Julian Ho Podcast

The practice of Mantra

An interview that dives deep into worlds I've never thought to explore. From Vagal nerve tone to moldy coffee to mental health traumas to Radical Self-Acceptance, Cassandra Hope is a neo-alchemist of expertise that rides the waves of change so elegantly and so relevant to the times. Her diverse background as a mindset coach, holistic nutritionist, and personal trainer has created a much needed scope of practice to many. Not only was I completely engaged and asking questions for my own benefit, it was such a pleasure seeing my dear friend in her professional element. 

In this episode, I was on a mission to go deep with Hima Batavia on the topic of human connection. As co-founder and past director of @Reset, a self-discovery camp for adults, and now Director of Creative Placemaking Lab for @Artscape Toronto, suffice it to say, curating human connection is her jam. My work with @2.0Toronto has brought us together indirectly in that we live and breathe the art and science of connection. We have a shared skill and desire to cultivate belongingness, because we truly understand how important it is. In a time when in-person connection and community gathering is not allowed, how do we reimagine community forming? How do we recreate intimacy with technology? How can we shift and evolve as humans with new rules and norms around touch and togetherness? These are all fundamental questions we don't know the answers to, but aim to investigate further with curiosity and good spirits.   Hope you enjoy this great conversation.  

In this short 10 minute reading, I go back in time to mine for wisdom that serves this futuristic time of uncertainty. As all future is truly uncertain, the COVID 19 disruption has gone so far to turn the present into an uncertain and unprecedented curse for many. With a shove rather than a nudge from time, the future has been thrust upon us to act with all we've got to turn the ever disconnecting world into one that's more discerning. Do we have what it takes? Can we pull it off together? Hopefully this cure to uncertainty shifts the tone to our spirits, and enables us to go about today with more hope and vitality for tomorrow. 

Baillie Thornhill is a business and branding consultant, Yoga Instructor, past key leader with Lululemon, and perspective shifter when it comes to the elephant in the room of $$$. We chat entrepreneurship strategies, tips for better leadership, working with family, and bring a lightness and realness to the topic.

We dive into Robbie’s colourful life in business and entrepreneurship but also travel the dark side of his journey with addiction, depression, and ADHD. Robbie shares life learnings and practical strategies to cope with COVID 19, and new ways of perceiving what COVID is doing to us and for us. An enlightening insider to a life I’ll never live but live to share and learn from.

We expect a lot of ourselves. We have personal standards to uphold, professional engagements to deliver upon, and a life purpose to fuel.  Unfortunately, our expectations are often unrealistic, which can cause a lot of stress and self-criticism—so it’s important to manage them well. Morgan Rosenberg, a mental health lecturer at the Schulich School of Medicine, Founder and CEO of Resili app for mental health, and one of the most down to earth educational/entrepreneurial minds that I know, helps us frame, tolerate, accept, and solve for these difficult times we're all facing. I came away with a better understanding of my own expectations and self-criticisms, and how to better manage them for the short and long term.  Topics covered: Navigating uncertainty Vulnerability and validation  Taming the monkey mind with Mindfulness  Recalibrating expectations and trust  The Pros of uncertainty For more information about Morgan, check out https://ca.linkedin.com/in/morganrosenberg To c

Was a pleasure interviewing Aisling as she is one of the brightest and most intellectual professionals I’ve come across. She always has something extra to say which you can never say no to because you know it’s always going to be yet another wonderful golden nugget. In this episode, we dive into behavioural changes needed to adapt optimally to COVID 19 and all its challenges. Seeing this as an opportunity to reset, reimagine, and reinvent is where we must go, and this episode definitely gets us off to a great start. Enjoy.

In this episode, Rory and I explore the nostalgia of Shel Silverstein poetry, tingles and giggles with book sounds, and fun relaxing memories of childhood. Use this for bedtime, sleep aid, and relaxation. Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it :)

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. A pleasant form of paresthesia experienced as tingling, warm chills, numbness, goosebumps, and deep sense of relaxation. Auditory-tactile synesthesia is another comparative phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a secondary pathway. For example, this is when a specific word or sound creates a sensation in the skin without being touched. In this inaugural episode, Rory and I experiment with whispering childhood memories to each other, crinkle and tapping sounds, mouth sounds, all to elicit an ASMR for listeners. We had a lot of fun in this episode and hope it brings listeners a delight of giggles and tingles to the evening bedtime routine. Enjoy!

In this audio blog, I dive into the psychological and behavioural factors that help us frame our recovery protocols to ultimately help us become more adaptable and high functioning. I use pop culture references to make lessons relevant. I’d recommend listening to this podcast, and reading the blog found at www.julianho.ca/blog titled High Performance Living Solutions - Part 2/5

“Who can I love becoming?” ... this question grounds me and blows my mind every time I sit with it. It has spawned years of study with the CHEK Institute of Holistic Lifestyle Coaching, and has helped me curate a life full of creativity, curiosity, and achievement. Here are 10 questions that I’ve tweaked from Paul Chek’s original 10 questions, that I use with my executive clientele. Take the time to pause the audio to answer the questions as this audio can be optimized when actively engaging. Find more in my blog section at www.julianho.ca

As Featured in the award winning fitness and lifestyle blog Furthermore, by Equinox Fitness Clubs. This article shares the 4 Japanese philosophies I use help with my mindset for ultra endurance racing: Mushin, Shoshin, Fudoshin, Zanshin.

A co-created article about a mindset theory that flips the negative of being OFF into positive virtues we can all understand and implement in our everyday lives. This article was a collaboration between two high performance athletes that have an affinity for coaching and self-growth. Together, an Ultramarathon champion and Canadian Olympian share wisdom from the Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, and modernize his law of opposites to a relatable 6 principles.

This episode shares deeply impactful lessons learned from quotes and life experiences from 2019 that I will bring into 2020.

Here are some lessons learned from 2018 to keep you motivated to exercise and be healthy and vital in your everyday.

Andrew Parr, world class coach and professional athlete unpacked the use of sport psychology for stress and peak performance through guided activities and group work. This audio contains many golden nugget sound bytes from this fantastic workshop held at Sweat and Tonic.