Morning Routines by Yogis and Meditators (129 Routines)

Much like morning exercise, having a morning meditation or yoga routine is a personal choice, a choice which the writers of the below morning routines have grabbed with both hands (potentially while halfway through a dhanurasana).

If you’ve been thinking about mixing a morning yoga routine or some morning meditation into your day for some time, read on to discover what has been working for other people.

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Wilf Richards

Coop Co-Founder

Wilf Richards is a co-founder of Abundant Earth, a workers coop that manages a smallholding producing food crops, craft products, and running courses in a variety of land and people-based skills. He currently lives in Durham, UK.

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18 Months

Carly Stein

Founder of Beekeeper’s Naturals

Carly Stein is the founder of Beekeeper’s Naturals, a health product company bringing you superfoods from the hive. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

07:00AM
11:45PM
07:15h zZz
12 Months

Shirley Meerson

Wellness Coach

Shirley Meerson is a wellness coach, lifestyle writer, and spa consultant with over three decades of experience in the industry. She educates and guides people to build healthy lifestyle habits, regardless of their age. Shirley currently lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

07:15AM
10:15PM
09:00h zZz
24 Months

Hayley Leibson

Serial Entrepreneur

Hayley Leibson is co-founder and COO of Lunchclub, a platform that makes meaningful offline professional connections, and the founder of Lady in Tech, an award-winning tech and lifestyle platform for women. She currently lives in San Francisco, California.

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11:00PM
07:30h zZz
9 Months

Sam Crawford

Blogger, The Man Blueprint

Sam Crawford is the person behind The Man Blueprint, a luxury men’s lifestyle blog focused on “enhancing the three main areas of the modern man’s life; style, wellbeing, and culture.” Sam currently lives in Liverpool, UK.

06:00AM
10:00PM
08:00h zZz
24 Months

Jean Chatzky

Financial Editor, The Today Show

Jean Chatzky is the financial editor of NBC’s Today Show, the owner of HerMoney Media, and the author of eleven books; most recently Women With Money. She currently lives in Westchester County, New York.

06:00AM
10:00PM
08:00h zZz

Mara Schiavocampo

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist

Mara Schiavocampo is a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and news correspondent who has covered many of the biggest news stories of the last decade and appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and more. Mara currently lives in New York City.

06:00AM
11:00PM
07:00h zZz
6 Months

Josh LaJaunie

Runner

Josh LaJaunie is the co-founder of WellStart Health and author of Sick to Fit. Having tipped the scales at over 400 pounds in 2011, Josh has since lost over half his body mass. He currently live in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

04:00AM
08:00PM
08:00h zZz
48 Months

Sabrina Zohar

Co-Founder of Softwear

Sabrina Zohar is the co-founder of Softwear, a Brooklyn-based, female-founded sustainable clothing brand. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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12:30AM
08:00h zZz

Khajak Keledjian

Founder of Inscape

Khajak Keledjian is the founder and CEO of Inscape, a dedicated meditation studio and mindful event space, and the founder and former CEO of Intermix, a women’s fashion brand that was sold to Gap in 2012 for $130 million. Khajak currently lives in New York City.

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10:30PM
06:15h zZz
36 Months

Tara Hanrahan

Corporate Spa Director

Tara Hanrahan has worked in the spa industry for over twenty years. Currently in the role of Corporate Spa Director for SPA Cenvaree—a chain of thirty-five hotel and resort spas throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East, Tara currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand.

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10:00PM
07:30h zZz
12 Months

Jules Clancy

Cookbook Author

Jules Clancy is a former food scientist turned cookbook author, real food lover, and the voice behind Stonesoup, a blog featuring recipes of just six ingredients or less. Jules currently lives in Wamboin, Australia with her husband and two small boys.

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10:00PM
06:50h zZz
24 Months

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Catherine Duc

Grammy-Nominated Composer

Catherine Duc is a financial paraplanner by day and a Grammy-nominated composer, multi-instrumentalist, and remixer by night. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.

06:15AM
12:00AM
06:15h zZz

Robert Greene

Author

Robert Greene is the bestselling author of six books, including The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, and his most recent, The Laws of Human Nature. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

07:45AM
10:45PM
09:00h zZz

Nicole Gibbons

Interior Designer

Nicole Gibbons is an interior designer, television personality, and the founder and CEO of Clare, a premium, eco-conscious paint startup. She currently lives in New York City.

06:45AM
12:30AM
06:15h zZz
12 Months

Danette May

Health and Mindfulness Expert

Danette May is a health and mindfulness expert, founder of The Rise Movement, and author of The Rise: An Unforgettable Journey of Self-Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation. She currently lives in Vail, Colorado.

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09:45PM
07:45h zZz
48 Months

Suzanne Gibbs Howard

Dean of IDEO U

Suzanne Gibbs Howard is a partner at IDEO, and the founder and dean of IDEO U, a learning platform where anyone can learn to solve anything creatively. She currently lives in San Francisco, California.

06:30AM
11:30PM
07:00h zZz

John Jantsch

Small Business Marketing Consultant

John Jantsch is a small business marketing consultant, speaker, the author of Duct Tape Marketing, and the host of the decade-old Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. John currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

05:15AM
09:15PM
08:00h zZz

Krista Suh

Activist, Screenwriter

Krista Suh is an activist, screenwriter, artist, and the creator of the Pussyhat and Evil Eye Gloves movements. The author of DIY Rules for a WTF World, Krista currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

08:00AM
12:00AM
08:00h zZz

Mitch Joel

Founder of Six Pixels Group

Mitch Joel is the founder of Six Pixels Group, an advisory, investing, and content producing company, and the author of Six Pixels of Separation and Ctrl Alt Delete. He currently lives in Montreal, Canada.

05:15AM
10:30PM
06:45h zZz

Ali Bonar

Co-Founder of Kween

Ali Bonar is the co-founder of Kween, a creator of gluten-free granola butters. Having studied Nutritional Sciences at Berkeley, avocado is her drug of choice. Ali currently lives in San Francisco, California.

05:15AM
10:45PM
06:30h zZz

Jacqueline Claudia

Founder, CEO of LoveTheWild

Jacqueline Claudia is founder and CEO of LoveTheWild, which pairs sustainable fish fillets with bold, flavorful sauces to inspire people to love and eat more fish. She currently lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband and four kids.

05:00AM
09:00PM
08:00h zZz
2 Months

Aubrey Marcus

CEO of Onnit

Aubrey Marcus is the CEO of Onnit, a lifestyle brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization, the host of the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, and the author of Own The Day, Own Your Life. Aubrey currently lives in Austin, Texas.

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01:30AM
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12 Months

Derik Mills

Founder, CEO of YogaGlo

Derik Mills is the founder and CEO of YogaGlo, delivering thousands of online yoga and meditation classes to the masses. Derik currently lives in Santa Monica, California.

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09:38PM
08:22h zZz
54 Months

Judge Jeremy Fogel

Senior U.S. District Judge

Judge Jeremy Fogel is a Senior United States District Judge in the Northern District of California. He was appointed as the tenth Director of the Federal Judicial Center in 2011. Judge Fogel currently lives in Washington, D.C.

05:45AM
10:15PM
07:30h zZz
72 Months

Joel Gascoigne

Co-Founder and CEO of Buffer

Joel Gascoigne is co-founder and CEO of Buffer, the powerful social media management platform. Originally from the United Kingdom, Joel currently lives in New York City with his girlfriend Jess.

06:30AM
10:30PM
08:00h zZz
3 Months

Lily Percy

Executive Producer

Lily Percy is executive producer at On Being Studios, home of the podcasts On Being with Krista Tippett, Becoming Wise, and This Movie Changed Me, which she also hosts. Born in Cali, Colombia, Lily now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home.

06:45AM
11:00PM
07:45h zZz

Christy Wright

Founder of Business Boutique

Christy Wright is the founder of Business Boutique, helping equip women to make money doing what they love, and the author of a book of the same name. She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her two sons, Carter and Conley, and her husband, Matt.

09:52PM
36 Months

Whitney Johnson

Leading Management Thinker

Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption, and is recognized as one of the leading management thinkers in the world. An author of three books, and the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, Whitney currently lives in Lexington, Virginia.

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09:30PM
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Grant Faulkner

Executive Director of NaNoWriMo

Grant Faulkner is a writer and executive director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an annual creative writing project that takes place every November. Grant currently lives in Berkeley, California.

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12:00AM
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60 Months

Kevin Warren

Chief Commercial Officer, Xerox

Kevin Warren is the Chief Commercial Officer and an Executive Vice President of Xerox Corporation. He currently lives between Washington, D.C. and Connecticut.

05:30AM
11:30PM
06:00h zZz

Tracy Chou

Entrepreneur, Diversity Advocate

Tracy Chou is an entrepreneur, software engineer, and diversity advocate who is exploring and advising a range of new projects across the startup world, civic tech and engagement, and diversity activism. Tracy currently lives in New York City.

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12:00AM
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3 Months

Leigh Martinuzzi

Blogger, Podcaster

Leigh Martinuzzi is a blogger, podcaster, and life coach dedicated to creating lives that dissolve suffering and regret in favor of liberation, fulfilment, and happiness. He currently lives on Australia’s Sunshine Coast.

05:00AM
10:00PM
07:00h zZz

Lindsay Champion

YA Author

Lindsay Champion is a YA (Young Adult) author whose first novel, Someday, Somewhere, hits shelves in April. Serving as the food and wellness director at digital media company PureWow, Lindsay currently lives in New York City.

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10:45PM
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L’Oreal Thompson Payton

Blogger, Freelance Writer

L’Oreal Thompson Payton is a blogger and freelance writer, and director of external affairs for Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Passionate about empowering, educating, and inspiring women and girls through storytelling, L’Oreal currently lives in Chicago.

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10:45PM
08:15h zZz
12 Months

Melanie Elturk

Founder of Haute Hijab

Melanie Elturk is founder and CEO of Haute Hijab, one of the world’s leading hijab brands that is looking to empower confidence, class, and uniqueness to a global community of Muslim women. She currently lives in New York City.

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10:30PM
07:30h zZz

Ritu Narayan

CEO of Zūm

Ritu Narayan is the co-founder and CEO of Zūm, helping to empower families with flexible care and transportation. Having formerly spent her time at eBay, Yahoo!, Oracle, and IBM, Ritu currently lives in Stanford, California.

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11:15PM
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120 Months

Josh Haynam

Co-Founder of Interact

Josh Haynam is the co-founder of Interact, a quiz software used by 30,000 brands around the world. Outside of work you’ll find him hiking and running nearly every day of the week. Originally from a farming community in California’s Central Valley, Josh currently lives in San Francisco.

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09:00PM
08:00h zZz
15 Months

Dr. Roshini Raj

Gastroenterologist, Internist

Dr. Roshini Raj is a board-certified gastroenterologist and internist, and an attending physician and Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine. A frequent television contributor, Roshini is also the co-founder of the TULA skincare line. She currently lives in New York City with her husband and two kids.

06:30AM
10:30PM
08:00h zZz

Drew Logan

Fitness Expert, Trainer

Drew Logan is a renowned fitness expert and celebrity trainer. In 2004, he became the only known survivor of three consecutive sudden cardiac arrests. Drew’s new book, 25 Days, was released last month. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

03:50AM
09:50PM
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240 Months

Sean Conlon

Real Estate Entrepreneur

Sean Conlon is an Irish-American real estate entrepreneur, investor, television personality, and the host of CNBC’s The Deed: Chicago. Sean currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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12:30AM
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Celeste Headlee

Radio Host, Author

Celeste Headlee is the host of On Second Thought, a one-hour daily news talk show on Georgia Public Radio, and the author of the upcoming We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations that Matter. Celeste currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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09:00PM
07:30h zZz
36 Months

Tami Halton Pardee

#1 Real Estate Broker in Los Angeles

Tami Halton Pardee is currently ranked the number one real estate broker in Los Angeles. Founder of Halton Pardee + Partners, a company which has to date sold over $2 billion worth of residential and commercial real estate, Tami currently lives in Los Angeles, California, with her four children.

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10:00PM
07:30h zZz
24 Months

Jenny Blake

Author, Career/Business Strategist

Jenny Blake is the author of Pivot, a career and business strategist, and a speaker who helps people to organize their brain, move beyond burnout, and build sustainable careers they love. She currently lives in New York City.

06:30AM
09:00PM
09:30h zZz
78 Months

Tiffany Cruikshank

Yoga, Meditation, and Wellness Expert

Tiffany Cruikshank is a renowned yoga, meditation, and wellness expert, and the founder of Yoga Medicine, an international resource of teachers trained in the fusion of yoga with anatomy and physiology. Tiffany currently lives in Seattle, Washington.

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10:00PM
09:00h zZz

Hitha Palepu

Writer, Entrepreneur

Hitha Palepu is a writer, entrepreneur, investor and mentor to numerous women-led companies, and the author of How to Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip. Hitha currently living in New York City with her husband and young son.

05:30AM
10:07PM
07:23h zZz
4 Months

Ravi Raman

Executive Career Coach

Ravi Raman is an executive career coach and fourteen-year veteran of Microsoft Corporation. An expert at helping motivated professionals improve the quality of their lives and find greater meaning in the work they do, Ravi currently lives in Denver, Colorado.

05:00AM
09:30PM
07:30h zZz
6 Months

Jamie Morea

Co-Founder of Hyperbiotics

Jamie Morea is a gut health evangelist, mother, and the co-founder of Hyperbiotics and Valentia Skincare. When she’s not busy educating others about the human microbiome, you’re most likely to find her walking the beach with her family in Marbella, Spain.

07:30AM

Nick Tasler

Organizational Psychologist, Columnist

Nick Tasler is an organizational psychologist and a columnist for the Harvard Business Review, Quartz, and Bloomberg Businessweek. He currently lives in Ponce, Puerto Rico with his wife and four kids.

04:40AM
09:00PM
07:40h zZz

Jenna Tanenbaum

Founder, GreenBlender

Jenna Tanenbaum is the founder of GreenBlender, a smoothie delivery service. When she’s not blending up a storm, Jenna can be found running through Prospect Park in Brooklyn, training for her next race.

07:00AM
10:30PM
08:30h zZz
24 Months

Leen Al Zaben

Writer, Food Stylist, Photographer

Leen Al Zaben is a writer, food stylist, and photographer. Driven by the desire to preserve culinary traditions while exploring new flavors and techniques, Leen loves to travel, cook, and document culinary stories at home and abroad. Currently focusing on cooking technology startup June, Leen lives in San Francisco, California.

07:00AM
10:45PM
08:15h zZz
3 Months

May Boeve

Executive Director of 350.org

May Boeve is the Executive Director of 350.org, an international climate change campaign that believes in a safe climate and a better future; a just, prosperous, and equitable world built with the power of ordinary people. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

07:00AM
10:30PM
08:30h zZz
48 Months

Todd Henry

Bestselling Author

Todd Henry is a bestselling author of three books including The Accidental Creative, and, most recently, Louder Than Words. An obsessive notebook purchaser, Todd currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

06:00AM
10:15PM
07:45h zZz

Amanda Hesser

Co-Founder and CEO of Food52

Amanda Hesser is co-founder and CEO of Food52, and author of a number of cookbooks including The Essential New York Times Cookbook, The Cook and the Gardener, and, most recently, A New Way to Dinner. She currently lives in Brooklyn (not the cool part) with her husband and nine-year-old twins.

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11:00PM
07:45h zZz
36 Months

Merrill Stubbs

Co-Founder and President of Food52

Merrill Stubbs is co-founder and President of Food52, a food community helping people become smarter, happier, and better cooks. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two small children.

06:45AM
11:30PM
07:15h zZz
24 Months

Christine Koh

Lifestyle Expert, Parent

Christine Koh is a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative. Since leaving academia a decade ago, she has forged a new career as a lifestyle expert and influencer. Christine currently lives in Boston, MA, with her husband Jonathan and daughters Laurel and Violet.

06:00AM
10:00PM
08:00h zZz

Sahara Rose

Holistic and Ayurvedic Nutritionist

Sahara Rose is a certified holistic and Ayurvedic nutritionist who believes our relationship with food is a reflection of our relationship with ourselves. Helping to guide women to become their healthiest, most radiant selves, Sahara currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.

08:00AM
12:00AM
08:00h zZz
48 Months

Terri Schneider

Endurance Athlete, Author

Terri Schneider is an endurance athlete, speaker, writer, and sport psychology consultant. Her most recent book, Dirty Inspirations: Lessons from the Trenches of Extreme Endurance Sports, deals with the search to find one’s own limits and, ultimately, surpass them. Terri currently lives in Santa Cruz, CA.

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09:45PM
07:45h zZz

Emily White

Founding Partner at Collective Entertainment

Emily White is a Founding Partner at Collective Entertainment, a music and sports management consulting company. Emily currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

07:30PM
24 Months

Guy Tal

Landscape and Nature Photographer

Guy Tal is a professional landscape and nature photographer, educator, public speaker, and wilderness guide. He does not consider himself a photographer who creates art, but rather an artist working in the medium of photography. Guy currently lives in Torrey, Utah.

05:30AM
09:30PM
08:00h zZz

Nick Onken

Photographer, Podcast Host

Nick Onken is a photographer, podcast host, and creative entrepreneur devoted to inspiring the world to create their moments and their life. Originally from Seattle, Nick currently lives in New York City.

07:30AM
11:30PM
08:00h zZz

Vanessa Garcia

Multidisciplinary Artist

Vanessa Garcia is a multidisciplinary artist working as a novelist, playwright, and journalist. Her debut novel, White Light, was named one of NPR’s best books of 2015. Vanessa currently lives in Miami, Florida.

06:00AM
11:30PM
06:30h zZz
6 Months

Erin Motz

Co-Founder of Bad Yogi

Erin Motz is the co-founder of Bad Yogi, a yoga and lifestyle brand whose aim is to redefine yoga culture, and the voice of real yogis everywhere. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Erin currently lives in Nice, France.

07:55AM
12:00AM
07:55h zZz
3 Months

Liesl Gibson

Pattern Designer

Liesl Gibson is a New York- and Madrid-based designer, producing sewing patterns and printed apparel fabrics for a new generation of women interested in sewing. Liesl’s first brand, Oliver + S, has quickly become the new gold standard in sewing patterns for children’s apparel.

08:00AM
11:30PM
08:30h zZz

Jon

Designer, Engineer, Adventurer

Jon is an interdisciplinary designer, engineer, adventurer, and (in his own words) weirdo. Traveling the world and building future design tools and systems.

06:30AM
11:00PM
07:30h zZz
2 Months

Shane Parrish

Founder of Farnam Street

Shane Parrish is the founder of Farnam Street; an online intellectual hub dedicated to helping you get smarter, and COO/CTO of Adventur.es; a family of companies investing in family-owned companies throughout North America. Shane currently lives in Ottawa, Canada.

06:15AM
12:00AM
06:15h zZz

David Cancel

Entrepreneur, Investor

David Cancel is an entrepreneur, investor, and the CEO of Drift; a messaging app to help grow your business. Co-host of the Seeking Wisdom podcast, David currently lives in Cambridge, MA with his wife and two children.

05:30AM
10:00PM
07:30h zZz
24 Months

David Kadavy

Author

David Kadavy is the author of Design for Hackers and host of the Love Your Work podcast. He was recently involved in adding new features to Google Calendar, and his productivity tips have been featured in Lifehacker, Inc., The Huffington Post, and Quartz. David is somewhat nomadic, but currently lives in Medellin, Colombia.

08:00AM
12:00AM
08:00h zZz
6 Months

Arianna Huffington

Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post

Arianna Huffington is an author, mother, sleep evangelist, and the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post. She currently lives in New York City.

07:00AM
11:00PM
08:00h zZz

UJ Ramdas

Co-Founder, Intelligent Change

UJ Ramdas is the co-creator of the Five Minute Journal, and the co-founder of Intelligent Change, where he works to create a sustainable positive impact on people’s lives. UJ currently lives in Toronto, Canada.

07:00AM
11:15PM
07:45h zZz

Brian Balfour

Founder, CEO of Reforge

Brian Balfour is founder and CEO of Reforge, providing growth programs for experienced practitioners. His essays on growth and user acquisition have been featured in Forbes, Hacker Monthly, and OnStartups. Brian lives in San Francisco, California.

07:45AM
10:00PM
09:45h zZz
3 Months

Arvell Craig

Coach, Strategist

Arvell Craig provides coaching, strategy, and tools to help entrepreneurs find clarity and nurture the creativity to launch meaningful projects. Arvell currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

04:45AM
10:30PM
06:15h zZz
6 Months

Craig Ballantyne

Author, Fitness Expert

Craig Ballantyne is the author of The Perfect Day Formula. He has been a fitness expert for Men’s Health magazine since 2000, and is co-owner of Early to Rise. Though Craig spends a third of his days elsewhere, he calls Toronto, Canada home.

03:45AM
08:00PM
07:45h zZz

David Moore

Designer

David Moore has been a designer for brands, agencies, and startups for the past decade. Currently the Brand Experience Designer at Zoosk, he’s having a blast turning his ideas into pixels.

06:00AM
11:30PM
06:30h zZz
24 Months

Jake Kahana

Artist, Creative Director

Jake Kahana is an artist and the Creative Director of Matter Unlimited in New York City. A lover of side projects, Jake also runs the You’re Better Than Brunch community of weekend adventure-seekers.

06:59AM
11:45PM
07:14h zZz

Steve Kamb

Founder of Nerd Fitness

Steve Kamb is a strength training fan and the founder of Nerd Fitness; helping you focus on getting stronger, getting faster, and eating right. Steve currently lives in New York City.

06:15AM
10:30PM
07:45h zZz
20 Months

Jeff Morris Jr.

Director of CRM and Engagement, Tinder

Jeff Morris Jr. is Director of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Engagement at Tinder. Having lived in four cities in the past five years, Jeff currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

05:45AM
11:00PM
06:45h zZz
3 Months

Morgan Jaldon

Marathon Runner

Morgan Jaldon is an avid marathon runner who was born, raised, and is currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

04:00AM
08:00PM
08:00h zZz
12 Months

Maren Kate Donovan

Founder of Zirtual

Maren Kate Donovan was the founder and CEO of Zirtual, a startup that connects busy people with dedicated virtual assistants. Currently living in San Francisco, Maren now consults while working on her next startup.

08:30AM
10:30PM
10:00h zZz

Courtney Carver

Writer, Photographer

Courtney Carver is a writer, photographer, and the woman behind simplicity blog Be More with Less and the minimalist fashion challenge Project 333. Courtney currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

05:30AM
09:30PM
08:00h zZz

Gregg Carey

Entrepreneur, Survivor Contestant

Gregg Carey is an entrepreneur/advisor, leader of the online education team at Singularity University, and former Survivor contestant. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Filiz, and their two cats.

06:30AM
11:30PM
07:00h zZz
36 Months

Johnny FD

Entrepreneur, Frequent Traveler

Johnny FD is an entrepreneur who left San Francisco in 2008 and has been traveling the world ever since. With six professional Muay Thai fights under his belt, and an online business paying the way, Johnny currently lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

10:30PM
36 Months

Wesley Verhoeve

Photographer

Wesley Verhoeve is a Brooklyn-based photographer and multi-disciplinary creative. His photography project, One of Many, found him exploring the creative communities in twelve American cities.

06:15AM
11:00PM
07:15h zZz
24 Months

Mimi Ikonn

Co-Founder of Luxy Hair

Mimi Ikonn is co-founder of Luxy Hair, a clip-in hair extensions boutique with over 2.5 million subscribers on YouTube. Born in Azerbaijan, Mimi met her husband, Alex, in Toronto, Canada, before moving to London.

07:00AM
11:15PM
07:45h zZz
12 Months

Molli Sullivan

SoulCycle Instructor, Former Professional Dancer

Molli Sullivan is a SoulCycle instructor and former professional dancer, currently living in San Francisco, California.

36 Months

Ash Huang

Writer, Designer, Illustrator

Ash Huang is an independent writer, designer, and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. Ash’s first novel, The Firesteel, was released earlier this month.

12:00AM
12 Months

Aiste Gazdar

Co-Founder, Director of Wild Food Cafe

Aiste Gazdar is co-founder and Director of Wild Food Cafe in Neal’s Yard, London. A former food photographer, Aiste has always immersed herself in wellbeing and spiritual traditions. She currently lives in London, UK.

05:00AM
09:30PM
07:30h zZz

Hua Wang

Entrepreneur, Aspiring Cook

Hua Wang is the founder of SmartBridge Health, a cancer telemedicine startup proving that optimal cancer care can be accessible and affordable. A world traveler, blogger, and aspiring cook on the side, Hua currently living in Washington, DC.

06:30AM
10:30PM
08:00h zZz

Ivanka Trump

Real Estate Executive, Parent

Ivanka Trump is a real estate executive, entrepreneur, wife, and mother. In her free time, Ivanka enjoys travelling, cooking, and tending her garden alongside her daughter.

05:30AM
11:00PM
06:30h zZz
1 Month

Karina Bania

Artist, Mother

Karina Bania is an artist, mother, thinker, writer, and daydream believer. Wandering through words and paintings to feel alive, Karina currently lives in California.

06:00AM
10:30PM
07:30h zZz
6 Months

Darya Rose

Neuroscience Ph.D, Author of Foodist

Darya Rose is a neuroscience Ph.D, author of Foodist, and the creator of Summer Tomato, one of TIME’s 50 best websites. Darya currently lives in San Francisco, CA.

11:15PM
48 Months

Mattan Griffel

CEO of One Month, Forbes’ 30 Under 30

Mattan Griffel is CEO of One Month, an accelerated online education company. Currently living in New York, Mattan was recently included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30.

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Elle Luna

Artist, Designer, Writer

Elle Luna is an artist, designer, and writer whose first book, The Crossroads of Should and Must, is released today. Elle currently lives in San Francisco, California.

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Amber Rae

Writer, Artist

Amber Rae is a writer, artist, and fire starter. She is the creator of email subscription The Daily Clue and is taking public art project The World We Want around the globe.

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Eli Trier

Illustrator, Writer

Eli Trier is an artist, illustrator, writer, and a collector of kindred spirits. Author of The Gratitude Project, Eli lives in Bristol, UK.

Caroline Leon

Life Coach

Caroline Leon is a life coach who helps people around the world to live life from their heart, pursue their wildest dreams, and embrace their own greatness. Caroline is currently living in Xcalak, Mexico.

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Courtney Boyd Myers

Founder, Audience.io

Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder of a transatlantic company designed to help New York and London-based technology startups grow internationally. She’s based between New York, London, and Powder Mountain, Utah.

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Ian Sarachan

Soccer Coach, U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team

Ian Sarachan is assistant men’s soccer coach for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ian was picked to be on the coaching staff for the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team training camp during the long (soccer obsessed) summer of 2014.

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Rae Dunn

Ceramic Artist

Rae Dunn accidentally discovered clay in 1993, and it slowly took over her life. Rae currently lives in Berkeley, California, and her clay wares are sold nationwide.

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Andy Hayes

Tea Seller, Creative Web Producer

Andy Hayes is an entrepreneur, creative web producer, craft beer and wine lover, and the founder of Plum Deluxe; a premier seller of fair trade, organic loose leaf tea blends.

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96 Months

Jordan Bishop

Canadian Entrepreneur

Jordan Bishop is an entrepreneur currently at the helm of two companies; an inspirational greeting cards line, and a travel startup. Jordan was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.

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Samuel Thomas Davies

Personal Coach, Public Speaker, Writer

Samuel Thomas Davies is a personal coach who writes about how science can change your unwanted behaviours, improve your wellness, and optimise your output. Sam currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Ani

Lives in New York City

Ani runs a company with her husband. She currently lives and works in New York City.

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6 Months

James Clear

Entrepreneur, Weightlifter, Writer

James Clear is an entrepreneur, weightlifter, travel photographer, and writer from North Carolina who uses behavior science to share ideas for mastering your habits, improving your health, and increasing your creativity.

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24 Months

Garrick van Buren

Father of Four, Product Strategist

Garrick van Buren is a product strategy consultant for web-based applications, publications, and commerce, an avid homebrewer, and a father of four.

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6 Months

Rochelle Livingstone

Marketing Manager, Yoga Instructor

Rochelle Livingstone is a marketing manager and yoga instructor, who recently founded Rock Your Realness. Rochelle regularly moves between living in Sydney, Australia, and Los Angeles, California.

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36 Months

Gabriel DiMartino

Recording Engineer, Classical Trumpet Teacher

Gabriel DiMartino is a recording engineer, coffee roaster, and a classical trumpet teacher at Syracuse University, currently living in Syracuse, New York.

Gray Miller

Grandparent, Writer, Speaker

Gray Miller is a writer, speaker, and blogger currently residing in Madison, Wisconsin, where he’s working on becoming the Coolest Grandpa Ever.

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Justin Lisenby

Industrial Engineer, Yoga Enthusiast

Justin Lisenby is an industrial engineer and yoga enthusiast from Dallas, Texas.

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7 Months

James Wolfe

Insatiably Curious Individual

James Wolfe is an insatiably curious individual from Idaho, who’s peppered the world with questions, oftentimes to the utter annoyance of his poor parents.

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36 Months

Ruchika

Lifestyle Coach, Yoga Teacher

Ruchika is a lifestyle coach and yoga teacher from India who helps people to choose a happier and healthier lifestyle.

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Carrie Ford Hilliker

Designer, Brand Strategist

Carrie Ford Hilliker is a designer, brand strategist, photographer, and the founder of Ford/Visuals, a design and branding studio based in Los Angeles and Chicago.

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Richard Wotton

Newly Qualified Media Studies Teacher

Richard Wotton is a newly qualified Media Studies teacher (NQT) at Deptford Green School, London, having finished his PGCE at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London in July.

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Hanny Kusumawati

Non-Profit Co-Founder

Hanny Kusumawati is a writer, photographer, traveller, and the creative director at a Jakarta-based communications consultancy who co-founded Coin a Chance! to send unfortunate children back to school.

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9 Months

Ricardo Laborin

Parent, Former Investment Banker

Ricardo Laborin is a former investment banker turned small investor from Mexico City, passionate about family, good food, coffee, and the outdoors.

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Natalie

Student, Morning Exercise Fanatic

Natalie is a student, morning exercise fanatic, and undeterred dandelion tea lover.

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Merja Willock

Artist, Wanderer

Merja Willock is a multi-passionate artist and wanderer inspired by simplicity, style, and sustainability, currently living in Toronto, Canada.

24 Months

Niall Doherty

Vagabond, Travelling the World Without Flying

Niall Doherty is a self-employed Irish vagabond who writes about free-thinking, fear-facing and dream-chasing at Disrupting the Rabblement as he continues to travel around the world without flying.

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Pei Zhenah

Sketches, Works from Temples

Pei Zhenah is the girl who sketches, and works, from temples (between meditations, prostrations, and an occasional CrossFit routine).

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10 Months

Emmanuelle Lambert

Yoga Teacher, Mentor

Emmanuelle Lambert is a French yoga teacher, a mentor to upcoming yoga teachers, and a dark chocolate lover currently living in Brussels, Belgium.

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6 Months

Julian Summerhayes

Parent, Speaker, Former Lawyer

Julian Summerhayes is a speaker, writer, and dad from Devon, UK. As a former lawyer, Julian spent over fourteen years helping others sort out a myriad of problems.

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Lauren McCabe

Writer, Mermaid

Lauren McCabe is a writer working as a digital strategist at an ad agency in New Orleans. Every Mardi Gras, Lauren emerges from the Mississippi river as a mermaid.

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24 Months

Sarah Kathleen Peck

Writer, Designer, Long-Distance Swimmer

Sarah Kathleen Peck is a writer, designer, and researcher, from San Francisco. As a long-distance swimmer, Sarah and has completed the Alcatraz swim seven times, including once in just her birthday suit.

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24 Months

Dena Haden

Award-Winning Artist, Art Consultant

Dena Haden is an award-winning artist and art consultant who holds a Master of Fine Arts. She currently lives and works in Massachusetts, creating drawings and sculptures that reflect upon the human condition.

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60 Months

Kit Johnson

Writer, Photographer, Reiki Enthusiast

Kit Johnson’s website is a writer, photographer, and Reiki enthusiast, currently living in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Sarah Athanas

Marketing Creative, Documentary Filmmaker

Sarah Athanas is a freelance marketing creative to pay the bills and a documentary filmmaker to feed the soul. She hails from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and currently lives in Buenos Aires.

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12 Months

Amit Sonawane

Reader, Writer, Devout Tea Drinker

Amit Sonawane is a reader, writer, and devout tea drinker. Born in India, Amit has lived his life on four continents, spending many years in the UK and US before coming to rest in Santiago, Chile last year.

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Kashyapi

Meditation and Zen Teacher

Kashyapi is a meditation and Zen teacher, mindful writer, and poet. Travelling the world since 1991, Kashyapi encourages and leads personal growth in others through her work as a teacher and writer.

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72 Months

Manuel Loigeret

French Developer and Yogi

Manuel Loigeret is a French freelance app developer living in Montreal, Canada. Away from his work Manu enjoys practicing yoga and blogging in both French and English.

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24 Months

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