A Profile of David Goggins

10 Oct A Profile of David Goggins

David Goggins is an author and motivational speaker. He competes in triathlons, ultra- marathons and ultra-distance cycling. He is one of only 36 African-Americans who succeeded in becoming a Navy SEAL.

But for many his greatest accomplishment is that throughout his life he has faced and overcome obstacles including an abusive father, racism, psychological and physical abuse, obesity, asthma, sickle cell anaemia, academic struggles, all while suffering from a congenital heart defect!

The reason I am writing about him on a Yoga website is because he achieved all of this by developing and acting upon ideas, principles and philosophies that have much in common with Raja Yoga.

Often these principles are spoken of in abstract terms. It is truly a blessing to have someone like David Goggins who embodies them so vividly and who can act as an inspirational figure to all of us. He is an excellent example of just how radically we can transform ourselves if we commit to these principles.

The purpose of this post is to introduce David Goggins. In following posts we will look in detail how his approach mirrors much of what is written in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra.

If you want to learn more about David Goggins we recommend watching his podcast with Joe Rogan (beware it contains strong language!). Click here