The Space Between

In this episode of The Space Between we hear from Mukti, a passionate, resilient, determined entrepreneur who has an abundance of knowledge in both skin care and living a less toxic life in general. If you've ever wondered what's really in some of your everyday beauty products, listen up. And if you haven't wondered, now's the time to start. In this chat, as well as her beautiful new book, 'Truth in Beauty', Mukti offers up some handy, easy tips for making more conscious decisions, not just in beauty products but also for living with more care for the environment in general. Join us for a brief breathing exercise before we launch into this fascinating chat. 

One of the most fun & inspiring chats I've had on the podcast. If I have to put labels against Lola's name to give you some more background, they would be nutritionist, author and yogi but really she's a living, breathing example of how so many of us aspire to live life - turned right up! She lives her dreams out loud. She's taught me to follow my dreams and to never feel bound. By anything - least of all, fear. In this chat we talk about how she got started (great story), some of the adventures we've had together and living from the heart. 

A great love story of family, food and the ocean. It's the simple things in life that make Guy Turland tick. And those same things have just happened to take him around the world cooking for his hit show Bondi Harvest for which he is the charismatic host - and in some of the most beautiful and exotic places in the world. From this has also come a Cafe in Santa Monica and two great books that simplify your cooking for great tasting and nourishing meals.  We talk about conscious connections whilst eating, savouring and appreciating the food on our plates each day as well as over consumption and how we can all do our parts for the land and sea.

Jacqui Lewis has always given her whole heart to everything - studying interior architecture & design, a career in advertising and marketing, running a busy and well renowned restaurant and cafe and anything else she's set her heart to. But nothing felt quite as fulfilling as her current devotion to teaching Meditation. Co-Founder of The Broadplace in Sydney, Jacqui is teaching the every day person how to integrate meditation into their lives. She's light hearted, relatable and totally inspiring. Listen to her philosophies on High Grade Living as well as how to stop searching outside when all the tools we need to be 'good at life' are inside. I hope you love this ep as much as I do. Find more on Jacqui and The Broadplace here. 

Suzanne Skillen is my guest today and her story is nothing short of astounding.  A woman I call, Golden Girl because of her blonde hair and energy, I've listened to her stories of creating, getting knocked down (and sometimes way down) and then always re-building and getting back up. She fascinates and inspires me and I'm thrilled to be practicing with her today.  Having been a former dancer and fitness instructor, Suzanne has trained some of the most glamorous people in the world (including members of the Royal family).  She is at the top of her game at Isogenix having achieved incredible momentum not through pushing products but by helping others. It's been a good and kind heart, caring nature, persistency and determination that has cultivated for her and her family tremendous success.   Find her here: http://www.inspiredliferevolution.com 

I chat to one of my nearest and dearest, Bianca Cheah, on a quick visit from LA where she's building her empire. Bianca is the founder of health & wellness publication, Sporteluxe.com. She's a model, style icon and all round advocate for strong women. One of the most generous humans I've ever met, she shares her ups and downs with business, how she started out - from beach umbrellas to a blog and then to a big, bold, publication and how she often thinks about running away and living in a cottage by the ocean. 

Dedicated. Consistent. Enthusiastic. Alexx Stuart is on a mission to make your life low tox. Through her very vast and inspiring pool of knowledge, Alexx wants you to know that you CAN make a difference. And that it starts with the small stuff. This mindful chat, done over yoga session as usual, was an encouraging insight into what we can be doing to leave the world a healthier place. In an environment that can sometimes leave us feeling 'helpless' she is encouraging in her belief that we can all make positive change. Have a listen and hear how.  

Lara Zilibowitz is a travelling yoga teacher and artist based out of Sydney. Navigating her own winding journey towards health after a near death experience, she has found creative expression and movement to be the most potent medicine of all. In this episode of The Space Between we get an insight into her not-so-straight path to yoga teaching as well as her incredible talent and passion for the medium of clay.

We start with a Moving Meditation designed for you to do with us followed by a great conversation around the creative process, how hard work gets you places, building a team and culture, Hawaii, her obsession with 'stretchy things' plus her love affair with German philosopher, Schopenhauer. You don't want to miss this rare opportunity to hear her speak - and in such an intimate setting. 

The unassuming, charismatic and 2016 Survivor contestant, Sam Webb is my guest on The Space Between this week. After he and good friend, Casey Lyons lost a good mate to suicide in 2013, they started Livin and are now making waves in mental health across the globe. Their philosophy is to 'live life at the top and destroy the stigma that's attached to mental illness. This truly sad story has become a hugely positive movement. They connect, support and encourage one another to talk about their feelings, issues and challenges with the mantra, "It aint weak to speak." We explore the damaging statistics around suicide in Australia, what Livin are doing about it and how we can all help. An uplifting story and motivation that we can all make a difference. 

Not only a highly successful, well loved and respected Australian footballer but an incredibly humble, content and happy human. I absolutely loved chatting with Brad for this session and learnt tonnes about his ideas on mindfulness and life in general including Gnosis Meditation, breathing, Biophilia, living on a farm and how we can look to ducks to learn how to deal with trauma (yeah - you heard me). Some great concepts and tools plus his favourite smoothie recipe and why the drive to and from school with his daughter is the best part of his day.

Ep 7 with with former fast-paced corporate, Chelsea Pottenger, who's life was transformed by a hard hitting case of Post Natal Depression. After deciding that the best thing for her family was to end her life, she was thankfully connected with the right help and has managed to transform a once life threatening situation into one of the most positive stories I've ever heard. This is for anyone who has suffered, or suffers from, any kind of anxiety and depression. Chelsea offers up tips and coping mechanisms as well as 'where to' for help plus there's a sweet few mindful moments in which you can participate and take into your every day. 

A must hear for anyone interested in starting their own business and who is in the business of caring for others. This week I got to interview my good buddy and business partner, Ben Lucas. A former NRL player & good human, a deep thinker and someone who cares intensely about the people around him, Ben's story is inspiring for anyone who has an inkling their made of something just a 'little more' than what they're already doing. Hear a little about how our Yoga & Fitness studio, Flow Athletic, Sydney came to be and what it takes to build a remarkable community.

Aussie Surfing legend, Sally Fitzgibbons talks about growing up in the ocean, nature as medicine, movement as creativity and persistency and determination as key to success. Plus I get an insight into the motivation behind her All Australian Beach Body program.

My guest this week is Lee Holmes, founder of www.superchargedfood.com, author of a stack of books on gut health and wholesome living; a Mum to many, a yogi, and is making some seriously positive changes to bellies worldwide. We talk about the type of busy that fuels passion and creates momentum versus the busy that burns us out and she shares her views on why our gut health is at all time low. Oh and I thank her for profoundly changing the health of mine.   

My guest this week is Scott Gooding, creator of the Scott Gooding Project, finalist in My Kitchen Rules and heathy, whole food advocate. Having been mates with Scott for a while now, I learnt something totally surprising, refreshing and very real that he struggles with in this chat and how he used mindfulness to overcome it. We also talk about his dedication to food as medicine and how he's helping those around him to change perception, attitude and choices around nutrition and lifestyle. As usual, this conversation takes place whilst practicing yoga so that you can do it with us or just kick back and listen. 

Andrew 'Reidy' Reid reveals how a combination of being a Lifeguard and a Council 'Garbo' transformed his life from an overweight teenager to a local and international hero - famous for his role in Bondi Rescue. A versatile athlete, sports commentator and host/emcee, Andrew talks 'dreaming big', getting into the ocean and out of his head and why instilling 'limitlessness' in our kids is one of the most important legacies we'll leave behind. 

Active Yogi, Kate Kendall gets together with Australian Journalist Elle Halliwell to have a conscious conversation. They talk the very raw reality of life's twist's and challenges of having been diagnosed with Leukemia at the same time as being told you are pregnant. Months after her Australia wide interview with 60 minutes, Elle shares some of the techniques that kept her from sinking and how she's reprioritised her values to live a more meaningful life. All of this shared whilst getting into some fairly uncomfortable yoga poses. Practice with them at home or just listen.