TAKE THE HILL

We are very excited to be integrating our previously known as “Wellness Wednesday” conversations into the podcast. These conversations were posted exclusively to our YouTube channel, but we are happy to bring them into our main conversations. During today’s episode, we bring you along on a journey of a crystal sound bath with the ladies of Sunce Yoga and Taiyo Holistic. Find somewhere comfy to enjoy this beautiful journey of sound.The goal of Wellness Wednesday is to enlighten, inform, and expose our audience to different wellness practices and techniques. A key component of that is allowing you to experience it with us via video medium. I really hope you enjoy this episode.To connect with Miggle or Tina from Sunce Yoga, check them out via Instagram:- Miggle, founder and sound healer – @TAIYOHOLISTIC- Tina, founder of Sunce Yoga – @theyoganutritionist

Precious K, Williams is a mommy wellness coach, international speaker, and the CEO of Moms on a Mission Wellness and Founder of Simply Passionate Life, LLC—a platform dedicated to helping moms overcome burnout and build generational health. I’ve been featured on NBC, ABC, and FOX, and I lead the Moms on a Mission community and Harmony Retreat, where I provide tools for moms to prioritize their well-being without guilt.Her journey started with her own transformation—losing 75 pounds naturally, recovering from burnout, and learning how to prioritize her health while raising a family and growing a business. She knows firsthand the struggles moms face when trying to balance it all, and is now on a mission to help mom reclaim their health and create a lasting impact for future generations.Check her out on Instagram @preciouskwilliams Connect with precious www.preciouskwilliams.com

In this Episode our host marcel speaks about the evolution and new direction of the podcast . Bringing in more and different topics all mindset , wellness and growth related . You can connect with us via Instagram and YouTube @officialmarcelfit . All business related request can be sent to [email protected]

This week on Take the Hill, Marcel sits down with Caite Opfer, founder of Lime Social Club, to talk about turning challenges into community, vulnerability into value, and movement into meaning.Caite shares her raw and remarkable story—from a surprise cancer diagnosis at age 12 (thanks to a failed pull-up) to building a 2,000+ member social wellness community that’s disrupting the NYC and Boston social scenes, all outside the bar.Take Aways . *Turning a tragic diagnosis into triumph and community * Reframing rejection as unlocks opportunities . * The power of doing it broke and building with what you have 💚 Connect with Caite & Lime Social Club:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/limesocialc...Caite’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/caiteee_myl...🚀 Like This Episode?💬 Drop a comment with your favorite quote.🔔 Subscribe for weekly stories of grit, growth, and glory.📢 Share this with someone who's climbing their own hill right now.#podcast #podcastepisode #newpodcast #selfimprovement #healing #creativeentrepreneur

In this episode we take the hill with Yesenia Hudson. Founder of Hudson media , content creator and photographer . Yesenia takes us through her journey of regaining her courage and curiosity after making it out of a physically and emotionally abusive relationship . .🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jyV1NIzO62X1U3hCqUSmM📺 Watch the full episode: Right here on YouTube💬 Drop a comment: What part of Yesenia’s leap of faith resonated most with your story?#podcast #podcastepisode #newpodcast #selfimprovement #healing #creativeentrepreneur

Today we Take The Hill with Daniella Shevel . The founder and designer behind the namesake luxury shoe brand . Daniella was born and raised in South Africa and migrated with her parents and younger sister to the US  during the late stages of high school.Daniella takes us through her life' story . As she navigates the ups and downs of becoming an entrepreneur and designer in the traditionally male dominated industry of women’s footwear. Daniella  proves what it really means to never let go of a dream even if that means walking away from everything. Ways to connect with Daniella Shevel https://www.daniellashevel.comhttps://www.instagram.com/daniellashevel/https://www.facebook.com/daniellashevel/[email protected] your love and support for this episode by subscribing her on Spotify and liking and following the podcast on Instagram and YouTube https://www.instagram.com/takethehill_podcast/

In this episode we get to hear directly from our host Marcel Dinkins the genesis of Take The Hill podcast . Marcel is a former collegiate athlete , Army reserves officer and is presently one of the running instructors at Peloton . She has been coaching and training clients in NYC for over 10 years and is a strong advocate for wellness beyond just the physical benefits . You can find here on Instagram and Youtube or check out one of her classes via the Peloton App .

Deeply rooted in the New York dance and fitness scene . Trammell Logan is the co-owner & founder of East Side Dance Company on Upper East Side of Manhattan  He's also a well seasoned and enormously popular boutique fitness instructor who has accumulated a cult-like following not only amongst his students but also his peers. He will tell you that he developed his contagious charisma, and love for performing while he was a member of the Boys Choir of Harlem. Trammell spent his formative years ( with the BCH) traveling the world singing and performing with artists like Queen Latifah , Destiny's Child, Stevie Wonder and is even on the background vocals of Jesus Walks. With all the many highs of Trammell's life he's also had to navigate some tremendous lows. From the loss of his little sister at the age of 7 , to some tremendous health scares and depression . Trammell Logan's Take The Hill story is about finding resilience, building a tribe of support and never loosing sight that " No one is exempt from life happening abruptly

ALI ZEKO  Iraqi Refugee , Proud member of the LGBTQIA community . Ali fled Iraq to Turkey at age 17 after witnessing the murder of his father . He knew that he wanted more from his life even at a young age . Although he couldn't quite verbalize it at the time he knew he was different. It wasn't until he left Iraq that he discovered his sexual identity and began to be relentless in his pursuit of more from life . He spent two years as a minor in Turkey while learning English and Turkish before relocating to the states and starting a new life for himself. Ali’s journey of Taking The Hill is about having a bigger vision for yourself 

Chris Parnell is celebrity trainer and founder of The Parnell Plan . Chris spent most of his adult life navigating the fitness in NYC as a top trainer at Elite Health Clubs and Boutique gyms . He constantly sought was to reinvent himself and challenge what he knew to be true about fitness . After reaching a new pinnacle as an amateur Natural Bodybuilding athlete and having his first son he found himself laid up in the hospital after surviving a stroke. Chris's story of Taking The Hills is about creating a version of yourself that refuses to quit and refuses to give up . 

Mariana struggled her whole life with the pursuit of her own vision and fulfilling the expectations of others . Whether it was the expectations of her family or her partner. In her toughest moments she would lean on her love for running but in other moments her outlet was smoking . At times it was both . Smoking was something she hid from the outside world . It didn't match up to their expectations . But even that would change when she moved back to New York for a second time setting a firm flag in the ground for chasing and realizing her own dreams. Mariana's Take The Hill story is about finding the will and the courage to rebel against outside expectations in pursuit of your own happiness . Mariana Fernandez was instrumental in the launching of Spanish language content at Peloton and taught the first Spanish language class for yoga on the platform