Curious about what inspired Sophie to create Cacao Magic or Berry Bliss? Or how she balances running the company and being a wife and mother of two? Check out Alexa Gray's Super Food Super Life podcast interview with Sophie to see her take on how we can do it all. 

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Today is the Spring Equinox, which means it’s time to start looking forward to warmer days, budding blossoms, and the opportunity to start anew! Check out this interview with Sophie Jaffe and her friend and upcoming retreat co-host, Rachelle Tratt, to find out how they plan to celebrate the season ahead!

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This is a repost from the lovely Garden-eats website! They just published this interview with moi + I wanted to make sure you all saw it! xoxo

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I interviewed Tamal Dodge, owner and founder of YogaCo in Santa Monica, CA. I received my 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher training from Tamal. He is teaching this weekend at the Tadasana Festival... definitely be sure to check out one of his classes! Inspirational, loving and fulfilling.

Where are you from? The north shore of Oahu.

When did you start practicing yoga? I started from birth as my family raised us in a donation based yoga ashram.

What did you want to “be” when you grew up? I wanted to be a rock star and I pursued it for a while in my high school years. I was signed to MM Records and toured the country. It was an interesting time.

What is your overall intention when you walk into a yoga room to teach? I want to teach the best class possible. If I feel it was an okay class I feel I some how didnt deliver to the students. That I didn't give them 100%. I want to give them something special every time.

What keeps you balanced? Mediating every day and spare moment.

What throws you off center? Well everyone gets those curve balls in life. The unexpected. But when I find myself in those situations I have to meditate and reset my intention for life. Because usually when you are in distress it's because you wanted something to go your way and it doesn't. So you have to be able to eat humble pie and move on.

Who inspires you? This may sound cliche but its the way I truly feel... 

I am inspired by Buddha, Jesus, Alaha, Arjuna, Ghandi (left)... as they made significant change and didn't care what other people thought. they just wanted to speak "Truth." Not to mention they lived and breathed what they taught. It's inspiring.

What advice do you have for a beginner yoga student? like anything in life the first time you do it your not gonna get it perfect. I encourage students to go slow and do what they can and try to make it fun vs something your trying to get something out of.

What advice do you have for someone who’s practiced for years? The word Yoga means to Yoke or unite with God. So for someone who is practicing the asana for some time would be to take there practice to the next level of yoga. To mediate and start on the process of yoking with the higher being.

what is your favorite yoga pose or series and why? I love A and B series in sun salutes. It's so balanced. If you can only do A and B series in a day that's all you really need!

Do you eat raw food? Yes, I love raw food. I was a raw foodist for 1 year in high school. Now I just eat the yoga diet (i.e. no meat, fish or eggs) lots of greens and and whole grains. Water is my beverage of choice.

What’s your favorite food? (doesn’t have to be healthy!!!!) I love veggie burgers, sweet heart fries and an agave root beer.

Do you have a favorite quote? "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" ~Ghandi  These are words to live by.

I interviewed Tamal Dodge, owner and founder of YogaCo in Santa Monica, CA. I received my 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher training from Tamal. He is teaching this weekend at the Tadasana Festival... definitely be sure to check out one of his classes! Inspirational, loving and fulfilling.

Where are you from? The north shore of Oahu.

When did you start practicing yoga? I started from birth as my family raised us in a donation based yoga ashram.

What did you want to “be” when you grew up? I wanted to be a rock star and I pursued it for a while in my high school years. I was signed to MM Records and toured the country. It was an interesting time.

What is your overall intention when you walk into a yoga room to teach? I want to teach the best class possible. If I feel it was an okay class I feel I some how didnt deliver to the students. That I didn't give them 100%. I want to give them something special every time.

What keeps you balanced? Mediating every day and spare moment.

What throws you off center? Well everyone gets those curve balls in life. The unexpected. But when I find myself in those situations I have to meditate and reset my intention for life. Because usually when you are in distress it's because you wanted something to go your way and it doesn't. So you have to be able to eat humble pie and move on.

Who inspires you? This may sound cliche but its the way I truly feel...

I am inspired by Buddha, Jesus, Alaha, Arjuna, Ghandi (left)... as they made significant change and didn't care what other people thought. they just wanted to speak "Truth." Not to mention they lived and breathed what they taught. It's inspiring.

What advice do you have for a beginner yoga student? like anything in life the first time you do it your not gonna get it perfect. I encourage students to go slow and do what they can and try to make it fun vs something your trying to get something out of.

What advice do you have for someone who’s practiced for years? The word Yoga means to Yoke or unite with God. So for someone who is practicing the asana for some time would be to take there practice to the next level of yoga. To mediate and start on the process of yoking with the higher being.

what is your favorite yoga pose or series and why? I love A and B series in sun salutes. It's so balanced. If you can only do A and B series in a day that's all you really need!

Do you eat raw food? Yes, I love raw food. I was a raw foodist for 1 year in high school. Now I just eat the yoga diet (i.e. no meat, fish or eggs) lots of greens and and whole grains. Water is my beverage of choice.

What’s your favorite food? (doesn’t have to be healthy!!!!) I love veggie burgers, sweet heart fries and an agave root beer.

Do you have a favorite quote? "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" ~Ghandi  These are words to live by.

Hi lovely Philosophie readers! <3

Here are 5 Tips I gave to London's delicious restaurant Insprial to start bringing more raw and vegan foods into your life. 

Sophie's Top 5 tips for going raw-vegan

1. Luckily, no matter where you live, anything is available now. Get a fun cookbook (or "uncook" book!) or DVD from the internet and get started!
2. Begin slowly. Don't take on too much. Cut things out one at a time, dairy seems to be the hardest for people. Start with just milk for example, supplementing with almond or rice milk. From there move to raw cheese, etc.
3. Make sure if you are going vegan, it's for the right reasons. I've heard plenty of people (especially in the Hollywood community) that "went vegan" to get "skinny" like celebrities. Then they end up gaining weight! You want to make choices that please you and make YOU happy, not just following trends blindly.
4. Whichever new diet you take on, be sure to get enough green vegetables.
5. Always know that we are ever evolving creatures and constantly going through phases. Be patient with yourself!! This is supposed to be enjoyable, not a punishment.

The full interview can be found on the Inspiral website, where I designed their new raw and vegan full menu! I wish they were closer!!! I miss their desserts BADLY :( (vegan tiramisu anyone!?! eek!) Full Interview: Click Here

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I met Krista 5 years ago while in school at UCLA. I found her teaching challenging, familiar and full of love. She inspired me and made me come back for more, time and again. Since then I've become a teacher myself and continue to practice with her in Santa Monica. Learn more about her in this fun interview we had! She's featured on the cover of OM Magazine this month-check her out! 

"I look forward each day to the possibility that my practice both on and off the mat can promote a greater awareness in our immediate need for global peace and unification. ALL is ONE."- Krista

1. Where are you from? San Diego
2. When did you start practicing yoga? I was a dancer and my teacher recommended I start yoga to bring balance and get grounded. I began in Tim Miller's teeny tiny 1 room Ashtanga studio, went every day for 3 months straight and was addicted right off the bat!
3. What did you want to “be” when you grew up? Jockey or ballet dancer. I've always been physical, since I was little.
4. Where and when did you meet your husband? I met Brock in Venice, CA in Annie Carpenter's yoga class... practicing together in a teacher intensive, and that was it. <3
5. How did the awesome Hardtail connection happen? My good friend Courtney’s parents own Hardtail and we take pictures together for the ads, it's an amazing opportunity. (we love your pictures!)
6. What is your overall intention when you walk into a yoga room to teach? Inspire the people in the room to do yoga the next day to give them enough passion to want to show up tomorrow. (she definitely accomplishes this!!)
   
7. What keeps you balanced? My yoga practice keeps me balanced, my husband, every day reminding myself how lucky I am to be a yoga teacher and that I realized my path so early.
8. What throws you off center? Hectic travel schedule, human characteristics...that we are fallible and attracted to things that are imbalanced.
9. Who inspires you? My husband inspires me. My students inspire me and teach me so much. Other yoga teachers who contain the professional fortitude and discipline to do what they do everyday.
10. What inspires you? Music. all music. Every kind. Where we live... the weather!! :)
11. What advice do you have for a beginner yoga student? The first day is the hardest. The more you practice the easier and more inspiring it gets.
12. What advice do you have for someone who’s practiced for years? Never stop seeking to learn, there's a depth in the practice that you can’t see
    
13. what is it about handstands that you love? It’s fun!! Having fun makes people want to do yoga and trying knew things makes people want to do yoga! For me, it gives me always something to come to class for because there’s always something to develop to show my students.
14. What do you think about energy? It's the reason we do yoga. It feels good to have energy moving and it feels bad when it is stagnant.
15. Do you eat raw food? salad.
16. What’s your favorite food (doesn’t have to be healthy or raw!) chips and salsa definitely number one on my list!
17. You’ve mentioned you’ve done a cleanse before. What do you think about cleanses? Great!! Not only does it clean out and inspire your body, but your mind too. Everything you procrastinate with in day to day life comes forward and you accomplish all your goals... it's definitely not just physical.
18. Do you have a favorite quote? "Those who say 'It Can't be Done' should get out of the way who are doing it!"

"YOGA IS REALLY CHANGING THE WORLD"-Krista Cahill

Krista teaches workshops and retreats around the world and has regular classes based in Los Angeles (yogisanonymous). Krista teaches a vigorous Vinyasa Flow class filled with challenging arm balances and inversions. She believes that our obstacles are our greatest blessings. Krista and her husband Brock Cahill live their Yoga together in Venice Beach, California. Email Krista at: krista@kristacahill.com

 

check out this great interview with a Parisian Chef :)

he was incredibly curious about my way of eating... here's what we talked about!