The Values Workshop

This is in the audio part of a video podcast. In the pace of our lives we hardly find time to sit down and 'sort'  ourselves out. It is absolutely essential we understand the wise web of  things which impact us and are impacted by us in return. Our guest talks  about her experiences and the learning which came from pausing to know  the cause. Check out this highly engaging desc...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. The first few days in a  new organisation are quite challenging at times. The HR professionals  are one of the first go-to guys we all think of in these circumstances.  But what happens at their end? We have a look inside their world through the eyes of one such. An interesting start to a Hinglish conversation.  Check it out. To watch...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. Experience is a great teacher. Its classroom is well, beyond the four  sheltered walls of academics. We look at how delving into this sort of  thinking and working to get a more rounded version of yourself, helps  one go beyond the tensions of student life at an educational  institution. It is a good, sensible conclusion to the talk wi...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. A 360-degree perspective is a good thing to have, but what most forget  it is a privilege. As a teen coming out of school, you might not have  the experience to afford or even acknowledge such a view exists.  Everything is by the textbook, so how does one break free of the  prescribed curriculum? Check it out. For more such videos, che...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. For a teenager, examinations and mark-sheets are important. This almost  always skews the debate towards why a student should put his eggs in the  'academic performance' market. But what would really happen, if a  student were to let go off this pressure? A dangerous question, if you  are a teenager. Check out what came up in the discu...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. In an age when we get out of our cocoons of sorts, our first year of  college, we are unsure of everything. The new freedom comes with a  pressure to perform, to be up to it. Values are perhaps the last thing  bothering us then, at least for most of us. We speak to someone who  talks about his views. A wonderful chat, indeed. Check it...

This is the audio part of a video chat. The last part of the chat in Hindi and English is an interesting  discussion on meditation, the common misunderstandings about its role,  the pitfalls, the judgements or the lack of them. Enjoy this part and do  let us know how you feel about it. To see the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

This is the audio part of a video chat. The conversation goes deeper into the guest's internal journey and what a  fascinating story it turns out to be, with him discussing difficulties,  learning and the realisation on what is important and what ultimately  matters in life. Enjoy this wonderful part in Hindi and English. To watch the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

This is the audio part of a video podcast. This Hinglish talk takes a sudden turn to get into details of the  problems which affect business, and our guest reveals his experiences.  He has a honest look at his issues and helps us understand how he  arrived at the wisdom of how to deal with present-time stress. A  beautifully sharing of vulnerability, this second of a four-part...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. What do you get when you call a film-maker guest on the podcast? What else, but an interesting take on the business of films. An interesting insider's look in this first of four parts chat in Hinglish. It starts on a different note than any other we have done, but in the parts yet to come, it keeps adding twists to the plot. Well, that's how they function...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. In the culminating part of this chat, we bring up the most important  part of the process...investment of the self.... The idea is to find our  own role in the process, whether it is an event or simply a ritual one  has, the final results will show up only on the basis of what we put  into it. Check out this engaging part of the conver...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. The best part of a get-together in either a religious or a spiritual  sense is exactly that - the sense of oneness or community. It gives us a  temporary purpose in unity, allowing the celebration, or the event  itself to be the most important part. Within this, how does one ensure  the contemplation on deeper sense of meaning continue...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. All of us have certain habits which bring us a sense of comfort or  solace, and while they may have begun knowingly or subtly entered our  thought process, we know the 'feeling'. A spiritual journey however, is a  constant seeking. So in that context, how does one evaluate the  advantages or disadvantages of such habits. We chat about...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. It is indeed difficult to get many people to believe in the same things.  Even though many a time, on the surface some rituals and religious  functions do bring us together, we still might have our own feelings  clashing with the happenings. What is the right way to deal with those  moments and experiences? We have a closer look in thi...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. In a day and age when everything is being questioned, we visit an age-old question. It is important to keep seeking the answer to one of the most profound questions humankind faces. Do check out what comes up in this first-of-five part chat. To watch the episode, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

This is the audio part of a video podcast. In this final part of the conversation, we seek to question the reality  of the situation. What we think about what we do, and what actually  happens. In handling adverse situations, why do we sometimes lose  control, even when we know it won't be helpful? And what is it we can  learn from such situations? We talk about our experiences...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. When there are difficult-to-handle pressures especially on the work  front, how does one develop an easygoing attitude? Is it  irresponsibility? Is it necessary? We check whether it helps or not in  this fourth of five part conversation in Hindi and English. Do check it  out. For more such videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworks...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. Can one depend on being happy in the future? By planning it, structuring  the journey, or using the supposed event as a base of joy. Supposed  because life offers no guarantees. In that scene how do we learn to  maintain this sense of contentment, joy or peace we are looking for? We  talk in Hindi and English and take this third part o...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. The second part of this talk in Hindi and English language continues  where we ask Uwais about how does he keep his dream alive or what are  the challenges of one is unable to fulfil it? How does one take the  journey further? An easy yet intense look at something which concerns  all of us. Do check it out. For more videos, check www.y...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. The first dedicated conversation in Hinglish demanded something unique.  So the series is called 'Main kaun hu - ek khoj'. This series will use  both Hindi and English languages, in the same way most of us speak in  urban India most times. The first part features an Events organizer and  filmmaker, Uwais, as he talks about his self-ima...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. With religion taking up lot of space in our lives, it is important to  figure out some lessons which one can pick up and use for the benefit of  oneself and the society. We look at the benefits that organized  versions of the search for meaning have brought to the world. Do check  out this highly engaging last part of the conversation....

This is the audio part of a video podcast. Taking into account that the majority of people feel a sense of  belonging to some religion, how does the individual traverse his or her  journey? How does one retain the sense of questioning one's own sense of  beliefs, if one wishes to. We discuss a few varied personal examples.  Check them out. To watch the video, visit our channel:...

This is the audio part of a video podcast. Don't all of us want the same thing: Happiness? How do we look at  seeking this through other than traditional means? Quite a few people  have differing views on this. We put in personal perspectives here. Do  check out what we spoke about. For the video check out our channel on www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

This is the audio part of a video podcast. Why do people gravitate towards organized religion? What makes them  believe in it? What do people who do not subscribe to this point of view  think? How does go about life, without this kind of fallback option? An  interesting chat, this. Do check it out. For the video, please check our channel on www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

This is the audio part of a video podcast. There are times when you are doing well at work and it does tend to give  us a sense of invincibility. Some times, we take it too far, and think  nothing will ever change on this front. But like all else in life, it  does. Is it possible to be a little alert to this possibility of things  going bad when we are doing well? Check out our...