"Yoga Girl" and Instagrammer Rachel Brathen on life with no filter #61

How much more honest would you be if you lived life with no filters?

Today on Zestology: a story that involves travel, romance, meditation and yoga.

I interview Rachel Brathen, the New York Times best-selling author, motivational speaker, and international yoga sensation.  Perhaps better recognized via her social media handle, “Yoga_Girl”.

Rachel has over 1.8 million followers on Instagram alone. Yeh, you read right - 1.8 million, basically a small country of insta followers. And on the app where filters are king, she is honest about her life in a no-filters way. (See what I did there?)

Coming up

• Rachel's story, and how she ended up living in paradise (kinda romantic)
• Being honest, super honest
• We delve into stress-busting yoga
• Smooth meditation practices.
• Dealing with real world problems
• Er, and doing yoga with a goat on your back. And more...

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Instagram sensation (there's no other word for it) Yoga Girl Rachel Brathen.

Karan Bajaj is a NYT bestselling author, born in India and living in New York. He's hugely popular and he has found the solution for difficult decisions. If you're on the crossroads in life in anything--love, career, life--use this principle. He says it works every time and he wishes he'd discovered it earlier.

What is THE SOLUTION FOR MAKING DIFFICULT DECISIONS? Check out this week's podcast to find out.

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What is THE SOLUTION FOR MAKING DIFFICULT DECISIONS? This is a cracking podcast, with something you can use right now to help you! Listen to the trailer and as always check us out on Sunday for the full details.

Matt Formstom is an Australian cyclist who holds a World Record, a World Cup Gold medal, and is a reigning world champion in cycling - while legally blind.  He's a totally inspiring individual, and preparing for the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

On this podcast.

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Test, track and improve. This podcast is a lot of fun, with a guy who seriously knows what he is talking about.

As you may know, I am an unashamed geek when it comes to tracking stuff. It's really not as tricky as it sounds though. It only takes about 90 seconds a night to track everything (lifestyle factors, supplements, energy levels and sleep quality) on a big old excel spreadsheet. Then, rather than wondering if meditation helps me feel more relaxed, or drinking loads of wine the night before a big day has a negative impact (duh), I have the data to prove it. This movement is known as Quantified Self, and there are some enlightened discoveries being made by people every day.

More and more people are tracking every day, using devices like the Jawbone (modelled by yours truly below).

Today's Zestology guest is Josh Trent. He is the founder of Wellness Force Radio, he’s been called a “Top 50 Digital Health Influencers of 2015,” and he’s a Quantified Self enthusiast & expert in Fitness Technology. With national accreditation from multiple fitness organizations and over 10 years of experience in the health & fitness industry, Josh is going to dig deep into the quantified self and explain just how to get the most out of those tricky fitness trackers.

It's a double-header, we recorded Josh's podcast first, and then Zestology, and so if you enjoy this episode of Zestology do head over to Wellness Force for more.

Next time - Josh Trent. The best apps and gadgets for crushing it in life.

This episode is great fun, and seriously practical. Josh knows his stuff!

Jasmina Aganovic is all about challenging conventions ­­ and, even, challenging them in some pretty unconventional ways. Her product line, Mother Dirt, is poised to turn the cosmetics industry upside down, bringing a totally new definition to clean, healthy skin ­­ and, even, cleaning, healthy living.

This week Jasmina stopped by for a chat and we dug into what keeping clean and healthy really means. She shared some shocking insights, including why today’s go­to cosmetics are actually doing more harm than good ­­ and, gentlemen, this includes some of your favourite products, too.

Tune in and see what it takes to get back that critical balance and keep your skin and your body healthy, happy and balanced. It’s easier than you may think...

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What keeping clean and healthy really means for your body. Some shocking insights, including why today’s go-to cosmetics are actually doing more harm than good—and, guys, this includes some of your favourite products, too.