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Bodhisattva Conversations with...Torzi Robinson in Conversation with Julia ChiTorzi Robinson is an athlete and a yoga teacher, currently completing a masters in religion and philosophy at Oxford university, for which she was awarded a scholarship.In this podcast she talks about her journey to run pain free again after many years of injury and chronic pain..Torzi recorded a podcast two years ago where she talks about her journey out of despair.And now thriving she lets us know how she lives in a way that continues to allow her to thrive and continue to grow. You can find Torzi on...2023-02-1254 min
That Healing FeelingChelsea Foote: Repairing a Relationship with Food and Finding Fitness FreedomIt was great to have a conversation with Chelsea for the final episode of season 3!Chelsea has been incredibly strong through a challenging period of recovery from her eating disorder and fitness addiction. Throughout this episode we explore her healing journey, and how she began to repair her relationships with both food and fitness.During this conversation we speak in depth about Chelsea's experience as a competitive gymnast, what inspired her to become vegan, breaking out of negative cycles associated with mental illness, adjusting to university, and learning to listen to...2022-01-0946 minThat Healing FeelingNick Butter: Running the World and Living with IntentIt was such a joy to be able to speak with one of my running inspirations, Nick Butter, on the podcast today!I have been following Nick since his running the world challenge: in which he ran a marathon in every country (196) in the world over a period of just 23 months! He also hold 8 world records, has ran the length of Italy in 100 days (1 marathon a day for 100 days), and has ran around the perimeter of Britain in 120 days (roughly 2 marathons a day!). We discuss the physical content of these challenges, but also take time to...2021-12-1241 minThat Healing FeelingJosh Garrett: Becoming a Personal Trainer and Navigating the Fitness IndustryThis week on the podcast it was really lovely to have a chat with my friend Josh, who is currently my personal trainer and helping me work towards some of my own fitness goals!This conversation centres around Josh’s fitness journey, from his love of sport at school, to his challenging relationship with running at university, and towards completing his qualification as a personal trainer and working in Edinburgh today!Josh and I discuss lots of topics that arise when navigating the fitness industry, and we take time to appreciate its potential to...2021-11-2147 minThat Healing FeelingBen West: Mental Health Activism and Campaigning for ChangeIt was so great to have a conversation with Ben West this week on the podcast, where we talk all things mental health! After tragically losing his younger brother to suicide, Ben began campaign for increasing awareness, promoting positive change, influencing the government, and altering laws within the mental health space. Mental health is universal in its impact and effects everyone, however there is still a very clear lack of funding and education in order to tackle the huge struggles being faced by thousands.We discuss the consistent tendency to...2021-11-071h 01That Healing FeelingOlivia Hazlitt: Yoga as a Transformational Tool and Forging our Own Paths in LifeI had such a fabulous conversation with the lovely Livy, a fellow yoga teacher, for this podcast episode! Livy and I’s respective yoga journeys have been aligned in various ways, such as; discovering the power of yoga as a form of movement to enhance sport when we were younger, both being young teachers who have balanced teaching alongside university, and navigating online teaching during a global pandemic. It was really interesting to learn about Livy’s teacher training experience in Italy, the huge learning curve undertaken as one takes the steps from studen...2021-10-1053 minThat Healing FeelingFlora Beverley: Discovering our Athletic Potential and Approaching Sustainable ConsumptionIt was so amazing to have a chat with the lovely Flora about a range of topics that are close to both our hearts.We begin the episode by discussing Flora's journey as a runner, specifically addressing her recent achievement in her 5km time trial. We explore; the power of community in cultivating motivation, overcoming ego, the importance of setting attainable goals, and the value of various methods of recovery.We also speak about what inspired Flora to eat a plant based diet, and the increasing need for education and transparency regarding the...2021-09-2649 minThat Healing FeelingAnnie Smith: Becoming a Runner and Chasing ChallengesIt was a delight to speak to my friend Annie all about her journey towards becoming a marathon runner, as well as her exciting upcoming training for a career in the army. A HUGE CONGRATS to Annie who completed her second marathon in 3 hours 49 minutes! However, at the time of recording she was still in her final month of training, so in this episode we discuss the importance of planning training sessions, scheduling recovery practices, our mutual love of Strava, trusting the process, and maintaining a positive mindset! Annie discovered her love of sport at school...2021-06-0548 minThat Healing FeelingSophie Wax: Making Fitness Fun and Moving for Positive MentalityI really enjoyed speaking to fellow Edinburgh student and Bound Fitness instructor Sophie for this episode of the podcast. Sophie has been personally challenged through her experiences with anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, and she cites fitness and movement as a form of preventative medicine that positively impacts her mental health. Throughout the episode we focus on the importance of making fitness enjoyable and constructive rather than a destructive form of punishment, allowing it to become a sustainable and beneficial practice both mentally and physically. We also deeply discuss mental health awareness, therapy, engaging with...2021-05-3037 minThat Healing FeelingMhairi MacLennan: Building a Positive Relationship with Running and Empowering Voices Through Policy ChangeIt was so fantastic to speak to the lovely Mhairi MacLennan about her personal athletic experience, as well as discussing the petition she, Anna Gorden, and Kate Seary drew up, calling UK Athletics (UKA) to have a "zero-tolerance" approach to coaches. We begin the episode by exploring how Mhairi discovered running and how she became successful in the athletics field. We speak about how running can be a space to channel anxiety and emotional stress, which can be releasing but also lead to a complicated and problematic relationship with the sport. Mhairi suffered numerous illnesses, including...2021-04-1133 minThat Healing FeelingMira Manek: Ayurvedic Rituals and Building Our Toolkit For HappinessIt was fantastic to start season 3 with an author of one of my favourite books, the wonderful Mira Manek. I received her book, Prajna, as a Christmas present and read it all in about a day, which is a testament to how enlightening her words are! Throughout this episode we speak all about the tradition of Ayurveda - meaning the scripture or science of life in Sanskrit. Numerous uplifting rituals were present in Mira's life from childhood, but it was over the last decade that she began understanding how Ayurveda was connected...2021-04-0435 minThat Healing FeelingBecky and Tash: Sister Special and Reflecting on 2020I am finishing season 2 by speaking to my two lovely sisters Becky and Tash, where we take the opportunity to reflect upon the challenges of 2020 and look forward to 2021 with positivity. We all had a big year of firsts despite the pandemic! Becky travelled around Asia and Australia before starting her first job post university in March, where she quickly needed to adapt to working virtually and building a productive and self-motivated working-from-home routine.Tash started her first year at Edinburgh University, after completing her final year of school very suddenly and...2020-12-2744 minThat Healing FeelingGrace Kingswell: Functional Medicine and Nourishing Ourselves NutritionallyI absolutely loved speaking to the amazing Grace Kingswell this week on the podcast. Grace is a nutritional therapist who focuses on root cause medicine, and throughout this episode we discuss the potential that food has to heal but also hinder our health. Grace was inspired to become a nutritional therapist due to a personal experience of numerous health issues growing up, including; fatigue, eczema and gut symptoms. This led her to apply functional medicine to her healing journey, in contrast to a typical western culture of medicine which often treats the symptom and not...2020-11-2940 minThat Healing FeelingKatie Elcock: Surgery Stories and Sporting IdentityI loved talking to my lovely friend Katie this week all about working through long-term chronic injury, and maintaining a positive mentality and commitment throughout. Katie had a very sporty childhood, and this carried on throughout school and university, where she was actively involved in netball and rugby respectively. This allowed sport to become a large part of her life, and a distinctive element of her identity. It was thus very challenging for Katie to suffer a serious foot injury in one of her first rugby sessions at Edinburgh University, which, after a difficult period of diagnosis...2020-11-2232 minThat Healing FeelingSophie Dear: The Healing Power of Yoga and Building Balance in Our LivesIt was amazing to speak to the lovely Sophie Dear (all the way from Bali!) about the healing power of yoga and how it can help us build balance in our lives. Before beginning her yoga journey, Sophie worked in TV as an assistant director, which, despite being an adventurous and exciting career, did not provide balance and instead led to challenges such as anxiety, stress and insomnia. It was this lack of balance that influenced Sophie to reconsider her path, and re-align with what allowed her to feel fulfilled. This is where Sophie discovered...2020-11-0139 minThat Healing FeelingIssi Ladd: ADHD Acceptance and Mental Health AwarenessI sat down with my amazing flatmate Issi this week to have a really positive conversation all about her journey with ADHD and mental health. We being the episode by discussing how having ADHD has affected Issi's life in both positive and negative ways throughout her childhood, teenage years and now as a young adult at university. The high level of independent study at university became very difficult for Issi, and it was this which motivated her to begin looking into neurodiversity and in turn led her towards her diagnosis. Being diagnosed with a mental...2020-10-2540 minThat Healing FeelingAnna and Kuda: Building Bound Fitness and Sweating Towards a Stronger MentalityI loved speaking to Anna and Kuda this week on the podcast, where we discussed all things Bound Fitness! We begin the episode by speaking about what inspired the creation of Bound Fitness, and how fitness plays a central part in both Anna and Kuda's personal lives. Exercise can often be considered on purely the physical level, and we discuss the importance in promoting the intrinsic link between physical wellbeing and mental health, and how training can not only strengthen our bodies, but also our mentality. Exercise is a proven healer for those struggling with stress, anxiety...2020-10-1837 minThat Healing FeelingMhairi Fenton: The First Virtual London Marathon and Maintaining MotivationI loved speaking to Mhairi this week all about her amazing completion of the first virtual London Marathon! The episode is split into two, with the first half recorded a few days before the race and the second section being recorded a couple of days after the 26.2 miles. In the first part we discuss the unique nature of the 2020 London Marathon and what inspired Mhairi to run and fundraise for the excellent Alzheimer's society. We also explore planning the route in Edinburgh, training strategies to build endurance and strength, the importance of recovery, and maintaining...2020-10-1140 minThat Healing FeelingDavid Slack: Practicing Presence and Using our Natural Healing CapacityOn this week of the podcast I spoke to the lovely David Slack! David was a Men's Health Cover Model Finalist and supplement brand ambassador in his early 20s, and this allowed for deep exposure to the negative impacts of the fitness industry, including; toxic masculinity, obsession with the gym and body dysmorphic disorder. David speaks candidly about uplifting men's mental health by using our voices to create a space of vulnerability in which we can spread positive messages. In his mid 20s, David's perspective on life shifted with the birth of his son, and...2020-10-0439 minThat Healing FeelingTalia Shehadeh: Mindful Moments and Rituals for Self CareI had the best time speaking to one of my closest friends, Talia, for this episode. We have been friends for over a decade and both possess a passion for health and wellness, which Talia developed in her mid teens whilst discovering the benefits of yoga and meditation. Throughout this episode we address our daily and weekly practices that make us feel our best. We talk about the holistic benefits of movement, finding a balance between restorative and high intensity, attaining space mentally and physically and feeling a sense enjoyment rather than punishment whilst exercising. We also highlight the...2020-09-2739 minThat Healing FeelingSabrina Sinha: Overcoming Illness and Having Faith in our Athletic AbilityI am beginning Season 2 of my podcast by speaking to the amazing Sabrina Sinha. Sabrina and I competed in biathlon, athletics and cross country together when we were younger, and she has gone on to accomplish many incredible achievements in the athletic field, representing GB & NI in events such as; the European Youth Championships, the World Youth Games and the European Cross Country Championships. In the peak of her condition, Sabrina began to suffer with endometriosis in mid 2016, an extremely painful condition which significantly impacted her life as an athlete and also personally. In this episode, Sabrina and I...2020-09-2037 minThat Healing FeelingAdelle Tracey: The Half Mile Smile and Empowering Female SportI finished Season 1 of the podcast by talking to the lovely Adelle Tracey. Adelle is a British Track and Field Athlete, competing in the 800m (for which she is a sub 2 minute runner!) and representing Great Britain on the global stage. Me and Adelle trained at the same club growing up, Guildford and Godalming Athletics Club, so it was really lovely to catch up with her and learn more about her athletic journey. We explore Adelle’s relationship with running from a young age to now, and discuss; her inclusion in the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, challenges that have all...2020-07-1936 minThat Healing FeelingSophie Tamblyn: Sporting Success and the Pressure of PerformanceI sat down with my lovely friend Sophie and we had a great conversation about her journey with sport. Sophie has been a talented sportswoman from a young age, and has some fantastic achievements, such as captaining the U23 England Lacrosse Team as well as the 1st Team at Cambridge University. We reflect on how this valuable period in lockdown has allowed Sophie to take a step back from competitive sport and realign with the basic enjoyment that sport offers in its purest form. We emphasise throughout this episode that the fun and appreciation within sport needs to be...2020-07-1236 minBodhisattva Conversations with...Bodhisattva Conversations with Torzi RobinsonTorzi is a yoga teacher and she has her own podcast called 'That Healing Feeling'... She shares with us her love of running, adventure, and the outdoors and how yoga and meditation have played an integral part in her journey from chronic injury and the inner despair this gave her to the peace, ease, and joy she now experiences. She tells us how adversity has lead her to this place of transformation.Torzi is currently holding a four week yoga event to support doctors2020-07-0728 minThat Healing FeelingJulia Chi Taylor: Running Free and Barefoot BeingIt is always a joy to speak to my coach Julia Chi Taylor about her incredible life. I met Julia in a particularly difficult personal period, and she has been offering me foundational guidance ever since! Julia is a lifetime runner, and we discuss the process of how this passion developed a competitive edge and how particular challenges affected Julia's athletic experience. We also speak about her international marathon career, in which Julia ran the 26.2 miles in 2 hours and 36 minutes! She offers some brilliant tips for marathon preparation, and we explore the benefits of long slow distance within a...2020-07-0540 minThat Healing FeelingAnnabel Boden: Mindful Nutrition and Holistic HealingI had a super insightful conversation with my lovely friend Annabel this week all about eating mindfully and healing holistically. The topic of health often becomes intertwined with toxic diet culture and a negative 'envisioned' body image, when we should be focusing on eating to nourish our bodies, and exercising to feel strong and positive. Annabel loves studying nutrition, and learning how feeding our gut wholesome nutrients directly influences our mentality. We also discuss the importance of making plant based eating more accessible and enjoyable so that an increased population can experience the wide ranging physical benefits, as well...2020-06-2837 minThat Healing FeelingAlice Dearing: Swimming Strong and Driving DiversityI had the best time speaking to the incredibly talented endurance athlete Alice Dearing in this episode. Alice has some amazing achievements, such as representing GB in marathon (10km) swimming in three World Championships, and becoming the World Junior Open Water Champion in 2016. We explore Alice's swimming journey throughout the episode, and address the challenges she has faced within competitive sport, such as; mental health maintenance, the impact COVID-19 has had on training and mindset, overall time management and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021. She also gave me some tips for open water swimming, and we investigate...2020-06-2138 minThat Healing FeelingTyrsa Gregory: Yoga Teacher Training and Life Beyond the MatI had a beautifully balanced conversation with my lovely new friend Tyrsa, where we reflected on completing our 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training course with Sadhana Yoga School. Tyrsa is from Canada, and welcomed the therapeutic power of yoga into her life during a challenging period of personal growth, and it rapidly became clear how healing the practice was for her. We discuss what we both learnt in abundance throughout the course, including; the sequencing of physical yoga flows, guiding meditation practice, the philosophical lineage surrounding yoga as a classical tradition, investigating the paths of yoga, and consideration of both...2020-06-1435 minThat Healing FeelingLucy Rayner: Approaching Anxiety and Strengthening of SelfI had a profound discussion with my lifelong friend Lucy about her journey with and beyond anxiety. We explore the wide range of manifestations that anxiety can take on mental, physical and emotional levels, aligning with the underlying theme that mental health is highly individualistic. We also investigate the benefits of various healing techniques, including medication and therapeutic methods, and the importance of a supportive network of relationships. Being diagnosed with anxiety disorder at a young age, Lucy explains the challenges faced in approaching anxiety whilst growing up, but also how it allows for significant self-growth and self-awareness. She...2020-06-0736 minThat Healing FeelingRachel Johnson: Running, Coaching, and Living to Inspire, Encourage, and EmpowerI had a fantastic conversation with professional athlete Rachel Johnson all the way from Virginia in the US. Whilst competing to a high level, Rachel struggled with disordered eating, and she is bravely open about her process towards healing her relationship with food, and learning the importance of nourishing the body for performance and lifestyle. We also reflect on how life in lockdown has shifted our outlooks on our individual motivations and passions, whilst also allowing for universal connection. It was amazing to speak to someone who has utilised their past challenges to aid and encourage others in the...2020-05-3133 minThat Healing FeelingKatie Shiel-Rankin: Overcoming the Impacts of Injury and Learning to Love OurselvesMe and Katie had a very insightful conversation focusing on the obstacles faced whilst maturing and growing up as an athlete. We explore the varied impacts of injury, expectative pressure, and self-critique on mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. Being passionate about sports and other talents is brilliant, but it is important that we do not allow them to fully define our identity or self-worth. Through Katie's daily practices of positive affirmation, reflective gratitude, and living with self-love, we can learn to accept ourselves more and be proud of how far we have come in our unique paths of life...2020-05-2431 minThat Healing FeelingJessie Ward: Marathon Mentality and Plant Based PowerKicking off Season One by speaking to my lovely friend Jessie Ward. This conversation explored the undeniable link between mental health and exercise, developing a positive relationship with running, and the power of a vegan diet on both a personal and planetary level. Jess is super positive, so the episode has an underlying theme of self-love and doing what makes us happy and healthy as unique individuals. We really hope you enjoy!Mentioned:Game Changers Documentary - https://gamechangersmovie.comEat and Run by Scott Jurek - http://www.scottjurek.com/eat-run2020-05-1738 minThat Healing FeelingTrailerA podcast talking all things wellbeing, how we feel the best in ourselves, and how we overcome challenges and heal with positivity and strength. Various topics will be discussed, from fitness and nutrition, to mental health care and recovering from injury and illness. Ultimately everybody is unique and has different stories and experiences, and therefore possess their own passions and practices that contribute to their individual wellbeing and health. This podcast allows exploration into what healing can mean from a wide range of perspectives. I hope that this podcast brings a little bit of positivity and light into your...2020-05-1301 min