Paul Gardiner has long been passionate about conservation. The son of conservation pioneer Adrian Gardiner, Paul is currently Global Marketing Director of the Mantis Group, which has partnered with Chōsen Experiences for this week’s South Africa Experience. Paul, together with Dr Andrew Muir, CEO of the Wilderness Foundation Africa, talked to Experience attendees about the [...]

It’s not easy transitioning from successful athlete to successful entrepreneur, but Ryk Neethling has made the move seem almost effortless. The 41-year-old Olympic gold medalist – and the first South African to compete in four successive Olympic Games – could have comfortably segued into a different career in the sporting field, but instead, he took [...]

The inaugural Chōsen South Africa Experience hosts attendees from some of the most urbanized locations in the world, from London and Hong Kong to Mumbai, Los Angeles and New York. Their collective goal: Self-optimization. For such an important personal journey, the right environment is everything. That’s why South Africa was selected for this particular experience. [...]

It’s not your imagination. Jet lag is real and has genuine biological consequences! The good news is there are simple ways to reduce its impact on your mental and physical well-being. Here, the Chōsen team shares their top eight tips to overcome jet lag, fast.   Whether you’re traveling for work or for pleasure, you want [...]

The Chōsen nutritionist, Elisa Haggarty, is a New York City-based health coach. She knows better than most that food is one of the best preventative medicines we can use. Our diets are often a reflection of our lifestyles, Elisa believes, and what we eat can lead to transformational change in other areas of our lives. [...]

Balance, variety and a community of like-minded people – these are the foundations of a healthy lifestyle for Rhyce Lein, General Manager of fitness specialists GuavaPass. Rhyce recognizes that not everyone can make a yoga class part of his or her working day. However, as a Chōsen experience alumni, he knows how important balance and [...]

Creating a healthy microbiome inside our bodies is a key element of good health. Here, Josh Davies, Chōsen Executive Chef shares his recipe for making food your whole body will love you for. ‘Living’ foods like kimchi and sauerkraut are back. And there are plenty of good reasons why we’re seeing them on the menus [...]

Chōsen’s Strength and Conditioning Coach, Taylor Rank, explains the style of functional exercise that aims to increase your overall fitness and reduce your risk of injury. You have likely heard the term ‘activate your core’. It’s a common phrase that refers to an important principle of functional fitness – ‘core to extremity’.   Core: often referred to [...]

Supplements have often been shunned in the wellness world, with most of us preferring to believe that simply eating right and exercising is enough to keep our bodies in optimal working order. But physician, personalized medicine pioneer and Chōsen expert Dr. Molly Maloof believes supplements are a necessary complement to healthy diet and lifestyle. We [...]