Solo Sessions: Nikhil Dhawan on Buying Sweat Yoga, 7-Eleven Franchises, and Healing Back Pain Through Yoga

At 25, Nikhil Dhawan had the back of a 65-year-old. Three displaced discs led him away from symptom-masking medication and deep into yoga and root-cause healing. Today he's the owner of Sweat Yoga in Los Angeles, a former 7-Eleven franchise owner, a dad, and a yoga teacher returning to the mat. Nikhil and Sasha compare franchising vs. buying an existing business, talk about when to pivot vs. persevere, and dig into his trek to Everest Base Camp and his search for his father's birthplace in Nepal. Plus: growing up between cultures, Kobe Bryant's legacy, simple tools for back pain, his top books, fatherhood, and his dream three-artist music festival.