Becoming A Yogi

Jamez sits down with Entrepreneur, PR Guru, Publicist and the owner of Coroa (a luxury line of yoga clothing for men), Santiago Pazos. They discuss Santiago's journey to finding his place on the mat, the challenges, and tools that yoga has given him to live a more balanced and connected lifestyle.  Santiago talks briefly about his issues with organized religion and the reason he left the Catholic church. He discusses the path to spiritual liberation and how yoga provides a place to express himself free from the judgment of his sexuality.  lastly, Santiago shares his story about bringing more men on the mat through his company Coroa. He shares with us how a person with no previous experience in fashion can allow passion to lead them to develop their vision - a men's yoga clothing line from scratch.  Check out Coroa here: https://www.coroayoga.com/    

Jamez sits down with Yogi, Actor, Sound and Vibrational Healing Sex & Intimacy Coach Diego Wallraff. Listen as they discuss how we should consciously approach sexuality, how our sexual energy has potential healing power, and how yoga holds the key to advancing our outlook on the world.  You can find Diego here www.atouchfromtheheart.com

On this episode, Jamez sits down with Eddie Stern the founder of Ashtanga Yoga New York. They discuss Eddie's journey to discover yoga, his 30 years in the industry, what it means to be a yogi and his new book One Simple Thing: A New Look at The Science of Yoga and How It Can Transform Your Life. Buy One Simple Thing

Listen as Jamez sits down with Christian Lepore the founder and CEO of LIIV Wellness - a company that takes pride in formulating the highest quality hemp health products. Here we talk about how Christian discovered yoga, his path to creating a CBD company, and his take on the future of the yoga industry.  Because CBD and yoga both have similar benefits, they can have very powerful beneficial effects when combined. As a result, CBD and yoga work synergistically to decrease inflammation, reduce pain, improve sleep, and much more. The next time you try any form of yoga, try taking a 5mg dose of CBD to give you added focus and clarity through your yoga flow or even take 10mg after an intense yoga session to speed up your recovery. The combination of CBD with yoga will help to prevent future injuries and have a positive impact on your mood, among other benefits. If you are interested in trying LIIV Wellness products use BECOMINGAYOGI promo code to save 10% off your purchase.  LIIVORGANICS.com

Listen as Jamez sits down with Melissa Chataigne a fashion stylist, coach, and yoga teacher who believes that a mind, body connection is the foundation to cultivating your personal style manifesto. Through her company, Melissa Chataigne Style, she provides executive styling, lifestyle coaching, and mentoring services and leads empowerment workshops and events around the country. After completing her yoga RTY 200 training, she aims to make yoga and wellness more inclusive and accessible to help more women live in style with purpose.  Melissa has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Page 11, Access Hollywood, The Art of Charm, also pens the lifestyle blog, Chataigne Style and is a style contributor and expert for various publications. She also works with brands like Who What Wear, Nyx Cosmetics, Tacori, and more as an influencer and brand ambassador. To work with Melissa visit her website www.melissachataigne.com Follow her on IG & Twitter @chataignestyle

Listen as Jamez sits down with the VP of Sales and Marketing at Joybird Wellness, Haley St. Paul. Haley shares her journey to discover the healing power of yoga after the death of her brother. She also talks about career challenges, manifestation, cannabis, and how she became a yoga teacher. Lastly, Haley shares with us the CBD product and mission of the new company Joybird Wellness. Follow @drinkjoybird  Enter promo code: BecomingAYogi for 10% off www.drinkjoybird.com

Follow the journey of the former CEO of Tantris Yoga studio as he discovers his place in the world as a yogi. This story shares the experience of losing the connection to the higher self in the process of becoming oneself. Khari shares his career struggles, dealing with depression, and letting go of life's pleasures. He helps us paint a picture of the yogi lifestyle through the 8 limbs of yoga, the yoga sutras, meditation, veganism, and spirituality. Finally, Khari shares with us his recent project @the333.life, a community established to cultivate space, tools, and experiences for a more conscious existence.