We're thrilled to welcome professional triathlete turned professional trail runner Eli Hemming to the show. Jess and BJ followed Eli's career through Olympic distance draft-legal racing on the world stage until he chose to step away from his career as a professional triathlete. Despite being ranked #1 in the U.S. because of his multiple World Cup podiums, Eli's happiness factor was falling, and he could no longer ignore that it was time for a radical change. When he hit the trail running scene in 2021, he immediately found success qualifying for the 2022 Mountain Running Championships, and whe ..read more

Coaches Jess and Melissa are back with the third and final episode in their Women's Wellness Series. Jess, Mindset and Wellness coach for YogiTriathlete, has practiced and educated others on the ancient sciences of yoga (the mind) and ayurveda (optimal health) for decades. Melissa, Herbalist and Triathlon/Running Coach for Team YogiTriathlete, trains and races while supporting herself and her athletes with herbal medicine and wellness practices. Their inspiration to begin this series was to serve and spread the good word about what remains a mystery on a mass level. Many have lived decades nav ..read more

The North American IRONMAN triathlon season kicks off just weeks away at Oceanside 70.3, and YogiTriathlete will be on site. In this episode, coaches Jess and BJ advise those attempting to conquer this course, and BJ shares his race plan as he balances his pursuit to his fastest IRONMAN in Texas later that same month. And then, from a completely different hemisphere, where summer is fading into fall, Jess returns from leading her first yoga adventure in Patagonia, Chile. We dive into her experience, transition home, and future intentions. Yoga adventures are expertly curated adventure travel e ..read more

Having checked out from the Ojas Retreat center just hours before following their first-ever Women's Wellness Retreat, BJ sat down with retreat leaders Meg, Val, and Jess to download the experience. This episode is a firsthand, fresh recollection of a powerful community of women coming together to remember their true nature. There is something for everyone in this episode, as returning to our true nature is not just for the women on this retreat but for every person navigating the complexities of life. Remembering our true nature through the practices of yoga and ayurveda has become a recurrin ..read more

Professional triathlete Matti Weitz is our guest today, and he is living the example of what it looks like to answer a calling. Thriving as an age group triathlete, Matti was also successful in business as a Sports Physiotherapy; he was on route to building an empire, and by all means, society would say he should have continued toward the professional and financial success that was inevitable, but that's not what he did. As his passion for triathlon was building, his fulfillment in his profession was falling, and he couldn't help but wonder what life would look like if we put 100% of his focus ..read more

Welcome to part two of the Women’s Wellness Series with YogiTriathlete coaches, Jess and Melissa. Today's episode is all about the cycle. We take a leisurely stroll through the feminine cycle while sharing ideal training during the cycles, herbs to support, and foods to gravitate toward. Thank you to all who listened in for part one, which launched last month, and for letting us know that you found it to be enjoyable and helpful. We’d love to hear more: what did you take away, what have you tried, and did it work? Let us know. In this episode: - Benefits of dandelion tea - Boosting iron throug ..read more

Today, Jess and BJ welcome Love.Life Telehealth doctor Keary O'Connor to the show (formerly known as PlantBased Telehealth). Keary is an osteopathic physician board certified in Family Medicine; she is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. She is a certified yoga instructor, pranayama educator, and certified in plant-based nutrition through Cornell and medical nutrition therapy from Columbia University. Dr. O'Connor has been an avid athlete most of her life, and she is passionate about promoting a WFPB diet and lifestyle medicine be ..read more

Welcome to the OH Show, where each month, Jess and BJ dive into listener questions and dish on the goings-on of entrepreneurial life as co-founders of YogiTriathlete as well as long-time age-group triathletes, coaches, and a couple bonded by business, sport, and love. In this episode: - Navigating the waves of life - challenge and joy - Jess’s desire to travel the world is manifesting - Sicily this fall - Working through fear of the unknown - Wellness is everywhere - Run/walk to sustainable running - Complements to a return to running - No need to give up before you even try - Guaranteed resis ..read more

Welcome to the YogiTriathlete podcast and Join Jess, Mindset and Wellness Coach for YogiTriathlete, and Melissa Herbalist and Triathlon/Running Coach for the first in a series of conversations dedicated to Women's Wellness. So, unbeknownst to either of these women, they were both contemplating how to use their experience and knowledge to better serve women in endurance sports. And when Jess received a hit to create this series alongside Melissa, she came on board without hesitation. These two coaches are here for you, for spouses and partners of women, to explore curiosities about women's well ..read more

Jess and BJ are thrilled to welcome back Dr. Daya Grant to the show. Daya is a mental performance consultant, neuroscientist, yoga teacher, writer, athlete and mom. For the past 20 years, she's studied the brain and how it relates to athletic performance. Combined with her knowledge of yoga, which is the ancient science of the mind, she brings together old and new world science and wisdom to assist athletes in reaching their performance potential. Dr. Grant was first on the show in August of 2021 for episode 275, where she shares her backstory and in-depth knowledge about the neuroscience arou ..read more