Savoir Vivre by JJ
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Please find now my podcasts under a very new and exciting pseudo - My BeautyFuel Food by JJ.
Claire Andréewitch is a life-loving woman, devoted mother, curious soul, entrepreneur and passionate teacher. In her practice as a naturopath and yoga teacher, she works with a holistic approach to health and beauty. She helps her clients to reconnect with their intuition, to regain confidence in their bodies and guide them to a more natural way of taking care of themselves. Nutrition, as well as stress relief, are key components in her practice. “It’s important to consider a synergy of body/ mind practices, so we can learn to nourish better on all levels.” Her book about Inner beauty and outer GLOW has officially launched.
Shirin von Wulffen is the co-founder of beauty and lifestyle company, Bastide. Partnered with her husband renowned hairstylist, Frédéric Fekkai, Shirin has a true passion passion for living beautifully, simply, and authentically - she lives by the ethos of the brand. Today Shirin joins us to tell us about the making of Bastide, her life before and today. Get ready for beauty secrets and life lessons. This is a real treat.
Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Vinny Bonanno, the self-proclaimed former fat kid with nonstop hone-able energy and discipline to achieve his dreams. Vinny now shines even brighter than a diamond. He shares the transformative powers of yoga and holistic health maintenance, connecting to and understanding our powerful bodies and minds! As Vinny says, “I shine in order to get everyone shining! Together we shine brighter. Making this time on earth happy, peaceful and joyous.” Ready?
Sasha Nelson is an international yoga and meditation instructor, wellness consultant, and sustainability enthusiast. She supports communities and individuals to integrate wellness practices into their modern lifestyles. An avid traveler, she seeks to discover and introduce yogic principles and practices in the form of food and culture worldwide. Sasha is committed to an earth-conscious lifestyle from the food we eat to the products we purchase and the way we live. A Fashion Merchandising MFA graduate from Academy of Art University emphasizing eco-friendly fashion, she collaborates with brands who stress the importance of sustainable and fair-trade initiatives. She has quite a story to share, you ready friends?
Quoted by Deepak Chopra as the “Millennials’ therapist,” Megan’s no-bullshit, relatable voice has garnered over 30m views. Transparent about her own mental health, eating disorder history, frequent heartaches and uncertain entrepreneurial life in New York City, Megan’s vulnerable and humorous writing-style has inspired dozens of viral articles – making her a Huffington Post – homepage regular, MindBodyGreen, and Forbes favorite. We are so excited to have her on Savoir Vivre.
Emilie Steinbach is a Neuroscientist and Neuropsychologist specialising in Neuro-Nutrition and Sleep Physiology. She will explain everything you need to know about the impact of nutrition on your brain ... Yes, diet has a real impact on our cognitive performance, our mood or our sleep sleep! In this intimate Podcast, Emilie shares her experience growing up and living with ADHD. She shares her trials and tribulations, and how she now is here to help us perform to the best of our ability with Feed Your Brain.
Abbie is a student, a teacher and a true scholar. I don't want to give much away about this one's incredibly vast and fascinating past, but I will share with you some of Abbie's own words. "Everything I have accomplished, explored, loved, conquered, failed at, dipped into, and ran from in my life up until now compelled me to open The Studio. I did not plan to become a studio owner; but, the trajectory was an organic result of my urge to honor and teach this practice wherever it took me." Ready?
Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, Bec’s love of fitness stemmed from a fascination of nutrition. She successfully created her own personal training business that inspired a fun and cheeky yet holistic approach to fitness, while also promoting a major focus on lifestyle and nutritional coaching. Bec made the move to NYC in search of challenge and experience. Since moving, she has explored a variety of alternative training techniques while constantly striving to incorporate her own fitness ethos. She is also the founder of Go Basic, one of the most awesome CBD brands out there, let's be honest.
Elodie Garamond is the founder and creator of the globally respected yoga studio Le Tigre. Born to a family of 8, Elodie has a true culture of community. Her travels and time spent abroad have likewise given her a unique knowledge of culture and vast expertise. But as things are not usually what they may seem on the surface, it is not as glamorous as it may seem, Elodie is a fighter, survivor and warrior. Her charisma, wisdom and confidence have kept her going - they are truly her keys to success. Elodie joins us on Savoir Vivre in her sweet, authentic form to share her story.
Eva Gaillot is the French Coconut - a vegan recipe queen from the South of France who is totally and completely passionate about health, wellness, plant-based food and a feel good lifestyle. Via her life changing experience in India, to her everyday life in between Paris and the south, Eva's smile shines bright. Your day is about to get better.
Flawless Yoga is the intersection of yoga teacher Aurélie Louis-Alexandre and music journalist Naomi Clément. These two fabulous chicks came together in the summer of 2018 to create a project that offers vinyasa yoga classes accompanied by a DJ set 100% hip-hop and R'n'B, to consolidate your practice but especially to disconnect from your daily life. Here we are to hear the back end of the story and the synchronicity of this duo is one that will keep your ears pinned.
Today on Savoir Vivre we are catching up with Camille Azoulai who is the co-founder of Funky Veggie, a French start-up who is seeks to facilitate healthy eating with innovative snacks. Camille created Funky Veggie with her business partner Adrien three years ago. In only three years, Funky Veggie is nearly all big super markets in France. Get ready to hear Camille's cray journey through entrepreneurship and life in general.
MC aka Marie Caroline grew up between Paris and Corsica where well-being and sport were her true anchors. After many years working in media and the world of Sport & Yoga, MC decided to pursue a career in helping children through yoga. She now offers private or group yoga classes to children, as well as in the hospital environment. Her approach encourages fun and multi-sensory learning to allow kids to practice Yoga while having fun, learning to breathe, to concentrate, to relax and live in harmony. Her Savoir Vivre is here to inspire us all.
Claire created Atelier Nubio in January 2014 with co-founder Gabrielle Rotger-Marcombes. Their goal is to design and make in Paris raw vegetable juices, cold pressed and certified organic, of the highest organoleptic and nutritional quality possible. They have come up with high-end Detox cures where every detail has been designed to give customers a unique experience and maximum benefit - as well as a better understanding of themselves and the good food that they enjoy. Today, Claire is here to share Atelier Nubio's story, and of course, some of her own.
Anne Bianchi is a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Tantra Practionner and sextherapist, former journalist and writer. Founder of Satnam Montmartre, the first Kundalini Yoga and Therapy Home in Paris with an holisitic approach including sextherapy, energetic healing, beauty and wellness for body, mind and soul. Anne’s purpose is to help/accompany people, men and women, to embody their Sat Nam (or True Self), and to embrace their sexuality and spirituality in the most authentic way and at the fullest. She's got a story that is one to remember.
Today we are here with Lauren Berlingeri and Katie Kaps, the founders of HigherDose. Lauren studied at The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is a a fitness expert and international model, who was the star of the web series “Woman Vs. Workout”. Katie is a startup executive and entrepreneur who holds degrees in International Economics from Georgetown University and the London School of Economics, and took Tough Mudder from $10m sales to $150m sales, earning her employee of the year in 2013. She also has worked in investment banking, venture capital, and held CEO roles in startups prior to launching HigherDOSE. These two ladies are here to fill us in on all the incredible dope reasons of why they decided to undertake this adventure and why YOU should be getting your dose, to get high naturally.
Nevine Michaan, Founder and creator of Katonah Yoga possesses a gift for teaching the physical and esoteric aspects of yoga. Many consider her the Teacher’s teacher, a philosopher, a poet; a seer. Her teaching methods are articulated intelligently with meaning and metaphor. Nevine's practical approach entwines the body, the breath and the imagination. Her unique dialogue and insight is matched by her extraordinary ability to convey and communicate her keen acumen. Get ready my friends, for the Savoir Vivre of Nevine Michaan.
Charlotte Muller, former lawyer, is a certified Yoga teacher trained in Hatha and Kundalini yoga, who specialises in Fertility Yoga. After being diagnosed with a severe version of the polycystic ovaries syndrome at age 27, - PCOS is the first cause of female infertility with 1 woman in 5 concerned- Charlotte decided to learn more about the causes of this hormonal imbalance and how functional and alternate medicine could help. As a longtime yoga practitioner, she turned to a holistic approach and discovered several studies on Fertility Yoga benefits. Get ready for some holistic magic.
Latham Thomas, aka Glow Maven is a celeb wellness and lifestyle maven and birth doula who continues to transform women through all stages of their pregnancy, helping them to rise to the best versions of themselves. The founder of Mama Glow and named one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100, an enlightened group of leaders elevating humanity through their work, this incredible woman is leading a revolution in radical self-care. Not much else to say but that this Savoir Vivre will touch your heart.
Rebecca Leffler is an author, journalist and consultant who, after a long career in entertainment as France Correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter and film critic on French TV network Canal, traded the red carpet for the yoga mat and champagne for green smoothies. After many successful green-eating cookbooks, Rebecca is here to share her story with us of how she turned a digestive nightmare into a happy green life.
Meet Marine Parmentier, founder of Mirz Studio. Her project began in 2014 after eight years working in the media industry. While she had a great great job at the digital channel Nowness, she never truly felt a part of it. Following a need to no longer adhere to values that were not her own, Marine's spiritual journey began. Now Mirz Studio is known to be (in my opinion) the most innovative studio in Paris. As Marine says, "We are our own guru here! Everyone should make their own opinion and this is precisely how I envision the philosophy of yoga. One must constantly question one's practice and one's master. It makes the practice more interesting. Everything is love but this must not prevent you from asking questions!" Get ready to discover this one's cosmic Savoir Vivre journey.
Kindleggings, the newest French brand is all about giving back. 50% of their profits go to supporting organisations that assist female entrepreneurs via micro loans. Today we are chatting with the Co-Founder of Kindleggings, Nathalie Alsing Alauzen. Prior to Kind, she worked as the head of 3 countries for Lululemon. This intense, yet enriching experience paired with her now entrepreneuriat life makes her a very very exciting candidate for Savoir Vivre. Listen in.
Moving from a very high-paced executive job in the high tech industry that saw him traveling constantly, Guillaume settled in Montreal to ground himself. Focused mainly on the physical benefits at Modo (at first), the practice quickly allowed him to take a deeper look at his life and what he wanted to do with it. He thus decide to complete a full-time MBA, while continuing to work part-time, being supported by a daily yoga practice. His practice has brought him a peace of mind, that he strives to apply in all his undertakings, and in his classes. He is now the owner of two studios in Montreal, two studios in New York and one in Paris. This ray of sunshine has so much inspiration and insight to share with us on Savoir Vivre.
Dages Juvelier Keates has one heck of a story to share with us on Savoir Vivre. Recognized as senior teacher in the Katonah methodology developed over the past forty years by Nevine Michaan, Dages is an author, teacher and student. This one you'll just have to listen to understand more, this woman is a force.
Two Hands is a community-focused cafe that strives to create nutritious, simple and delicious food paired with exceptional coffee and the founders are two of the most posi vibes dudes featured on Savoir Vivre to date. When Giles and Henry opened Two Hands Cafe in 2014, they didn’t have the support of deep-pocketed patrons and were legit thousands of miles away from home. But they did have an intense passion for Aussie coffee culture, a desire to bring a more community-driven cafe to New York City, and a bit of personal savings to kickstart their dreams turned into a true success.
For over fifteen years, Robyn Berkley has worked at the forefront of the luxury fashion and lifestyle industries as a leading brand consultant in New York City. Now, inspired by the marked improvements in her own lifestyle, Berkley has launched Live The Process, an online health and wellness resource for impossibly busy, but balance-seeking people, like herself. She applied her expertise in PR and branding to the project, highlighting areas where people craved more accessible information. She's here sharing her Savoir Vivre.
Formerly a developper in sustainability, Caroline Perrineau aka "The Yoginist" found yoga at a difficult time in her life. While yoga was no miracle solution, it helped her to find strength and peacefulness in order to re-align her life. This truly inspiring human has a lot of life to share with us, which includes some very awesome Savoir Vivre.
This fabulous female, burner, yoga teacher and co-founder of Woom Center aka Elian Zach-Shemesh is here to share a bit of her Savoir Vivre with us. Dive into her incredible story of how a fascination with sound, burning man and yoga turned into a space unlike any other on the Bowery in Lower Manhatten. Elian is sure to blow your mind in this one.
We are here with the founder of London's Glow Bar, Sasha. After coping with a period of depression, she wanted to find a way to help women manage their stress levels and anxiety by using adaptogens, Glow Bar's own version of an Ayurvedic Moon Milk (using vegetable milks, duh)and very cool infrared saunas. Her story will blow your mind and the space she created is pretty mind blowing, too.
