Podcast appearances and mentions of david rachford

David Rachford is a Navy Veteran and Yoga Teacher. Like many, David grew up in a challenging environment as a teenager, and channeled his anger into competitive athletics. Sports were a positive escape from a rough childhood, but eventually he dropped out of high school. He failed out of Junior college twice, before joining the Navy to get off the farm. The Navy provided structure and challenge, and David earned a Navy Achievement medal, and was deployed to the Persian Gulf and Somalia during operation Restore Hope. A debilitating injury ended his Navy career early, and he struggled for years recoving from his injury and battling prescription drug abuse. Eventually, he found the practice of yoga and restored his health. He's gone on to run Marathons (6 and counting) hiked the 225 mile John Muir Trail, and now teaches yoga in Santa Barbara. He's also the creator of CombatMat; a premium, natural yoga mat, designed for men as the ultimate foundation for a strong yoga practice. Listen in as Dave shares his journey to discover his unique form of impact.

Control breathing... Maintain stability... Enhance mobility... Yoga has many benefits, and in our interview, David Rachford lays them out in detail. If you get any value out of this episode, please share with a friend! ************************* David Rachford TWITTER: @DavidRachford INSTAGRAM: @DavidRachford WEBSITE: combatmat.com ************************* Alejandro @ Docu[mental] TWITTER: @documental_ INSTAGRAM: @documental__ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/documental/support

60 minute power yoga practice led by Power of Your Om's David Rachford in Santa Barbara California.  Like class?  Check our schedule and come practice together with us.  We have over 40 classes available every week.  You can also find David's podcasts The Better Human Challenge on itunes!  

David Rachford is the creator and host of "The Better Human Challenge," a podcast on personal development that challenges you to become your best self. At the age of 40, David found himself overweight, abusing alcohol, and not living in alignment with his values. He tells us how he found sobriety, regained his health, and dropped 50 pounds. David Rachford's philosophy focuses heavily on being of service. He now teaches others to follow a similar path by teaching yoga and with his podcast and website.

Self-Imposed Daily Healthy Activity - Establishing a practice for growth and personal development.  How to select a practice, and hold yourself accountable.  Join the Better Human Challenge Facebook Group at BetterHumanChallenge.com

Start your week strong with a short motivational challenge.  These short episodes are the action steps and the companion to the in-depth weekly shows we feature. Today David Rachford discusses the importance of nutrition and why keeping a food journal can be a powerful exercise.

David Rachford is a digital media strategist, and creator and host of The Better Human Show. He talks about anger and stress, holding on to grudges, about some of his adversity moments when he was younger, his experience in the military, and what has led him to the spot that he's in now. Guest Bio:… The post SA 032: David Rachford on Managing Anger, Building New Habits, and Becoming a Better Human appeared first on Nick Dinardo.

David Rachford wanted to get off the farm and joined the military. He had a dream of going to explosive ordnance disposal school. First, he had to do some time as a Naval Fire Fighter, stationed on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was an aircraft carrier, on the Persian Golf. An unfortunate accident happened while training and took away his chances leaving him crippled and devastated at only 23 years old. David slipped into depression and ended up facing a narcotic addiction. Today he is a successful web developer, host of two podcasts and a blog. He has succeeded in healing and has come today to share the story of his difficult journey. He tells us how he overcomes his injury and addiction, weight loss of over 70 lbs, and how he created a healthy lifestyle. There seems to be a definite link to mental and physical health. By listening to others, my hope is that you may be able to avoid going down some of these dark allies by finding positive people to surround yourselves with and finding ways to keep your head up while you follow your own healing journey. Listening to Davids story is sure to help you get a good leg up on your own journey! Links David Ratchford's website http://davidrachford.com/ https://www.facebook.com/everydayisasecondchancepodcast/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lvmountaintops/message

In this episode, I share my experience from my second visit to the California Vipassana Center where I recently sat for a 10 day silent meditation retreat.  I discuss meditation, and how to start and maintain a practice. Vipassana is one of the world's most ancient meditative techniques. It was practiced 25 centuries ago by Gotama the Buddha, who said he had rediscovered a much older practice. After his enlightenment in 528 BCE, the Buddha spent the remaining 45 years of his life teaching the way out of suffering. Vipassana is the essence of what he taught. The Buddha's teaching is known by the general term Dhamma (Sanskrit: Dharma). For five centuries Vipassana helped millions of people in India, the Buddha's homeland. This era saw the matchless reign of the great Emperor Asoka (273-236 BCE) who united India and initiated a golden age of peace and prosperity. Asoka also sent ambassadors of Dhamma to all the neighboring kingdoms (including what has become Myanmar in modern times), thereby spreading both the practice and the words of the Buddha. After about 500 years the practice of Vipassana had disappeared from India. Fortunately it was maintained by a continuous chain of meditation teachers in the neighboring country of Myanmar (Burma) until the present day. In our time, Vipassana has been reintroduced to India and to people from all over the world by S. N. Goenka, a retired industrialist of Indian heritage who was born in Myanmar. He learned the technique of Vipassana from Sayagyi U Ba Khin, the renowned lay Vipassana teacher who was the first to teach westerners in English. U Ba Khin appointed him to teach Vipassana in 1969.    If you like what you hear, please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes. It helps our show get found, and I truly appreciate it.  Also, the way this show grows is by word of mouth.  or rather you sharing on social media, talking to friends, tweeting about it, posting on Facebook.To stay in touch with the show, get detailed show notes, and subscribe to my email newsletter, visit DavidRachford.com/podcast.  I've got a great info-graphic I just released that shares the 5 simple tools I used to lose 50 lbs in 6 months, just subscribe to my list and I'll send it over.  I won't spam you, I just send out a weekly email to keep in touch and share some things I'm working on.

David Rachford is the host of "The Better Human Show" a podcast that focuses on living a "strong second half" of life Focusing on Health & Fitness, Relationships and Giving Back. A graduate from the school of hard knocks, David is a Navy Veteran who lost his health to injury and addiction then battled back by becoming a yoga instructor and health mentor. He lost 65 lbs and kept it off. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA where he enjoys fitness activities and hiking with his Norwegian Lundehund Nikolina. David will be sharing how living a congruent, or values-based life will help you attract and choose the right partner.

For episode 10 of the Better Human Show, I go solo.  Today I do a deep dive on why people have trouble "releasing weight" for good.  What prevents people from permanent weight release, the psychology that prevents us from losing extra pounds, holistic or as my friend Steve Ilg says "Wholistic" approach incorporating mind, body, spirit. I talk about restoring hormone levels, establishing a baseline, and how to achieve a lean and healthy body for the right reasons. This is a preview of my upcoming book "The Path to Lean."  To get a free copy of the book upon release, and a free chapter today, visit www.davidrachford.com/book and enter your email.  I'll send over the first chapter right away! If you like what you hear, please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes. It helps our show get found, and I truly appreciate it.  Also, the way this show grows is by word of mouth.  or rather you sharing on social media, talking to friends, tweeting about it, posting on Facebook.To stay in touch with the show, get detailed show notes, and subscribe to my email newsletter, visit DavidRachford.com/podcast.  I've got a great info-graphic I just released that shares the 5 simple tools I used to lose 50 lbs in 6 months, just subscribe to my list and I'll send it over.  I won't spam you, I just send out a weekly email to keep in touch and share some things I'm working on.

In this episode of the Better Human Show, I go solo.  I share stories about what inspired the show, and what to expect in future shows.  I share trials, trouble, addictions & recovery, and the path that I've walked and lived to arrive here with you today.  I do my best bravely share my unfiltered, unvarnished story.  Not all of it is pretty, and hopefully you can learn from the stories I share.A central theme is congruent living; or living in alignment with values.  I talk about how it felt to live a life where I was disconnected with my values, and how I subsequently found myself obese, alone and addicted, and how I turned it around to get healthy and fit again.If you like what you hear, please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes. It helps our show get found, and I truly appreciate it.  Also, the way this show grows is by word of mouth.  or rather you sharing on social media, talking to friends, tweeting about it, posting on Facebook.To stay in touch with the show, get detailed show notes, and subscribe to my email newsletter, visit DavidRachford.com/podcast.  I've got a great info-graphic I just released that shares the 5 simple tools I used to lose 50 lbs in 6 months, just subscribe to my list and I'll send it over.  I won't spam you, I just send out a weekly email to keep in touch and share some things I'm working on.Interview begins at 2:51, but please listen to the intro!

A full & healthy life looks at more than just nutrition, fitness, and relationships. Personal development is also about finding a higher purpose and calling.  Giving Back.  We like to think that our charitable efforts mean something; but surprisingly, some things we do in order to make the world a better place, can acutally cause harm for the beneficiaries they're intended to help.  Join The Better Human Show host David Rachford as he talks with Will MacAskill, PhD of Oxford University as they talk about "Effective Altruism," "Fair Trade" and how to make the most impact to make the world a better place, save lives and leave a legacy with your time and money.