles, stress, or expectation. • Navigating transition, uncertainty, or inner change. • Drawn to mindfulness, but wanting something more lived, embodied, and practical. • Interested in both spiritual wisdom and psychologically grounded approaches. • Wanting to cultivate inner qualities to fully inhabit their purpose in life. • Ready to explore personal development in a gentle way. • Feeling called to live with more authenticity and presence. Words of Encouragement from Brian Hyman: The Art of Being is a return to simplicity and learning to meet life with awareness, openness, and care. It is a compassionate and steady invitation to slow down, come home to yourself, and gradually embody innate qualities that support a more peaceful, connected, and meaningful way of living. If you can approach these lessons with open-mindedness, willingness, and humility, your mind will be quieted and transformed, your heart will be touched and healed, and your spirit will be uplifted and enlightened. Blessings to you on this journey!
A guided path for cultivating mindful ways of being while awakening inner resources of wisdom to generate greater awareness, presence, and connection.
About this course
This transformative 30-day video course is a gentle, experiential journey into the deeper qualities of what it means to truly be. Each day explores a different way of being—from presence, kindness, and courage, to stillness, authenticity, resilience, and service—guiding you step by step toward greater wholeness, clarity, and inner peace. Rooted in both personal lived experience and professional practice, this course draws on a blend of spiritual and secular mindfulness teachings. It offers grounded, relatable, and accessible approaches to personal development which lead to remembering and embodying who you already are at the center of your being. Throughout carefully sequenced lessons and meditations, you will be supported in cultivating awareness, emotional intelligence, and inner steadiness, as you expand your capacity to engender inner qualities such as love, compassion, humility, and peace. Each recording is designed to be practical and embodied—inviting you to gently integrate the suggested ways of being into everyday moments, relationships, and challenges. Ultimately, this course offers accessible tools and relatable practices that can be implemented in everyday situations, such as conscious breathing and inner contemplation. The teachings are designed to be supportive, steady, and encouraging, helping you build a more conscious and unified relationship with yourself and the world around you. Benefits Of The Course: • A deeper sense of presence and grounded awareness in daily life. • A gradual cultivation of inherent spiritual qualities. • Greater emotional balance and an ability to respond rather than react. • Practical mindfulness tools for real-life situations. • A stronger connection to your authentic voice and inner truth. • Increased resilience, flexibility, and trust in your own path. • A growing sense of alignment with who you are here to be. • A lived, felt experience of connection—to yourself, others, nature, and life itself. • The integration of spiritual insight with practical, everyday living. This Course Is For Anyone Who May Be: • Seeking a meaningful, grounded path of personal growth and self-understanding. • Longing to reconnect with who you are beyond roles, stress, or expectation. • Navigating transition, uncertainty, or inner change. • Drawn to mindfulness, but wanting something more lived, embodied, and practical. • Interested in both spiritual wisdom and psychologically grounded approaches. • Wanting to cultivate inner qualities to fully inhabit their purpose in life. • Ready to explore personal development in a gentle way. • Feeling called to live with more authenticity and presence. Words of Encouragement from Brian Hyman: The Art of Being is a return to simplicity and learning to meet life with awareness, openness, and care. It is a compassionate and steady invitation to slow down, come home to yourself, and gradually embody innate qualities that support a more peaceful, connected, and meaningful way of living. If you can approach these lessons with open-mindedness, willingness, and humility, your mind will be quieted and transformed, your heart will be touched and healed, and your spirit will be uplifted and enlightened. Blessings to you on this journey!
Meet your Teacher
Brian Hyman, RYT, is a certified yoga and meditation teacher, dynamic speaker, multimedia artist, and trusted guide in the field of addiction recovery, blending mindfulness, movement, and spiritual practice to support lasting transformation. He has been working on the clinical team at a prominent treatment center for substance use disorders in Southern California since 2012, where he has helped thousands of individuals reconnect with themselves and build meaningful, sustainable lives in recovery. Brian is the Nautilus Award-winning author of “Recovery with Yoga: Supportive Practices for Transcending Addiction,” a book that integrates physical practice, breathwork, yogic philosophy, spiritual principles, and mindfulness teachings as powerful tools for healing. His work extends to the Insight Timer platform, where since 2016, he has shared insightful guided practices that have supported nearly two million people on their journey toward clarity and inner peace. Brian has been interviewed about his dedicated and innovative work by The Healing Place, Kaleidoscope of Possibilities, Bold Journey, Healing the Divide, and Canvas Rebel. His writing has appeared in Newsweek, Yoga Magazine, Well + Good, Yoga Journal, Mantra Wellness, and Whole Life Times. His solo exhibition of paintings “The Art of Recovery” premiered at Gardens of the World Gallery near Los Angeles in 2025. Brian is a member of Yoga Alliance, International Association of Yoga Therapists, and SAG-AFTRA. He is a Legacy Ambassador for lululemon, and former yoga ambassador for Manduka, Yoga Earth, and Yoga Aid. Brian has been sober since 2009, and he brings authenticity, compassion, and lived experience to all his creative endeavors, including his popular Insight Timer recovery-themed audio courses "Recovery: Principles for a Purposeful Life" and "Emotional Sobriety: Finding Freedom, Harmony, and Peace in Recovery.” His accessible approach to healing and transformation is universal and rooted in the belief that lasting personal development involves awakening the mind, caring for the body, and nurturing the spirit—creating a path not just to change, but to a deeply fulfilling life.