KanhaCast - the Kanha Shanti Vanam podcast

Prashant Nair is a distinguished Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Kerala cadre, widely recognized for his innovative and citizen-centric approach to governance. Prasanth Nair was selected to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 2007, securing an All-India Rank 4 in the UPSC exam. Hailing from Thalassery in Kannur District, he grew up in Thiruvananthapuram and graduated firs...

Watch 'The Days of Trees' here: http://thedaysoftrees.com/watchUse code: HFN50 for a 50% discountTomás Hardiman is a prominent film producer and the driving force behind Parzival Productions. His documentary The Days of Trees (2024), co-created with director Alan Gilsenan, explores his personal journey of confronting childhood trauma and won the best feature Documentary at the 2024 IFTAs. This was...

In this episode Rudy Singh is in conversation with sister Shobhna Jagdish. Shobhna Ji is a stalwart of Indian television having been a news presenter for over 3 decades. She is also a Heartfulness trainer and has been practicing Sahaj Marg since 1994.

Capt. Vineet Singh Ranawat is the manager of Kanha Shanti Vanam near Hyderabad, India, one of the largest meditation spaces in the world. In this interview from 2022 he shares his inspiring journey and reveals more about the wonder that is Kanha Shanti Vanam.

Shari Alyse is the host of the TV talkshow Good Morning Joy, a media personality, 2x TEDx Speaker, and #1 bestselling author who is on a mission to spread joy! With over two decades of experience in the entertainment and wellness industries, Shari is a leading voice in the wellness space.

Dr V Ramakantha retired from the Indian Forest Service and has since devoted his time to helping Heartfulness greening efforts. Rudy Singh is a film-maker/writer who helps with Heartfulness media projects.

Mark Milton is the founder of Education 4 Peace Foundation, founding partner of the Spirit of Humanity Forum. Mark Milton’s work has been devoted to social and cultural change. He has a passion to bring listening skills and empathy into youth education and sport.

Leslee Lewis is a legendary Indian singer, musician and composer who effortlessly straddles the world of indie rock, pop, ad jingles, and Bollywood music. He has sold albums and performed in all corners of the world and received countless awards and great. recognition. He is also one half of the popular duo Colonial Cousins. Leslee Lewis is one of the first Indian composers/performers to have intr...

Judith Nelson lives in Scotland, and has a background in physiotherapy, broadcasting, presentation, and property development. These days, she teaches Heartfulness in organizations and communities, and is Vice-President of two Heartfulness charities.

Robert Grant is a filmmaker, cinematographer, video producer and heartfulness trainer based in Denmark. He has a wealth of experience having been at different times a hippie, a monk, and a truck driver. Robert is the subject of a danish book called The Monk From The North which is also being made into a movie.

Rollin McCraty, Ph. D., director of research at the HeartMath Institute, is a professor at Florida Atlantic University. McCraty is a psychophysiologist whose interests include the physiology of emotion. One of his primary areas of focus is the mechanisms by which emotions influence cognitive processes, behavior, health and the global interconnectivity between people and Earth’s energetic systems.

Shivpreet Singh is a translator, musician and poet based in California, USA. After a successful career in science and investing, he has dedicated over 15 years develop an innovative way of bringing spiritual poetry to the world through music videos. Annually, over 50 million minutes of his music are streamed online.

Pir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Suluk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice. He is author of Immortality: A Traveler’s Guide; Dream Flowers: The Collected Works of Noor Inayat Khan with a Critical Commentary by...

Shekhar Kapur is a legendary film maker who has made iconic films like Bandit Queen, the Elizabeth series, Mr. India and Masoom among others. He was recently at Kanha Shanti Vanam where Dr. Ananya S. Rao caught up with him.

Lothar Pirc is a renowned entrepreneur, lecturer, author and philanthropist. He is a long time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and founded one of the biggest Ayurveda centres in the Western world in Bad Ems, Germany. He was closely associated with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and was recently at Kanha Shanti Vanam for the 10000 for World Peace event.

The legendary lyricist of Hindi cinema Sameer Anjaan recently visited Kanha. Having written songs for movies like Dil, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Saajan, Devdas and more. He has a wealth of experience and is also a Guinness Record holder as the most prolific songwriter. We caught up with him on the sidelines of his visit.

Vasco Gaspar is an international author, speaker and facilitator wo curates science-based methodologies to create safe spaces for people to manifest their true potential. He was recently in Kanha Shanti Vanam to conduct a Deep U retreat and we caught up with him after.

John Smith was the first heartfulness practitioner in Australia. Here he shares his extraordinary journey.

Paul Glossop is a moderator of Vedic Science courses at the Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa. A long time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and deeply interested in Vaastu Shastra, Paul shares his thoughts on Veda, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Kanha Shanti Vanam and heartfulness.

Guy Shahar catches up with Liz Kingsnorth, the Director of the Heartful Communication program. In this episode Liz shares her personal spiritual journey as well as insights into the world of communication and human relationships.

Suraj and Kashish are heartfulness trainers who have been married since 2021. Here they talk to Emma Ivaturi about finding love, dating, arranged marriage and heartfulness practice. Link to excel sheet mentioned in this episode: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tZgCcDPnmn3AI_RoyXz-dQ7t5PymlPWcw_GStQ16_MQ/edit?usp=sharing

Michael W. Barnard has been making films since his teenage years. He has made award-winning films of every description at locations around the world. In 1971, after completing his training to become a teacher of Transcendental Meditation in Mallorca, Spain, he was asked by Maharishi to establish a film department that would document Maharishi’s activities and talks, as well as create promotional f...

Br. S Prakash is Founder & CEO of See Change, Author, Heartfulness Volunteer & Secretary to the President, Shri Ram Chandra Mission. He has served as secretary to both Chariji and Daaji and has a wealth experience with both of them.

In this special new year episode we meet the extraordinary Pierre Ravan. He is a DJ, music producer, luxury and high-end fashion collaborator, yoga teacher and heartfulness meditation trainer. Join us on this very special episode!

C.P. Gurnani (popularly known as ‘CP’ ) recently retired as CEO and MD at Tech Mahindra. In a career spanning 40+ years, CP has held several leading positions with Hewlett Packard Ltd., Perot Systems (India) Ltd., and HCL Corporation Ltd. He is a lifelong entrepreneur who has committed his career to helping customers build their digital future through innovation and technology transformation. We c...