Break the cycle
The cycle of domestic violence occurs when abuse or victimization is passed down from one generation to the next. More specifically, it’s when children learn destructive behaviors from their parents,...
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Sore in a good way
Saturday's Fat Burning Workout After my workout this morning I ran into a friend who just started doing my 15 Minute Fat Burning Workouts. I would describe this twenty-something gal as rather solid,...
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A little above the weather
Monday's Fat Burning Workout Everyone knows the feeling when the weather’s got you down and you’re ‘a little under the weather’ right? Well how about turning the tables on today’s bad weather and...
View ArticleNo judgment
In my opinion, this is the most important lifestyle and yoga principle that everyone should embrace. And I truly dislike that word should because it implies that one is projecting their personal...
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What are friends for?
Thursday's Fat Burning Workout This morning I met this fifty-something gal in the gym with a great body who’s always there. The first thing I asked her was if she worked out everyday. She said yes....
View ArticleOde to my sister
I spoke with my sister yesterday after I received her beautiful pictures of my nieces and nephews, including my brother’s children. This holiday season my family is 3,000 miles away, but for sure I’m...
View ArticlePeaceful pool of water
My yoga teacher used that phrase today in Savasana at the end of class. For those who’ve never taken a yoga class, Savasana is the final resting pose when you totally let go and experience the...
View ArticleExcellent teaching moments
You may already know that my charity, The Boulevard Zen Foundation, teaches yoga to kids and moms living in domestic violence shelters (www.BoulevardZen.com). I was inspired to start the nonprofit...
View ArticleChild obesity is a serious problem
This morning I read an enlightening article about the growing concern of California residents that believe childhood obesity is not only a serious problem, but one that nearly 60% of those polled...
View ArticleMichelle Obama’s got it right
There’s no question that our nation’s First Lady has got it right when she says “small changes can lead to big results”. I strongly believe in Michelle Obama’s child obesity initiatives, and I totally...
View ArticleIgnorance corrodes
This morning I was speaking with a friend and practitioner of my new workout series. We were discussing how ignorance corrodes the inside of an individual’s soul. Ignorance being defined here as the...
View ArticleLife’s a boulevard and sometimes you get stuck
‘Life’s a boulevard and sometimes you get stuck’ is the overarching theme to my film, Boulevard Zen. Each of the characters uses yoga to overcome adversity in their lives. The kind of adversity that...
View ArticlePerfect example of bad role models
I read in the LA Times this morning about two parents in Michigan who beat up a 73-year old school crossing guard who tried to break up a fight between their 6-year old son and another boy. This after...
View ArticleIt’s all relative with Einstein’s Relativity
Exactly 105 years ago today Nobel Laureate Albert Einstein introduced his “Theory of Relativity”. Although his ‘curved space-time continuum‘ doesn’t really affect our lives because we travel at speeds...
View ArticleKanye West leads the way
I read an article in the LA Times this morning about rap star Kanye West’s closing Sunday night set at Coachella (the 3-day annual Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA). Kanye ended his “epic and...
View ArticleLittle things can make a big difference
Yesterday I taught a one hour fat burning class to the children and moms living at the domestic violence shelter in San Diego. My charity, The Boulevard Zen Foundation, has been teaching yoga there...
View ArticleFitness + Family = Fun
Yesterday I taught a one-hour fat burning class at a domestic violence shelter in San Diego on behalf of my charity, The Boulevard Zen Foundation. I was excited to teach about ten children (ages 3 –...
View ArticleI believe in you Ladies!
This goes out to all the Ladies living at the domestic violence shelter in San Diego where I taught a 2-hour yoga & lifestyle class last night. Because after teaching a 75 minute yoga class...
View ArticleDomestic Violence, Yoga & Hollywood Sneak Peek
We’ll soon begin a 30,000 journey across America visiting all 50 states – 100 Cities in 100 Days – to raise money for my charity, The Boulevard Zen Foundation. We teach yoga to women and children...
View Article100 Cities in 100 Days
Coming Soon!!! Rich Tola’s Fat Burn America Tour: 100 Cities in 100 Days Check out the full length Hollywood Sneak Peek. We’ll be doing this in every City!
View ArticleBenefits of Yoga
The Boulevard Zen Foundation teaches the benefits of yoga to women and children living in domestic violence shelters. That’s why we’re going on the FAT BURN AMERICA TOUR: 100 CITIES in 100 DAYS, to...
View ArticleGet Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable
The other day I met a bodybuilder who said he tried yoga and hated it because it made him “feel uncomfortable”. I responded with just one word, “exactly”. Simple put, yoga demands you to get...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Permeates
By the time you’re 10 years old your subconscious has formed and thereafter differentiates between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. For example, if you grew up with a mother or father who was a...
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Exercise study finds 15 Minutes = 3 Years
Click to PurchaseResearchers in Taiwan studied 416,000 participants for 13 years, analyzing health levels and reported levels of physical activity each year. They found that “just 15 minutes of...
View Article5 Years Goes By Quick!
Exactly 5 years ago today I purchased a one-way ticket and boarded a plane to Hollywood. Of course, I had a “Five Year Plan”, which you’ll read all about in Chapter 3 of my soon-to-be-released memoir,...
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Memoir Helps Women and Children of Domestic Violence
Hi Everyone, I’m happy to announce my memoir, Simply Between Millions: From Wall Street to Hollywood, is available for purchase at www.Amazon.com. There’s 386 pages worth – featuring 69 short chapters...
View ArticleSimply Between Millions on KINDLE now!
My colorful memoir, Simply Between Millions: From Wall Street to Hollywood, is now available on Amazon’s KINDLE. Click HERE to download for $9.99. A portion of all sales are donated to The Boulevard...
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At the Heart of My Memoir – Learn From the Best
After the plethora of sexy, intriguing and true stories in my new memoir, Simply Between Millions: From Wall Street to Hollywood, the essence of my life’s journey is captured in Chapter 68 – Learn From...
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Readers say book’s an “intriguing, sexy, page-turner”
Over the past six weeks readers of my new memoir, Simply Between Millions: From Wall Street to Hollywood, said my life’s been one helluva page-turning journey filled with intrigue, sex and lucrative...
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Public Opinion beats Self-Promotion
Of course I believe my life’s journey is worth reading about and my new memoir, Simply Between Millions: From Wall Street to Hollywood, will entertain and enlighten you with an assortment of...
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I’ve landed in Bushwick
Where in the world is Bushwick, you might ask? A far cry from Hollywood and the “Boulevard of Broken Dreams’, right? Well, not exactly. Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of Brooklyn,...
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Drink from the Fountain of Youth
Looking and feeling young isn’t an accident. Looking old is. Working out every single day of your life will not only turn back the hands of time, but it makes you sexy, confident, and successful. And...
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You Can Do It
This was the last thing I said to the twenty-something year old subway rider I met on the Red Line in North Hollywood last night. I was returning home from a day at the beach with my friend Sara (a...
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Kick Him to the Curb
These five simple yet powerful words are meant to help ANY woman who’s being abused by a significant other and doesn’t believe she has the wherewith-all or courage to do something about it. Case in...
View ArticleDo it with The Ellen Show
Are you one of those individuals who never has time to workout? Or to put it bluntly – since I’m definitely not one for beating around the bush – are you one of those non-fitness types who thinks they...
View ArticleGYST #29: Stop the Cycle (Domestic Violence)
We owe it to our children and future generations to stop the cycle of domestic violence. So if you’re an abuser – or most importantly a victim – take heed from my charity, The Boulevard Zen Foundation,...
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Tola Talks w/ 99 Cent Store Brand Ambassador Papa Joe
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks100114.mp3 Tola Talks weight loss, GYST Award for an Olympic Champion and the USA Today. On Wellness Wednesdays, Rich interviews the Brand...
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Tola Talks w/ Fashionista & Stylist Melissa Chataigne
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks100714.mp3 Tola Talks underwater shipwrecks & Christopher Columbus, lightening strikes & rituals, Paris & the Eiffel Tower, GYST...
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Tola Talks with Voice Artist & Director Karen McCarthy
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks101614.mp3 Tola Talks with “the woman of a thousand voices”, Hollywood Voice Artist & Director, Karen McCarthy. On Throwback Thursdays,...
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Tola Talks Relationships w/ Expert Jennifer Gaynor-Yaker
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks102814.mp3 Tola Talks all things Dating with guest co-host and Relationship Expert, Jennifer Gaynor-Yaker. On Top 10 Tuesdays, Rich also talks...
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Tola Talks with Reena De Asis of Dress For Success
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks102914.mp3 Tola Talks with Reena De Asis, Director of the nonprofit organization Dress for Success, dedicated to empowering disadvantaged women...
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Tola Talks with Psychotherapist & Yoga Teacher Erin Mason
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks110414.mp3 Tola Talks with psychotherapist, clinical social worker & Yoga teacher, Erin Mason. On Top 10 Tuesdays, Rich and Erin discuss...
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Tola Talks w/ The Voice Rapper/Singer Moses Stone
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks111414.mp3 Tola Talks with the first ever MC/rapper and singer/songwriter to appear on NBC’s The Voice, Moses Stone. Rich talks about what’s...
View ArticleTola Talks Movie Mondays & Dumb and Dumber To
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks1117141.mp3 Tola Talks about the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Matthew McConaughey’s new star, November’s icy blast with plummeting temperatures...
View ArticleTola Talks Serial Killers, Smartphones & Genius Kids
Tola Talks about Anna Nicole Smith & John Lennon (RIP), Jon Stewart, Judd Nelson, Bonnie & Clyde, MTV’s Beavis & Butt-head, Groucho Marx, and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. On Freaky Friday,...
View ArticleTola Talks Carpe Diem & Top 10 Reasons to Quit Drinking
Comedy Monologue on today’s show, plus Tola Talks about Britney Spears & Nelly Furtado, Gianni Versace & Robin WIlliams (RIP), Dead Poets Society & Carpe Diem, Giving Tuesday & Cyber...
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Tola Talks Giant Snakes, the Orion Spaceship & TBT 1989
Tola Talks about Jay Z & Marisa Tomei (Happy Birthday Shout-outs), the human eating Anaconda on the Discovery Channel, luxury fitting rooms with breathtaking panoramic views, the Orion spacecraft...
View ArticleTola Talks Weight Loss & Birdman on Movie Monday
Tola Talks about his Weight Loss advice, The Discovery Channel’s man-eating snake, Nicki Minaj & Kim Basinger, and pays RIP tributes to Sam Kinison, Jim Morrison & John Lennon (anniversary of...
View ArticleTola Talks the Top 10 Reasons to Cheat on Your Man
Tola Talks about what every woman (and boyfriend) needs to know: the Top 10 Reasons to Cheat on Your Man. Take it from a former bad-boy Ladies, and get the scoop on all the stupid things Men do that...
View ArticleTola Talks Tandem Skydivers On The Run & The Grammys
Tola Talks hot Grammy dresses & President Obama’s DV message, life lessons from legendary basketball coach Dean Smith (RIP), same-sex marriage in Alabama, and the tandem skydivers being dived at by...
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