Ep. 12 Roger Azar, Lebanese Actor & 'Shape-shifter' Part One

“A spiritual practice can remove us from fear” My guest today is Lebanese actor, ‘shape-shifter’ Roger Azar. Hailing from Beirut, this would be the birthplace of Azar’s love for acting which started in the theater. With a natural raw talent stemmed in a dedication to method acting, his career has taken on an organic evolution. In the past few years he has been part of a few incredible projects; The Sea Ahead by Ely Dagher and Copilot by Anne Zohra Berrached. Both making stances on the international film festival scene. It is not only in the realm of acting where Azar exposes his raw nature, he is a spiritual man, devoted to the evolution of his soul. From the moment I was connected with Azar we were having the most incredible conversations about life. I knew instantly that I was speaking to a very special person. This conversation comes at a poignant time as I am shifting the ethos of the podcast from women’s storytelling and expanding the conversation to all walks of life - I am curious to hear of the human experience from all lenses and perspectives. In particular - ‘how one alchemises their pain into gold and cultivates listening to the deep innate wisdom that is within’ In this PART ONE of the interview it is primarily an intimate conversation with Roger, sharing about his experience in a car crash in his early 20’s that would come to reshape his intentions and experience of life and thus how he has chosen to move forward. Favourite Quotes: “Because that’s the thing about meditation right, it’s to find, again, that part of yourself that actually knows there’s nothing wrong with it” “We are perfectly, imperfect” “A lot of people now are dying. Not only physically but psychologically - to themselves.” __ RESOURCES Roger Azar Instagram www.instagram.com/ruji.azar/ The Sea Ahead by Ely Dagher www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEmLabMzXo0 Copilot by Anne Zohra Berrached www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg6GVIg4BUU Sacred Suns Men's Group www.sacredsons.com Alejandro Jodorowsky www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/magazi…o-jodorowsky.html Jadorowsky’s Dune www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0cJNR8HEw0 Dr. Gabor Maté drgabormate.com Stephen Porges, The Polyvagal Theory www.stephenporges.com The Polyvagal Theory Book Theory wwnorton.com/books/The-Polyvagal-Theory/ Muses of Bella Instagram www.instagram.com/musesofbella/?hl=en _