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Our guest for this episode is Anastasis Tzanis, who will be the Head Coach of our 30 Day January Yoga Transformation Live Course in 2022.  After servicing the Greek Special Forces as a paratrooper for 1 year, trading currency derivatives in New York and then London for 7 years, and picking up a couple of other dopamine-driven hobbies along the way; in 2009 he began studying yoga & nutritional therapy.  We talk to him about his identity shaping career changes, his unique progression-based approach to yoga, why overbreathing is a bad as overeating, and so much more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to fine podcasts. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on your Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It takes only a few seconds and really makes a difference in helping us grow our audience and platform. We’re also obsessed with personal growth, and reviewing feedback is a great way to do this. Sign up to our Live Course here. Find Adam Hustler on Instagram: @anastasis.tzanis Find Gerjet Efken on Instagram: @yoga_n_rhymes For our Functional Digital Yoga Coach, go to: http://www.skill-yoga.com For our Podcast and Blog, go to https://skill-yoga.blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTzT6V6P2qCBAVeA7cDzaw This episode was hosted by Gerjet Efken and produced by Gerjet Efken and Dominic Edgley. Episode Editing by Dominic Edgley. Music by Vibekat. Logo design by Emmanuelle Dépret.

Our guest today is Ingrid Yang, M.D., J.D., E-RYT 500, C-IAYT. She is a deeply knowledgeable yogi and teacher who teaches a unique style of yoga, as she fuses her many years of studies in medicine with yoga, to make magic on the mat. After the passing of a close relative, she embarked on a journey to discover what really mattered to her in life. We talk to her about how she applies yoga in her medical work, her book: Treating backpain, and so much more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to fine podcasts. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on your Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It takes only a few seconds and really makes a difference in helping us grow our audience and platform. We’re also obsessed with personal growth, and reviewing feedback is a great way to do this. Find Adam Hustler on Instagram: @ingridyangyoga Find Gerjet Efken on Instagram: @yoga_n_rhymes For our Functional Digital Yoga Coach, go to: http://www.skill-yoga.com For our Podcast and Blog, go to https://skill-yoga.blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTzT6V6P2qCBAVeA7cDzaw This episode was hosted by Gerjet Efken and produced by Gerjet Efken, Kelly McKay, and Julia Bell. Episode Editing by Kelly McKay. Music by Vibekat. Logo design by Emmanuelle Dépret.

Our guest today is Adam Husler. Adam brings a unique perspective to those who seek more from yoga than making pretty shapes. He offers a creative and unique approach as a yoga teacher and specialises in a signature style of Alignment-Based Vinyasa. Adam has taught thousands of people in  20+ countries, and has been featured in publications like Mens Health and Women’s Fitness. Adams also hosts the Honestly Unbalanced podcast, and all of this sucess is achieved by his consistent self-practice of coming back to the “why?”, and through challenging himself to find the answers. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy this podcast, be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. It just takes a few seconds, and can really help us to grow and keep having these inspiring conversations. Find Adam Hustler on Instagram: @adamhusler Find Gerjet Efken on Instagram: @yoga_n_rhymes For our Functional Digital Yoga Coach, go to: http://www.skill-yoga.com For our Podcast and Blog, go to https://skill-yoga.blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTzT6V6P2qCBAVeA7cDzaw This episode was hosted by Gerjet Efken and produced by Kelly McKay and Julia Bell. Episode Editing by Kelly McKay. Music by Vibekat. Logo design by Emmanuelle Dépret.

Today we talk to Nic Warner (@nicwarner). Nic spent years studying and facilitating plant medicine and breath work, as well as studying tantra and sacred intimacy with some of the worlds most renowned teachers. We talk to him after his weekend at an Ayahuasca retreat, and we dive right into his connection to his past and overcoming his own trauma. He shares his inspirational personal story about hitting rock bottom. After overcoming a porn addiction, fighting his inner demons, and finding his purpose in life, he now works to continue to empower other men by using the transformational methodologies he experienced on his own journey to heal their relationship with themselves and with others. He also speaks about sacred intimacy and shares his experiences around having better intimate connections and full body orgasms. Join Nic’s Empowered Man II workshop that begins September 12th. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on your Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Find Nic Warner on Instagram: @nicwarner Find Gerjet Efken on Instagram: @yoga_n_rhymes For our Functional Digital Yoga Coach, go to: http://www.skill-yoga.com For our Podcast and Blog, go to https://skill-yoga.blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTzT6V6P2qCBAVeA7cDzaw This episode was hosted by Gerjet Efken and produced by Kelly McKay and Julia Bell. Episode Editing by Kelly McKay. Music by Vibekat. Logo design by Emmanuelle Dépret.

Today, we talked to Certified Breathwork Facilitator, Sascha Zeilinger (@spirit_of_breath). He was a Fashion and Sales executive for almost 20 years before he decided something didn’t feel right about it. He decided to quit his job and began traveling. He discovered Breathwork for the first time while in Bali. His vision is to use the art and science of breath awareness and breathing exercises for health, growth and change in body, mind and spirit. For that he holds a safe space to guide people to open their hearts and heal their relationships within themselves.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to fine podcasts. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on your Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It takes only a few seconds and really makes a difference in helping us grow our audience and platform.  Find Sascha Zeilinger on Instagram: @spirit_of_breath Find Gerjet Efken on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoga_n_rhymes/ For our Functional Digital Yoga Coach, go to: http://www.skill-yoga.com/ For our Podcast and Blog, go to: https://skill-yoga.blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTzT6V6P2qCBAVeA7cDzaw This episode was hosted by Gerjet Efken and produced by Kelly McKay and Julia Bell. Episode Editing by Kelly McKay. Music by Vibekat. Logo design by Emmanuelle Dépret.  

In our very first episode, our guest is Alex Hipwell. She is a Dancer, Choreographer, Body Builder, Nike Master Trainer and Mother, with over 20 years experience in the fitness and entertainment industry. She is also host Gerjet Efken’s Olympic Weightlifting Coach. After a very successful career as an athlete herself, Alex has specialized on mindset coaching for top athletes and managers. She shares some of her personal tools that have helped her get her ass out of bed in the morning and to the gym, every single day for consistent years. She also shares her approach of creating and developing herself, how the perception and role of women in sports has changed, how we can empower one another in difficult times, and how to find the right balance between a professional career, and personal life- including her journey through postnatal depression and how she has used that experience to help people better manage their mental wellness. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It takes only a few minutes and really makes a difference in helping us grow our audience and platform. We’re also obsessed with personal growth, and reviewing feedback is a great way to do this.  Find Alex Hipwell on Instagram: @alexhipwell Find Gerjet Efken on Instagram: @yoga_n_rhymes For our Functional Digital Yoga Coach, go to: http://www.skill-yoga.com/  For our Podcast and Blog, go to: https://skill-yoga.blog/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTzT6V6P2qCBAVeA7cDzaw This episode was hosted by Gerjet Efken Produced by Kelly McKay and Julia Bell Episode Editing by Kelly McKay Music by Vibekat Logo design by Emmanuelle Dépret

Awaken your Abilities is here to offer compelling experiences, weird habits, crazy routines, and inspiring ideas from other exceptional humans so you can test and incorporate new methods into your own life. Through the power of intelligent conversation, we want to be an inspiration and the gateway drug to personal growth.  Find Gerjet Efken on Instagram: @yoga_n_rhymes For our Functional Digital Yoga Coach, go to: http://www.skill-yoga.com/  For our Podcast and Blog, go to: https://skill-yoga.blog/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTzT6V6P2qCBAVeA7cDzaw