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  • #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 global community and hosts teacher trainings and continuing education courses. Her intention as a teacher and author is to guide her students into the hidden corners of their bodies, minds, and hearts so that they can become their happiest, healthiest, and most wholesome self.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

    • How Sarah’s focus on social media has changed over the years 
    • Sarah’s advice on marketing yourself as a teacher whether new or established 
    • Why it’s important to come back to your 'why' especially in setting goals for yourself 
    • About the power of journaling and processing emotions fully rather than pushing through them or using it to manifest things 
    • About keeping things in context when it comes to asana practice in a class vs on social media 
    • How important it is to remember as a yoga teacher you're always being a student 
    • How to create healthy boundaries and being ok with this rather than being a people pleaser or escapist 
    • Are yogis bad at breakups? 
    • Keeping boundaries as a teacher with students on trainings, in classes or on retreats and what that looks like when holding the space 
    • What else grounds Sarah that isn’t yoga

    56 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 today. He is a Jiu-Jitsu Black belt, Vedic meditator, yoga teacher trainer, former Apple Fitness+  trainer and an ambassador for Boys of Yoga, a global movement helping to bring more guys to the mat. 

    What you’ll learn ….

    • How Dustin got into yoga and what helped him initially to keep going back to classes 
    • About Dustin’s meditation practice and gratitude practice 
    • The power of journaling and ways to get more men into journaling 
    • The importance of has to scheduling in his down time 
    • How Dustin finds balance in his scheduling and time management 
    • About Dustin’s yoga focus during covid lockdowns and continuing training 
    • What Dustin learnt about himself during the pandemic 

    PERKS FOR YOU

    10% off Liforme yoga mats with code HUSLER10

     10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code ADAMHUSLERCS10

    10% off Vivobarefoot with code ADAMHUSLERVB

    25% off our online platform full of yoga, sound and meditation, with code HONEST25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation) 

    Hosted by @adamhusler and @iamhollyhusler

    54 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 apparel company lululemon athletica. She raised 3.5k for charity climbing Kilimanjaro, ran marathons, rescues Dogs, owns a health food shop in Brighton, and her most important role to date is being a Mother to her Son Ziggy.

    What you’ll learn ….

    • The difference between being a dog-mum and a baby-mum
    • About Allie’s animal activist background and expectations with kids 
    • Allie’s unusual story of her journey in to yoga
    • How Allie built a successful chain of yoga studios and how she balanced growing as a business with yoga philosophy  
    • The importance of community especially in landmark moments of life
    • How long you should waiting before doing a teacher training
    • Allie’s remarkable journey through breast cancers, surrogacy and motherhood
    • Parenting advice from a mother of a toddler 
    • How many years of yoga can affect your life

    PERKS FOR YOU

    10% off Liforme yoga mats with code HUSLER10

     10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code ADAMHUSLERCS10

    10% off Vivobarefoot with code ADAMHUSLERVB

    25% off our online platform full of yoga, sound and meditation, with code HONEST25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation) 

    Hosted by @adamhusler and @iamhollyhusler

    1 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 Source. Along with all things yoga, he is a surfer and loves to play basketball. Govind Das leads evenings of kirtan, bhakti yoga workshops, presents at festivals and leads transformative retreats throughout the world.  He and his wife Jacqueline live in the hills of Pacific Palisades, CA overlooking the Great Pacific Ocean with their son Malakai and daughter Ruby Jaya.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

    • Whether kirtan is a musical performance or collective prayer 
    • How to support people in a Kirtan practice especially if it’s their first time
    • Why it’s important to let go of your fear of how you sound 
    • Why we need to take on challenges in order to grow 
    • Whether you need to pronounce mantra properly or to having a good intention behind it enough
    • About the difference between mantra and kirtan 
    • Govind’s life journey with spirituality and yoga 
    • Discussing how we get our unitive moments or feelings in life 
    • Whether there is a debate on Kirtan and cultural misappropriation 
    • Govid’s gentle sharing of yoga with his kids and spiritual influences 
    • What’s the most beneficial mantra 

    PERKS FOR YOU

    10% off Liforme yoga mats with code HUSLER10

     10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code ADAMHUSLERCS10

    10% off Vivobarefoot with code ADAMHUSLERVB

    25% off our online platform full of yoga, sound and meditation, with code HONEST25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation) 

    Hosted by @adamhusler and @iamhollyhusler

    53 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 passion is training teachers to understand the inner workings of the body to individualize therapeutic yoga practices and she has trained over 15,000 teachers around the world since 2002. 

    Tiffany is also the founder of the Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation, a nonprofit that works to fight human trafficking & sexual exploitation in India through efforts of education and entrepreneurship. She has also written 2 books, runs the Yoga Medicine® podcast, and posts new practices weekly on YogaMedicine® Online.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

    • How's its important to have a practice of slowing down and recalibrating
    • The best ways to tap in to joy and the benefits of gratitude practice
    • How to share deep knowledge whilst keeping the majority of students engaged
    • Why Tiffany blended Western and Eastern Medicine in her trainings
    • About science based benefits vs visceral benefits
    • Discussing the limits to our own knowledge and how to address this in the yoga world

    SHOUTOUT TO TRIYOGA

    Intro offer: 7 classes for £35 - this introductory offer gives you the opportunity to try 7 different yoga classes at any triyoga centre in London + online.

    PERKS FOR YOU

    10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code 10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code ADAMHUSLERCS10

    10% off Vivobarefoot with code ADAMHUSLERVB

    25% off our online platform full of yoga, sound and meditation, with code HONEST25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation)

    Hosted by @adamhusler and @iamhollyhusler

    Adam Husler has taught his unique style of non-dogmatic yoga in over 60 locations across 20 countries, fulled by a fascination with anatomy and a desire to ask ‘why?'  Holly Husler has gone from performing at the London O2 stage to an audience of 20,000 people in her girl-band days, to singing healing mantras and playing magical instruments to seas of sleeping yogis at events, festivals and teacher trainings across the globe.

    59 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
    • Why not comparing your body to others, or even your former self, is so crucial
    • How to balance self-care and fitness with being a new parent
    • What orthorexia is and how there are always costs to chasing a ‘desirable’ body ascetic.
    • How to develop self worth 
    • How boxing can take you on deep mental and physical journeys.
    • What mental strength is needed for childbirth and how letting go of control can give some control back to a situation 
    • Learning to evolve after becoming a mother and what that means as time progresses 
    • The changes that one goes through when going through a form of suffering 
    • How is ok to follow your unique path to success
    • Finding your authentic voice on instagram 

    PERKS FOR YOU

    10% off Liforme yoga mats with affiliate code HUSLER

    10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code 10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code ADAMHUSLERCS10

    10% off Vivobarefoot with code ADAMHUSLERVB

    25% off our online platform full of yoga, sound and meditation, with code HONEST25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation)

    Hosted by @adamhusler and @iamhollyhusler

    Adam Husler has taught his unique style of non-dogmatic yoga in over 60 locations across 20 countries, fulled by a fascination with anatomy and a desire to ask ‘why?'  Holly Husler has gone from performing at the London O2 stage to an audience of 20,000 people in her girl-band days, to singing healing mantras and playing magical instruments to seas of sleeping yogis at events, festivals and teacher trainings across the globe.

    59 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 her the gift of courage and greater compassion for human frailty.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN 

    • What is setting the seeds of intentions
    • Where to start with setting intentions as a beginner and how to deep digger into it 
    • Questions to ask yourself when digging deeper into your goals to find your deep rooted why. 
    • Whether music should or shouldn’t be played in a yoga class
    • The nuts and bolts of a good 200hr training
    • Why you should be researching the teachers who are leading the trainings
    • Why the words light & love don't resonate with Mia
    • How Mia is currently writing a book culminating her 30yrs of work

    PERKS FOR YOU

    10% off Liforme yoga mats with affiliate code HUSLER

    10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code HUSLER10

    10% off Vivobarefoot with code ADAMHUSLERVB

    25% off our online platform full of yoga, sound and meditation, with code HONEST25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation)

    47 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 selected land and sea botanicals are expertly distilled to create a refreshing depth of flavour. In November 2021, Feragaia announced it had received £1.5 million investment, from Scotland’s leading conservationist, Andres Povlsen and In March 2022, Feragaia became B Corp accredited.

    Get 20% off at Feragaia’s website with code HUSLER.

    WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

    -B-Corp certification and being a force for good in the world

    -Creating an original non-alcoholic spirit that doesn’t seek to replicate alcohol

    -Challenging someone’s palette in order to help them engage in the moment

    -Being an entrepreneurial child

    -Supporting the Scottish environment and the environmental benefits of seagrass meadows

    -Why people drink alcohol and social expectations that surround it

    -Beyond dry-january

    -The irony of drinking alcohol on a date and becoming less like yourself

    -Building a brand around the sense of grounding you feel in nature

    -Creating a new business in a purposeful way

    -Focusing on the path not the prize

    HOSTS

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

    PERKS FOR YOU

    10% off Liforme yoga mats with affiliate code HUSLER

    10% off Colorful Standard clothing with code HUSLER10

    25% off our online platform full of yoga, sound and meditation, with code HONEST25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation)

    53 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 Athleticism coaching, and doula training with Penny Simpkin in 2014. 

    As a founder of Awakening Yoga Academy, Carling has traveled the world offering workshops and facilitating trainings in the AY method as well as offers classes both online and in person with her Seattle-based studio, Commune Yoga. As a mother, teacher, and female founder, Carling strives to bring a sense of curiosity, conscious connection, and empowering education to all of her teachings. 

    WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

    -Morning affirmations and positive self-talk

    -Realising you are not your thoughts

    -College cheerleader to functional movement teacher

    -What is mobility and functional movement?

    -Managing students who freestyle in class

    -The key to building a strong community

    -Loss of identity as a new mum

    PERKS FOR YOU

    10% off Liforme yoga mats with affiliate code HUSLER

    25% off our online platform of yoga, meditation and sound healing with code HONEST25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation) 

    1 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 path. Also offering retreats, workshops and 1:1 spiritual life coaching and psychic mentorship.

    Fiongal blends Tarot, his psychic abilities and connection with his sprit guides to give you an in depth, uplifting and thorough sitting. The reading will offer guidance and leave you feeling enlightened and inspired as you continue on your path. He is renowned for business advice, health readings, spirit guides and an aura diagnosis.

    Fiongal is adored by clients at Chanel, Dior, Selfridges, L'Oreal & Harvey Nichols to name a few. He has also been voted one of London’s top Tarot readers in TimeOut

    The Wellness Foundry is hosting their Spring Retreat in Norfolk, UK in March.  Fiongal is also running his hugely successful Learn the Tarot – 8-week online course, from 24th January, a chance to discover how to read the Tarot for yourself and others.

    WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

    Structure vs chaos

    Experiencing prophetic dreams

    Feeling isolated during a spiritual awakening

    Being taken to A&E on a Buddhist retreat

    Skepticism vs cynicism

    Is everyone psychic?

    How to kickstart your intuition

    HOSTS

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

    PERKS

    10% off Liforme yoga mats with affiliate code HUSLER

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

    58 min

About Honestly Unbalanced

From the publisher's feed

Adam Husler cuts through the curated calm of wellness culture to explore what finding a grounded, balanced life really looks like — messy, moving, and unmistakably human, with clarity that’s always hard-earned.

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