Track Your Life with Boyd Varty
How wisdom from the ancient art of tracking can teach you how to recognize the essential ingredients in a meaningful life.
Boyd Varty
Show overview
Track Your Life with Boyd Varty has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 98 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 10 min and 13 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 9 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 53 episodes published. Published by Boyd Varty.
From the publisher
Somewhere deep inside, you know what your gift, purpose, and mission are. Boyd Varty, a lion tracker and life coach, reveals how the wisdom from the ancient art of tracking can teach you how to recognize these essential ingredients in a meaningful life. Know how to navigate, don’t worry about the destination, and stay alert. These are just a few of the strategies that contribute to both successful lion tracking and a life of fulfillment. Trackers learn how to use all of their senses to read the environment and enter into a state of “greater aliveness.” When we learn to find and follow our inner tracks, we learn to see what is deeply important to us.
Latest Episodes
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Reflections
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Go Deeper. Join the waitlist for the Track Your Life Masterclass. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
The Snow Leopard
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Go Deeper. Join the waitlist for the Track Your Life Masterclass. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
To the Coast
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Go Deeper. Join the waitlist for the Track Your Life Masterclass. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Daunted
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
The Riverbed
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Story Hunter Roadtrip Edition: Desert Expeditions: Namibia
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Go Deeper. Join the waitlist for the Track Your Life Masterclass. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Middle Earth
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Lost Tracks
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Enter the Wild One
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Join the Track Your Life Masterclass - A complete initiation into the art of tracking your life. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Story Hunter Roadtrip Edition | Desert Expeditions: Back to the Kalahari Desert
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
The Wild Man
Mentioned in this episode: The San people is the broad term for the name of many clans that make up the Bushmen. I will refer to the people I met with the term Bushmen because that is how they asked me to refer to them. Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
The Outback of Life
Mentioned in this episode: The San people is the broad term for the name of many clans that make up the Bushmen. I will refer to the people I met with the term Bushmen because that is how they asked me to refer to them. Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
The Hunt
Mentioned in this episode: The San people is the broad term for the name of many clans that make up the Bushmen. I will refer to the people I met with the term Bushmen because that is how they asked me to refer to them. The persistence method is possibly one of the oldest forms of hunting, practiced long before the invention of bows and arrows, and the domestication of dogs. It is also known as the great dance, and together with the art of tracking, it has evolved into more sophisticated levels that are still practised today, by modern hunter-gatherers, in some parts of the world. Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Hunting and Faith
Mentioned in this episode: - The San people is the broad term for the name of many clans that make up the Bushmen. I will refer to the people I met with the term Bushmen because that is how they asked me to refer to them. The persistence method is possibly one of the oldest forms of hunting, practiced long before the invention of bows and arrows, and the domestication of dogs. It is also known as the great dance, and together with the art of tracking, it has evolved into more sophisticated levels that are still practised today, by modern hunter-gatherers, in some parts of the world. Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
The Kudu
Mentioned in this episode: The San people is the broad term for the name of many clans that make up the Bushmen. I will refer to the people I met with the term Bushmen because that is how they asked me to refer to them. The persistence method is possibly one of the oldest forms of hunting, practiced long before the invention of bows and arrows, and the domestication of dogs. It is also known as the great dance, and together with the art of tracking, it has evolved into more sophisticated levels that are still practised today, by modern hunter-gatherers, in some parts of the world. Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Preparation
Mentioned in this episode: The San people is the broad term for the name of many clans that make up the Bushmen. I will refer to the people I met with the term Bushmen because that is how they asked me to refer to them. Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Epilogue
Alex, James and I are going back to the Kalahari Desert in Botswana. On one level, these trips have a practical component - we are assessing and fostering tracking skills. But there is a symbolic level too - something happens deep in my psyche in the face of the wild. Certainly, last year's trip changed me fundamentally and prepared me for the love that was going to come into my life. We are intrigued to hear what has transpired since our last trip, what stories have been told around the campfires by the Bushman people. Mentioned in this episode: The San people is the broad term for the name of many clans that make up the Bushmen. I will refer to the people I met with the term Bushmen because that is how they asked me to refer to them. Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Story Hunter Roadtrip Edition | Desert Expeditions: Journey Back to the Wild
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
Story Hunter Roadtrip Edition | Explore the Magic of Storytelling
Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.
The Kalahari lion
Tracking the Kalahari lion is an intense experience of extreme endurance, grit and absolute commitment. Few environments cultivate extreme mindfulness like the desert. There is no margin for error here and I consider my own fragility. If you don’t yet know what that track is in your own life, you must discover it. In this final episode, I share some thoughts from what I have learnt, to help you on your path of discovery. Mentioned in this episode: The San people is the broad term for the name of many clans that make up the Bushmen. I will refer to the people I met with the term Bushmen because that is how they asked me to refer to them. Timestamps 1:55: Kalahari tracking 3:45: Fragility in the wild 6:05: A lesson in commitment Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi Join Boyd’s community: Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode. Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter. Follow Boyd on Instagram X Visit Boyd's website for more.