Release the bind

 

Release the Bind

Steve is a middle-aged veteran in recovery for PTSD and anger management. Conflict triggers audible hallucinations and flashbacks of gunfire and helicopter sounds.  He is committed to his path of healing and living his authentic self.   He loves motorcycles, AC/DC and has no filter. In his pursuit to pay it forward he has earned his certification to become a yoga teacher. But before he can even teach his first class an unlikely turn of events has him guiding a weeklong yoga retreat in Mexico.  His unconventional practice of HOT/ POWER style yoga, inspired by his time in military bootcamp has the group in a huff!

 7 yogis, who have a strict adherence to traditional yogic practices, and the personas to match.  But Steve doesn’t buy it!  His infectious humor and deep desire for authenticity and healing have him pushing the group deeper into their poses and breaking all the rules, both on the mat and beyond, to release them from all the false binds they are held to deep inside.

It’s a war that aims straight for the heart and Steve is just the hero for the mission!

 

-Miranda (38)-Soccer Mom-crippled by maintaining her image on social media-wants to let go and live carelessly

--Dani (44)- Germaphobe and fear addict with covid trauma, a fiery libido-Dani is weary of isolation. Suffering from deep "skin hunger" she wants to connect…in more ways than one-think Melissa McCarthy

-Chuck (70)- Recovering alcoholic, estranged father from his kids who are now adults who refuse to let him in their lives- wants to let go of guilt and let the past die.

-Deandra (34)- A caretaker for her mother- wants to live her own life- “Closeted” Lesbian

-Sandra (53)- Wife of a control freak-Timid, resigned to his power- wants to be the woman she had hoped she would have been in her younger days

-Dale (55)-A control freak- Wants to surrender, but ultimately can’t-Dale rejects his chance to heal

-Hunter (31)- A vegan- (Closet Alpha Male who feels guilty for his cis gendered whiteness) wants to embrace his taboo desire for older women-Think Zac Effron

 

Each person experiences a transition in which Steve is pivotal.  While battling his own personal demons of inadequacy as a leader, Steve consciously challenges the 7 out of their comfort zone by breaking all the yogi rules with his off brand bootcamp style of teaching. This “trial by fire” approach continually pushes the gang out of their comfort zone and reveals them for the messy, broken and honest bunch they are making room for who they truly desire to become.

Ultimately, this is about shedding the false skins we wear, uncovering men’s mental health crisis and using humor to showcase the joy of diversity and a serendipitous connection we all have the potential to share if we are willing to let go and get real!