Track Your Life with Boyd Varty

Religion & Spirituality Podcasts

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.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Religion & Spirituality Podcasts

Storytelling Podcasts

Description:

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.

Language:

English

Website:

https://boydvarty.com/

Episodes

Reflections

3/12/2026

Resources: Track Your Life Masterclass Five Weeks of Live Apprenticeship with Boyd Varty. Register Now Learn more about the offering here. 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.

Duration:00:04:55

The Snow Leopard

3/5/2026

Resources: Track Your Life Masterclass Join the waitlist and receive early access. Learn more about the offering here. 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.

Duration:00:08:36

To the Coast

2/26/2026

Duration:00:08:08

Daunted

2/19/2026

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.

Duration:00:10:10

The Riverbed

2/12/2026

Duration:00:11:20

Story Hunter Roadtrip Edition: Desert Expeditions: Namibia

2/9/2026

Duration:01:09:58

Middle Earth

2/5/2026

Duration:00:14:02

Lost Tracks

1/29/2026

Duration:00:12:02

Enter the Wild One

1/22/2026

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.

Duration:00:09:16

Roadtrip Edition | Story Hunter Part 3

5/1/2025

Resources: Online Courses: Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course. (https://boydvarty.com/story-hunter-online-course/) Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. (https://boydvarty.com/course-listing/) Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi (https://boydvarty.com/retreats/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. (https://boydvarty.com/contact/) Follow Boyd on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/) X (https://twitter.com/BoydVarty) Visit Boyd's website (https://boydvarty.com/) for more.

Duration:00:45:40

The Wild Man

4/24/2025

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. (https://boydvarty.com/story-hunter-online-course/) Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. (https://boydvarty.com/course-listing/) Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi (https://boydvarty.com/retreats/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. (https://boydvarty.com/contact/) Follow Boyd on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/) X (https://twitter.com/BoydVarty) Visit Boyd's website (https://boydvarty.com/) for more.

Duration:00:08:46

The Outback of Life

4/17/2025

Duration:00:06:55

The Hunt

4/10/2025

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. (https://boydvarty.com/story-hunter-online-course/) Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. (https://boydvarty.com/course-listing/) Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi (https://boydvarty.com/retreats/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. (https://boydvarty.com/contact/) Follow Boyd on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/) X (https://twitter.com/BoydVarty) Visit Boyd's website (https://boydvarty.com/) for more.

Duration:00:09:18

Hunting and Faith

4/3/2025

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. (https://boydvarty.com/story-hunter-online-course/) Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. (https://boydvarty.com/course-listing/) Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi (https://boydvarty.com/retreats/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. (https://boydvarty.com/contact/) Follow Boyd on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/) X (https://twitter.com/BoydVarty) Visit Boyd's website (https://boydvarty.com/) for more.

Duration:00:06:49

The Kudu

3/27/2025

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. (https://boydvarty.com/story-hunter-online-course/) Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. (https://boydvarty.com/course-listing/) Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi (https://boydvarty.com/retreats/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. (https://boydvarty.com/contact/) Follow Boyd on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/) X (https://twitter.com/BoydVarty) Visit Boyd's website (https://boydvarty.com/) for more.

Duration:00:04:52

Preparation

3/20/2025

Duration:00:07:27

Epilogue

3/13/2025

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. (https://boydvarty.com/story-hunter-online-course/) Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. (https://boydvarty.com/course-listing/) Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi (https://boydvarty.com/retreats/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. (https://boydvarty.com/contact/) Follow Boyd on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/) X (https://twitter.com/BoydVarty) Visit Boyd's website (https://boydvarty.com/) for more.

Duration:00:08:01

Roadtrip Edition | Story Hunter Part 2

3/7/2025

Duration:01:56:17

Roadtrip Edition | Story Hunter Part 1

2/28/2025

Duration:01:53:39

The Kalahari lion

12/5/2024

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. (https://boydvarty.com/story-hunter-online-course/) Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat. (https://boydvarty.com/course-listing/) Discover Boyd's books: https://boydvarty.com/book/ Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi (https://boydvarty.com/retreats/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. (https://boydvarty.com/contact/) Follow Boyd on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/) X (https://twitter.com/BoydVarty) Visit Boyd's website (https://boydvarty.com/) for more.

Duration:00:10:47