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After a long time out due to an injury, I am recovering extremely well and reinvigorated. Reminding myself of and embodying the Life Athletics methodology has been a key reason for my quick bounce back and so I thought I'd share some of the foundations of the methodology with you. This short episode is a great jumping on point for new listeners. 

Originally this conversation was meant to be released as episode 201 and was recorded well in advance BUT host Nik Wood's life threatening injury in August 2019 had us record a new episode 201 with Derek as it felt right to acknowledge that event and that landmark appropriately.  There's so much gold in this episode and so we are excited to be releasing it now. Derek is an astounding individual wh...

This is a special episode as it is the last of a 200 episode cycle and the final word before a new chapter. We haven't published an episode in quite some time and it is also a special episode because of the reason why. I nearly died 4 months ago. I'd like to say at this time that I'll be talking about some fairly graphic and passably traumatic subjects and so if that doesn't feel like something yo...

Today's guest Life Athlete is Paul . Paul fascinated me the moment I met him. He's the one of the best in the world at what he does and by his own admission, most people won't know who he is. Paul has been an aerialist circus performer for over 15 years and he and his wife recently won a Bronze Clown at the prestigious International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo put on by the Princess of Monaco....

Malin is a professional kiteboarder gone conscious creatrix on a mission to empower people to design the life of their wildest dreams and live in Divine flow. This is Malin's second appearance on the podcast, previously appearing on episode 119 where we talked a lot more about her kiteboarding career and what she learned through that. In THIS episode we dive in more what life looks like as she tra...

Imaya Sabine is a human experience student & expert. She breaks down esoteric teachings and psychological insights into actionable, everyday life practices for happiness, mental health, and emotional equilibrium. Diagnosed with depression and hospitalized for her mental health at age 20, she decided to leave the world of modern medicine and psychotherapy behind and travel far and wide in search fo...

Aaron is a friend who I've known for years and he's a Transformational Sex and Relationship Coach, Facilitator and Speaker. He came from a childhood of chaos, and dysfunction and at a young age completely lost faith in humanity.  After attending the prestigious US Merchant Marine Academy, he found a great job, traveled the world and made tons of money, but realized he wanted more.  His soul journe...

This is a bit of a special episode as it is doing double duty as an Episode of the Life Athletics Podcast and Simon's show, the Courage podcast and so we're interviewing each other. Simon is a a friend and an inspiration. He has the genetic predisposition for Huntington's disease, a degenerative disease that mimics ALS, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's and is the disease that earlier this year took th...

Australian born and word travelling nomad,  Luna  has been working between the adult industry and the spirituality communities for over 8 years in Australia, Europe and South East Asia. Her passion is fusing the conscious communities and the kink- and sex-positive spaces to create alternative events and workshops for people who don't feel they fit into the typical Kink scenes and/or those who want...

Everyone needs a superhero. For Jonathan, he became his own superhero. --- In November 2016, Jonathan packed his bags and left his job at Union Pacific Railroad. For a year and a half, he lived in a van and washed dishes on the side - what for? To become who he truly is: Superman. With a suit that he got from an Etsy shop, he started taking breathtaking self-portraits of himself and fully transfor...

Amrita  is a Sacred Sexpert and Kundalini Yoga Teacher. She spent years under a cloud of shame, her sexual energy on lock down, resulting in a life of unfulfilling relationships, unsatisfying jobs, and general dis-ease. It wasn't until she came to understand that Sexual Energy in its healthy state EMPOWERS that her life began to transform, finally experiencing the true intimacy and connection she...

Jill   de   Jong  was born in Holland, and her successful modeling career brought her to the United States. She was based in New York for many years, explored Miami for a few years and then fell in love with Los Angeles, where she currently resides; it's a great place to pursue her passion for health and wellness. After making the career shift from full-time modeling to health coach, personal trai...

Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 188 of the Life Athletics podcast. Today's guest life athlete is Bobby Holland Hanton.   Bobby has always been the athletic type. At the age of four, Bobby started his career as a Gymnast, and climbed through the ranks to compete as a  National Squad Member  and  National Gold Medalist  for Great Britain. Bobby competed and also won gold medals in countr...

Dr. Alison Ash is a sex and intimacy coach, sexual empowerment educator, author, and founder of TurnON.love . A champion for others overcoming shame and deepening pleasure, Aly helps her clients experience the kinds of sexual interactions and romantic relationships they long for.     As a sociologist with a PhD from Stanford, Aly has a comprehensive understanding of the complex societal challenges...

Like most All-American children, Tarek was born and raised in a small town (in Philadelphia), went to college, and dove into the corporate world. It was an ideal life with clear expectations of him, but it wasn't the life he felt he was destined for. So he set off to find himself and get to know who he really is deep inside - a thousand days before he turned forty. So he packed up and left his hig...

Today, I bring you quite a deep conversation with my friend, Echo, host of the Hello Human podcast.  Echo visited me in my villa here in Ubud, Bali, and we talked about a range of topics - including intimacy, sexuality, and vulnerability.  

Christina Weber is the co-founder of Deepen, a series of live events facilitated by educators, entertainers and accredited guides, where you meet interesting people, doing interesting things. Among Christina's nicknames are Relationship Activist, Your Love Accomplice, Feminine Weapon and The Human Linkedin. Her greatest strength is people. She loves matchmaking, connecting and guiding one towards...

Solara Rose is an international channel and catalyst for high-frequency flow mastery, superabundance and thriving Divine success. She has been described as the modern Tesla of human energetics and living vortex of cosmic magic. With a background in intensive personal transformation, integrative science, philosophy and psychology, she's who visionary leaders seek out to support accelerated, quantum...

Juna Mustad is a Life and Relationship coach, an Intuitive, and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner focused on helping you create healthy relationships, expand your emotional awareness, and embrace your full potential. Her sessions skillfully weave the  Hendricks Institute's  whole body coaching techniques and  Somatic Experiencing . Juna has been offering intuitive and coaching sessions for over...

Jackie Knechtel is the co founder of the Flow Consciousness Institute which holds cutting edge trainings, retreats, workshops, and delivers transformational experiences worldwide.  Jackie is a pioneer in the area of Flow and is the author of the upcoming book "Flow: The art of effortless living" She's working to shift consciousness on a global scale through her speaking, coaching, and by blending...

Nikki  Rhodes is a passionate advocate for authentic relating and positive sexual education coaching both men and women. She has a degree in psychology, childbirth education and was a lecturer at the University of Auckland in Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine specialising on issues surrounding women's health and sexuality in the ancient world.  A devoted traveller and student of life always, she co...

Matthew Solomon is "The Coach for the Modern Soul;" an empowerment coach specializing in communication & relationships, and the author of "Man School: Relating with Women in the #MeToo Era." Born and raised in the melting pot that is Los Angeles, Matthew has always had a passion for equality and understanding, which is evident in his work as an author, coach, and filmmaker, for which he has won nu...

Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 178 of the Life Athletics Podcast. Today's guest life athlete is  Steve Wood. This episode is close to my heart, as aside from this being a birthday episode for me, the guest is also a special person in my life - my father. Until a year and a half ago, my father and I weren't in speaking terms. Something cracked open at that time, and our relationship ha...

Dr. Andrea Paige is a master of lifestyle medicine. Andréa travels the world empowering people to take their health back into their own hands. As a yoga teacher trainer and shaper of the future of Yoga, Andréa specializes in the physiological benefits of the advanced yogic practices. She is also the founder of the Micro-biome Think Tank, The Yoga Graduate School and her own campaign "Live For Vita...

Emily Utter is a business coach for adventurous entrepreneurs -- meaning coaches, healers and service-based entrepreneurs who want to scale their "location independent" businesses and work from anywhere in the world! Emily works with coaches, healers, and consultants to get out of the hustle, stop over giving, and start growing sustainable income that supports a healthy and happy freedom-filled li...