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Honestly Unbalanced

Adam Husler and Holly Huslerwww.honestlyunbalanced.com
The surface level of the wellness world is often a high gloss, picture perfect representation of balanced living. Adam and Holly Husler dig under that shiny surface and discover that the balanced-state is often a fleeting moment, with the rest of life being an ever-changing obstacle course of; struggles, opportunities, sweat and hard work. Though honest conversations, we track our guests' unique paths to success, how they navigate changing tides and the continuous search for their own version of happiness. @adamhusler and @iamhollyhusler are a London-based couple, leading yoga classes, trainings and sound journeys around the world. www.thehuslers.com
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#103 Ben Bidwell - Prioritising emotional intimacy in relationships,

Ben Bidwell is a Human Potential Coach and Breathwork Practitioner, who helps people create better relationships and live a more fulfilling and purposeful existence.He has trained and qualified across multiple disciplines including NLP, Logotherapthy, Life Coaching, Meditation, Breathwork and Human Potential.( @benbidwell_ ) You'll learn about ... Societal expectations of of masculinity, tools that men can use to reconnect with their true selves, finding the gap between who we are and who we wan...

Mar 03, 202453 min

#102 Kayla Nielsen - Teaching yoga after 2 near death experiences.

Kayla Nielsen is a highly experienced yoga teacher and yogi; as the daughter of a yoga teacher she’s being practicing for 23 years. She leads trainings, has developed an app and built a bustling retreat centre in Nicaragua; a wellness entrepreneur who knows how to monetize her passions. You'll learn about; pros and cons of being open on social media, how life changes after 2 near death experiences, how to teach yoga to the over flexible, lessons learned through building a retreat centre and how ...

Feb 13, 202448 min

#101 Francesca Golfetto - Why you need to stop doing yoga styles that make your feel bad

Francesca Golfetto is a Norwegian based yoga instructor with more than 10 years experience as a professional ballet dancer. Expect to learn… how yoga can open Norwegian people up, why your yoga practice should actually be one that makes you feel good, whether a professional ballerina needs to ‘perform in yoga, how to keep very flexible yogis safe, staying authentic on social media and why contortionists are stronger that you might think! ( @fancesca.golfetto ) Sponsors Get 10% off the best yoga ...

Jan 25, 202453 min

#100 The Huslers - Biggest Take Aways from 100 Episodes

100 episodes of chatting to people that have spent their lives trying to makes yours better. In our first chat in the new podcast studio we reflect back on our favourite lessons learnt from guests; things that might help you live your life a little bit better. There's hope, joy, sarcasm, couples therapy and plenty more. PERKS FOR YOU 10% off Liforme yoga mats with code HUSLER10 10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code ADAMHUSLERCS10 20% off Vivobarefoot with code ADAMHUSLER20 for December on...

Jan 08, 202449 min

#99 Radhika Das - Spiritual Teacher & Kirtan Leader; episode recorded live at Soul Circus

Radhika Das ( @radhika_dasa ) is widely being regarded as kirtan’s upcoming big name. 15 years ago, he went in search of spiritual truth and deeper happiness. The path he connected most with is "Bhakti Yoga," the journey of love and devotion, and of the various limbs of bhakti, Radhika dedicated most of himself to becoming absorbed in the ancient practice of Kirtan. “I'm devoting my life to helping people find spiritual fulfilment, whether it be from an existing yoga or spiritual background or t...

Dec 04, 202333 min

#98 August Bernstein - Head Tutor at The Raymond Blanc Gardening School; short recorded live at Soul Circus Festival

August Bernstein is head tutor at The Raymond Blanc Gardening School at Le Manoir aux Quait’Saisons Hotel in Oxfordshire. August shares both the impressive kitchen garden at Le Manoir and her own garden with over 100,000 followers on her Instagram platform, @augusts_garden . August also runs her own seed activity pack business, Seed Explorers, for children and families. In her spare time, August is studying for a degree in Environmental studies. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN How August transitioned from a. ...

Nov 09, 202325 min

#97 Stewart Gilchrist - Senior Yoga Teacher ; short episode recorded live at Soul Circus

Stewart Gilchrist ( @eastlondonschoolofyoga ) is a senior registered yoga teacher known internationally for his popular, innovative, authentic dynamic classes. Having studied both aṣṭāṅga and Jivamukti Yogas since the late 1990s, Stewart’s sādhanā led him to train all over the world with teachers who have had a profound effect on his unique style of teaching. Stewart has a Masters Degree in Traditions of Yoga and Meditation from SOAS University London. He is currently a PhD candidate at SOAS in ...

Oct 08, 202335 min

#96 Andy Nathan - Men's coach ; short episode recorded live at Soul Circus

Andy Nathan ( @andyjnathan ) believe’s men thrive best when supported and challenged equally by other ambitious, open minded and big hearted men. Andy specialise in exploring an adult’s childhood conditioning and the psychology of what makes humans tick, which has led him to recently found The Man Program; a 6 month men’s coaching, mentorship and therapeutic program the first round of which closes its doors on 8 October 2023 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN How our brains are wired for survival, and anything n...

Sep 15, 202317 min

#95 Vidya Heisel - Founder of one of Europe's leading retreat centres & yoga schools

Vidya Jacqueline Heisel (@suryalilayoga ) is the Director of Suryalila Retreat Centre and the Director of Frog Lotus Yoga International Yoga Teacher Training Programmes. With an impressive teaching legacy spanning over 45 years, Vidya possesses a profound understanding of yogic philosophy and meditation that resonates with practitioners worldwide. Vidya's presence continues to inspire, a radiant force who lives and breathes yoga. Her expertise, honed by years of dedicated practice and a profound...

Aug 25, 202355 min

#94 - Julie Montagu - 'American Aristocrat' and 20+ Year Yoga Teacher

Julie Montagu (@juliemontagu) is a television presenter and yoga teacher; her most recent series is ‘An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates’ has aired in the UK and US. Julie is the founder of Whole Self Yoga, which provides 200-hour teacher training courses as well as short courses and retreats. She is also the author of four best-selling books: ‘Superfoods’, ‘Eat Real Food’, Superfoods Superfast’ and ‘Recharge: A Year of Self-Care to Focus on You’. Julie is married with four children,...

Aug 15, 202353 min

#93 - MAUDE HIRST - on working towards self love and guiding people on their meditation journey

Maude Hirst (@maudehirst) , the founder of the bespoke meditation company EnergyRise, specialising in making meditation accessible to all. Maude is an actor (best known for her role as Helga in “Vikings") turned leading meditation practitioner based in London and runs a virtual members club for the mind, a meditation app and wellness retreats. She teaches meditation and Energy Healing globally. Her classes deliver an empowering internal experience, encouraging people to find personal well-being ...

Jul 30, 202355 min

#92 - REBECCA ANDERTON-DAVIES - On using the Shifting the Dials Structure to stay fulfilled, healthy and happy in every element of life.

Rebecca Anderton-Davies ( @rebecca.anderton.davies ) is a trailblazing senior investment banker, yoga practitioner, author, wife, and mother of two young sons, based in London. She has over 15 years experience as a successful banker, first as a currency sales-trader and now as a relationship manager, she is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs. While building her successful corporate career, she fell into yoga (literally getting hit by a truck and turning to it to heal), she has built two lnstag...

Jul 18, 202351 min

#91 - SUZY READING - On ways to experience ‘rest’, burnout vs stress, the benefits of therapy & the guilt of doing nothing

Suzy Reading ( @suzyreading ) is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist and Coach. She specialises in self-care, helping people manage their stress, emotions, and energetic bank balance. It was her life experience of motherhood colliding with the terminal illness of her father that sparked her passion for self-care which she now teaches to her clients, young and old, to cope during periods of stress, loss and change and to boost their resilience in the face of future challenges. Suzy...

Jun 29, 202356 min

#90 - BEN PARKER - On creating a game changing running app and running mistakes you're probably making

Ben Parker ( @benparkerfitness ) has is a professional running coach and co-founder of Runna ( @runna_coach ) ; a personal running coach in your pocket, which provide world-class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you're doing a couch to 5k plan or training for your first marathon Ben is a qualified Personal Trainer, IRONMAN Coach, England Athletics Coach and Pilates instructor. He ranks top-5 in his age group for IRONMAN in the UK, and came top-20 in the 2020 virtual London ...

Jun 10, 202356 min

#89 - RADHIKA DAS - On using you voice for 'attraction' vs 'promotion' and embracing joy

Radhika Das ( @radhika_dasa ) is widely being regarded as kirtan’s upcoming big name. 15 years ago, he went in search of spiritual truth and deeper happiness. The path he connected most with is "Bhakti Yoga," the journey of love and devotion, and of the various limbs of bhakti, Radhika dedicated most of himself to becoming absorbed in the ancient practice of Kirtan. “I'm devoting my life to helping people find spiritual fulfilment, whether it be from an existing yoga or spiritual background or t...

Jun 02, 202357 min

#88 - JILL MILLER- On fascia misunderstandings, body blind spots and finding rest states

Jill Miller ( @thejillmiller) has 30 years of corrective movement expertise that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her signature self-care fitness programs, Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® are found at gyms, yoga studios, hospitals, athletic training facilities and corporations worldwide. Jill is the former anatomy columnist for Yoga Journal, has been featured in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Shape, Women’s Health, O, the Today Show, and i...

May 16, 20231 hr

#87 - JOOLS SAMPSON - On curating and hosting unforgettable retreats

Jools Sampson created her retreat company, Reclaim Your Self Retreats , ( @reclaimyourself) in 2005 and she has been designing and leading global retreats ever since. She is an industry pioneer with a passion for finding locations where retreats don’t usually happen and building innovative retreats from scratch. With a background in international development and time spent living and working in East Africa, she is a passionate advocate for positive impact tourism. Reclaim Yourself specialises in...

May 02, 202354 min

#86 -SARAH TICHA - On yoga teacher boundaries, processing emotions and whether yogis are bad at breakups!

Sarah Ticha ( @Sarahticha ) is an eRYT 500 yoga and meditation teacher, speaker, and author. She's passionate about learning about life and herself and the practice of yoga makes that possible in the most beautiful way. She loves sharing what she learned with others in her classes, workshops, retreats, trainings, and through books, ebooks, and social media. Sara has been practicing yoga for over a decade and teaching for 8 years. Now she has her own app and online studio (SATI studio) with globa...

Apr 13, 202355 min

#85 - DUSTIN BROWN - On scheduling down time, building back the yoga community post pandemic & the power of journalling

Dustin Brown ( @dbrownyoga ) grew up in Kauai, Hawaii where he learned to surf, eventually become a pro-surfer. He was introduced to Yoga by his partner, at the time, and soon felt how his body and mind shifted through the practice. He has found strength, flexibility, increased recovery, and an overall balanced lifestyle through Yoga and after traveling the world as a professional surfer he settled in Melbourne, Australia, and co-founded Melbourne-based Warrior One Yoga . Where you can find him ...

Apr 04, 202354 min

#84 - ALLIE HILL - On opening multiple yoga studios, navigating surrogacy, the importance of community and surviving breast cancer

Allie Hill is the founder of yogahaven ( @yogahaven ) and director of the yogahaven teacher training, being a yoga hero to over 1200+ trained yoga teachers across the globe. Allie began teaching full-time in 2001 and has since taught hundreds of thousands of students, including bringing yoga to Premier League football clubs Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. Though she is a petite-sized person, her heart and ambition are super-sized. Allie was one of the first UK brand Ambassadors for athletic a...

Mar 28, 20231 hr 1 min

#83 - GOVIND DAS - On the nature of kirtan and experiencing being united with others.

Govind Das ( @govind.das.108 ) is a California-based kirtan singer, yoga teacher and as his spiritual name suggests, "servant of the divine". He is the co-director/owner of Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica CA. Govind Das's commitment to Bhakti yoga and the ideals of love, service, and devotion is the essence which is reflected and transmitted through his music and teachings. His intention is to share yoga in the spirit of celebrating life and developing a personal and intimate connection with S...

Mar 21, 202353 min

#82 - TIFFANY CRUIKSHANK - On blending Western and Eastern medicine, how gratitude practices impact the brain & acknowledging the limits of our knowledge

Tiffany Cruikshank ( @tifanycruikshank ) , L.Ac., MAOM, is the founder of Yoga Medicine ®, a community of yoga teachers focused on fusing science & research with traditional yoga practices, with a mission to help people thrive and live their best lives. Tapping into her medical background in Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Sports Medicine & Orthopedics, Tiffany’s teaching is guided by a strong anatomic focus and her ability to convey a clear understanding of complex subjects. Tiffany’s pa...

Mar 07, 202358 min

#81 - MIRANDA FOX - On misconceptions about women lifting weights, post-birth 'bounce back' culture & how suffering changes you

Miranda Fox aka @thebodyweightbitch , when not delivering unapologetic and hilarious mom-life truths on social media or fighting is the boxing ring, is empowering women across London and beyond to move and use their bodies. Miranda’s honest and frank social media posts have brought inspirations, laughter and tears to a rapidly increasing audience. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN why we need to demolish the misconceptions around women and weightlifting the pressure post birth “bounce back” culture can cause Wh...

Feb 24, 202358 min

#80 - MIA TOGO - on setting seeds of intention, questions to find our deep rooted why and finding the right 200HR training

Now residing in London Mia Togo (@miatogo) is a transformational Life Coach and a YogaWorks senior teacher, teacher trainer, 300-hour mentor and leads yoga retreats and workshops around the world. She teaches Yoga because of the lessons that it taught her - through heartbreak and loss, she learned to live and love from a place of acceptance and honesty - a lesson that is valuable to all. In her own Yoga journey, she has traveled into the labyrinth of her center and back out again, bringing with ...

Feb 14, 202346 min

#79 - JAMIE WILD - On purposeful business, beyond dry-Jan and creating an original non-alcoholic spirit in Scotland

Jamie Wild is the Co-Founder and creative lead at Feragaia ( @feragaia) whose bold vision ‘to redefine alcohol-free drinking’ fuels the differentiated positioning and confidence of The Original Free Spirit. Jamie previously worked in the spirit business at Pernod Ricard and Sipsmith. Feragaia, its name, meaning “Wild Earth” in Latin and Greek, is a small batch 0.0% ABV spirit that is distilled using age-old techniques in the first working 0.0% ABV distillery in Scotland, It’s 14 carefully select...

Jan 31, 202352 min

#78 - CARLING HARPS -On functional movement, building community, losing identity as a new mom and freestyling students

Carling Harps ( @carlingnicole ) has been teaching yoga since 2012, is a certified Mobility Specialist, Registered Pre/Postnatal teacher, and birth doula. A life long lover of movement & education, Carling has spent the last decade+ studying Yoga, Sports Mobility, Women's Advocacy & Birth. Surrounded by offerings from teachers such as Annie Carpenter, Philip Askew, Tiffany Russo, Caroline Myss, and multi-disciplinary systems such as Function Range Conditioning, Kinstretch, Postpartum Ath...

Jan 19, 20231 hr 4 min

#77 - FIONGAL GREENLAW -Skepticism vs cynicism, whether everyone is psychic & feeling isolated during spiritual awakening

The hugely sought after Fiongal Greenlaw is a modern-day mystic, Tarot reader and psychic. His mission is to make intuitive practises available to all, as he believes it's the greatest path to healing, clarity and growth. Fiongal is the creator of The Wellness Foundry – (@wellnessfoundry) a luxury spiritual brand consisting of Tarot & Psychic Readings, Astrology, Healings and Psychic Art launched in 2018 to provide others with spiritual insights and knowledge to navigate their best life’s pa...

Jan 10, 202358 min

#76 - MARK WALSH AKA MR EMBODIMENT - On whether 'anything' can be yoga, what it is to be manly and having self-awareness around our habits

Mark Walsh ( @walshmark) is the author of ‘ Embodiment; Working with the Body in Training and Coaching ‘ & ‘ Embodied Meditation ’. He hosts The Embodiment Podcast (1 million+ downloads), The Embodiment Channel on Youtube (over 15M views), and led The Embodiment Conference (1000 teachers, 500,000 delegates). He founded the Embodied Facilitator Course, and has trained over 2000 embodiment coaches in over 40 other countries He gained an honours in psychology and has taught widely in the corpor...

Dec 08, 202256 min

#75 - DYLAN AYALOO - 'THE INNER WORK GUY' - On having a heart-centered 'why', how you are not your thoughts and holding a safe space for people to heal

Dylan Ayaloo ( @dylanayaloo ) is a Transformation Leader & world-class Yoga Teacher Trainer who has made it his mission is to open hearts & awaken minds. He’s dedicated the last 15 years of his life to deep transformation work and has had the privilege of serving thousands of people on their journey to self-healing, & clearing out their blocks, so that they can realise their full potential and live what he likes to call your awakened life. WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT -How meditation doesn’t h...

Nov 24, 20221 hr 3 min

#74 - ANDREW MCGONIGLE AKA DOCTOR YOGI - On how a yoga teacher should use anatomy, facing chronic fatigue and leaving the medical profession

Andrew McGonigle ( @doctoryogi ) has been studying anatomy for over twenty years, originally training to become a doctor and then moving away from Western medicine to become a yoga teacher, massage therapist and anatomy teacher. He combines his skills and experience to teach anatomy and physiology on Yoga Teacher Training courses internationally and runs his own yoga anatomy trainings. His book Supporting Yoga Students with Common Injuries and Conditions was published in March 2021 and his new b...

Nov 17, 20221 hr 3 min
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