#87 - JOOLS SAMPSON - On curating and hosting unforgettable retreats

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05/02/23 • 53 min

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Jools Sampson created her retreat company, Reclaim Your Self Retreats, (@reclaimyourself) in 2005 and she has been designing and leading global retreats ever since. She is an industry pioneer with a passion for finding locations where retreats don’t usually happen and building innovative retreats from scratch.

With a background in international development and time spent living and working in East Africa, she is a passionate advocate for positive impact tourism. Reclaim Yourself specialises in transformational trips in remote paradise locations. It is now one of the leading retreat companies in the UK, running sold out trips that feature regularly in the press. Jools is also the Co-Founder of Retreat Creators, sharing her experience and wisdom with the retreat leaders of tomorrow.

Jools is member of the Conscious Travel Foundation, Tourism Declares, Women in Travel and with her BCorp application in process, she is part of a movement to lead the UK wellness industry into a more responsible and regenerative future

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

What are the motivators for people wanting to head on retreat.
Why people choose to join Jools on a retreat that combines yoga with a dream destination adventures
The refined process by which Jools creates and retreat & how she’s learnt from retreat fails
How does Jools manage expectations on a retreat; both of attendees and her own
How attendees contribute to the dynamics and feeling of a retreat
About managing boundaries, professionalism and keeping balance on the retreats
What Jools does post retreat to process and recalibrate herself
What advice would Jools share with yoga teachers wanting to host their first retreat

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Hosted by @adamhusler and @iamhollyhusler

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

What are the motivators for people wanting to head on retreat.
Why people choose to join Jools on a retreat that combines yoga with a dream destination adventures
The refined process by which Jools creates and retreat & how she’s learnt from retreat fails
How does Jools manage expectations on a retreat; both of attendees and her own
How attendees contribute to the dynamics and feeling of a retreat
About managing boundaries, professionalism and keeping balance on the retreats
What Jools does post retreat to process and recalibrate herself
What advice would Jools share with yoga teachers wanting to host their first retreat

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

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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

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#88 - JILL MILLER- On fascia misunderstandings, body blind spots and finding rest states

Jill Miller (@thejillmiller) has 30 years of corrective movement expertise that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her signature self-care fitness programs, Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® are found at gyms, yoga studios, hospitals, athletic training facilities and corporations worldwide. Jill is the former anatomy columnist for Yoga Journal, has been featured in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Shape, Women’s Health, O, the Today Show, and is a contributing expert on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She is the author of The Roll Model: A Step-by-Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility, and Live Better in Your Body, and a contributing author on self-myofascial release in the text book Fascia, Function and Medical Applications. Her new book, Body by Breath: The Science and Practice of Physical and Emotional Resilience is out now. She lives in LA with her husband, 2 kids and rescue dog. www.tuneupfitness.com

YOU'LL LEARN

What we can learn about movement from children
About how you can tell when you are disconnected from your body
What body blind spots are and how to spot them
About the connection Jill discovered between self massage with therapy balls and emotional trauma
Things that are misunderstood about Fascia in the yoga world
How Jill supports students to find their rest state through her tools and practices

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