All That We Are

How can we stay grounded on our spiritual journey? In this episode Ascending with Both Feet on the Ground , Amisha is in conversation with author, teacher, Enrealment Activist and Grounded Spiritualist Jeff Brown. Together they discuss the dangers of dissociative spiritual practices, as well as the cultures and individuals that encourage these practises for individuals carrying unresolved trauma....

In this episode entitled Joining the Dots Between Plants, Planets and People , Amisha climbs aboard the good ship Xanadu to meet with forager, chef, and plant alchemist Jemma Foster. Jemma stepped out of a career in journalism to train in vibrational healing and plant medicine, after becoming fascinated with quantum physics and the vibrational nature of reality. Jemma walks us through the tapestry...

How can we create the conditions for something universal to be expressed through us?   "Deeper self knowledge, true potential of the human, self realisation, happiness, suffering... it doesn't belong in narrow places any more - in monasteries - it needs to be in the hospitals. Now is the time for it to be in the schools, in our lives. I really believe that." ~ Nick Mulvey In this episode entitled...

How do we overcome paralysis in the face of complexity? "We all have something that we came to do. If more people were doing that soul work we would be in less of a mess. What dreams we had as children of what our lives would look like! When we ignore that, it is where the numbing begins – the giving up of wanting to participate." ~ Phoebe Tickell In this episode entitled Striving to be Consistent...

How can we be in service to the world at this time? "It's an assumption from the people who taught me, that creation lodges a tiny piece of its genius inside each of us. You have to find it, and then grow it, and then share it…I will go on this journey and never give up until I have located it, grown it and I'm then fully sharing it." ~ Mac Macartney In this episode entitled Keeping The Children's...

How can we thrive in the world as Highly Sensitive People? In this episode entitled Entering the Era of the Sensitive Person , Amisha connects with therapist, coach and Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Cindy Barnes. Cindy specialises in working with people who identify as Highly Sensitive or with having the trait of Sensory Processing Sensitivity. This is a scientifically verified, hereditary genetic...

What innovation is needed now to steer us towards a beautiful future? "It ain't just a techno fix. It's not just about shifting an energy system into renewables. it's not just about shifting from fossil fuels to green energy. It is actually about reimagining how so many of these systems can and should work… The size of the solutions have to fit the size of the problems. If what needs to be done do...

What happens when we let go and trust our voice? In this episode entitled Medicine Songs for the Soul , Amisha spends time with transformational coach, consultant and singer of soul songs Lex Empress. After a childhood spent "in the blackest dark", carefully concealing her innate gifts, and an early career laced with the promise of pop stardom, Lex followed her intuition away from the path laid ou...

How can our individual creative freedom liberate others? In this episode entitled Liberating Maat Energy Through the Arts , Amisha meets multidisciplinary metaphysical artist Kamau Abayomi. Kamau's broad-ranging creative expression is a conduit for Maat energy - the ancient Egyptian goddess of harmony, truth, justice and balance. From his early years as a skateboarding teenage rapper in Oakland, C...

What is wrong with a culture of fast fixes? In this episode entitled No Laughing Matter: Art From the Gutter , Amisha meets sustainable fashion designer and lecturer, Michelle Lowe-Holder. Michelle was inspired to relocate to England from America by the famously radical and innovative fashion design scene. It was here that she became interested in working with more ethical materials and practises...

What does it truly mean to be Foolish? In this episode entitled Making a Fool of Yourself to Find Your Truth , Amisha meets professional Fool, Jonathan Kay. For the uninitiated, The Fool exists somewhere in the archetypal space between a clown, your inner child and a guru - and everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Tune in to experience Foolish ways of looking, seeing, being… and flying! Jonath...

At a time of growing individual and global burnout, how can looking to nature's patterns inspire us to find more sustainable and harmonious ways of living?  In this episode entitled The Positive Power of Pattern , Amisha meets with Anna Murray, co-founder of Patternity - a 'conscious creative organisation' working with pattern to inspire more curious, collaborative and connected ways of living.  A...

How can we change the world by changing our consciousness? In this episode entitled Oxygenating Beautiful States of Mind , Amisha meets author, investigative journalist and teacher of meditation Alan Clements. Together they explore the nature of meditation, consciousness, beauty and activism. Alan shares the story of his enquiry into the influence of consciousness on consciousness itself, includin...

After two very full series and 52 episodes, our host Amisha Ghadiali shares some musings with our community during our series break.  In this episode entitled Presence, Sacred Activism and Resilience, she talks about her ideas to get the community together in more face to face interactions all over the world, and a possibility of a matchmaking service for those looking for love!   She also shares...

How can embodiment practises unlock our potential? In this episode entitled Moving Into Our Future Potential , Amisha meets strategist, coach and facilitator Daniela Plattner. Daniela works with movement to unlock and unleash creative confidence. Since playing footsie with Gabrielle Roth - the founder of 5Rhythms - as a child in a New York restaurant, Daniela has been on a profound personal journe...

How do the soundscapes of our lives influence us? In this episode entitled The Art, Craft and Science of Sonic Experience , Amisha meets visionary listener, musician, educator, and global citizen Aurelio. Now based in India, Aurelio grew up in Austria and has travelled the world studying the origins and functions of music. Aurelio rejected book-learning in favour of finding embodied experiences of...

How many slaves are making your clothes? In this episode entitled Slaves to Fashion: a Voice for the Voiceless , Amisha meets author, consultant and social entrepreneur Safia Minney, who founded ethical fashion brands People Tree and Po-Zu. Safia speaks to us about modern slavery: all the ways it is hidden in plain view and what she and others are doing to change the broken system that perpetuates...

How can we access and maintain a perpetual flow state of ease, abundance and inspiration? In this episode entitled Finding Our Way to Flow Consciousness… and Staying There , Amisha shares a moment with consciousness researcher, serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the Flow Consciousness Institute Justin Faerman. How would it feel to have a continuous experience of being effortlessly supported by...

How can rediscovering our creativity free us to thrive? In this episode entitled 64 Million Artists: Unlocking The Creative Potential of a Nation , Amisha meets creative consultant and entrepreneur Jo Hunter. Jo grew up very creative, but as the pressures of adult life kicked in, like so many of us she became focused on being fast and being perfect, rather than being creative. When the hectic pace...

In this episode entitled Lost Connections: Finding Others Instead of Ourselves , Amisha meets author and journalist Johann Hari. Johann's best-selling book 'Chasing the Scream' is focused on addiction and the war on drugs, while his most recent publication 'Lost Connections' dives into the deeper causes and unexpected solutions for the rising tide of depression and anxiety. Together Johann and Ami...

How do we recognise the golden threads that weave together a full and inspired life? In this episode entitled Understanding the Beauty of Our Worlds , our show notes writer Lucy White sits down with founder and host of the podcast Amisha Ghadiali so that you can tune into where this project has come from. Amisha shares the story of the different threads running through her life that are lovingly w...

How can we adapt to the inevitability of climate-induced societal collapse? In this episode entitled Acceptance and Evolution in the Face of Global Meltdown , Amisha sits down with strategist and educator Jem Bendell. Jem published a paper in July 2018 introducing the concept of Deep Adaptation and stating his belief in the inevitability of climate-induced societal collapse within the next 10 year...

How can plant medicines help humanity to heal? In this episode entitled Healing Wisdom of The Americas , Amisha meets Canadian Ceremonial leader & Wisdom Keeper Erika Gagnon.  Erika grew up in a typically North American cultural experience without any spiritual inclinations. She was raised in family of mixed heritage amid the separatist movement in Quebec. We hear the story of how - after reaching...

What will it take to bring world-changing technologies to the mainstream? "What is required is not more creation, but extremely precise clinical destruction. We need the old world to die and we need to kill it...We have had 50 years of hippy good vibe activism and it hasn't solved a single problem." ~ Vinay Gupta In this episode entitled Raising the Floor of Humanity Through Cultural Activism and...

How do we create a legal duty of care for the Earth? "For me it's not about whether or not you are an environmentalist, it's about whether or not you care. If you care you can move mountains.  Any mother knows this." ~ Polly Higgins In this episode entitled Eradicating Ecocide by an Earth Lawyer , Amisha meets with author, barrister and ecocide law expert Polly Higgins. Polly describes how she arr...