Who's on the mat? with Liz Daffen

Who's on the mat? with Liz Daffen

Liz Daffen chats to a variety of people she meets in her day to day life. Each episode will talk about the guest's passions, hints and tips to stay healthy, how they ended ended up on the mat, and how they came to be in their chosen career.

Episodes

December 1, 2022 76 mins
Anja returns to podcast to chat about her new book. I’m excited to delve into some of the content of the book and the whole writing process. We chat about Ayuvedic cycles and how we’re all effected by cycles. Have you been brought up to be consistent or work with your cycles? How do your cycles effect you?

For listeners of the podcast you can use the following code for 15% discount – valid until 31st December 2022: MATANJ15.
The dis...
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Vici is a writing for wellbeing facilitator as well as a music teacher, singer, song writer and a forest school leader. We met up and went for a walk and talked about Vici’s passions for writing and music. Along the walk we go through a cemetery and pass one of Vici’s favourite tress, which became quite significant whilst recovering from long covid and how it inspired her to pick up the writing for wellbeing. Her background in jour...
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Sandy a self-confessed history geek is London born and bred and has been working at one of the city’s most iconic buildings. She has worked for a few other tourist attractions, and the last few years have provided their fair share of challenges as well as celebrating the Platinum Jubilee. So, what is it really like to work in the tourist space at one of London’s most prestigious locations and to help organise an event involving hea...
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April 27, 2022 53 mins
In this uplifting conversation Liz Daffen chats to Christina Lord from Authentic Action Coaching to discuss how they’ve found happiness in dark times and what practices you can try to help build your resilience.

Sometimes in the darkest times we can find our true power.

About Christina:
As a COR.E Energy Specialist, ICF Certified Coach & Master Practitioner in Energy Leadership, Christina helps people learn how to master their min...
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Liz Daffen chats to Bryce Dunn to discuss the fitness fads through the decades. Can you spot any you’ve tried?

The new year always seems to bring a range of fitness fads, and this year is no exception bringing in probably one of the oddest trends. I’d love to know if you tried any or have been reminded of some you’d love to try again.

For info about Liz: https://instabook.io/links/lizdaffen
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Liz Daffen chats to Lorna Holloway, a mental health first aid trainer. Lorna has dealt with depression and autism in her family and shares how this has shaped her career.

Lorna has worked with some of my previous podcast guests Sue Kinsey and Sandrine Olmi from Savoir Fayre. Sandrine and Lorna will also be offering an early bird discount on their 2022 Winter Wellness Course head over to https://www.savoirfayre.co.uk/winter-wellness-...
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In this first solo cast Liz talks about how this July, 2021 sees the 10 year anniversary of Liz’s brother-in-law taking his own life. Liz shares a little bit about the experience 10 years on. Liz also celebrates her 5 year anniversary of qualifying to be a yoga teacher. This is a new format episode as I’ll be sharing my thoughts whilst on the journey to my new work.

For more about Liz: https://instabook.io/links/lizdaffen
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Liz Daffen chats to Jo who has home educated her children for life not just the pandemic. Jo tells her how she does it.

For more info about Liz: https://instabook.io/links/lizdaffen
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Liz Daffen chats with Min from Fitness Theory talks about what it's like to open a brand new gym 8 months before a pandemic. She shares her passions, inspirations and opens up about challenging times. Min always talks with such passion and and one word I associate with her now is fearless. Min is an inspiration and I always feel like I've learned something after a conversation with her.

For more info about Liz: https://instabook.io/...
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*Warning content may be a trigger* References to violence, rape and murder included in the podcast.

Hannah Dalton joins me on the podcast this month. She studied history and women studies at university and went on to become a HR Director, counsellor and councillor, and on our weekly socially distance walks in lock down we often chatted about what’s changed for women over the years. Has it got better for women or do we still have a l...
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Viv Vella from AuthenticQ returns to talk about resilience. Viv talks about she helps clients to build resilience with her coaching.
You can find out more about Viv and Authenticq here: http://www.authenticq.com/


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Guillaume and his husband recently went through the process of adoption, and now they are a family of four. Guillaume talks us through the highs and lows of the process.


For more info about Liz: https://instabook.io/links/lizdaffen
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Freddie Oliver is my guest today. Freddie is a PT at Fitness Theory in Epsom and we often have a quick catch up in between classes or training. Freddie has always inspired me by his positivity and passion and care for his clients. Freddie also chats about what it’s like growing up with his inspirational brother, Max who has autism, and Freddie shares his mental health tools and tips.

For more info about Liz: https://instabook.io/li...
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Michael Nelson-Cole from Shuai-Jiao London talks about his journey to set up one of the leading Chinese Martial Arts schools in the country.
You can find out more about Michael and Shuai-Jiao here: www.shuaijiaolondon.co.uk

In the podcast we chat about what Shuai-Jio is and what other martial arts Michael has trained in.
Michael has a couple of schools around the country and is keen to encourage more women into the sport.
2020 was st...
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The Sleep Season: Selina Evelyn from Sleep and Flourish interviews Liz about Yoga and sleep
For the first time on this podcast Liz is interviewed and she shares her top 5 bedtime yoga poses, her ideal sleep routine and how she fell in love with yoga.

For more info about Liz: https://instabook.io/links/lizdaffen
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The Sleep Season: Anja Brierley Lange from Yoga Embodied tells us how Ayurveda methods can help improve sleep. Anja talks about her experiences of insomnia and how Ayurvedic practices have helped her with her sleep. We also discuss the doshas and how sleep changes at different stages of life.
You can find out more about Anja here: www.yogaembodied.com

And if you’d like to download her free ebook go directly to this page: https://yo...
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The Sleep Season: Sandrine Olmi from SavoirFayre talks about sleep and nutrition.

Head over to Sandrine's website to sign up to her newsletter for inspirational recipes and challenges: https://www.savoirfayre.co.uk/


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Liz Daffen chats to Hannah from The Content Child talks about sleep as a parent and how to help your children with a good night’s rest too.
You can find out more about Hannah here: https://thecontentchild.org/

We cover ideal sleep routines for us all, and give Hannah give some great tips for new mums. She also talks about how her families sleep routine changed over 2020 and sleep changes when your children get older.

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We cover morning routines, evening routines, how nature is good for the soul and what passions we discovered in 2020 as well as the challenges of launching a brand new business.
Selina’s book recommendations include: The Stress Solution by Dr Rangan Chatterjee and How Not To Die by Michael Gregor and Jean Stone

For more about Liz: https://instabook.io/links/lizdaffen
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Bryce Dunn from Cre8 Fitness talks about health and fitness and sending cheesecake to friends via Uber in lockdown.

You can find out more about Bryce here: www.brycedunnpt.com and at https://www.cre8fitness.co.uk/bryce-dunn


For more on Liz: https://instabook.io/links/lizdaffen
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