

Age Less / Live More
Lucas Rockwood
Live your best life in the second half. This no-nonsense show is dedicated to healthspan and features best-selling authors and thought leaders in nutrition, mental health, relationships, and self-improvement. Each episode also includes listener Q&A. Hosted by yoga trainer, writer, and expert speaker, Lucas Rockwood, the founder of YOGABODY.
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Sep 10, 2014 • 47min
116: Getting Started With Essential Oils
Sarah Lobisco is a naturopathic doctor who speaks professionally on integrative medical topics, has several journal publications, and is a candidate for postdoctoral certification in functional medicine.
She currently has a private integrative medicine consulting practice in Ballston Spa, New York, where she incorporates her training in holistic medical practices with conventional medicine. In this Show, You'll learn:
Why some people are more sensitive to smells.
How to discover which oils are more suitable for you.
If edible essential oils are good or bad for you.
How to start utilizing essential oils.

Sep 5, 2014 • 1h 4min
115: Are You Eating Enough Protein?
Dr. John Douillard, DC has written and produced numerous health and fitness books, CDs, and DVDs. He has been teaching and lecturing internationally for 25 years and publishes a free wellness video-newsletter filled with the latest studies and research. He was the Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Nets in the NBA and currently directs the LifeSpa-Ayurvedic Retreat Center in Boulder, CO, where he lives with his wife and six children.
In this Show, You'll learn:
Telltale signs of protein deficiency
Why some people use meat medicinally
How to find a healthy balance in your with protein
Best sources for protein

Aug 29, 2014 • 51min
114: The Secret of the "Vagus Nerve" & Yoga
Rolf is certified by David Swenson to teach Ashtanga Yoga. He’s also certified at the 500hr level witih Embodyoga. Rolf has studied also studied with Ana Forrest, Dharma Mettra, Beryl Bender Birch, Tias Little, Pattabhi Jois, Richard Freeman, and Rodney Yee.
In this Show, You'll learn:
The importance of the vagus nerve for relaxation and life balance
How yoga, breathing, and mind-body practices stimulate your nervous system—in a good way!
The often-overlooked science of yoga
The physiology of emotional dysfunction and how yoga can help

Aug 21, 2014 • 39min
113: Can Kids REALLY Learn Yoga?
Stephanie Johnson is a primary school teacher and yoga teacher in Sydney Australia and the founder of an organization called, That Yoga Feeling.
Last year, Stephanie took the plunge, took leave from her job and went to India to study to be a yoga teacher. Now, she teaches yoga at a community class in after school to children. In this Show, You'll learn:
If kids can really be taught yoga.
Why you need to teach children to meditate.
How to teach kids to meditate.

Aug 14, 2014 • 42min
112: How to Practice Yoga at Work
Jen Kluczkowski is an 800-Hour Certified Jivamutki Yoga teacher, the co-founder and yoga director of Yoga Means Business, a new concept that brings yoga to the workplace. Her organization has been featured in Fast Company, Men's Fitness, The Huffington Post, and many more publications.
Their corporate clients include Facebook, L'Oreal, and the Gilt Groupe, and for anyone stuck in an office most of the day, we're going to talk about some ways to bring yoga to your life. In this Show, You'll learn:
The life experiences that lead to starting the business of taking yoga to the workplace.
How Yoga Means Business merges fitness with the work environment.
Why yoga is more accessible today than ever.
How a company’s staff integrates yoga into their daily routines.

Aug 7, 2014 • 45min
111: The Truth About Genetics & Athletic Performance
David Epstein is an investigative reporter who has won numerous awards including the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Deadline Club Award, Time Inc.’s Henry R. Luce Award for public service, and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association’s “Big Hearted Journalism” award among others.
Epstein is currently best-known for his New York Times bestselling book, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, and we're going to be talking about human performance, and discussing nature versus nurture in athletics.
In this Show, You'll learn:
If people are really getting physically faster and athletically superior each year.
What makes athletes anatomically and genetically different?
If it’s hard work, genetics, or both when it comes to athletics?
How the research in genetics and performance is impacting out lives.

Aug 1, 2014 • 51min
110: How Important Is Core Strength in Yoga
Jenni Rawlings is a highly-experienced yoga teacher and the founder of the first dedicated yoga store in the U.S. called, Drishti in Santa Barbara. She's done extensive training with a particular emphasis on anatomy and biomechanics. In this Show, You'll learn:
Whether or not you should aim to have your mula bandha engaged for your entire practice.
How to better instruct yoga students to engage their core.
What exercises can be complementary to a yoga practice.

Jul 23, 2014 • 52min
109: Yoga Should be Accessible to Everyone Because of its Priceless Health Benefits
Peggy Kwisuk Hong has been teaching Iyengar Yoga since 2001 and is certified as an Intermediate Junior II teacher by the Iyengar Yoga National Association. She lives in Detroit where she founded, taught, and directed a nonprofit Iyengar Yoga center, Riverwest Yogashala, from 2003-2012.
Peggy has done very interesting work with Karma yoga, or yoga of service, and with my company, we're always trying to find new and effective ways to donate our time and funds, so this is why I've invited Peggy on the show today.
In this Show, You'll learn:
How Peggy is democratizing yoga so it’s available to everyone.
What makes Iyengar Yoga special and why you should practice it.
What “Community Gift Yoga” is and how it’ll change the world.

Jul 17, 2014 • 40min
108: How to Serve 2 Million Meals on a Daily Basis & Change the World
Paul Rodney Turner, the “Food Yogi” is the international director of Food for Life and the co-founder of Food for Life Global, the world headquarters for the charity. Food for Life is the largest plant-based food relief project in the world with helping people in over 50 countries and serving up to 2 million meals daily.
In this Show, You'll learn:
Why Paul is called the “food yogi” and what it means to him.
How Food for Life is serving millions of meals to people in need.
The easy and hard things of having been a monk for 14 years.
How food can be meditative and spiritual.

Jul 10, 2014 • 32min
107: Learn How To Grow Your Own Food in Your Own Home
Gary and Valerie are the cofounders of the Grow Your Own Food Summit. Gary Heine is the co-founder of Heine Brothers’ Coffee an importer and roaster of organic, fair-trade coffee with distribution in nine Louisville, Kentucky cafes. Valerie is the co-founder of the not-for-profit 15Thousand Farmers which teaches people how to grow food simply at home. She has also served as Executive Director for Eco Soul for many years supporting sustainable energy projects. In this Show, You'll learn:
What fair trade means and why is it so important particularly on coffee, chocolate, and cotton.
Why they're so passionate about teaching people to growth their own foods.
How to get started planting and growing your own food at home.