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The conversation begins with a story about yoga, highlighting its unassuming but intense physical and mental demands. The speaker recounts training with Russell Simmons in Bali, emphasizing how yoga's difficulty rivals that of intense sports or life’s adversity. Despite its peaceful outward appearance, yoga's real challenge lies in endurance, breathing, and mental resilience—qualities that translate into handling life's toughest moments. The speaker reflects on how voluntarily embracing difficulty in exercise prepares us for genuine hardships, illustrating that yoga might just be the ultimate mental and physical training ground.