Teddy McDonald

Ted McDonald is a yoga teacher, wellness expert, endurance athlete, coach and speaker. He has been guiding people to become better versions of themselves for over two decades, from Tom Petty to Tour de France cyclists, and from stressed-out moms to stressed-out executives.

Yoga sits at the center of his work. He began his own practice more than 25 years ago and describes himself as an "inner-explorer" for over 30 years. On his site he writes that every class he takes or teaches connects him to "the divine within," and that yoga is about more than flexibility and calm: it is about becoming "a pioneer of sensations." He also teaches meditation and offers bodywork, endurance coaching and corporate wellness programs.

He founded 5 point yoga, a yoga studio in Malibu, California, and Adventure Yoga Retreats, a boutique travel company that guides people around the world while contributing to less fortunate communities. He co-created the P90X2 and P90X3 yoga routines and Beachbody's 3 Week Yoga Retreat. He is a legacy ambassador for lululemon and a featured teacher on BeachbodyOnDemand, Curious and YogaVibes. He also co-leads a yearly winter ski and yoga retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with fitness creator Tony Horton.

Ted practices what he teaches. He competes in marathons, triathlons and trail races, has completed the Leadville 100 mountain bike race multiple times and the Mont Tremblant Ironman, and ran the four-day Inca trail in under 8 hours. As a speaker, he draws on those endurance stories and on a nutrition talk about reversing his diagnosis of insulin resistance. He has also launched Conscious Endurance, a community for people who want to live a healthy, vibrant 100+ years.