Self-expression
JIP 071: Angelique Andrade
Angelique Andrade: autism and gender identify (she/they) We met Angelique during our Yoga Teacher Training in early 2021. During this training, they educated us about Autism. The conversations that we had were so interesting that we had to bring them on the show! In this episode Angelique openly shares with us how they felt when…
Read MoreJIP 068: Vanessa Arias
Vanessa Arias: photographer’s journey from Venezuela to Hawaii Vanessa tells us about growing up in Venezuela and her childhood dreams of becoming a diplomat. She shares with us how much of a difficult decision it was to leave her family behind but after getting a green card through the Diversity Visa program and moving to…
Read MoreJIP 067: Julian Castro
Julian Castro: quitting the “American Dream” to pursue creativity Julian grew up with a very creative childhood, always playing and creating. But his Portuguese parents were immigrants from Mozambique, and like most immigrant parents, raised him to work hard, go to college and “succeed”. They wanted him to live the “American Dream” that so many…
Read MoreJIP 064: Dianne Bondy
Dianne Bondy: Yoga is for Every Body Dianne Bondy is a social justice activist, author, accessible yoga teacher, and the leader of the Yoga For All movement. She was a guest speaker during our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and we loved her talk so much, we decided to interview her for you. She shares with…
Read MoreJIP 054: Sue Marinello
Sue Marinello: producer, artist, super mom & art healer Sue has experienced so much in her life. She grew up in a very religious Mormon family where she had strict rules to abide by and not much freedom or self-expression. In her teenage years, she started photography as a hobby which turned into art therapy…
Read MoreJIP 043: Joanne Lee
Joanne Lee: creating community & bringing people together Joanne, aka Jojo, is one of our very first friends in Miami. She was born in Malaysia but moved to NYC when she was young when her mom decided to start a new life in the US. Jojo is a self-proclaimed “people-person” who loves to be surrounded…
Read MoreJIP 028: Cathrin Manning
Cathrin Manning: a YouTube success story Cathrin Manning is an amazing YouTube content creator who talks to us about starting YouTube as a business, how she started & progressed to now having over 200k subscribers, but also the pressures of being self-employed and judged (because let’s admit it, being a YouTuber is not considered a…
Read MoreJIP 027: Jeremy Abramson
Jeremy Abramson: from living in a car to a penthouse in Miami Beach This episode is loaded with high energy thanks to our amazing guest & friend Jeremy Abramson. He takes us on his journey from California to Miami… from being an insecure super skinny kid to an extraordinary coach, inspiring thousands of people to…
Read MoreJIP 026: Miranda Shines
Miranda Shines: conscious rapper ready to shine after in a tough childhood Miranda is a super talented human being: she is a conscious rap artist, fire bender, yoga teacher, actress, singer, dancer & model! She will soon be releasing her very first album, Reborn. But before living a fulfilled life in Miami, Miranda had to…
Read MoreJIP 019: Liz Gonzalez
Liz Gonzalez: queer badass video producer, ready to shine Liz is an openly gay Cuban American woman, a wonderful friend and a freaking badass video producer in Miami working with people like Jennifer Lopez! She talks us through her journey from a small town in Georgia to becoming who she is today. She shares the…
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