Toby Estler

After traveling extensively in Europe, Asia, Australia, Southern Africa, and North America over the course of ten years, Toby Estler moved to the United States from his native England in 1994, amidst virulent rumors of an expulsion personally demanded by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He does all that he can to perpetuate those rumors.

Since landing in the United States, he has become a husband, father, author, poet, seminar leader, life coach, and now works as Marriage and Family Therapist Intern. He holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Santa Monica and is a member of the Los Angeles Poets and Writers Collective. He also makes a truly remarkable leek and potato soup.

Blending well over a decade’s management and leadership experience in sales and marketing with the additional strengths and qualities developed through running (as well as some very particular skills learned at Her Majesty’s Pleasure in Britain’s Wormwood Scrubs Prison), Estler now offers inspirational life coaching to individuals and groups in both personal and business settings.

A foxhunt saboteur and demonstrator who served time in jail; a former 60-a-day smoker and drug user; a man whose choices almost broke apart his marriage—Toby Estler knows what real transformation is all about:  looking for, discovering, and learning from the opportunities in everything that life brings. 

His style is honest, entertaining, and uplifting. You'll will want to keep reading RUNNING HOME straight through to the finish line, before returning again and again to experience the inspiration of the moving meditations.

One of the millions of runners that head out each day in search of peace, meaning, and inspiration, he can currently be found running along the beaches, rivers, trails, and roads of Southern California, where he lives with his wife and daughter.