Marni on the Move - 261. Monisha Raja, Founder of Monisha Raja Yoga, Yoga for Covid™ and Love is Mighty Talks Yoga & Healing, Meditation & Vipassana, and Fashion & Duran Duran

261. Monisha Raja, Founder of Monisha Raja Yoga, Yoga for Covid™ and Love is Mighty Talks Yoga & Healing, Meditation & Vipassana, and Fashion & Duran Duran

10/19/22 • 83 min

Monisha Raja is the Founder of Monisha Raja Yoga where she offers online and real time hatha yoga classes, and workshops and Ayurvedic Coaching . She is also the Founder of Yoga for CovidTM a program she developed based on her personal covid experience and healing and Founder of Love is Mighty, her cruelty-free fashion footwear and accessories brand, rooted in the yogic principle of Ahimsa (non-violence). Born and raised in India, Monisha Raja began her practice at the age of four and has been teaching for over 20 years in New York City. We caught up just after she returned from a twenty-day Vipassana Mediation. Monisha shares her experience, key learnings and why mediation is important, wherever you are in your practice. We chat about her Yoga Studio and classes, and how she pioneered an evidence-based Yoga treatment of Covid through Asana and Pranayama practice, based on her own experience with COVID. At the suggestion of her medical doctor at Mt. Sinai, he encouraged her to help others through these ancient healing techniques, and YOga for Covid was born. She has been conducting her Yoga-For-Covid classes since May 2020. One of the movements she emphasizes during our convo is the importance on of neck movement ( Brahma Mudra) for combating brain fog, cleansing the lymphatic system and cervical lymph nodes and why the neck is such an important bridge between the brain and the body and the rest of the organs. She sheds light on her collaboration with scientists and researchers such as Dr. William Bushell and Eddie Stern, on the therapeutic potential and impact of Yoga and talks about YOGA AID, a non-profit organization she founded in 2021, committed to honoring Yoga’s roots and source culture - India, and amplifying Indian South Asian voices in the field of Yoga and health. We also talk about the Ayurvedic Coaching studies she did with Dr. Deepak Chopra and how she has integrated this science into her existing yoga offerings. And, yes, we talk about Duran Duran, because without them, Monisha might not be in NYC! If you live in NYC, Monisha is hosting a Headstand Workshop at the Broome Street Temple on Wednesday the 26th of October, head over to her website manisharajayoga.com for details. DM Marni On The Move if you want to come. MENTIONS Broome Street Temple Dr. Deepak Chopra Get Tickets: Sacred Music For Sacrad Forests Wildlife Fundraiser CONNECT Monisha Raja Yoga on Instagram, Facebook Marni On The Move Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Marni Salup on Instagram and Spotify OFFERS AG1 by Athletic Greens: Get 5 free travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your first purchase at AthleticGreens.com/MarniOnTheMove InsideTracker: Get 20% percent off today at InsideTracker.com/marnionthemove Revitin is a prebiotic toothpaste. Get 15% off and use our code Marni 15 at Revitin.com SUPPORT THE PODCAST Leave us a review on Apple. It's easy, scroll through the episode list on your podcast app, click on five stars, click on leave a review, and share what you love about the conversations you're listening to. Tell your friends to what you love on social. Screenshot or share directly from our stories the episode you're listening to, tag us and the guests, and use our new Marni on the Move Giphy! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Download for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and exciting news!

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260. Leighton Phillips, Founder, SFUELS, Talks Metabolic Flexibility, The Ability To Burn Fat & Carbs Efficiently For Optimal Performance & Lifelong Wellness

Leighton Phillips is the Founder of SFUELS a next level performance sport and active lifestyle nutrition and fueling company. What started with one energy bar has grown into a portfolio of everyday low-carb/keto food-drink products that support enhanced fat oxidation training, and a product set and protocol for high-intensity interval training and racing. Beyond their awesome Blueberry Cocoa bars, they have a Keto 3 Breakfast Cereal, a Revival recovery chocolate shake mix, Gel Powder (mix with water), and multiple flavors of Endurance Drink mix’s. SFuels nutrition trains metabolic flexibility, which is the ability to burn fat and carbohydrate efficiently, for optimal energy, faster recovery and long-term wellness. Its all about leveraging the Right Fuel. Right Time TM to match aerobic and anerobic intensity. Leighton and I sync up about where the idea for SFUELS began, how the products have been game changing for athletes at all levels around the globe, how his career in naturopathic medicine informed the formulas and innovation behind SFUELS. Of course I get the scoop on Leightons athletic background, what he is doing currently to stay fit, and what's on the horizon. MENTIONS CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL: THE MIND, THE TRAINING, THE NUTRITION, AND WHAT'S NEXT? ENDURE IQ & Dan Plews, PhD CONNECT SFUELS on Instagram, YouTube Marni On The Move Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Marni Salup on Instagram and Spotify OFFERS Buy any SFUELS Train product and receive a Keto 3 Breakfast Cereal for FREE. Use our code: SFUELSMARNI ( Valid through 10/19/2022 at Midnigt EST) Revitin: Get 15% off and use our code Marni 15 at Revitin.com Revitin is a prebiotic toothpaste that is an all-natural vitamin and mineral-rich formulation that gently cleanses, whitens teeth, and freshens breath while helping to restore gums and reduce harmful plaque. It is free of SLS, synthetic detergents, or additives and contains no harsh chemicals, fluoride, artificial colors, sweeteners, or dyes. SUPPORT THE PODCAST Leave us a review on Apple. It's easy, scroll through the episode list on your podcast app, click on five stars, click on leave a review, and share what you love about the conversations you're listening to. Tell your friends to what you love on social. Screenshot or share directly from our stories the episode you're listening to, tag us and the guests, and use our new Marni on the Move Giphy! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Download for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and exciting news!

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262. Stacy T. Sims, PhD, Author of Next Level, Talks Hormones, Menopause, Exercise & Nutrition

Today on the podcast I sync up with the leading global expert on female physiology and training, Dr. Stacy T. Sims. Stacy T. Sims, PhD is one of the brightest minds in science and nutrition in the endurance sports world and beyond. She is an applied researcher, innovator, and entrepreneur in human performance, specifically sex differences in training, nutrition, and environmental conditions. Stacy is the author of top selling book, Roar published in 2016 and was #1 on Amazon. She talks about how to match your food and fitness to your female physiology for optimal performance. In Roar, Stacy explains sex differences in training and nutrition, which challenges the existing dogma for women in exercise, nutrition, and health. Stacy talks about hormones, our menstrual cycle and how women require different nutrition, are wired very differently, and yes we can workout and race during our periods . She also has an incredible TedEx talk on Why Women Are Not Small Men. We talk about all of this in our first convo on episode #204. Today, we are talking about her amazing new book, Next Level, and doing a deep dive into how hormones, menopause, and post menopause impact our physiology and exercise performance and how we can leverage nutrition and training to work for us, not against us. Stacy demystifies carb fueling and why its important for women. She also shares why female athletes should not be intermittent fasting, and of course we talk about how to optimize performance during and post menopause, which hormones to watch, exercise you definitely need to be doing and the nutrition you need. In addition to her books, Stacy offers online courses and education for coaches, athletes, nutritionists and more. She is the Founding Partner of Wildaiapp and is on the Whoop Scientific Advisory Council. CONNECT Stacy T. Sims on Instagram, Facebook Marni On The Move Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Marni Salup on Instagram and Spotify OFFERS InsideTracker: Get 20% percent off today at InsideTracker.com/marnionthemove Revitin is a prebiotic toothpaste. Get 15% off and use our code Marni 15 at Revitin.com SUPPORT THE PODCAST Leave us a review on Apple. It's easy, scroll through the episode list on your podcast app, click on five stars, click on leave a review, and share what you love about the conversations you're listening to. Tell your friends to what you love on social. Screenshot or share directly from our stories the episode you're listening to, tag us and the guests, and use our new Marni on the Move Giphy! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Download for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and exciting news!