From sumo to yogi: A Journey of Transformation, Weight Loss, and Sacred Connection (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798253586457)

He was winning medals around the world while his body was breaking down.

Roy Sims fought his way to the top of American sumo. Five national titles. A world championship stage. Gold no American had ever won. He traveled the globe as a warrior. And at nearly 400 pounds, he couldn't walk to the end of a parking lot.

Then one night at Disneyland, watching his kids disappear ahead of him, everything broke open.

From Sumo to Yogi is the story of what came next.

Part memoir, part spiritual reckoning, this book follows an elite athlete into the most unexpected arena of his life. The one inside himself. Drawing on yoga, Ayurveda, Native American ceremony, and the contemplative wisdom of traditions spanning centuries, Roy traces a path from punishment to presence, from domination to devotion, from nearly 400 pounds to a life he could actually live.

This is not a diet book. This is not a fitness plan. This is the story of a man who discovered that the body doesn't heal through force. It heals through listening.

Every chapter ends with a practice you can try today.