The Wellness Dojo Podcast

In this episode, we chat with Cody Lockling, the Director of Sports Performance and Olympic Sports at the University of Utah, to explore the principles of consistency, discipline, and habits and how they can be applied to achieve success in all areas of life. Drawing from his experience working with top athletes, Cody shares his insights on the importance of setting goals, developing a plan, and s...

In this episode, Kyle explores the importance of effective communication in building stronger relationships and setting healthy boundaries with coach Cynthia Chau-Hoang. We delve into the concept of the Circle of Influence, a tool that can help us navigate our relationships and interactions with others. Cynthia shares insights on how to communicate effectively, listen actively, and set boundaries...

In this episode, we sit down with Holly Raczynski, a highly skilled martial artist who has made a name for herself in the world of stunt performing. Holly has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Jennifer Lawrence and Sophie Turner, and has performed in productions from DC, Marvel, Disney, and more. Holly shares with us her journey to becoming a successful stunt performer,...

You are not average. You are not mediocre. There is a fine line between being kind to yourself and letting yourself off the hook. Kyle shares his experience with recognizing those lines were blurred in his life and tells you how you can stop living an average life and make the changes that align with your purpose! For additional support: www.wellnessdojo.ca Facebook: The Wellness Dojo Instagram: @...

Have you ever felt stuck? Have you ever wondered if you are living your true potential? In this fun and powerful episode, Kyle sits down with Jenny B (Jennifer Barroll) to uncover your hidden powers and help you discover you strengths, unique talents, and abilities to live the life you feel called to live! Jennifer Barroll is a passionate speaker, host, and leader who uses her unique experience in...

Local Laundry is a Canadian-made clothing company manufacturing garments for social good. They’re determined to make the most socially conscious and most comfortable garments possible.  It feels good to support locally made products! Connor Curran, Chief laundry folder and Co-founder of Local Laundry, talks with Kyle about how the idea for a clothing company started and evolved, and what drives th...

The Wellness Dojo's New Year Ninja Retreat was a massive success! In this episode, Kyle Craik, owner of The Wellness Dojo and host of the retreat, sits down with some of the participants to hear about their life altering transformations that occurred through the impactful work at the weekend retreat! Hear from participants about:  How setting the right goals can be so impactful How exploring...

Working with refugees who were tortuned, Kate O' Farrell, an instructor at the University of Utah, began to see the power that movement had on healing trauma, stress, anxiety and other mental ailments.  In today's episode of The Wellness Dojo Podcast, Kyle Craik and Kate O' Farrell discover the topics of how movement helps to heal trauma, what are the best movements for people to us...

*Trigger Warning: Suicide In the year 2000, Kevin Hines attempted to take his own life, jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.  Kevin now finds purpose in sharing his story of the immediate regret he felt the moment his hand left the rail.  In this emotional, but powerful episode, hear Kevin Hines tell his story about what led to this event, how it impacted his life and how he uses...

Welcome back to The Wellness Dojo Podcast! In this episode, Kyle talks about who to achieve your big life goals! Some goals seem far off in the distance, but they matter to you! It doesn't have to be so daunting. Through his experience achieving big life goals, Kyle shares what he has learned that could help you too! Enjoy! If you enjoy this episode, please leave positive rating and subscribe...

Happy New Year! As we enter a new year it's always important to reflect back on the year we had, the struggles we faced and the lessons we learned! In this episode of The Wellness Dojo Podcast, Kyle takes you through his top 10 lessons from 2022. He discusses impactful lessons like the importance of taking ownership in your life, setting boundaries, understanding the decisions you make, conne...

Kelly Hrudey is a former NHL goaltender who now takes his passion to broadcasting and analyzing for CBC and Sportsnet as well as advocating for important causes like mental health initiatives.  Kaitlin Hrudey-Jones and her husband Kayden run a clothing company, More Good Days, which aims to raise awareness and support mental health organizations.  From a young age Kaitlin has struggled with her me...

Todd Durkin has worked with some of the most elite level professional athletes like Superbowl champion Drew Brees, NFL League MVP's like ladainian tomlinson, Reggie Bush and others including Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko and X games gold medalists like Shaun White! Todd is also a man (and coach) of the people who sees that there is not as much difference between you and those el...

Welcome to The Wellness Dojo Podcast! In this episode, Kyle speaks directly to you about why purpose matters. We often here about finding your purpose, but what does it actually mean? In this shorter episode, Kyle gets right to the point about what it means to create your purpose and what that does for your personal life, business life, relationships and the goals that you set every year! Hopefull...

Trisha Miltimore is an international speak who empowers leaders, teams and HUMANS to live their purpose and find the synergy between work and life! In this episode, Trisha and Kyle discuss how people can begin to create a healthier work-life balance.  Our identities have a massive impact on how we live our daily lives and what decisions we make. Trisha describes how getting clear on what you want...

When you think about traditional medicine, you might think about going to your family doctor, being prescribed medication to fix your health issues, as well as emergency treatments like going to the hospital and receiving immediate emergency care.  Modern medicine often brings up thoughts of more natural approaches such as using a naturopath, food for medicine, supplements and exercise therapy.  C...

What do you do when life brings you tragedy? How do you respond to the negative experiences life presents you? How do you turn the bad situations into good? How do you re-write your life's story? That's what Abe Brown and Kyle Craik discuss in this episode of The Wellness Dojo Podcast! Abe has an inspiring story as someone who grew up with a young mom in an abusive relationship, ultimate...

Being a dad comes with it's share of struggles and pressures as well as truly beautiful moments. Curtis Alexander and Steve Mix created the Day1Dads foundation to help dads start their journey through fatherhood off the right way. Steve Mix sits down with Kyle Craik on this episode of The Wellness Dojo Podcast to discuss creating a support system for dads to help them build a roadmap and navi...

The relationship between a parent and their child is both delicate and complicated. What does a parent need to provide for a healthy relationship with a child? What does a parent need in return from their child in order to make the relationship work best? In this episode of The Wellness Dojo Podcast, Kyle Craik sits down with his daughter for a conversation that is sure to make you laugh, cry and...

In this episode of The Wellness Dojo Podcast, we talk with Trish Tutton, a speaker and mindfulness teacher who works with corporate teams and individuals on creating better mindfulness in their lives.  We live in a society that can often blur the lines between self-care and hard work and Trish aims to clear things up! What leads to overwhelm and burnout in our lives? How do we avoid feeling overwh...

Meet Jessica Janzen! She is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, speaker, author, dedicated mother, and so much more! Jessica Janzen shares her story about overcoming the greatest loss of her life, losing her son Lewiston when he was just a baby to a rare disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. As written about in her book, Bring The Joy, Jessica takes us through some of the strategies and mindsets sh...

Katrina Shaw is a registered psychologist who helps people understand and heal their trauma. Can trauma be passed down to us from our parents? In this episode, Kyle Craik and Katrina discuss generational trauma, personal trauma, how trauma affects your body and your life and most importantly how we can begin to heal our life's trauma. Katrinashaw.ca @yycpyschologist Book referenced: It Didn&a...

In this episode, Kyle sits down with his wife, Malissa Craik, to talk about their own journey through struggling and learning how to support each other's life goals. We are not always wanting the same things at the same time, so how do we learn to support each other regardless of differences? We hope to help you answer these questions and more! www.wellnessdojo.ca For additional support: www....

In this episode, the brilliant Wellness Dojo team members go deep into answering listener questions about Massage Therapy, how genetics impact your health, whether you should use predictive testing for diseases, and so much more! This episode is sure to answer some of the questions you have been wondering about in regard to your health and your process to achieving better healthy living. www.welln...

In this episode. Dr. Riley Anderson and Kyle Craik sit down with the founder of The Negotiations Ninja, Mark Raffan. Mark takes us through the important skills of negotiation in business and in life that will help you create more value out of every interaction in your life. Find more info on Mark and the Negotiations Ninja here: https://www.negotiations.ninja/ For additional support: www.wellnessd...