A certified ERYT500 Yoga Alliance instructor, Priyan brings over a decade of experience in nurturing minds and bodies through the Hatha/Vinyasa yoga tradition. He is the heart and soul behind the renowned Nithya Priyan School of Yoga, a sanctuary committed to delivering a structured, integrated practice for its dedicated students. Priyan is also the acclaimed author of "Joy in the Body," Singapore's first book on Yoga Asanas. Launched through a successful 2021 Kickstarter campaign featuring past and present teachers and students of the yoga community, the book generated over $20,000 in funding and sold more than 400 copies within its early publishing months.

As a yoga teacher, Priyan's teaching style exudes a calm maturity, reflecting his deep experience. His classes are infused with patience and compassion, ensuring every student feels seen and supported. An educator at heart, Priyan integrates a scientific approach with his rich understanding of Samkhya, Yoga, Tantra, and Advaita Vedanta traditions. This fusion delivers a nuanced, evidence-based approach to the lectures, courses and training he conducts. Rooted in the belief that yoga is an invaluable heritage, Priyan sees it as a tool to purify the body, mind, and spirit, guiding practitioners towards deeper self-awareness and a greater life purpose.

Episode Highlights:

• Why Nithya made the decision to pivot to yoga
• The birth of Nithya Priyan School of Yoga
• The lineage of Yoga followed by Priyan
• The issues with our current yoga training method
• The importance of finding a teacher when learning Yoga
• The journey of answering the question, "Who Am I?"
• What it means to find the transcendental world
• The potency of the present moment
• Yoga and its role on mental health
• The Snake And The Rope analogy

Connect with Priyan: Instagram | Website

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Meditation with Stephanie Podcast

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Bad days come and go. But the best thing? Nothing lasts.

This meditation will encourage you to pause, relax, and open back up into the moment. Knowing that the present moment is there to nurture you in times of duress.

With love,

Steph

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This week, I speak to Martin Wikstroem, CEO of Ontech Group, a high-technology firm revolutionising near field sensing and human-machine interaction.

This episode is different in that while Martin is not in the "wellness" space per say, but he his approach to wellness is one that is simple, dedicated, and consistent. He inspires me to do better!

Episode Highlights:

• Martin’s wellness journey
• How Martin keeps balanced with all the travel he does
• How he manages to keep up with all time zones
• How quitting alcohol changed his personality and had allowed him to be a better leader and role model
• Stop drinking while traveling! So easy to say, so hard to do
• Unraveling the concept of workaholicism
• How letting go of validation creates freedom in your life
• The concept of “getting right” vs “being right”
• Tips for struggling entrepreneurs
• What does failure mean to Martin
• How wellness doesn’t have to be so complicated
• Jet lag is for amateurs

Get in touch with Stephanie:

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Meditation with Stephanie Podcast

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A meditation to help you settle with, and not resist the emotions you're experiencing today.

Whatever you're experiencing in the moment, will pass. You can count on that :)

With love,

Steph

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This week, I speak to Sophie Leung on what it means to be trauma informed.

Sophie is an Award Winning Somatic Trauma Informed Positive Psychology Coach and Mental Wellness Consultant. Sophie empowers professional leaders to break free from their self-sabotaging thoughts and behavioural patterns. Common challenges including imposter syndrome and perfectionism are tackled through nervous system mastery and trauma informed coaching. Sophie’s work addresses the subconscious, conscious and somatic level, so that clients can better live a fulfilling and successful life on their terms.

Episode Highlights:

• The story behind Sophie's purpose
• What does mental wellness mean?
• The link between mental wellbeing and nutrition and the way you take care of yourself
• Rewiring imbedded conditioning through the subconscious
• Why we self sabotage
• All about somatic therapy coaching
• What it means to be trauma informed
• Imposter Syndrome and the saboteurs we often face

Get in touch with Sophie: Instagram | Linked In

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Meditation with Stephanie Podcast

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I have decided to share some of my meditations from my other podcast, "Meditation with Stephanie" on this platform for easier listening. If meditation is not for you, not to worry, simply skip these series! However, if you do not have a meditation practice, I feel like these meditations on the podcast will spark you to begin one.

Enjoy this first of many meditations on this platform.

With love,

Steph

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This week, I speak to Josh Tetrick on his revolutionary food tech that is currently in the process of taking the world by storm.

Josh Tetrick is CEO & co-founder of Eat Just, Inc., a food technology company with a mission to build a healthier, safer and more sustainable food system in our lifetimes. The company's expertise, from functionalizing plant proteins to culturing animal cells, is powered by a world-class team of scientists and chefs spanning more than a dozen research disciplines. Eat Just created one of America’s fastest-growing egg brands, which is made entirely of plants, and the world’s first-to-market meat made from animal cells instead of slaughtered livestock.

Prior to founding Eat Just, Tetrick led a United Nations business initiative in Kenya and worked for both former President Clinton and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. As Fulbright Scholar, Tetrick taught schoolchildren in Nigeria and South Africa and is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Michigan Law School.

Tetrick has been named one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business” and recognized on prestigious lists such as the TIME100 Climate, Inc.’s “35 Under 35” and Fortune’s “40 Under 40.” Eat Just has been recognized as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies,” Entrepreneur’s “100 Brilliant Companies,” CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” and a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and GOOD Meat has been named one TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023.

Episode Highlights:

• Josh's journey co-founding Eat Just - creating foods that we like without all the harm.
• The power of the Mung Bean.
• The system of the chicken industrial process.
• The nostalgic relationship we have with meat.
• The Good Meat Immersive Dining Experience and the journey to FDA approval.
• The process of producing cultivated meat.
• Building awareness around the idea of the meat industry and the challenges that come with this.
• The challenges around revolutionising the food industry.
• The uncertainty around building a food system where people can convert and fully steer away from how the industry runs today.
• The power of choice in deciding what to put on your plate.
• The psychology of behaviour change, and how Josh is slightly pessimistic.
• The prospects of growing your own food at home.
• Artificial Generational Intelligence and technology.
• How Josh keeps his balance.
• Josh asks you to ponder on what meat actually is, not the fantasy version of it.

Get in touch with Stephanie:

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This week, I speak to a force to be reckoned with, a woman who I truly admire and respect, the goddess that is Lisa Crosswhite (Lisa Von Tang).

Lisa Von Tang is a fashion designer born in Canada and a permanent resident of Singapore where her namesake label is based. Her designs incorporate her mixed heritage and love for Southeast Asia alongside her values of female modernity, powerful sensuality and unboxable fluidity. The brand has utilised best in class sustainability practises when it comes to material sourcing and upcycling as well as ethical production. A staple of the local industry scene, LVT represents the beauty of cultural inclusion.

This episode was more like two friends catching up, where we discuss the ins, outs, ups, and downs of life, sharing with each other the ways we stay balanced and centered when the waves come crashing down.

Episode Highlights:

• How Lisa maintains her balance despite her busy schedule
• What defines living a "pure" lifestyle?
• The role of mythology that depict the balance of pleasure and work
• A day in the life of Lisa
• Finding balance between delegation and perfection
• The highs and lows, and the lessons learned in Lisa's love life
• Ahhhh relationships
• How she uses her emotional learnings to inspire new collections
• Her new collection "Samsara" in Milan Fashion Week
• Learning our karmic lessons or else we continue this cycle of suffering
• The interplay of dominance and submission
• Flowing through yin and yang cycles through time

Follow Lisa on Instagram and visit her LVT webpage for some truly eclectic, badass fashion.

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