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TeamWellnessT.O.2.17 Goldminds: Mindfulness for Kids with Cynthia StirlingCynthia is a meditation enthusiast and an advocate for total mind-body wellness. She is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator and a teacher of mindfulness for kids and teens. Goldminds Canada is a mindfulness for kids organization that creates a safe space for kids to talk about their emotions and participate in fun exercises that introduce them to deep breathing, gratitude and self-love. 💕
Cynthia believes in the power of teaching mindfulness to children at a young age to equip them with the tools they need to be resilient, self-regulate, and build self-confidence. Her goal is to support the nex...
2020-09-2353 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.16 Building a "Fierce" Business with Monica GoldMonica Gold is a FIERY, energetic Canadian dancer, choreographer, content creator and the Founder of Find Your Fierce (FYF). FYF is a dance & fitness company known for its empowering dance choreography and signature Cardio Party classes best described as Zumba meets Beyonce on a Triple Shot Espresso. That means RIDICULOUS ENERGY, and a heck of a lot of sweat! The power of social media brought Monica a dedicated following of fans and participants leading Monica to become a major force in the dance world. If you scroll her feed of endless videos you'll get lost in a sea of...
2020-09-0259 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.15 Resolve CBD with Co- Founders JP & MikeResolve was founded in November 2018, and today offers 10 unique CBD products across 5 product lines with varying applications.
"We believe in creating and offering the highest quality CBD products to provide natural relief and wellness, as well as taking the responsibility to effectively engage our community as a brand to educate and raise awareness around health and wellness topics as well as social issues and causes".
In this episode we chat with JP & Mike about their own backgrounds and what brought them and third founder JT together to create Resolve. They help to define CBD and t...
2020-08-191h 00TeamWellnessT.O.2.14 Wellness & Accessibility with Saran James-VaughanSaran James- Vaughan is a Holistic Nutritionist and Women’s Wellness Coach. She integrates a variety of modalities including Holistic Nutrition, Herbal Medicine and strategies for personal alchemy. Her focus is on helping individuals determine the root cause of their health concerns, whether it is a result of exposure to toxic elements in their physical, mental or emotional environments. She considers herself a facilitator of healing, teaching individuals how to tap into their own innate ability to heal and move through debilitating illness to wellness.
We had an extremely powerful conversation with Saran, starting with her own jo...
2020-07-221h 04TeamWellnessT.O.2.13 Healthy is Hot with Chloe WildeChloe emerged in 2013 as the winner of the MUCH VJ Search and has since brought her fresh perspective and outgoing personality to her role as ETALK Reporter. Chloe brings viewers into the heart of events such as TIFF, Toronto Fashion Week, and THE IHEARTRADIO MMVAs. She has also interviewed some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Julianne Moore, Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Downey Jr., Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kings of Leon, Zac Efron, Joan Rivers, David Foster, and Tori Kelly. Following her MUCH VJ Search win, Chloe became the host of E! before arriving at Canada’s #1 En...
2020-07-081h 08TeamWellnessT.O.2.12 Co-Host Discussion: Black Lives MatterIn the past few weeks, we have felt more anger, outrage and sadness than perhaps ever before. And that is the problem we want to address today. As two white females, we feel shame and guilt over not leaning into our privilege, and using our voices before. We realized that if we are going to be true allies we need to PUT IN THE WORK ourselves, and speak up using our voice and privilege.
In today's episode we address the actions we have taken so far, and the actions we plan to take as individuals and on...
2020-06-1751 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.11 Body Image Chat with Dance and Fitness Professional Marlie Goddard*Trigger warning* We talk about disordered eating and body image issues in this episode. Please seek professional help if you are struggling with an eating disorder.
In today's episode we sat down with one of our besties, Marlie Goddard!
Marlie is a positive spirit and energizer bunny! She is a professional dancer and fitness instructor from Toronto, with a background in business and marketing.
In this episode she speaks about body image, disordered eating and amenorrhea and how those things have affected Marlie's life. She speaks on how she has persevered and coped wit...
2020-05-2051 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.10 Front Line Experience & "Shmoods" with Léa PetersonWe are so excited and grateful to share our conversation with the amazing Léa Peterson.
Léa is a life enthusiast who loves love and is sweat obsessed. She is a registered nurse, Barre Belle Toronto’s Master Trainer and Assistant Manager, and most recently, the founder of Shmood - a wellness movement and creative digital platform dedicated to long lasting health and wellbeing. Exhausted by the notion that health can only be achieved through radical change, Shmood is Léa’s way of sharing good vibes, love, great smelling things (hint hint) and movement for any mood...
2020-05-061h 00TeamWellnessT.O.2.9 Mindset - Healing, Mindset and Spirituality with Natalie KehrenWelcome back! We have an amazing episode for you today! We had to record on Zoom so apologies for the slightly altered audio. We had to do our best during this time of self-isolation.
Natalie Kehren is the founder of Holistic World, co-founder and creator of The Wellness Market, the creator and mentor of the 8-week program Healing to Begin: Breaking Through to Rise, and a leader in the wellness community.
As humans, she believes we have the ability to reach our highest potential possible and from there, honour ourselves by creating a life we tr...
2020-04-0857 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.8 Mindset In Times of Stress With Co-Hosts Kyra and SaraToday we have quite a different episode for you... Due to COVID-19 we are all experiencing shifts and changes in our lives. We have seen devastating health effects world wide, and in Canada of course we’ve been told the precautions we all need to take which include Social Distancing. Due to these safety precautions and returning from travel, our normal in person recording isn’t possible right now.
Therefore, Kyra and I decided to each record our thoughts and experiences we’ve been having during our self isolations with you. Keeping our theme going, March is still our MINDSET month, so...
2020-03-2131 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.7 Mindset - Welcome 'Hoame' with Carolyn & StephanieIt's a new month (which means it's time for a new theme in Season 2) and we are going to be focusing on MINDSET for all of March! What better way to kick us off than with an episode with the Co-founders of Toronto's top meditation studio, Hoame?! They have created the most incredible modern meditation studio here in a city that certainly needs to slow down from time to time.
Hoame Co-Founders, Stephanie and Carolyn, both studied psychology in university and went on to postgraduate training in mental health and addictions (along with multiple other certifications). Carolyn pu...
2020-03-0152 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.6 Financial Wellness - Living "Wellthy" With Tara MurphyHere is our final episode on Financial Wellness. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Tara Murphy. Tara is a Senior Associate Investment Banker at Liberty North Capital; a boutique Bay street Investment Bank. She works directly with the managing partner in all facets; from advisory and analysis to capital raising and structuring of M&A. Tara is a Dealing Representative with the Ontario Securities Commission and has significant transitional experience within North American capital markets.
Outside of corporate finance, Tara is passionate about personal finance and runs “Live Wellthy” workshops, promoting both health and wealth. In t...
2020-02-2958 minTeamWellnessT.O.Special Guest Episode - Discovering 'Zenboks' with Andre and MelissaToday we interrupt our regular scheduled programming to bring you a Special Guest Episode! We are thrilled to introduce you to 'Zenboks' https://zenboks.com/- a personal development app that empowers millennials to discover and elevate themselves. We sat down to chat with Founder and CEO Andre, as well as Melissa, Marketing and Businesses Development Lead.
In this episode we chat about:
--> What Zenboks is all about
--> The process of developing an app and forming a strong team
--> Melissa's education and experience helping businesses grow
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2020-02-1954 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.5 Financial Wellness - The Often Forgotten Pillar of Health with Co-hosts Kyra and SaraHappy February to our amazing TeamWellnessT.O. Community! For our second theme of Season 2, we are going to be chatting about Financial Wellness.
In todays episode, Kyra and Sara sit down to chat about their own insights on Financial Wellness. They share from personal experience how our financial situation can impact our overall health and happiness.
Topics Include:
How our financial situation is a large part of our overall health
Financial stress and its impacts
Tips on how to budget for your wellness needs or how get creative in this area
The concept of tak...
2020-02-0526 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.4 New Year, New Inspiration - Go With Your Gut with Laura De SanctisWelcome to our last episode for the theme of January: New Year, New Inspiration!
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Laura De Sanctis, Holistic Nutritionist and Wellness Expert. She is also a self love advocate, speaker, health blogger and wellness ambassador. She aims to provide individualized care and assessments to all clients, and bases her treatments around sensible and holistic dietary and lifestyle advice.
She is the Founder of Go With Your Gut, an online nutrition and digestive healing program, Laura specializes in coaching women on digestive wellness, as well as detoxification and w...
2020-01-2948 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.3 New Year, New Inspiration - Follow your Heart with Catie FennWelcome Back! For this weeks episode we were joined by the wonderful Catie Fenn.
Catie is a former Bay Street Lawyer turned coach, with a passion for supporting women to rise into the most vibrant, powerful, and authentic versions of themselves. She helps spiritual entrepreneurs align with their souls path by strategically designing impactful and profitable businesses. She leads retreats, online programs and more!
In 2019, Catie led us through a New Year reflection and intention setting practice, that was the perfect way to feel inspired for the year ahead. Therefore, we were SO excited to...
2020-01-2241 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.2 New Year, New Inspiration - Chats with the Skin Artisan Jennifer IdeJennifer is a BIE Practitioner and Holistic Nutritionist. After successfully reversing her own severe eczema symptoms using alternative approaches, Jennifer became dedicated to helping others do the same. She believes in addressing chronic skin issues without the use of harmful drugs, needles or creams. It was her own experience reversing her eczema using alternative medicine that inspired her to create her practice, Holistic Skin Artisan. In her practice, she uses nutrition, coupled with BIE (BioEnergetic Intolerance Elimination) to help her clients heal their skin from the inside out. She primarily works with people who have eczema and hives.
2020-01-1541 minTeamWellnessT.O.2.1 New Year, New Inspiration - Diving Right in with Alexandra PhilpsHappy New Year Everyone! We hope you are ready for a kick ass 2020. With the new year, we bring you a new season of the TeamWellnessT.O. Podcast.
For Season Two, we’ll be honing in on specific topics each month. For January our theme is simple: New year, New inspiration. We want to get you motivated and inspired to reveal the best version of yourself this year, whether that be the healthiest, happiest or most at peace.
To do this, we’ve gathered 4 inspiring guests to chat with this month! Today, for our very first...
2020-01-0843 minTeamWellnessT.O.#19 - Wrapped Up in a Bow with Sara and KyraIn today's short and sweet episode, your co-hosts, Sara and Kyra, sat down to review 2019 and all of the amazing things the TWTO Podcast has brought our way! 🌿🎙️If you have a project you've always wanted to start, we say DO IT! This podcast has been a huge part of our 2019 and we are so incredibly happy we took the plunge to get it started. You never know what will happen until you take that first step, and just DECIDE to get it going. We love the community this podcast has created already. This was and still is our #1 goal of...
2019-12-2717 minTeamWellnessT.O.#18 - Building a Practice and a Business with Dr. Shreya BatraOur FINAL GUEST for 2019 is Dr. Shreya Batra (@drshreyabatra)! 🌿She is a Naturopathic Doctor and has recently become co-clinic owner of Darou Wellness (@darouwellness). 👩💼
She is now building her practice as an ND and managing a beautiful integrative health clinic with 10 other practitioners. Shreya’s personal ND practice focuses on women's health, fertility, PCOS, cardiovascular disease and diabetes/insulin resistance. 👭
In today's episode we chat with Shreya about:
✅Making the shift from traditional medical school to naturopathic schooling
✅About finding her passion in life
✅Helping people prevent illness/disease
✅Individualized treatm...
2019-12-1838 minTeamWellnessT.O.#17 - A Scientific and Simple Approach with Jermel PierreThis week we chatted with Jermel Pierre (@jermelp), BSc, MSc. 💪 Jermel is fascinated with why we as humans do the things we do, both from a cognitive and behavioural standpoint. 📚
Jermel studied kinesiology for his undergraduate degree, and followed this up by completing a double masters degree in Cognitive Psychology and Muscle Physiology. Following school, he followed my curiosity for both the body and mind by becoming a Cardiac & Psychiatric Researcher at Toronto General Hospital, investigating quality of life in patients who had undergone aortic valve replacement.
His love for the human body extends into fitness...
2019-12-1138 minTeamWellnessT.O.#16 - Finance to Fitness with Alessia ScauzilloAlessia (@alessiasculpt) is an established finance professional who has made a pivotal shift in her life to become an inspiring group fitness trainer, on-top of her demanding full-time job. 💪👩💼
We touch on topics like:
✅Going from no exercise at all to becoming a fitness instructor
✅Her unpopular opinion about meal prep
✅Buying your time back
✅Social wellness style
✅Is it really all or nothing for people in the wellness space?
✅Selectivity is key
✅Launch fast, and adjust.
✅Taking calculated risks
...and so much more!
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2019-12-0453 minTeamWellnessT.O.#15 - Energy, Breath and Mental Health with Brandon WongOn today's episode we have the incredible Brandon Wong (@thewongbrandon): Breathwork Facilitator & Meditation Instructor. 💨🧘♂️
Brandon has been meditating ever since he was a kid. He discovered he was a deeply intuitive and energetically sensitive child, so his parents introduced him to many mindfulness and Buddhist practices. It is not everyday that we hear of someone meditating at such a young age. Brandon has an amazing and unique story to share. 🌿
Since then, Brandon has become a Sacred Breathwork Facilitator, a Reiki Level 2 practitioner, has spent time in India and Thailand participating in many 10-Day silent meditation retr...
2019-11-2552 minTeamWellnessT.O.#14 - Recharge Your Life and Business with Dr. Jonas EyfordToday we interview Dr. Jonas Eyford. Jonas is a chiropractor who built his own company; Recharge Wellness, which operates 37 sites around Canada.🔥Recharge Wellness aims to meaningfully elevate the well-being of everyone they can reach by bridging the gap between compassionate healthcare service and hard-working Canadians.✨
Take your notepads out, this is a great one!📓
We chat with Jonas about:
✅How to stay his most focused
✅Recharge Wellness Stations
✅What motivated him to get into corporate wellness
✅Helping companies support their employees wellbeing
✅Principles behind not using traditio...
2019-11-1848 minTeamWellnessT.O.#13 - Grow a Mo to Save a Bro with Samuel WilsonHere is a special edition episode for the month of November aka Movember!
We're just over a week into the charity's biggest month of fundraising, and we wanted to make sure you knew all about the ways you can contribute, and get involved.
So, we asked Sam Wilson friend and Movember employee, to join us on the show and teach us all we need to know. In addition to being a community development coordinator at Movember, Sam has a very personal connection to the causes under the Movember umbrella. Sam is a passionate, strong, brave...
2019-11-1132 minTeamWellnessT.O.#12 - On The Go With JojoToday's guest is Joanna Eisen (a.k.a. Jojo). Joanna (@itsjojomaisie) is an inspiring fitness coach and entrepreneur. She is also a pilates instructor, barre master trainer, personal trainer, pre & post natal specialist and a part of the Puma ambassador program, Team Faster.
She is always on-the-go and a big believer that you can build the body you love and respect while you are busy AF. Her on the go with Jojo 1-1 coaching programs offers meal plans and online workouts allowing an efficient and effective way to make fitness a part of your lifestyle.
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2019-10-2843 minTeamWellnessT.O.#11 - Co-Host Chats with Kyra and SaraToday's episode is with US - your co-hosts Kyra and Sara! We wanted to have a quick chat about what we've learned so far since starting the TeamWellnessT.O. Podcast, as well as reflect on our takeaways from previous guests! In this episode we touch on: Updates on our personal wellness practices Personal training Mental health and psychotherapy Reflecting on conversations with past guests How to submit to be a guest on the show Our personal favourite podcasts/books right now Our first community event - The Art of: Doing What you Love What we have learned so far abo...
2019-10-2123 minTeamWellnessT.O.#10 - Holistic Nutrition with Maya EidMaya Eid (@maya_nutrition) is a Clinical and Holistic Nutritionist (CNP) and health supportive chef. After overcoming her own health challenges like constant fatigue, hormonal imbalance and digestive issues, Maya was propelled to share her knowledge to help her clients go from feeling subpar to raising the bar on their health and fitness goals. Using a practical and sustainable approach to wellness, Maya has led hundreds of clients to achieve optimal health inside out. She teaches others how to cut through the nutrition myths, trends and fad diets and apply functional and holistic healthcare solutions that work for their...
2019-10-1452 minTeamWellnessT.O.#9 - A Conversation Well BYND with Dr. Erica ArcuriDr. Erica Arcuri (@dr.ericaarcuri.nd) is a Naturopathic Doctor passionate about all things hormones, skin & gut health. She recently opened her very own clinic - @wellbynd. She is also the co-founder of @thewellnessmrkt; an event that brings together a variety of vendors, workout classes, meditations and other wellness experiences.
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Her belief is that people need to feel empowered in order to take ownership of their own self-care, healthy habits and health outcomes. She works with the “80/20s” of the wellness world – the ones who understand the importance of incorporating daily health practices, but don’t want t...
2019-10-0755 minTeamWellnessT.O.#8 - Road to CEO with Caleigh RykissToday's guest is @caleighfit! Caleigh is the Founder and CEO of the incredible hybrid fitness studio, BOLO (BodyLove). ✨.
Caleigh is a true inspiration who saw something missing in her life, and rose to the occasion to create it herself.
@boloinc is not only a fitness studio, but also a cafe, salon, and workspace. 💪
We sat down with Caleigh to discuss everything from her career change in TV to fitness, her boxing career, the mistakes made and lessons learned from starting your own business, and of course how to love ourselves and our bodies.
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2019-09-2359 minTeamWellnessT.O.#7 - Influencer Real Talks with Beverley ChengToday’s special guest is Beverley Cheng (@beverleycheng). Beverley is the fitness blogger and creator behind, "Born to Sweat", which on top of the blog, offers online fitness programming, retreats, and much more.
Beverley is also an extremely popular instagram influencer, a group fitness instructor, a model and more. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to chat with her so openly about her successes and experiences. We so appreciated her realness and humour throughout the interview, and we know you are going to love it!
Topics we touch on include:
Starting a blog...
2019-09-1645 minTeamWellnessT.O.#6 - A Sustainable Approach with Aliana ComeauMeet Aliana Comeau (@yoginialiana) Aliana is a Toronto-based yoga & meditation instructor, sustainable consultant and mindful programming developer. Her passion lies in helping everyday people find their way to a happier, healthier more conscious and connected lifestyle using movement, meditation and self-discovery practices. With the intent to create innovative and unique experiences for her clients and students, Aliana is consistently immersing herself in knowledge. Progressing her love for Mindfulness at the University of Toronto, she studies new and ancient practices, philosophies and theories while weaving these teachings into her offerings and the lives of the people she works with. Strongly...
2019-09-0940 minTeamWellnessT.O.#5 - Journey To Camp Fuel: Alicia WoodIn this episode we get to know Alicia’s story. She started out having little interest in fitness and then ended up falling in love with it and becoming a personal trainer and group fitness instructor!
Today Alicia is the founder of an adult fitness camp; CAMP FUEL. Alicia loves being outdoors, swears by group fitness training and struggles with making friends in the city. She wanted to create an inclusive and fun weekend that married all three of those things together, which is how Camp Fuel came to be.
We talk about her career chan...
2019-09-0229 minTeamWellnessT.O.#4 - The Life of a Fitness Entrepreneur: Allan WuIn this Episode, we chat with Allan Wu (@allanwutang), a fitness trainer and entrepreneur. Allan is originally from Vancouver, but moved to Toronto a few years ago to pursue fitness. Today, he teaches at Equinox Bay and Yorkville, along with myodetoxperformance. He also started his own company Kinathletics while in university and we were IMPRESSED by his entrepreneurial spirit! This episode will take you through Allan’s entrepreneurial journey in the fitness world, as well as provide some valuable advice to get you movin'.
Topics we chat about:
- Getting into group fitness and personal tra...
2019-08-2645 minTeamWellnessT.O.#3 - The Force Behind Wall Street Fitness: Jay AgustinSomehow this episode got put into "draft" mode and it was taken off our podcast listens list! 😲So, if this is downloading to your podcast library today - just know this is Episode 3 from Season 1! It's an incredibly inspiring episode, so if you haven't heard it yet or already have, we recommend you give it a listen. 😊
Episode 3 is with the one and only Jay Agustin; founder of Wall Street Fitness!
Wall Street Fitness is a service that highlights and addresses the lack of mobility in corporate workspaces. With the aid of some of the mos...
2019-08-1845 minTeamWellnessT.O.#2 - Getting Mindful With Michelle PoundIn today's episode, we chat with Michelle Pound (@michellepound).
Michelle is an award-winning instructor, key-note speaker and mindfulness coach, based in Toronto. Since 2013, she has been helping people connect to their mind, body, and breath in a warm and witty way. She loves teaching her students the power of the present moment and how to connect to both the head and the heart. Her passion lives in creating human connectedness through mindfulness, meditation and movement. She teaches workshops and speaks internationally on this topic.
Throughout our conversation you will get to know Michelle’s journey - bo...
2019-08-1229 minTeamWellnessT.O.#1 - Welcome to TWTO: Meet The Hosts!Welcome to the TeamWellnessT.O. Podcast! Our aim is to build the largest team of happy, healthy and thriving individuals in Toronto - join us!
In our premiere episode, we wanted to give you a chance to get to know us - Sara and Kyra, your hosts!
We’ve been friends for over two decades and have experienced so much together from our childhood dance studio, to being university roomies. For our newest adventure, we are striving to create a community with others who share the same passion as us; wellness.
In this episod...
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