Honestly Unbalanced

Tara Stiles (@tarastiles) is the founder of Strala, the revolutionary approach to being, moving and healing., that is practiced in100+ countries. Strala teaches yoga, tai chi, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, to help people release stress, let go of bad habits, and move easily through all kinds of challenge. 

Tara has authored several best-selling books including Yoga Cures, Make Your Own Rules Diet, Strala Yoga, and most recently Clean Mind Clean Body, all translated and published in several languages. She has been profiled by The New York Times, Times of India, The Times (UK), and featured in most major national and international magazines.  Harvard and New York University have both invited Tara to speak to their students about her experience, and approaches to creativity and leadership. 

Tara supports The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, an initiative with the American Heart Association and Clinton Foundation, to combat childhood obesity. This brings Strala classes to more than 30,000 schools around the United States.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-What does it mean to ‘feel better’?

-Practicing yoga from teen years

-Finding love in an ashram

-The importance of knowing what you need to be happy

-Following your inner pull

-Letting go of trying to ‘fix’ students

-Abuse of power in the yoga world

-Helping yourself to help others

-Navigating social media

HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

PERKS

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Camille Vidal is Founder of La Maison Wellness (@lamaisonwellness) and creator of Mindful CocktailsTM. She is a globally recognised bartender and drinks expert turned mindfulness, Yoga and Meditation teacher. A true pioneer Camille (@mindfullycami), is on a mission to inspire the world to bring mindfulness into the glass showing that Tasty doesn’t have to be Boozy. For her its all about celebrating Epic Nights & Early Mornings for a hangover-free life.

Named Forbes Women Leading the Drinks Industry, Bar World 100 Industry most influential figures in 2019, 2020 and 2021, Camille brings this new way of drinking to not only drink well but also live well as she believes in a 360 approach to mindfulness.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-The mindful drinking movement

-Using alcohol as a social crutch

-The reasons why we drink

-The importance of your ‘why’

-The effects of alcohol on the body and mental health

-How hangovers are normalised

-The importance of inner work to connect back to ourselves

-Tackling peer pressure around alcohol

-Finding the balance that works for you

HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

PERKS

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Chloe Brotheridge (@chloebrotheridge) is hypnotherapist, mentor and coach at www.calmer-you.com and the host of The Calmer You Podcast (1.8 million downloads and counting) . She’s the best-selling author of The Anxiety Solution and The Confidence Solution.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-Setting boundaries around phone time

-The pros and cons of social media

-Managing pressure and overwhelm

-Suffering panic attacks in teen years

-How meditation isn’t always the answer

-Processing anxiety through body work

-The link between food and stress

-How hypnotherapy works and its benefits

-The process of writing two books

-Battling with imposter syndrome and facing criticism

-Cultivating a work/life balance

HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

PERKS

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Cristi Christensen (@cristi_christensen) is a star yoga instructor and renowned fitness expert on a mission to shake up the planet. After an injury ended her dreams of Olympic gold, Cristi shifted her focus to helping others heal. Today, she leads workshops with a unique blend of yoga, dance, live music and meditation in over 20 countries around the globe. With more than two decades of experience in helping students transform their lives, Cristi has become a leading global voice for women’s awakening and liberation. Chakra Rituals, her first book, is out now.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-Training to be an Olympic diver before breaking back

-Struggling with depression, anxiety and identity

-Discovering yoga and the chakra system as a map to awakening

-From a diary of travel plans, to having no income stream

-Doing work that lights you up

-The art of surrendering

-The fears around writing a book

-Self-criticism and imposter syndrome

-Yoga as a path to embodiment, transformation and freedom

HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

PERKS

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25% off our online platform with code THEHUSLERS25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation)

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Brett Moran (@brettmoran_)is a the author of ‘Wake the F#ck Up”, a modern-day yogi and online entrepreneur. He's been meditating for twenty years since his first wake up call in prison. Through meditation and self-study, Brett found a better way to create more freedom in life and now he coaches people all over the world who want to wake up and create more abundance and joy. Brett lives in Thailand working from his mobile sipping fresh coconuts. Get £1200 off Brett’s online meditation training via link on the show notes page at thehuslers.com.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-The journey from crack to coconuts

-Meditating in a prison cell

-Choosing a better path at rock bottom

-Following the inner voice

-Becoming an addiction specialist working with the homeless

-The power of vulnerability

-Meditation as a tool to meet your true self

-Leading by example and inspiring others

-Getting judged when following a different path

-Law of Attraction, visualisation and mind power

HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

PERKS

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25% off our online platform with code THEHUSLERS25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation)

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Chris Williamson (@chriswillx) is the host of the Modern Wisdom podcast, which has had over 25 million plays of his conversations with some of the worlds most interesting people, including; academic Jordan Peterson, former Greenpeace President Patrick Moore, author Cal Newport, PT James Smith, North Korean defector Yeonmi Park and Dr Rajan Chatterjee. Chris is also a TEDX speaker, club promoter, YouTuber (over 219k subscribers), a Newcastle native and, if you recognise his face, it because he’s been on TV on a number of occasions, which we chat about in the episode.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-Life hacks on caffeine, snoozing and productivity

-Refining the art of being a podcast host

-Living in alignment with your values

-Struggling with switching off

-Navigating self consciousness and imposter syndrome

-Morning routines

-Finding balance between work and play

HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

PERKS

10% off Liforme yoga mats with affiliate code THEHUSLERS

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25% off our online platform with code THEHUSLERS25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation)

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Cat Meffan (@catmeffan) is a global yoga teacher and founder of the Soul Sanctuary, an online yoga and meditation membership. The Soul Sanctuary is helping thousands of people around the world every day, connect to their body and go on an exploration of the soul. Through the power of movement, meditation and breath, Cat hopes to bring people in closer alignment to their true self, without shame or judgement. She hopes to make women feel more confident in themselves and to know that the yoga mat can be both a place of deep self-study, but also a space of fun, freedom, aliveness and joy.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-Practicing patience

-Getting curious with guilt

-Moving from city to seaside

-What it is to be an ‘influencer’

-The fear of speaking

-Finding yoga through gymnast injuries

-Fighting with ego and validation

-The importance of gratitude 

-Morning routine and the no phone rule

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HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

Okiem (@OkiemOfficial) is an exceptional Pianist & Composer who's music is described as "cinematic classical”. He creates his signature sound by combining piano, orchestral instruments and synthesisers.

He has toured on keyboards for many of the biggest artists in the music industry from Leona Lewis, to Tinie Tempah, to Boy George. Prior to that he toured with Russian sensation Sergey Lazarev which involved relocating to Moscow for 3 years. Okiem wrote 3 songs for Sergey’s album ‘Electric Touch’ (Certified Gold) including the song ‘Instantly’ which featured on the Hollywood movie ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’.

This unique wealth of experience with top class artists helps to shape his unique sound, compositions, and astounding live performance that continues to captivate his audiences.

Okiem has been compared to composers such as Ludovico Einaudi & Olafur Arnalds. His contemporary take on the classical genre is expressed in the debut solo album XIRO which he recently launched and is now performing with his collective of astounding musicians that he has called The Infinity Orchestra.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-Creating sensory experiences through music

-The process of song writing

-Moving to Moscow to tour with biggest Russian pop-star

-Saying no to Leona Lewis

-Getting slated by Simon Cowell on live TV

-Navigating self-promotion and ego

-What it means to be successful

-Positive personal development habits

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Adell Bridges (@adellbridges) is an international yoga teacher, health coach, and author who grew up in Mississippi, moved to the UK, and after a few years of wandering aimlessly through life, found yoga. She spent two years travelling as a nomad around the world teaching yoga, and continuing her training in various areas of mindfulness and movement. Adell is a self-proclaimed geek, and applies her degree in psychology with her training in the neurology of movement to her yoga and movement teachings. She now splits her time between London and Florida, and shares her love for the power of mindful movement to her online community, Move With Adell.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

-Finding yoga through Instagram challenges

-Social media as a tool for learning

-Discomfort around hands-on adjustments

-Staying humble with star-struck students

-The importance of being your own guru

-Feeling under-qualified after initial 200 hour training

-The physical and mental challenges of being a travelling yogi

-Viewing injuries as a gift to learn more about yourself

-Childhood meningitis affecting balance

HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

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Trina Altman ( @trinaltman) is the creator of Yoga Deconstructed® and Pilates Deconstructed®, which take an interdisciplinary approach to foster an embodied understanding of yoga and Pilates and their relationship to modern movement science. Her work has been published in Yoga Journal, Yoga International, and Pilates Style magazine and her classes have been featured on Yoga International and Yoga Anytime. She regularly serves as guest faculty for yoga teacher training programs and leads continuing education workshops worldwide. Her book, Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement Science Principles For Teaching is available everywhere books are sold.

HOSTS

Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers

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