Ciao beloveds and Greetings Rainbow Warriors!
I’m coming to you today from Sicily Italy where I’m teaching yoga and enjoying the tremendous nature and hospitality of this very special Italian island.
This is the last episode of the 6th season of the Visionary Lifestyle Podcast, which I hope you’ve enjoyed. We heard from some of the teachers from the Barcelona Yoga Conference, as well as a host of digital nomads who are paving the way for the rest of us who might be interested in traveling the world and taking our work with us.
In a few days I’ll be heading to Portugal where I’ll be speaking at the Digital Nomad Festival and helping all you nomads achieve a higher level of wellness while you’re globe trotting. I’m also presenting a Yoga Starts in the Kitchen workshop at the Foodprintz yoga studio and Cafe there, so make sure to check my Visionary Lifestyle and Podcast facebook page for details on those events. And don’t forget I’ve got a Wellness Workation coming up in Bali this October and I want to see you there! If you’re a social entrepreneur, digital nomad, or conscious creative this is the place to be to merge wellness with your traveling lifestyle. You’ll learn my conscious eating recipes, practice daily yoga and meditation, have productive work sessions to work on your jobs or projects, network with like minded people and explore the best nature and rituals Bali has to offer. It’s going to be delicious! There are just a few spots left so to grab your spot check out the show notes for details on that event and sign up quick.
And, Stay tuned for announcements for the upcoming seasons of the show, as there’s lots of great content coming up. I have lots of shows in the pipeline and entires seasons from Bali and India where I’ve been interviewing more top yoga teachers and thought leaders.
So now on to today’s show.
Our guest today is Pau Castellsagué. Pau, along with his sister and brother, produces the Barcelona Yoga Conference.
The BYC is a Yogic Celebration open to people of all ages and backgrounds with or without previous experience in yoga. It’s An uplifting open-hearted gathering with world-leading Yoga teachers and musical artists creating a platform for you to learn, experience, discover and transform.
Pau is a yoga teacher himself as well as a Thai Yoga Massage Instructor and kirtan artist.
I caught up with him at the 8th annual BYC last summer and got to learn from him the story of how this yoga festival came to be.
I had a great experience at this festival and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to explore the European yoga community as I did.
Make sure to check the show notes for links to their website and to learn more. You can find those at
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I hope you enjoy this show.
Namaste
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Greetings Rainbow Warriors! Today I’m on the move. I took a ferry from Croatia across the Adriatic sea to Italy last night, and am making my way through Italy on a train now as this is going live. I’m heading to Sicily for my Nature and Yoga retreat and I sure wish you were coming! It starts on September 7th so if you’re feeling spontaneous and want to join for yoga, nature, conscious eating and seeing some incredible ancient sites, email me right now and we’ll squeeze you in!
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Being a changemaker on the move is a life I’ve chosen, and if it calls you, you too can live a location independent freedom lifestyle, and fulfill your purpose at the same time. Yes, it takes some planning and might even include a steep learning curve, but witnessing people like our guest today, sure keeps the inspiration to make it happen, very high.
Our guest today is Stella Roman Airoldi. Stella is a powerhouse of a young woman. She holds two masters degrees in human rights, and left a promising career as a lawyer, to travel the world and empower some of the least empowered people on the planet.
Stella is the founder of 22STARS Jewellery and the 22STARS Foundation, as a digital nomad with a social mission she calls herself a ”Social Impact Nomad". She wants to inspire and help others to make a social impact with their business and when they travel. Hence Stella offers one on one coaching sessions, gives group workshops and talks at various international conferences. Stella has two masters degrees, one in International Law and one in Human Rights and Democratization. During her studies she focused on entrepreneurship and in 2013 she made the switch from working in the human rights/ development aid field into using fashion and design to help people out of poverty by making sure that they can provide for themselves.
Stella's studies brought her to Africa where she interviewed refugees in Kampala, Uganda. Her creativity and wish to help the war affected people have been a direct incentive to establish 22STARS Jewellery. Impressed by the artistic skills of the women and deeply touched by their stories, Stella decided to help them design, market and sell their products on the international market. Two years ago she expanded this product based model by creating the 22STARS FOUNDATION, which enables more than 300 children in Uganda to go to school and helps 55 families with small business trainings and microloans to become self-sustainable.
Stella spends a couple of months a year in Uganda. When she is not there she loves being with her family in Europe and her friends from the digital nomad community.
I met Stella at the DNX conference in Lisbon where she was presenting a talk last year, and fortunately, we shared an apartment with a bunch of other digital nomads so I got to spend a fair amount of time with her. I saw her work ethic, I saw her passion, and I was and am impressed with what she’s created.
As a former fashion buyer for my Visionary Boutique in Los Angeles, her jewelry line is 100% the sort of thing I would have been really excited to stock in my shop. A product that is not merely for fashion and consumption sake, but as a statement and practical support for something you believe in. For example, the sale of one necklace provides 5 meals in Uganda.
Stella is a living breathing example of right livelihood. This is a concept I bring up a lot on this show, and one I want to impress on you, as it was impressed on me from my spiritual community in Los Angles a couple decades ago. This concept has been a major driver in my life, and if I can inspire even 1 person in this direction, that feels really rewarding for me.
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