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Sunil is a meditation coach and founder of Pause and Play. In this episode we talk about how he found his way to a daily meditation practice through a tiny habit of 1 minute per day as a teenager. We discuss how the human mind has evolved over millions of years but only very recently has it had to deal with the barrage of information that attacks us in our daily life which puts a strain on our mental energy.

Sunil goes on to explain how many thoughts we have in a day and how it can be difficult to have any clarity when our minds are so full. He talks about the benefits of a meditation practice, what is meditation (hint: it's not what you think!) and how you can start your very own practice with 3 easy techniques. It was a pleasure to speak to a young man who is so aware of mental fitness and its importance in our life.

If you've been interested in meditation but haven't been sure how to start then this episode will set you off in the right direction.

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Sunjay Vyas

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Website: https://www.staywhole.co.uk

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The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman (Book)

https://amzn.to/37Ai8ZM

Sunil Soni Website

http://www.sunilsoni.net/

Pause and Play on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/pauseandplay11/

Pause and Play Podcast

https://anchor.fm/pauseandplay11

Sunil Soni on Facebook

https://tinyurl.com/yb3nbehh

Ever since I decided to start a podcast, the first person I wanted a guest is Laxmi Patel. This is a friendship that spans 30 years, and a relationship that no matter the distance, the ups, the downs, or months of no communication, we just seem to carry on like nothing ever happened when we get together. It is to me what a “real” friendship means in todays society of virtual friends. Connections like this are few and far between and I am very grateful to have this one.

Her journey, like all of us, has been full of ups and downs. But it’s is the way she rebounds from all of these that is so fascinating. We talk about not understanding true purpose when we were younger, and how we thought differently to the cookie cutter approach to life. The journey she went on to discover this purpose, the obstacles along the way and how she has overcame them.

This journey includes transforming her life after the birth of her first child, becoming a personal trainer, discovering the love of Muay Thai, living a healthy lifestyle and the influence it has had on her children.

In late 2019 Laxmi was diagnosed with breast cancer. We go into how she dealt with this and how her mindset has been a huge anchor in helping her get through it. My hope is that her inspirational story can help others out there that may be going through the same.

It was one of those conversations that flew by and we didn’t realise we had been talking for so long. Stick around for the ride!

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Stay Whole

Sunjay Vyas

E-Mail: [email protected]

Website: https://www.staywhole.co.uk

Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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Laxmi Patel on Instagram: @lax.luna.y.sol

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In this episode I sit down and speak to Ross Gilmour who is the co-founder of Better Body Collective in Dubai. They are a team of fitness and nutrition specialists that help people transform their bodies, optimise health and maximise living. What I really like about their approach is that it is tailor made according to the individual. Now you’ve probably heard that before. But it’s a lot more than one person wanting to gain muscle or another wanting to lose weight. They look at the lifestyle of the individual and the habits of this person and whether those habits enable them to successfully complete the programme. They also look at aspects like sleep and stress. If you’re a regular listener, you will know I have spoken about the importance of these in any balanced healthy lifestyle. Finally everything they do is backed by science. They will consider the facts when it comes to what approach works best. If a client a vegan then they will think about what the science says about living a healthy life omitting animal products from your diet (making sure the individual supplements with B12, vitamin D and considers a good omega 3 source), if someone doesn’t eat dairy then again they will consider the scientifically proven alternatives to being healthy.

The reason I was so keen to interview Ross is that in my time working in the fitness industry, the most dedicated individuals when it comes to nutrition were those comporting in bodybuilding, physique or other similar discipline. Whilst many of us struggle to find our way with our health journeys, this group of people know what really works and what it really takes. So when it comes to nutrition myths, these guys have heard them all and they know a red herring when they see one.

Ross talks about the following nutrition myths on this episode:

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Show Notes

The Better Body Collective

Instagram: @coachrossgilmour / @betterbodycollective

Better Body Radio (Podcast)

The Hungry Brain (Book)

Bluezones

Sigma Nutrition

International Society of Sports Nutrition

Monthly Applications in Strength Sport (MASS)

This week I sat down with Ali Asid, a friend and former work colleague, to talk all things reformer Pilates and injury prevention. Ali is a Sports Therapist specialising in treating injuries using a holistic solution. What does that mean? It means looking at injuries differently to how people traditionally look at them. Rather than focusing on the symptom, "my back hurts", and treating the back, he looks at what has a caused the back pain in the first place. This could be poor posture, sitting for too long, weak or inactive muscles elsewhere in the body. As I always say, you are what you do all the time not what you do some to the time. If you spend most of your time sitting, whether that be in front of a laptop, computer, TV or in a car, chances are you are not sitting with any awareness of posture. Over time, the body compensates and eventually this can manifest itself as pain, and it’s usually the back that has to take the punishment, through not fault of its own. 

We talk about what reformer Pilates is, and why it is so good at helping those that want to rehabilitate from injuries but also how it can make you stronger and help your body move the way it is supposed to. Think of it like an M.O.T test for your car (for my friends outside the UK this is an annual inspection to any vehicle you own. It is mandatory by law). 

Currently Ali is a reformer Pilates instructor at Chilli Pilates in Hertfordshire. He uses his deep understanding of anatomy to help people simply move better and a by-product of that is often the easing of pain.

Why not get in touch with Ali for a consultation, you can email him:

[email protected]

Check out Chilli Pilates here

Thanks to Purple Planet for all the music featured in this episode.

Thank you for choosing to listen, I hope you enjoy the content as much as I enjoy creating it.

Stay Whole

Sunjay Vyas

E-Mail: [email protected]

Website: https://www.staywhole.co.uk

Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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What a treat I have in store for you today. My guest today is Grant Goes. His surname says all you need to know about this guy.

Goes. He is a living breathing energiser bunny!

Grant is a fitness instructor, personal trainer, trainer of trainers, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, adrenaline junkie, thrill seeker, all out man of action. This guy knows how to live his best life.

Always to be found with a smile on his face and something positive to say about any situation, Grant really embodies the Stay Whole philosophy.

Grant is the founder of Find Fit People which is an app that connects you to fit people. Whether you are someone looking for a group exercise class or personal trainer or a fitness professional looking for another professional, course or event, his app has you covered.

As part of this offering he has held the first of its kind virtual fitness festival, the post Covid-19 equivalent of a conference. During these conferences you can log in and watch fitness classes of all disciplines, talks, workshops and more from a wide array of experts in their respective fields.

And as you will discover as you start to listen, not being satisfied with a simple fitness festival his next event will be a live 30 hour long event taking place across all timezones. So no matter where you are in the world you will find something on at a time that suits you.

This takes place on Saturday 13th June, and Grant has kindly asked me to host a talk for the event which I’m pumped about. More details to follow soon. Checkout findfitpeople.com or @findfitpeople on your favourite social media platform to find out more.

Thanks to Purple Planet for all the music featured in this episode.

Thank you for choosing to listen, I hope you enjoy the content as much as I enjoy creating it.

Stay Whole

Sunjay Vyas

E-Mail: [email protected]

Website: https://www.staywhole.co.uk

Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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Get your pilates on! 

This week I am joined by my friend Julie Avery. Not only is Julie a friend but she is one of the most knowledgable and experienced pilates instructors I have ever met. Julie and I met in Dubai whilst working for a small boutique gym called Optimal Fitness. She has a wealth of experience in the fitness industry and this is reflected by the loyal following she has in all her classes. Her pilates classes always had a waiting list and I would see the same people turn up each week without fail.

In this podcast we talk about what motivated her to get into the fitness industry, how she found her way to pilates, why pilates is good for the body and what she is doing now since moving back to the UK.

As fellow instructors we talk about group exercise instruction, why you need to be careful in choosing an instructor and what we look out for in other instructors. We discuss pilates technique and exercise technique in general. Here Julie speaks to the fact that pilates movement are very precise and controlled and how important it is to do them correctly. I want to stress that doing them correctly is very different from doing them perfectly. Not everyone (if anyone at all!) has perfect technique and this can be down to limitations in our muscles and joints. But just because you have these limitations doesn’t mean you can’t do the exercise correctly. This may mean taking a regression or breaking the movement down into smaller parts and working on each part separately. Making sure that your spine is in alignment and other joints and muscles are moving the way they are supposed to even if that means that the range of movement is limited. The goal is to do the movement SAFELY for your body.

And this is why I love Julie, this attention to detail, which is an essential quality in a teacher in any discipline!

Be sure to follow Julie in Instagram and Youtube. She is simply @lovelifepilates 

Thanks to Purple Planet for all the music featured in this episode.

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Stay Whole

Sunjay Vyas

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Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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Back by popular demand my wife Anisha joins me again. We discuss our thought process in trying to install the health values we believe in our daughter. From preparing for the pregnancy to post birth and current day. We talk about some of the things we have put in place to help her to come to her own realisation about the benefits of eating a whole food nutritious diet. My aim is to give parents some practical information that can be used to aid this process of health education.  

Thanks to Purple Planet for all the music featured in this episode.

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Stay Whole

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Today I am joined by my first ever guest on the Stay Whole podcast, my wife! Anisha and I discuss her recent achievement of running 13.1 miles (a half marathon), how she went about it in a very short space of time, and what kept her motivated even when the official event was cancelled due to COVID-19. We go on to talk about motivation, parenting and setting small achievable goals.

Thanks to Purple Planet for all the music featured in this episode.

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Stay Whole

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With more and more of us staying at home due to the current restrictions, I'm concerned that it may lead us to over eat. My concerns are validated when I speak to friends and family who tell me they are finding it too easy to reach for the snacks. Add to that the fact that many of us are moving a lot less than we are used to, our body's need to energy will have gone down drastically. 

We will beat COVID-19, I'm sure of it, however I'm more concerned about the state of our health after the pandemic is over. Obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease can all be as a result of excess energy intake and reduced energy output. 

In this episode I talk about the mechanisms behind why we overeat and then go onto providing a few simple and effective things we can do to try and curb this over eating. 

Thanks to Purple Planet for all the music featured in this episode.

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Stay Whole

Sunjay Vyas

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Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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Stress is everywhere. Modern life has never been more stressful especially now as the world tackles COVID-19, stress levels are on the rise. The good news is that you are in control. In this episode I will help you to understand what stress is and what you can do about it. And yes. You can do something about it.

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Sunjay Vyas

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Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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