#16 KIRSTY GALLAGHER - MOON MENTOR, AUTHOR AND YOGA TEACHER

Kirsty Gallagher (@kirsty_gallagher_) is a moon mentor, Sunday Times bestselling author, soul alignment and transformation coach, yoga teacher, meditation teacher and founder of Lunar Living. She has been sharing the life-changing benefits of yoga and the moon for over 10 years including 80 worldwide retreats. She is the founder of online sisterhood Lunar Living, which will teach you how to weave the secret and ancient wisdom of the moon into modern, everyday life and author of Lunar Living: Working with the Magic of the Moon Cycles. Kirsty is a Lululemon legacy ambassador, speaks frequently at festivals and events and makes regular appearances in the press and on TV/radio.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT

Working in alignment with the moon’s cycles /// Leaving a 9-5 marketing and PR job to embark on a 9 month spiritual journey in India /// ‘Zoom fatigue’ and showing up even when you don’t want to /// Allowing vulnerability to be a strength /// Following intuition and taking risks /// Moving through self doubt and self pressure /// Taking the esoteric and the ‘woo’, and making it accessible and practical /// Being brave enough to go for the things we want in life /// Being afraid of our own power and not being good at knowing what we want /// Emotions are signposts that help to direct us /// Writing a book in Ibiza in a week under the full moon

QUOTES

-‘When you’re going through something, it’s tough to show up. But teaching heals me over and over again.’

-‘Yoga gave an answer to nearly every question I had.’

-‘I had everything I ever wanted but still wasn’t satisfied.’

-‘You’ve got to find the one thing that makes you you, and offer that.’

-‘In London you feel like you’re the only one who’s doubting yourself!’

-‘If you don’t have a direction you want to go in, you’ll end up going in other people’s directions.’

-‘I’m not bothered about being ‘insta-famous’. As long as the right people are hearing the right message.’

-‘Most of us are afraid of our own greatness.’

REFERENCES

Abhyanga oil massage

Mind Body Spirit Festival

This Morning TV Show

Chris Evans Breakfast Show

‘The Untethered Soul’, and ‘The Surrender Experiment’, Michael Singer (books)

‘The Power of Now’, ‘Practicing the Power of Now’ and ‘New Earth’ by Eckhart Tolle (books)

Louise Hay

10% off Liforme yoga mats with code AHUSLER19 (we get commission)

THE HOSTS

@adamhusler - Drawing from a variety of lives lived off the mat, Adam Husler brings a unique perspective to those who seek more from yoga than making pretty shapes. He offers creative, effective and clearly-sequenced teachings that focus on balancing flexibility and strength; physically and mentally. Educated by globally renown teachers, including Jason Crandell and Michael Stone, Adam specialises in a signature style of Alignment-Based Vinyasa— fuelled by a fascination with anatomy and a desire to ask ‘why?’. 

Based in London, Adam teaches a robust schedule in one of the worlds top yoga studios, Triyoga, and world leading gym, Equinox. On top of this, Adam leads workshops, trainings and teaches festivals continuously around the world, leaving him with thousands of teaching hours under his belt and plenty of appearances in national and international media.

For workshops, trainings, events and retreats, find out more here. 

@iamhollyhusler - From belting out original pop tunes at the London O2 stage to 20,000 people, whilst supporting Westlife, to singing healing mantras and playing magical instruments, to seas of sleeping yogis, at events and studios across the globe; Holly’s journey has led to a deep desire to help people find conscious connection and their own inner peace.

For workshops, music, events and retreats, find out more here.

The Huslers have launched a new online platform for yoga classes, sound journeys, meditations and more. Explore at thehuslers.com