Between the East and the West

Join me to hear Anoop´s take on the integration of Eastern and Western perspectives on health, healing, and consciousness. Anoop delves into the nature of mind, matter, and consciousness, emphasizing the importance of language and concepts in understanding these phenomena. He challenges the notion of a separate objective reality and highlights the different levels of consciousness and their impact...

The conversation explores the impact of war on the lives of youth in the MENA region, particularly in Palestine and Lebanon. The guests discuss the role of youth in leading movements for peace and justice, their feelings of rage and despair, and their desire for political stability and ethical investment. They highlight the importance of including youth in decision-making processes and the need fo...

Once in a while comes along an episode that is difficult to sum up because it holds so much. This conversation with Joe goes straight to the core of a person and crosses cultures, continents, nuances of being and life and death as perceived in different countries. Find out about how connections are so vital to human beings and why the community culture of the world is fading in this conversation w...

Who are third culture individuals? What is it like to be one? Where do they belong? What is home for them? Join me on a journey with Megan Norton who calls herself a global nomad. As the daughter of a former US diplomat, she has lived in 10 countries and visited 30 more. In technical and cultural parlance, she is a third culture kid or individual. What does that even mean? How do people cope up wi...

Walk the road to peace with me in this exhilarating 2nd part of the episode with Saji, the man who went from a war-torn zone to becoming a peace builder. Absorb how peacebuilding and development go hand in hand and what they have to do with diversity and global citizenship. Enjoy!

Journey through the rich tapestry of Laura´s life which brings together civil rights and peace activism with music beyond borders. Her life story which includes her family´s close working with the late Martin Luther King, the Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh and many leaders of past and present day times is a complex magical weave of diversity at it its deepest with harmony as its base. With long-ter...

These are very significant words in today´s times. Saji Preli´s journey of life, his experiences and his digging deep inside himself have not only shaped his path in life but transformed many more lives to arrive at the other side called peace. Join me in the first part of a two-part episode to understand the miraculous shifts in life and the significance of the words conflict, war, belonging, ide...

Hear about Erik´s journey from being a minister in Norway to his fascination for China and India and his peace building efforts in various countries. What is diversity? What are the most important elements of peacebuilding? Why compromise ? Hear his story, ideas and opinions…it matters because many organizations in Asia have embraced him with open arms.

A lot can happen on a trip and a lot did happen to Sandra on her jaunts across countries. Find out how her travels brought her deeper home inside herself, how she discovered the concept of non-duality in India and the usefulness of questioning thoughts.

A rich conversation panning Walter´s life journey in search of something beyond. Being a diplomat, musician and a gypsy at heart is not enough. Deeply spiritual in his quest, he returns to his core. Hear about his fascination for India and seeking for truth beyond layers of reality. Enjoy this unique episode which also has Walter´s compositions from his records threaded in along with a surprise el...

Continuing on our journey of exploring the lived-in definition of diversity and its offshoot, inclusion, we bring you the next episode with a diverse set of people who are living it deeply. Bearing many labels of the world like founder, CEO, Leader, Author, Designer and Monk…they have lived, understood and coined their own definitions to describe these terms which are at the centre of global discu...

What is the lived-in definition of diversity and its offshoot, inclusion? Find out with me as I scratch the minds of those who are living it deeply. Bearing many labels of the world like founder, CEO, leader, Mayor, they have lived, understood and coined their own definitions to describe these terms which are at the centre of global discussions today. In conversation with Philippa Kay, Heather Sav...

What does it mean to be a third-culture individual? Join me to hear the life journeys of three unique third-culture individuals whose lives are as different as can be. Each of their paths has been finally defined by being third culture individuals. 

Join me to journey through Yang´s life at the intersection of multiple cultures and countries and to hear how this renowned artist and best selling author compares the obvious and not so obvious contrasts between the east and the west.

What is reality? What is the purpose of life? What is the mystery of life and death? What is faith in the east and in the west? What is spirituality? What is cosmopolitanism and global citizenship? Join me for a beautiful journey to address life´s existential questions and to learn about how and why a budding management graduate went from the corridors of one the leading management institutes in I...

Journey with me through Drew´s incredible life across multiple places and cultures and share the thoughts and learnings from his life which is dedicated to helping others.”I am here for a purpose” says Drew. Find out how and why and then…much more. Diversity, multiculturalism, global citizenship, listening and selflessness are just some of the gems of his journey.

Find out with me as I scratch the minds of those who think they are global citizens. Curated from a global perspective, my chosen guests from different walks of life and from many continents, bear labels of the world like CEO, Founder, Ambassador, Actor, Producer, Mayor and more. Yet, they are beyond labels…they are human beings who have formed their own definitions after being educated  in the un...

  Journey with Andreas from South Africa through the horrors of impending wars to the hope of unity and peace in the world.

Discover what it is like to be a third culture individual with Kristina as she moves across continents.

Follow the amazing life journey of a remarkable, resilient and constantly evolving woman of colour who has broken glass ceilings and stereotypes of gender and race to be where she is and who she is

From MTV World, music, films and perspectives of the past, present and future of media industry from the lens of Nusrat Durrani, the master storyteller who sees beauty in the life story of every human being.

From being open, curious, celebrating multiple identities and straddling media between the middle east and west to also living in the present moment and connecting deeply with Rania Kurdi.

From the toxic production and consumption pattern in the world to solutions and fairness and equality on the planet with Helen Deacon.

A peek into whys and whats of life, religion and spirituality between the east and the west to the journey of love and universal consciousness with Swami Ishatmananda. Enjoy!

Find out the influences of Eastern thought on the western concept of spirituality, religion politics, gender, healing, science and spirituality. And vice versa of course! From the 19th century to the changes today, walk the talk with historian, academician and award winning author of “Guru to the World”, Ruth Harris.