Want to know what it takes to be a great speaker? Alexi is your girl. She and husband Preston Smiles (and now baby Kingston Ra) travel around the world speaking and empowering crowds to become their best selves. In this episode we discuss her journey from Ja Rule’s back-up dancer (for real) to TV host to prominent speaker to mother, and why she has decided her keep her motherhood journey private. Connect with Alexi at @alexipanos alexipanos.com Get 35% off your order of Youveda supplements at youveda.com with code “sahara” Try Vahdam Teas chai sampler by heading over to vahdamteas.com and use coupon code "sahara" for 20% off Launch Your Career as a Holistic Health Coach in 2019 by studying at my alma mater, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Email sahara@eatfeelfresh.com to receive a savings of up to $1,800 on tuition or you can choose this package of amazing wellness gifts: $1,000 tuition savings (when paid in full) Tablet $200 Amazon Gift Card $100 Thrive Market Gift Card and a 1 year membership No matter which package you choose, you’ll also receive an invitation to an Integrative Nutrition conference, where you’ll get reserved seating. Plus, IIN will donate $100 to a charity in your honor! Intro + Outro Music: Silent Ganges by Maneesh de Moor Let's take the discussion further in the Mind-Body Balancers FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/1213662491998309/ Discover Your Dosha (Mind-Body Type) with my free quiz: iamsahararose.com Connect with me for daily Ayurvedic and modern spiritual wisdom at Instagram: @iamsahararose Facebook.com/iamsahararose Twitter.com/iamsahararose Order Eat Feel Fresh: A Contemporary Plant-Based Ayurvedic Cookbook and receive my Essential Oils for Your Doshas E-book FREE here: eatfeelfresh.com/book Learn more in my best-selling book Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda: https://www.amazon.com/Idiots-Guides-Ayurveda-Sahara-Rose/dp/1465462767 Available wherever books are sold! Subscribe to the Highest Self Podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/highest-self-podcast/id1244644906?mt=2 https://soundcloud.com/highestselfpodcast