“Make failure the goal”: The motto of personal trainer Mike Kates. With over 20 years experience in the fitness industry, Mike has trained a wide variety of clients including professional athletes playing in the major leagues. The unique mindset he brings to physical fitness has allowed those he trains to achieve optimal result inside as well as outside the gym. 
On this episode, we discuss Mike’s philosophy on health and fitness including how improving our physical strength directly affects our mental and emotional strength. When we feel emotional pain, the same areas of the brain get activated as when we feel physical pain, so stressing our bodies in the gym can help us train for stressful situations that occur in everyday life.
Mike resides in Maui, HI with his wife and dog on a beautiful five-acre organic farm where they cultivate and hunt the majority of their food. He believes that living a sustainable lifestyle with sustainable practices translates into sustainable habits, which are the cornerstone of any successful long-term state of health and fitness. If you can’t make it to Maui, Mike offers online personal training sessions in addition to a subscription-based service offering an extensive library filled with at-home workouts. You can find him on Instagram @mike_kates or at www.mikekates.com 
My name is Mary Wutz and I'm the founder of the medicinal clothing company Seam Siren. Here on the Unusual Change-Makers podcast, I'll be sharing interviews with experts from a range of fields that include Sustainable Fashion, Astrology, Music, Plant Medicine and more. These leaders share their personal stories of how they came to be, where they are today and the latest news from their particular industries. With a heart-centered approach from change makers that care deeply about the earth and its inhabitants, we are offered wisdom to contemplate while being encouraged to take action on our lifelong journey of personal growth.
Thanks for listening to the Unusual Changemakers Podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button and check out my website seamsiren.com

Mike Kates - Making Failure The Goal - #006

What inspires you? I’m inspired by the people around me who are passionate about making a difference in the world by raising consciousness within their unique careers. They are experts in their fields with a vast knowledge of their craft. They are undercover healers, helping those they reach to become more informed, aware, and motivated to make changes in their own lives that elevate their way of living.
Mary Wutz, the founder of the medicinal clothing company Seam Siren, interviews experts from a range of fields that include Sustainable Fashion, Astrology, Music, Plant Medicine and more. These leaders share their personal stories of how they came to be, where they are today and the latest news from their particular industries.&nbsp;With a heart-centered approach from change makers that care deeply about the earth and its inhabitants, we are offered wisdom to contemplate while being encouraged to take action on our lifelong journey of personal growth.

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Today we talk with Backline Technician turned Herbalist and Lomi Lomi Practitioner Jamie Grime about the ancient Hawaiian practice of healing and how the world of plant medicine shifted his entire life. As a touring professional in the music industry for over ten years with people like Natasha Bedingfield, Melissa Etheridge and Babyface, Jamie found himself increasingly drawn to traditional plant-medicine practices for healing. 
Jamie has been vegan for over ten years, which has allowed him to connect more deeply with the spiritual practices he continues to deepen through his devotion and study. He is passionate about sharing the healing power of plants with clients to help them facilitate their own healing. 
He has studied Lomi Lomi and Romi Romi (a Maori healing bodywork practice) under the tutelage of Jeana Iwalani Naluai. Jamie doesn’t believe in marketing himself or his services, but if you’re on the island of Maui near the town of Haiku and you ask for a wise and gifted healer with a British accent, you should be able to find him.
My name is Mary Wutz and I'm the founder of the medicinal clothing company Seam Siren. Here on the Unusual Change-Makers podcast, I'll be sharing interviews with experts from a range of fields that include Sustainable Fashion, Astrology, Music, Plant Medicine and more. These leaders share their personal stories of how they came to be, where they are today and the latest news from their particular industries. With a heart-centered approach from change makers that care deeply about the earth and its inhabitants, we are offered wisdom to contemplate while being encouraged to take action on our lifelong journey of personal growth.
Thanks for listening to the Unusual Changemakers Podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button and check out my website seamsiren.com

Jamie Grime - Ancient Hawaiian Healing and Plant Medicines - #008

Driven by the desire to create a community centered around healing through the modalities of Yoga and Breathwork, Paul Ferrall is inspired to create a teaching model in the west where practitioners like himself can share the practices they’ve cultivated free of charge for those looking for something that can help them deal with the anxieties of everyday life. 
Paul’s belief that healing modalities like Breathwork and Yoga should be taught in community without a monetary exchange stems from a recent trip he took to Bali, where breathing and movement are part of the cultures everyday spiritual practices. Studies have shown that a sense of community is imperative for an individuals ability to heal. A community focused on healing through Breathworkcultivates compassion, non-judgment and empathy, which are all things that are necessary to facilitate an environment that promotes well being. 
The practice of Breathwork found Paul while he was working as a sales director for a private equity firm doing software sales for Fortune 500 Companies. Dealing with the pressures of a corporate setting created a necessity for Paul to find something that could help him create moments of peace throughout his day. 
He currently resides in Maui, Hawaii and offers private and group Breathwork or Yoga sessions. Paul believes that if he can help one person change their life for the better through breathing, then he’s done his job here on earth. You can follow his podcast “Pranayama with Paul” for free insights and practices, or find him @pranayamawithpaul on Instagram. 
My name is Mary Wutz and I'm the founder of the medicinal clothing company Seam Siren. Here on the Unusual Change-Makers podcast, I'll be sharing interviews with experts from a range of fields that include Sustainable Fashion, Astrology, Music, Plant Medicine and more. These leaders share their personal stories of how they came to be, where they are today and the latest news from their particular industries. With a heart-centered approach from change makers that care deeply about the earth and its inhabitants, we are offered wisdom to contemplate while being encouraged to take action on our lifelong journey of personal growth.
Thanks for listening to the Unusual Changemakers Podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button and check out my website seamsiren.com

Paul Ferrall - Creating Community Through Healing - #007

Can something as simple as breathing create healing in the body? The answer is YES! On this episode of Unusual Changemaker's, we talk with Nicole Rager, Transformational Breath Practitioner. 
Breathwork is a self-healing modality that has been endorsed by such integrative medicine experts such as Deepak Chopra MD and Christiane Northrup MD. Nicole was first introduced to Breathwork as a healing modality in 2012 after a heart-wrenching break-up. Once she experienced the powerful physical, emotional and mental transformations that occurred first-hand, she decided to take the year-long training to become a facilitator of this amazing modality to help others transform. 
She has "breathed' thousands of people throughout her career and was instrumental in creating the Breathwork Program at Rhythmia in Costa Rica as the Program's Director.  Nicole now travels around the world teaching and facilitating Transformational Breath Workshops. For more information on Transformational Breath, visit www.transformationalbreath.com, and to connect with Nicole, visit www.nicolerager.com
My name is Mary Wutz and I'm the founder of the medicinal clothing company Seam Siren. Here on the Unusual Change-Makers podcast, I'll be sharing interviews with experts from a range of fields that include Sustainable Fashion, Astrology, Music, Plant Medicine and more. These leaders share their personal stories of how they came to be, where they are today and the latest news from their particular industries. With a heart-centered approach from change makers that care deeply about the earth and its inhabitants, we are offered wisdom to contemplate while being encouraged to take action on our lifelong journey of personal growth.
Thanks for listening to the Unusual Changemakers Podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button and check out my website seamsiren.com

Nicole Rager - Transformational Breath Practice - #005

Feeling funky energy on your property or want to bless your land? On this week's episode of The Unusual Changemaker's Podcast we talk with Marguerite Nesteruk, Garden Director at Saddlerock Garden's in Malibu California who practices Land Dowsing and Geomancyamong other amazing things.
Marguerite is an East Coast turned West Coast plant aficionado who has been an urban farmer, school garden teacher and Alba Botanical Ambassador for their, "Do Good Do Beautiful Campaign". Mary and Marguerite met in Permaculture Design School at Occidental Arts & Ecology Center back in 2012 and have developed a close supportive friendship centered around their shared love of plants and Environmental Ethics. Since the fires that devastated Malibu last year, Marguerite has focused her time studying herbalism, Plant Spirit Medicine, Land Dowsing & Geomancy. She is also a Reikipractitioner who uses her gifts to heal the land on which she works. You can find her on Facebook & Instagram @resonatingearth
My name is Mary Wutz and I'm the founder of the medicinal clothing company Seam Siren. Here on the Unusual Change-Makers podcast, I'll be sharing interviews with experts from a range of fields that include Sustainable Fashion, Astrology, Music, Plant Medicine and more. These leaders share their personal stories of how they came to be, where they are today and the latest news from their particular industries. With a heart-centered approach from change makers that care deeply about the earth and its inhabitants, we are offered wisdom to contemplate while being encouraged to take action on our lifelong journey of personal growth.
Thanks for listening to the Unusual Changemakers Podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button and check out my website seamsiren.com

Mike Kates - Making Failure The Goal - #006

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