Inspired Evolution with Amrit Sandhu 🙏🏻

In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Dafna Lender, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified trainer and supervisor in both Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Theraplay. She specializes in helping children with serious psychological problems caused by histories of abuse, neglect, trauma and/or multiple placements and she focuses on a secure attachment of children with their caregivers while resolving their traumatic history.She is the training director at The Therapy Institute, the co-author of the book “Theraplay: The Practitioner’s Guide” and co-author of two chapters in the 3rd Edition of the book “Theraplay, Building Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play”.For those who work with kids and want to enhance the connection, trust and joy between a child and a parent interactive, using playful activities and simple face-to-face reciprocal interactions operating with all the senses, including rhythm, movement and touch, please go to: https://amz.run/4Gpu Amrit and Dafna have a deep conversation about the power of play and laughter in parenting. A rich conversation about the power that play has to connect and have a harmonious relationship, to find a moment of hope and heal past trauma, and to live in this world as our own true self.They talk about Dafna’s journey into the profundity of play and her beautiful definition of play.They converse about what happens to a baby when their caregiver is not responsive or is abusive and how parents can approach a child that is damaged or has been rejected.   Furthermore they cave into a dialogue around parents expectations and how they can handle them, how just one moment of play and connection can heal an extended period of disconnection, qualities of a parent that can help a disconnected child, what is the symptomatic of a healthy functioning relationship, the importance of repair and reconnecting, and how to deal with discipline.In this chapter of Inspired Evolution you will discover why we tend to play less as we get older, what attachment means to Dafna, which is the most formative period of a child, whether to embody or not the values of pace in babies, and advice to those who are parents for the first time. You will learn to play with your child in a way that establishes felt safety, increases social engagement, expands arousal regulation, and supports the development of positive self-esteem for both your child and yourself.You also will have access to different fun and caring parent/child games and activities that build attunement and understanding of each other, replicating early relationship experiences that are proven to lead to secure attachment.You will find ways to help your child discover his/her true self and ways to approach,  connect and start healing your child's past trauma. You will learn how to be responsive and create a safe and secure attachment for your baby, how to repair, reconnect and restore the relationship with your child, and in moments of trouble and disagreements, you will discover the best way to accompany your child in a receptive way.“It is never too late to restore the relationship with your child”“To see your parents laughing and enjoying you, is like a lightning ball of energy”About Dafna Lender:Dafna Lender is a trainer, supervisor and consultant in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Theraplay. She is the training director at The Therapy Institute , the co-author of the book “Theraplay: The Practitioner’s Guide” and co-author of two chapters in the 3rd Edition of the book “Theraplay, Building Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play”She earned a Bachelor degree in Political Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Bachelor degree in Social Work from Tel Aviv University in Israel, and a Master in Social Work from Yeshiva University in New York. Dafna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist. She has served as the program director at The Theraplay® Institute in Evanston, IL for 16 years. She trains psychotherapists all over the world and trains in three languages English, French and Hebrew.Early in her career, Dafna worked in treatment foster care and witnessed child after child “fail” out of foster placements due to difficult behavior. Children were disruptive, unsettled and unhappy, and their caregivers felt defeated. Dafna’s sense of discouragement went away after taking the DDP training and learning direct, concrete ideas and interactions that she could apply in home with her treatment families to promote healthier, stable relationships. Dafna’s area of expertise is helping children with serious psychological problems caused by histories of abuse, neglect, trauma and/or multiple placements. By focusing on developing a child’s secure attachment with his/her caregivers, Dafna helps resolve issues in the child’s traumatic history. She has successfully treated children with a variety of backgrounds, including children raised in orphanages, with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, exposed to domestic violence and community violence and children of parents with chronic mental illness.Her aim is to help people believe that there is hope in their relationship and that they can experience happiness and connections that they thought weren’t possible. Tune In: Welcome Dafna Lender to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)Dafna’s journey into the profundity of play:(01:57)Her journey started as a social worker putting kids from 6 to 12 in pre adoptive homes, matching the family with the child, and then accompanying them on this journey hoping they would be able to live happily ever after. Nobody was prepared for the events that would happen at home when the child actually showed fear of the enemency of the parent-child relationship. Dive in and see what Dafna did to help these damaged kids and the child/parent relationship.“I went on a search to find the skills to help damaged kids”About the disruption of children’s intimacy: (04:18)When a child is born their attachment system is prime and ready to connect with a responsive primary caregiver. If that primary caregiver is not responsive or abusive, then this child is going to grow up completely distrusting and it will be very hard to be their own selves.“Damaged kids see any adult that wants to take care of them as a menace ”Approaches that work with damaged kids: (06:40)Discover the importance of acceptance, being present, and sharing basic experiences. In this chapter you will master fun, simple and sensory games for those basic experiences.“We need to give kids presence and acceptance to feel safe”How does a parent not have expectations?: (08:42)Parents constantly try to put their expectations on their child and make it so that the child bares witness to what the parent’s greatest values are. In this chapter Linda recommends what to do every time you have a conflict with your child. “Let go of expectations if you want to have a harmonious relationship with your kid”“Play” according to Dafna: (11:33)Cave into the episode and hear the most beautiful definition for “Play” and conversation around laughter. You will find out why play is important and everybody must never stop doing it, and you will discover how important it is when trying to connect.“Play is the energy that gives kids and adults hope”Sporadic moments of connection that heal extended periods of disconnection: (23:38)Replicating moments of hope can heal extended periods of disconnection in kids. Follow the episode to hear how it works.More qualities of a parent that can help a disconnected child: (26:37)Find out the importance of curiosity and empathy. All about connecting parents and child and making it a harmonious connection.“Curiosity and empathy can reduce conflicts between everybody”Positive outcome of applying this pace methodology: (30:37)Tap in and hear what Dafna has to say about repair and reconnecting, the importance of parents stepping back and figuring out why they want to be in control and the importance in how parents treat themselves.“Reconnect and show your kids you still want them in your circle”How to discipline without needing to “repair”: (34:30)“Separate the consequence from the actual connection with the child”Why do we tend to play less as we get older: (39:21)“There is part of society that compresses our energy and creativity to connect, play and dance”“Attachment” according to Dafna and what it underpins: (41:56)“Early experiences of security, both the joy and that somebody will take care of me and protect me, is the platform for so much of our human experience ”The most formative period of a child's life and when it ends: (44:10)Cave in and find out which is the most formative period of a child, and why you must be receptive and not reactive.“It is never too late to restore the relationship with your child”Embodying values of pace for those ages from the third trimester to the age of two: (48:09)Embodying values of pace in babies is different. Discover what Dafna means about nervous systems matching and co-regulating“A body trying to vibrate on the same level as the babies internal pain, makes the babies pain lessen”About nervous systems co-regulating and intergenerational trauma:(50:10)Awareness in initial parenting:(52:34)“There is no manual, you learn as you go”Last words of inspiration and hope: (55:22)“Change is completely possible even in the most impossible situations”Dafna Lender’s books:“Theraplay, The Practitioner’s Guide” by Vivien Norris & Dafna Lender: https://amz.run/4Gpu “Theraplay, Building Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play”: https://amz.run/4Gpv Mentioned resources:The Theraplay Institute:https://theraplayinc.com/ Connect with Dafna Lender:Website: https://www.dafnalender.com/ Company website: https://theraplay.org/team/dafna-lender/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dafna-Lender-107175947813271/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrdVHsE36zdpGWB0XX2-kkA Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYvBrxAQEowA57jGC5TQqgg Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dafna-lender-31a09411/ Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Linda Thai, a somatic and trauma therapist. She is a free-lance educator, public speaker and story-teller, group facilitator, collaborator, infiltrator, cross-pollinator and community-builder.Experiencing trauma can cause us to respond by entering into a state of survival. Even after the traumatic event or events have ended, we may find that the actions of truncated survival become integrated into the nervous system and can lead to long-term side effects on the body. Amrit and Linda have a deep conversation about how you can heal the trauma stored in your body and how the truncated survival strategies that kept us alive can keep us from living a life to the fullest.They talk about somatic therapy, our bodies holding the story of our life, how we become shaped in response to our environment and the strategies that kept us alive that keep us now from living.They converse about the the whole journey and reason for Linda’s passion, where to begin exploring and unpacking your inner landscape and the workshops she is giving on how to move excess energy out of your body to facilitate embodied presence and focus, and strategies for managing the nervous system that can help you deal with anxiety, overthinking, emotional flooding, and being overwhelmed.If you would like to attend Linda’s 10 week program “Polyvagal-Inspired Meditation” to move your body in order to move excess energy out of it and facilitate embodied presence and focus, please register here: https://www.linda-thai.com/programs/polyvagal-inspired-meditationIf you would like to attend Linda’s 10 week program “Certificate in somatic embodiment & regulation strategies” to learn strategies for managing the nervous system that can help you deal with anxiety, overthinking, emotional flooding, and being overwhelmed, please register here: https://www.linda-thai.com/programs/somatic-class-seriesFurthermore they cave into a dialogue around victimhood, the drama triangle, how our nervous system is impacted by other nervous systems, the importance of presence and connecting, and all about chakras and how the nervous system responds to them.In this chapter of Inspired Evolution you will discover the benefits from paying attention to your own body and the importance of the role the nervous system has in human beings functioning and society.You will learn how to heal the trauma trapped in your body, how to regulate the nervous system through various strategies, cultivate self-awareness around past behaviors, thoughts, and emotions, and connect back to yourself and others. Finally you will master mind-body exercises to release pent-up trauma from the mind and the body and learn how to cultivate a relationship with your body.And for those who are feeling completely flat or overcharged, you will come across easy, fun and straightforward exercises to help you balance your energy“I don't see the world as a world is, I see the world as I am”About Linda Thai:After surviving post-war Vietnam’s refugee exodus, Linda and her family received asylum in Australia.Her career began in export logistics and operations, direct-marketing, and product marketing before venturing into a decade-long foray into the entertainment industry as a stage and event manager. As corporate burnout sunk in, Linda took proper (and longer) breaks between gigs, and discovered life (and love) in Alaska. Fairbanks has been her home since 2008. In the process of healing, she discovered meditation and yoga. Her own explorations into “the meaning of life” led her to the practice of Vipassana meditation in 2008 and to communal ashram life in 2009. Linda was quickly invited to share the gifts of meditation, mindfulness, and yoga into the community of Fairbanks, particularly to those recovering from addiction, trauma and mental illness.This led to advanced clinical psychotherapy trainings in trauma and completion of a Master of Social Work (Simmons University, Boston, MA), with an emphasis on the neurobiology of attachment and trauma in May 2018. Linda has also studied Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Brainspotting, Havening, Internal Family Systems, and structural dissociation of the personality and has served the addiction and trauma recovery community of Fairbanks in various roles since 2012 working in both residential and outpatient recovery programs. She has worked with the Women and Children’s Home for Inner Healing, Ralph Perdue Center, Turning Point Counseling Services, Fairbanks Native Association Community Services and Youth and Young Adult Services, the UAF Social Work Department, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's Education Support Staff Association, Anderson Fire Department, and has led many community-based offerings.In 2013, she co-founded Alaska’s first Yoga and 12 Step Recovery Meeting, and has volunteered as a Big Sister through Big Brothers Big Sisters since 2016. She is currently adjunct faculty in the Social Work Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a freelance educator, specializing in trauma-informed care and compassion fatigue resiliency skills to nurture longevity in the caring professions.She is also a mental health clinician at ND Systems, specializing in somatic therapies and trauma therapy. She assists internationally renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, with his private small group psychotherapy workshops aimed at healing attachment trauma, and keeps abreast of the latest research and interventions in trauma recovery.Linda prefers to share the blessings of her journey in a strongly practical and yet light-hearted manner. Her workshops are enlightening, and whole-heartedly punctuated with empathy, personal stories, humor, research, practical tools, applied knowledge, and experiential wisdom.Tune In: Welcome Linda Thai to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)About somatic therapy: (00:00:34)A therapy focussed on physical and mental connection. It can help you find your story that you have been unconscious and unaware of for such a long time.“Tap into your body and reach deep information about yourself”About the body holding the story of its life: (00:01:17)We become shaped in response to our environment, and so much of that happens way back in the early age of our lives and persists throughout our lives. Dive in and discover with a clear example how your body holds echoes of the past.“We are unaware how our past continues into the present and into the future”Adaptive survival strategy: (00:05:43) Survival strategies become a habitual response whenever you experience a moment of unsafety and danger in your environment, and that no longer serves you. “The strategies that kept us alive keep us from living”The reason for Linda’s passion: (00:09:04) She was fine from the outside, but inside she was a mess. With the help of the book “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk, she became aware that she was a trauma survivor and was completely unaware of it. From there on, it was all about unpacking her story. Cave in and discover all what she revealed. “I was the source and the cause of all of my troubles”Where to begin exploring and unpacking the inner landscape: (00:16:12) Begin by acknowledging the relationship with your body. Then practice taking a deep breath and dropping in, and noticing and naming what you see. And then? So much more and all detailed in this episode!“Be free by finding the wisdom in your body”Linda’s workshops and classes: (00:25:44)Linda gives different excellent workshops to heal drama stored in your body so you can live your life to the fullest. So much is going on in these workshops and so much to learn. If you would know a bit more about them and/or participate, please register in the links in the mentioned resources.“Shift your nervous system so you can reshape slowly over time how you move through the world” Exercise for people feeling “flat” : (00:33:05)About the vagus nerve: (00:42:12)Have a clear image of a nervous system, how it works and evolves with Linda. Having done this, you will get the most out of this episode.The dialogue around “victimhood”: (00:47:50)Tap in and find out which are the three layers to this.“Recognize that victimhood as a deep soul cry”Nervous systems impacted by other nervous systems : (00:50:58)All about the drama triangle. Why is it generational? Why does it become institutionalized? Discover the answers with a school example. “Systems can actually treat each other as if they were in the drama triangle”The importance of presence and connection: (00:56:49)“Reset the nervous system based on the body and the brain can help you expand that bandwidth to the ventral vagus”Exercise for those having an excess of energy: (00:58:55)“If I have one of those days and make a cabbage patch kid face, then everything is alright after that”About chakras and how the nervous system responds to them: (01:04:58)Discover how chakras and the nervous system relate, and how we take the most primitive part of ourselves and connect it to the most evolved part of ourselves during breathing exercises  Mentioned resources:“The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk: https://amz.run/4G0r 10 week program with Linda Thai - Polyvagal-Inspired Meditation: https://www.linda-thai.com/programs/polyvagal-inspired-meditation 10 week program with Linda Thai - Certificate in somatic embodiment & regulation strategies:https://www.linda-thai.com/programs/somatic-class-series Connect with Linda Thai:Website: https://www.linda-thai.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LindaThaiCoachingConsulting/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-thai-77bb47165/ Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Biet Simkin, a renowned meditation leader, speaker, musician, artist and author. She is the Founder of Center of the Cyclone, an immersive experience that weaves meditation, self inquiry, art, music and fashion, offering an explosive experience and the author of the best selling book “Don't just sit there”. If you would like to dive deep into her book and discover the forty-four laws of life that are the missing link between the desire to meditate and the motivation needed to maintain a regular meditation practice, process the emotional fallout of meditative experiences, and find spiritual fulfillment, please go to: https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/biet-simkin/Biet’s journey hasn’t always been easy. She humbly and openly shares her journey from losing several family members including her baby daughter, then struggling with drugs and heroin addiction, to pursuing a life as a spiritual leader. Amrit and Biet have a breathtaking and uplifting conversation that will offer you a unique, courageous approach to cultivating body love, healing your relationship with addictions, and stepping into a more aligned you.They dive deep into the beginning of being a meditation teacher and living a life devoted to the soul, the importance and the courage of surrender, about resisting surrender and the concept of opposite actions.Furthermore they converse about commonalities in people finding their own ways and the importance of coming into the open and addressing your story.In this chapter you will have access to techniques that will help you overcome the adversity of loss and addiction and become more resilient, and you will discover how to achieve bliss, no matter what life throws at you.You will master with a smile whatever you don’t want to do, discover how adversity becomes stepping stones to your success and deeply understand the transformative effects of releasing false stories and projections.If you would like to attend Biet Simkin’s first online event for a spiritual transformation on Saturday, January 30, 2021, please reserve here: https://www.bietsimkin.com/copy-of-press“The happiest moments in my life is when I can say what I truly am thinking”About Biet Simkin:Biet is the world-renowned meditation leader dubbed the “Lady Gaga of Meditation.”  As a musician, Biet weaves the world of pop culture and spirituality, teaching practical applications of ancient spiritual wisdom. The teachings are featured in Biet’s best selling book, ‘Don’t Just Sit There!’ published by Simon & Schuster.Raised by a Shaman in New York City, Biet signed to Sony Records at the age of 19 as a singer/songwriter. Diving into a Rock & Roll lifestyle, Biet became a high profile DJ in the fashion and art scene in Manhattan. However, following a string of life changing events, including the sudden loss of her daughter, Biet turned to her lifetime study of meditation and launched the Guided By Biet event series. The meditation experience reached a contemporary audience in cultural spaces, including museums, hotels, and fashion shows. These groundbreaking events were scored by her own music and were the first time meditation was mixed with pop culture, creating the revolutionary new trend. Featured in Vogue, Forbes, ELLE, and TIME magazine, and as the resident meditation guru at The Sundance Film Festival, 1 Hotels, MoMA, and SoulCycle, Biet advises spiritual best practices for hotels and brands. Biet is best known for modernizing the spiritual path and has been called the "Meditation Guru for the next generation.” Tune In: Welcome Biet Simkin to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00)Beginning to live a life as a meditation teacher: (01:25)For more than thirty years, Biet has been devoted to her soul. Through meditation, a voice said she would become a famous and wealthy spiritual teacher which has pushed her to doing things she has never done before. Biet merges now her years of spirituality with a world of commerce. Dive in and hear how she does it! “I understand reality through my soul and through my heart”Diving into trust and surrender: (08:00) The rock & roller had an innate sensation to be seen and useful to the world but was covered by the numbing effect of drugs. It was through an act of divided attention seeing herself in third person, that she became aware that this kind of life was not going to work. She strongly believes that surrender is an act of divinity. “There is no way to get a sober without a surrender”Insights on resisting surrender: (16:19) All about spiritual awakening from opposite actions. Cave in and discover the importance of facing discomfort and find out why most people don't get there and don't encounter surrender. “Look at what you want to do and what actually requires effort”Diving deeper into the concept of opposite actions: (20:18)A conversation around contradictory thoughts: evil thoughts towards money and parallel thoughts about wanting to travel. Tap in and learn how Biet brings the spiritual into the material. Biet is compensated for what she loves doing the most.“I am actually 50% of what is going on”Commonalities in people finding their own ways: (25:52) Learn how to stop looking at suffering as a bad thing and see its benefits. Dive in and learn through music. “The solution to a tragedy is the way in which one views it”About Biet giving herself permission to stand up and stand out: (30:21)About coming into the open and addressing your story and learning how to be tolerant of life as it actually is.“My story is a gift to the world for people to feel safe with me”Openness and vulnerability in which it takes not to be a victim: (41:09)Dive in and discover her charming explanation using the characters from “Star Wars”“My happiest times come from when I am humble”What keeps Biet excited, happy and out of bed?: (44:54)Working on healing her relationship with food, working on secret techniques and so much more!The best way to connect with Biet: (46:28)Biet Simkin’s book:“Don't Just Sit There!: 44 Insights to Get Your Meditation Practice Off the Cushion and Into the Real World”: https://amz.run/4E7Z Mentioned resources: First Online Event for a spiritual transformation with Biet, Saturday, January 30, 2021:  https://www.bietsimkin.com/copy-of-press Access to Welcome earth 25 minute free meditation with Biet: https://www.bietsimkin.com/copy-of-speaking John Coltrane: : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coltrane Connect with Biet Simkin:Website: https://www.bietsimkin.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biet.simkin Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centerofthecyclone/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guidedbybiet/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/guidedbybiet?lang=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bietsimkin/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEEQjI-d88gD7PthjvO-tag Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Dave Asprey, the "Father of Biohacking" and CEO and founder of Bulletproof 360, Inc, a high performance coffee and food company. Dave is the host of the Webby award winning podcast Bulletproof Radio, the creator of the global Bulletproof Coffee and the Bulletproof Diet, a two time New York Times bestselling science author and the author of his recent book “Fast This Way” available January 19th, 2021. Amrit and Dave talk about Dave’s brand new captivating book on fasting, a book that gives you the best tools and techniques to make the most out of your fasts and your personal biology, promoting overall health and living life to the fullest.Fasting can be risky, and if it’s not done correctly, you may feel like you’re starving yourself and not getting any benefits. However in this chapter of Inspired Evolution, Dave dives deep into a proper and healthy way to do it.Dave explains what he means by “Biohacking”, why you need to tap into the power of your biology and how you can get into a spiritual state and into the next level.They talk about the importance of fasting, explore the hidden benefits of fasting as well as spiritual ones, what to avoid when starting out a fast, and how to apply ‘fasting’ to every area of your life. They discuss the many different types of fasting and fasting hacks, how you can begin fasting in an easy, yet effective, way, about supplements to support fasting, about the importance in healing the gut and how to do it and what fats can be used that won’t defer in the benefits of fasting.Furthermore they converse about Dave’s astonishing experience fasting for four days in a cave.Dave recommends you to forget everything you think you know about the ancient practice and will take you on a journey through pioneering science to examine the ways fasting beginners and intermittent fasting loyalists can flip their relationship with food and upgrade their fasting beyond calorie restriction. If you would like to read and know more, you can pre-order Dave’s book at: https://amz.run/4Cfj. “Fasting is a gateway to get to different levels of power”About Dave Asprey:Dave Asprey is the founder and Chairman of Bulletproof 360, a high performance coffee and food company, and creator of the widely popular Bulletproof Coffee. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, host of the Webby award-winning podcast Bulletproof Radio, and has been featured on the Today show, Fox News, Nightline, CNN, and dozens more.Over the last two decades Dave, the “Father of Biohacking”, has worked with world-renowned doctors, researchers, scientists and global mavericks to uncover the latest, most innovative methods, techniques and products for enhancing mental and physical performance.Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO of Thrive Global says: "Dave offers an accessible, enjoyable program that is centered not on the idea of deprivation or scarcity, but on thriving and abundance" Tune In Part I: Welcome Dave Asprey to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)Defining “Biohacking”: (00:01:55)Two and half decades scouring the planet from Tibet to the Andes discovering and engineering ways to fully realize the human potential, Dave perfectly describes biohacking: “The art in science of changing the environment around you and inside of you so that you have full control of your own biology” Dive in and find out what happens when you start tapping into the power of your own biology and how to do so!“Live without letting your own body and limitations stop you”The importance of fasting: (00:05:58)Everything Dave writes in his books is the “ROI” (return on investments). Is he talking about investing in money? No! He is talking about energy! In this episode you will find out how much needs to be invested to get a lot more energy back.“Fasting is the single highest return investment activity that there is”Day to day fasting hacks: (00:11:22)Fasting is going without; usually talking about food, could be anything. In regards to food and health, we intend to produce ketones in our body. Why? Ketosis is a natural state of the metabolic process. When a person has reached ketosis, their body is burning stored fat instead of glucose. Dive in and find out what hacks are recommended to reach a higher level of ketones.“Fast in a way it gives you more results with less energy invested”About supplements to support fasting: (00:20:05)There is a talk going on about polyphenols. But there are many supplements you can have. Dive in and hear what they have to say about food regulation, metabolic flexibility and the effects on the brain! “Change the environment inside you so you have more control over your body”About fats not deterring the benefits of fasting: (00:27:17)“Eating more fat is the single most powerful way to hack your cravings, turn on your brain, manage weight, and balance your hormones. Fat isn’t just good for you; it’s essential” Dave refers to a technique “bulletproof protein fasting” in his book and get prepared to learn how to maintain autophagy!“Any diet that makes you hungry you will fail because it is in the operating system of all biological systems”Operating system of all biological systems: (00:29:26)Diving a bit into “Head Strong”, Dave’s book on mitochondria and the brain, and the “F” rules that drive all lives. Leave ancient practice behind and learn how to hack your system, be in charge of your body and make the best use of energy. In this way you can do what you most like to do, with more love and supporting your community. “Hack your system so it doesn’t suck all your energy”Spiritual benefits of fasting: (00:36:16)If you want to do the work of gratitude, forgiveness, or a sense of oneness with the universe, you must take care of what food you eat and a proper fasting. Cave in to learn more about this and have access to Dave’s free downloadable road map with all what is suitable for you! You can also check this out at: https://fastthisway.com/“Fasting is a gateway to get to different levels of power”About healing the gut: (00:49:21)Master the best way to reset your gut bacteria, find out what foods you need to begin fasting with and be aware of fasting protocols.Dave’s experience fasting for days in a cave: (00:58:20)Dive in and listen to every single thing that happened during the cave experience and discover what happened to his senses when fasting.“Fasting opens you up to the world around you”Dave Asprey’s books:“Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation and Eat Like the High-Performing Human That You Were Meant to Be”: https://amz.run/4Cfj “The Bulletproof Diet: Lose Up to a Pound a Day, Reclaim Your Energy and Focus, and Upgrade Your Life”: https://amz.run/4Cwi “Head Strong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain to Work Smarter and Think Faster-in Just Two Weeks”: https://amz.run/4Cwk Mentioned resources:40 Years of Zen: https://40yearsofzen.com/ Fast This Way: https://fastthisway.com/Connect with Dave Asprey:Company Website : https://www.bulletproof.com/ Website: https://daveasprey.com/category/podcasts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bulletproofexecutive/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave.asprey/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bulletproofexec Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asprey/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Aq3T1GmKcObLqo1YIU_Ww Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Simone Dowding who has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and has spent a year studying meditation and Buddhist philosophy with “His Holiness”, the Dalai Lama in the Himalayas. Simone is the founder of Conscious Business Evolution. She is a social enterprise expert, conscious business keynote, conscious capitalist, brand developer and strategist. Simone used to be the Managing Director at Change Coffee, and not long ago Head of this social enterprise at World Vision Australia, the first social enterprise on a mission to eradicate global poverty by 2030 and to use their profits to fund life-changing projects globally focusing on the economic empowerment of women.In this special chapter of Inspired Evolution, Amrit interviews Simone on two different occasions to talk about how Simone thrives to connect, inspire and make a difference in every single moment of her life, and how she loves to support people making conscious choices that positively impact their lives and the world.The first interview is live and takes place at “Get Hacked & Get Hi” in Melbourne, Australia, and the second one is performed virtually some other day in which they dive into the whole conversation a bit further.In the biohacking wellness event they talk about Simone’s three principles that make a difference in the world and solve humanity’s most urgent challenges, her journey finding these key values, what was it like walking back into the actual environment with a conscious leadership model that operates with kindness and compassion, and how these values help her day by day with the decision making process.  Furthermore, they talk about all the challenges she had to face bringing awareness of leadership into the world, tools to manage all what she wants to achieve, how to break the pattern of worry and the importance of facing fears.In addition you will enjoy 5 minutes of meditation with Simone to release dark energy and honour a space of white seeds.In the second interview, they dive in a bit further. According to Simone, corporates hold the key to solving humanity’s most urgent challenges. They must employ commercial enterprise to create sustainable initiatives and lead by example by being profitable, accountable, responsible and conscientious.They talk about the inner work Simone does every day to build a bigger mountain of white seeds to create mental wellness, the world as a space of conscious capitalism, new systems to be seen in the business world and the importance of having conscious corporate leadership.In this episode you will learn how to consciously operate with kindness and compassion, master the tools to manage all what you want to achieve, face fears, build resilience, shift to a place of “we” instead of “me” taking self responsibility in actions and mindfully making choices that are in service to all, articulate what you stand for, and consciously evolve your organization in alignment with your principal values.About Simone Dowding:Simone Dowding is the founder of Conscious Business Evolution. She is a social entrepreneur and strategic business consultant who harnesses the power of business to drive social change. Simone transforms businesses for the greater good and creates purpose impact models for change. From being a coffee shop owner, then creating “The Blessed Bean” a nationwide award winning coffee roasting company with a wholesale distribution network spanning across Australia for over thirteen years, to being Head of Change Coffee, a social enterprise at World Vision Australia, that intends to eradicate global poverty and uses 100% of their profits to fund life-changing projects globally focusing on the economic empowerment of women.As a passionate advocate for social change, Simone’s vision for the corporate future would see every organisation realise its fullest financial potential whilst also contributing to the health of the planet.Simone believes that business holds the key to solve humanity’s most urgent challenges by utilising the power of commercial enterprise to create sustainable initiatives and that they should lead by example by being profitable, accountable, responsible and conscientious.The businesses Simone works with are proven to be more resilient, meaningful, and profitable, while creating huge social and environmental impact.“I believe in people’s basic human needs to connect, be inspired, and make a difference”Tune In Part I: Welcome Simone Dowding to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00)About Simone’s principles: connect, inspire and impact: (00:17)Simone strongly believes we are all change makers and can change this world we live in. She refers to three values that help her shape her reality. Her three principles are connect, inspire and make a difference. Which are yours?“It all comes down to what can we do to change this world”How Simone’s principles help her with the decision making process?: (01:33)“Look for three pilars to guide you and behave in a positive way into the world when things get difficult.Setting up businesses aligned with own values: (03:00) Your principles can weave into any environment. If you believe in yourself and your values, it will weave its way through your whole organization, through your family, and through everything you do.“Create impact by being yourself and what you stand for”Simone’s journey in finding her three key values: (04:51) “Make a difference by operating with kindness and compassion”Walking back into actual environment with a conscious leadership model:(07:20)You must share all that you know that can help change this world. Simone would have loved to stay and live her whole life in the monastery, but instead, she decided to go out and share Buddhism philosophy to the world and try to make a change.“Our responsibility is to bring awareness of conscious leadership into the world”Challenges in bringing awareness of leadership into the world: (09:20)There is a conversation going on about a Buddhism spiritual paradigm that says that every action is contributing to creating our world. They talk about white seeds and black seeds. We all need to plant white seeds, kindness and love, that will be good for us and others. When things are not right we need to plant more.“Every action contributes to create our world”Live meditation with Simone to release dark energy: (12:02)Tools to manage all what Simone wants to achieve: (17:04) “Chose thoughts of love that will keep you stable”Breaking the pattern of worry and building resilience: (20:50)“Track fears that are holding you back to rise up into the space of who you really are” The importance of facing fears: (22:21)“Face your fears and transform them into love thoughts”Brief Q and A & another mantra: (23:18)Tune In Part II: Welcome back to the Inspired Evolution, we are diving in a bit further!: (28:35)Simone’s inner work day-to-day and benefits: (28:59)Building a mountain of white seeds; operating with love, kindness and compassion is work to be done every day and should be weaved into family, community, business and every aspect of our lives. Simone refers to the healing she brings at every moment integrated with whom we truly are“How you behave in every moment is authentic in integrity with your truth” About the world as a space of conscious capitalism: (32:32)Building new systems in the business world: (35:21)The idea is to “capitalize” on capitalism. The structure is here and if it disappears we would be in a complete chaos. So, we need to turn capitalism into a conscious capitalism. After all, a thriving community is a thriving business.“The opportunity is transformation in innovation of the capitalist system”About the world not shifting in time so species can live in harmony with it: (37:36)“Corporates will lead the change because they know that resources aren’t infinite”Conscious awakening alluding to systems that we are going to be living in: (39:01)“The systems that were serving us were leading us into disaster” Tomorrow's conscious corporate leadership according to Simone: (42:53)“We can still be profitable in this system” says the enterprise expert. The whole idea is that corporations should employ commercial enterprise to create sustainable initiatives and lead by example by being profitable, accountable, responsible and conscientious.“There will be a lot of purpose driven leaders with a lense around sustainability, humanity and planet”Principles aligned with what is ahead for us: (45:26)There is a huge sense of positivism. Simone is convinced we are shifting more to a place of “we” instead of “me” connected more with others and earth. “Be self responsible in your actions and make choices that are in service to all”Making decisions on ethical choices while others are not: (47:23)“Show others that there is something that may be different and inspire them to behave differently”Thank you Simone for connecting, inspiring and making a difference!: (48:39)Mentioned resources:World Vision Australia: https://www.worldvision.com.au/ Change Coffee: https://www.changecoffee.com.au/ The Blessed Bean: https://theblessedbean.com.au/ Connect with Simone Dowding:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simone.mitchelldowding/about Instagram: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-dowding/?originalSubdomain=au Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Jasleen Aulakh, a multifaceted professional singer. She is the lead singer and director of a project that breaks free from all confinement of language and genre to create soul stirring music, and draws attention to all aspects and fabrics of life both happy and challenging ones.Jasleen and Amrit dive deep into Jasleen’s journey from having a master’s degree to becoming a revolutionary through the art of her music and they refresh the importance of connecting to something that can inspire and create a positive shift in others.They talk about when Jasleen realized music was going to be a big part of her life, the creative journey with her mother stepping into music, what and who inspired her music and all the challenges she has faced along the way.Furthermore, they cave into some of the most romantic and revolutionary songs, and the story behind them: “Ranjha”, “Aunty” and “Munda Lambaraan Da”. All of her music has distinctive energy and speaks to God in a very beautiful way. They converse about what her connection to God means and how it inspires her music, and how her own music has helped her grow. In this chapter you will learn how to make a profession out of something you love, how to connect to something that can inspire and create a positive shift in others, how to engender a positive belief in yourself, how to take courage and stand for what is right and how to communicate with people who want to deter your objective. Finally discover how music can help you vent your frustrations, how to do what you love despite challenges along the way and the importance of having somebody believing in you when you can’t believe in yourself. About Jasleen Aulakh:Jasleen Aulakh is a multifaceted professional singer who is also part of a project that breaks free from all confinement of language and genre to create soul stirring music. This band is a coming together of two young and highly talented artists, Polly Saghera as the lyricist, and her daughter Jasleen Aulakh, the lead singer and director. From slow rock, contemporary Sufi, country and folk music in several languages like Hindi, Punjabi, English and French, Jasleen sings with a mellifluous unique voice and leaves an indelible mark on the listener's mind. Her ambition is to fuse different styles of music into one.Polly’s lyrics are hauntingly beautiful and draw attention to all aspects of the fabric of life; it’s joys as well as it’s challenges. Both mother and daughter share the same goals to make meaningful music without sermonizing and to popularize folk music in India taking some of the great Sufi poets' philosophy. Having mainly been a 'One Woman Band' to begin with, Jasleen also performs with a band of talented musicians, and all their music is arranged and produced by Aman Nath in Mumbai. The songs are in several languages like Hindi, Punjabi, English and French. On youtube they have gained a lot of popularity, received veneration from all over the world and are all available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify.“Believe in yourself and keep going, that is the only way to make life beautiful and worth living”Tune In: Welcome Jasleen Aulakh to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00)When Jasleen realized music was going to be a big part of her life: (02:32)Ever since she was born Jasleen has loved music. Dive in and discover her mother’s inspiring words to help her have the courage to do what she loves no matter what.“As I grew up I realized that people don't want to take something conventional seriously”Jasleen’s relation with God and how does it inspire her music: (05:07)Jasleen believes there is a higher power out there and that God could appear in many different forms. She strongly believes that we all need to believe in a higher power to keep us grounded. Cave into the episode and discover what Sufism seeks to practice and how it inspired her music. “I dedicate my song to something I am passionate about”Music and artists that inspired her music: (10:27)For those who don’t know Sufi artists, take advantage and come across in this episode a couple of them and what they believe in.Art as a help to navigate the process of being revolutionary: (11:40)Art can definitely help anyone steer through a revolutionary process. Art gives us an outlook on how we are feeling during challenging times and can operate as a powerful weapon for uniting and educating people.About contemporary song “Aunty”: (12:23)A revolutionary humorous song that speaks to women’s rights and is against age-shaming of women. Dive in and listen to the song in Inspired Evolution’s mentioned resources.“I feel part of women’s emancipation is also the satisfaction of their vanity”Creative journey with mother stepping into music: (15:45)Jasleen was counselled by her mother in a crucial time of her life. “Once she started writing the songs for me, there was no more looking back”Challenges faced to be a musician: (18:20) Many are the challenges she faced to be a musician. Some from a sex perspective, challenges of being of another gender, and also cultural ones. People think music is meant to be a hobby and you can't make a career out of it. People don’t realize the work that goes into it and Jasleen, as a global professional singer with several fans on youtube, demonstrates all the contrary. “Keep on going as long as you believe in it”Advice on how to communicate with people who want to deter your objective: (22:12)Patience and belief are key! “As long as you believe in what you are doing, nobody can deter you from your objective.”What helped Jasleen imprint a positive belief in her mindset: (23:38) Amrit is so right when he says that the community and the loved ones have tremendous power. The value of somebody believing in you when you can’t believe in yourself, that is one of life’s greater gifts. Jaseleen quite often has felt down but her mother has always been there to lift her spirits and support her.“I won't accept defeat, so I will keep going”About Polly’s song “Munda Lambaraan Da”: (26:09)Polly and Jasleen have polished this version into a beautiful one. It is a song that has the essence of the tradition in it but adds the flavour of modernity. It has connected Amrit and his partner to the memories of when they first met. Dive into her youtube channel and share with us your favourite song!Standing in belief for something as an appreciation of faith: (29:05) Sufis broke free from the rigidity of other religions, basically whatever was rigid, something which demanded a lot of courage. They stood for what was right and what they believed. Here is the reason for feeling so connected to her beliefs.“Break free from the rigidity”What keeps Jasleen inspired and creative: (32:23)If Jasleen is not feeling inspired with a song, Polly rapidly turns up with a new one!Jasleen’s favourite Just Ittefaaq song: (43:33)Dive in and listen to her resite, in her mother tongue and in the most romantic and beautiful way, her favourite song written by Polly Saghera! Jasleen blends both her mother's and Sufi lyrics all together in one.“Hang on, hold on, maybe one day we will be able to live in that world”Songs helping Jasleen grow: (37:58)Music helps vent frustration.“It is our dreams that help us escape this world” Mentioned resources: “Aunty” song by Polly Saghera and Jasleen Aulakh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKq8LTOs-Vc “Munda Lambaraan Da” song by Polly Saghera and Jasleen Aulakh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01GTByQp3cs Connect with Jasleen Aulakh:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/jasleenaulakh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasleenaulakhofficial/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasleenAulakhOfficial/ Website: http://www.jasleenaulakh.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasleenaulakh13?lang=en Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Kari Sutton, a researcher, educator, author, speaker and parent. She has been a teacher, Deputy Principal, Guidance Counsellor and Consultant for families for over 30 years, as well as involved with Camp Quality, a support program created specifically to help children 0 –13 years, who are dealing with their own cancer diagnosis, or the diagnosis of someone they love.Kari and Amrit dive deep into Kari’s recent book “Raising a Mentally Fit Generation” covering the ten keys for raising wellbeing within our kids. Kari has written this book after having gone through a lot of challenges. It is beautifully written, easy to read and not only is for kids, but for adults as well. If you would like to have Kari’s book and learn more about how to raise well being and resilience in your child, please go to: https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/kari-sutton/ As parents, teachers, educators or any other important adults in kids' lives, it’s our responsibility to help them develop positive, healthy habits of mind that foster resilience and wellbeing so they can flourish and thrive. Childhood must be an unworried special time in life, enjoy and live free from stress and pressure from the increasingly competitive world we all are living in.They talk about the meaning and importance of mental fitness, the challenges we all have today evolving in fast changing social structures, why kids need boundaries and adults need to put boundaries on themselves too, and amusing things everyone can do on a daily basis to build resilience. As they go along, they cave into each chapter of her book, and have conversations about “upstairs and downstairs of the brain” as an easy concept for kids to understand what is going on, the benefits of cultivating optimism, about “The unfortunately fortunately game” and reframing the way we look at things, about the need of managing and naming emotions to tame them and about the four key places to point people to recognize strengths and purpose.Furthermore in this chapter you will learn how to connect with your kids, how your relationship can help them build resilience and understand why relationships are the cornerstone of resilience. You will have access to practical and implementable tips that will help build children's resilience, and you will understand why relationships are critical for adult resilience and positive mental health as well.Finally learn how to create a ripple effect of kindness and empathy, and discover how important it is to make the time to make memories!Level up your life with unlimited access to every Mindvalley Quest Program (over 30+ programs). All Yours. Instantly. https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/mindvalley/About Kari Sutton:Kari Sutton is an educator, speaker and author who has helped over 25,000 children, parents, and educators with evidence- based strategies, tools and approaches to foster children's positive mental health and resilience.Research, writing, speaking and consulting work reflect her expertise in early childhood development, positive psychology, early childhood education and developmental cognitive neuroscience. Kari is driven to change the conversation about how we promote good mental health in children. She wants to help turn around the alarming statistics about depression, anxiety disorders, and suicide affecting an entire generation. She spends her time raising awareness about how adults can improve children’s mental fitness and resilience by speaking at conferences, workshops and public forums as well as through her blogs, articles, books and book chapters, and her white papers. Kari is the author of Raising Generation XXL and her recent book Raising a Mentally Fit Generation. “My dream is to one day put one of my books in each of the newborn bags at the hospital” Tune In: Welcome Kari Sutton to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)About mental fitness: (00:04:08)Despression, anxiety, self harm, and suicide as well is impacting children more and more in the last 15 years. Children need the skills to develop their mental muscles  and positive mental health in wellbeing. They need skills, attitudes and mindsets that allow them to flexibly adapt to both challenges and opportunities.“We are not giving children the skills to develop positive mental health in wellbeing”Evolving as a society in social structures: (00:05:50)The world is changing every day and very fast. Technology plays a big part in all of this. Kids use more and more electronic devices which makes the world come into our homes in a whole wild variety of ways. These kids, now more than ever, must be conscious about what is feeding their minds.“We have to be better at taking care of our own well being than when we were growing up” Resilience piece around boundaries: (00:07:13)Kids thrive better with boundaries. Adults must put boundaries on themselves too and not chronically go out and rescue them.The more you protect them, the less resilient they will be. Kids need to fail and know it is alright to do so. Your job is to hold them in a supportive space. Dive in and discover three simple things you can do every day to build resilience!“Kids need to be able to sit with disappointment, actually knowing that failing is ok”Optimum age to be learning things to face resilience: (00:11:56)From 0 to 8 kids are like sponges, they take everything in and there is no critical filter. Adults must be very careful with language and all what they say, because it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.   “It is about how we live our lives, how we model these behaviours, and what we can do for our children”Describing the metaphor “upstairs and downstairs floors of the brain” (Chapter 1, Teaching Brain Basics): (00:16:58)Kari uses a fun and easy concept for kids to understand what she is talking about. She draws a brain to teach and explain. The upstairs part is where your thinking brain lives, the downstairs part is where your feeling brain lives and they both are connected. Cave in and see what happens when the downstairs brain takes over or when the stairs connecting the two no longer work.“Upstairs and downstairs is an easy concept for kids to understand what is going on”Benefits from cultivating optimism (Chapter 2, Cultivating optimism): (00:23:28)The book is based on tenets of positive psychology, and optimism and pessimism are explanatory styles. Developing an optimistic explanatory style in adults and kids helps them set goals, look to the future and make everything worthwhile.“When you have optimism, there is more hope”About “The unfortunately fortunately game”: (00:27:27)Kari refers to a fantastic quote by Alfred Wainwright: “There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing”. Life is about how you look and reframe things. It is all about always looking for the silver lining.“Always create hope”Kids and adults managing emotions (Chapter 3, Managing emotions): (00:32:05)According to Dan Siegel, you must name emotions to tame them. Kari talks about emotional intelligence, which is self awareness and self management, both heart of emotional well being and psychological well being. Tune in and discover how to label your emotions and manage your actions to external events and strong feelings without aggressive behaviour“Name emotions to tame them”Kids capacity in having emotional intelligence: (00:35:46)Dive in and discover a beautiful and most fun way Kari teaches kids to recognize their emotions and work on them!“That is what your brain looks like when downstairs is in control”About feelings which are acceptable and behaviours that are not: (00:39:07)Love and acceptance must be for all children. Bad behaviour can be changed and kids can learn .There is a space between stimulus and response. This space gives them the choice in how to respond. “I will love the child and accept the child no matter what”Doubling down on strengths (Chapter 4, Recognizing people’s strengths): (00:43:00)Every single one of us is unique. We all have come to this world with something that is only ours. Tap-into that and reveal why you are here. In this episode you will find out the four key places Kari and Amrit point people to identify strengths and uncover their purpose in life. Strengths are a positive resource a child will have for their entire life“We each have a song to sing”The importance of making friends (Chapter 5, Making friends): (00:50:19)We become healthier enhancing social connections. Kids need to know how to get along with other people. They need to socialize like everyone else otherwise life will be difficult. “Relationships are the cornerstone of our well being”Encouraging kindness and empathy into connections (Chapter 6, Encouraging kindness and empathy): (00:52:54)Kindness is one of the most powerful things one can have. It even increases self-esteem. We need to create a ripple effect of kindness! In regards to empathy, when you see another person suffering, you might be able to instantly put yourself in their shoes and feel sympathy for what they are going through and even help.“If you can chose to be anything, chose to be kind”Kids modelling actually what they see (Chapter 7, Fostering gratitude): (00:56:15)Children learn by watching everyone around them, especially their parents. The whole idea is to train parents to foster kind and empathetic habits in their kids. These habits will be carried within their souls for the rest of their lives. There are many ways to show kindness. Discover in this episode how you can help your children be helpful this christmas or help people having a bad time through Foodbank Australia.“We are modelling the behaviour they will have for the rest of their lives”A chapter in disguise about the growth mindsets (Chapter 8, Learning to fail): (01:02:39) In this chapter discover the importance of letting your kids experience failure“I don’t use the word failing, I use the first attempt in learning”Working on self mastery at a young age (Chapter 9 Working on self mastery): (01:08:56)Children need to know they can do things themselves. As parents and educators we must give them the time to do so. “As educators and parents allow kids to experience self mastery”About making memories together: (01:10:46)Kari was inspired and moved by kids from Camp Quality and her friend Bronnie Ware’s book to finish her book with “making memories”.Dive in and listen to Kari’s most beautiful and touching words about why she ended her book this way. These words are profoundly motivating and for sure will help you create special moments for your children to look back and remember them. They will hold on to these moments for the rest of their lives! “Make the time to make memories”Kari Sutton’s books:“Raising a Mentally Fit Generation” by Kari Sutton: https://amz.run/46Uu “Raising Generation XXL” by Kari Sutton Mentioned resources:Camp Quality: https://www.campquality.org.au/ Jordan Peterson: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/about/ Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/about/ If you would like to help people having a bad time in Australia, please go to Foodbank Australia: https://www.foodbank.org.au/ Sir. Ken Robinson: http://sirkenrobinson.com/about/ Bronnie Ware’s book “The ten regrets of the Dying”: https://bronnieware.com/regrets-of-the-dying/ Connect with Kari Sutton:Website: https://karisutton.com/   Company Website: www.mentallyfitgeneration.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karisuttoninsta Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karisutton Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karisutton/ Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Emmanuel Anthony, a human behavioural specialist, inspirational speaker, researcher, writer, teacher and consultant. He is the founder of The Emmanuel Anthony Institute and Quantum Equilibrium, a research, empowerment and education institute dedicated to advanced human potential and conscious awareness.Emmanuel and Amrit dive deep on how to master the seven areas of your life which Emmanuel coaches on: Mental, Physical, Financial, Familial, Social, Spiritual, Vocational and Financial Mastery by maximising your potential and evolving your conscious awareness. They talk about the importance of finding a balance between showing up too much and not showing up enough, the beginning of Inspired Evolution and the desire of wanting the most of every moment in every conversation, breaking down in order to breakthrough and discover our potential, and about the process of breaking down life into areas. As life coaches, they share their perspectives towards aiding and serving their clients. Additionally, you will come across Emmanuel’s inspired mission and how he builds this journey, and how much of his inspiration is sourced by helping others. Furthermore, you will discover the importance of digging in and discovering your own values, learn how to live in alignment with your values, learn how to avoid accumulating emotional baggage and move past common social problems, break through your challenges and hone the tools that can take you to an entirely new level.If you need a mentor to guide you in corporate, personal development, relationships, anxiety or grief, please book your 20 minute discovery call with Emmanuel Anthony here: https://calendly.com/quantumequilibrium/qe20mindiscoverycall If you would like to listen to Dr. Demartini’s talk about Self Mastery: The secret of Balance vs. Growth on Inspired Evolution, please go to: https://inspiredevolution.com/dr-john-demartini-on-self-mastery-the-secret-of-balance-vs-growth/ About Emmanuel Anthony:Emmanuel Anthony is a human behavioural specialist, inspirational speaker, researcher, writer, teacher and consultant. He has served thousands of clients for the past decade1-on-1 and 1-on-many to create powerful changes in all areas.As the managing director of Quantum Equilibrium, Emmanuel provides great knowledge and effective tools for humanity to truly empower themselves and others. He teaches tools, skills and resources to control your mind, states, emotions and achieve a mindset of wealth and well-being in all seven areas of life (Mental, Physical, Financial, Familial, Social, Spiritual, Vocational and Financial Mastery).Emmanuel has spent hundreds of hours perfecting the art of communicating, healing, advanced educational platforms, teaching and creating powerful systems that shift paradigms in human potential and awareness. He has assisted hundreds of clients personally move past common social problems and move towards more authentic and purpose driven lives.​His personal mission is to inspire, empower and educate humanity globally to awaken their inner genius and live fulfilling lives daily as true masters of their destiny. “By the end of my life I am going to serve a million human beings and help them create the changes that they deserve”Tune In: Welcome Emmanuel Anthony to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)Living lives trying to capture everything: (00:02:26)Dive in and discover the importance of finding a balance when trying to live a life capturing every single moment.Discerning a balance between the fine line of showing up too much and not showing up enough: (00:06:14)Emmanuel comes to a balance from different standpoints. He refers to Dr. Demartini’s feedback method, and symptomatology as feedback. Cave into this episode and discover the importance of understanding the world and the universe as a duality.“The more we appreciate ourselves, the more we can share those aspects” Breakthrough in terms of pain and potential: (00:09:48)Creating opportunities for people to move past problems and make changes in their lives. Systems and methods to workout breakdowns towards breakthroughs.“Whoever is experiencing the trauma doesn’t see the terrific”Life coaches aiding clients: (00:13:48)A raw and real conversation about how to serve clients. Amrit thinks coaches have an objective advantage standpoint because they are not in the client’s narrative: “I am not amazing, I am just like you, the only difference is I am out here and you are in there, that is all there is”. Come across what Emmanuel has to say.“Own it 100% and play on the same level as me in your value system ”How much of Emmanuel’s inspiration is sourced by helping others?: (00:17:13)The origins of his journey started by working on himself. After a breakdown followed by a breakthrough and a value determination, he was determined to forever help other people create changes they deserve. “Get congruent about what your values are”About Emmanuel’s journey built “bit by bit”: (00:27:29)Talking about the importance of one step at a time.Process of breaking down life into areas: (00:39:43)All about life mastery. A conversation around the importance of being dynamic and staying open when setting goals and replacing values.“If I understand which my values are, I can set goals I can grow with”Mentioned resources:The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty_(2013_film) Dr. Demartini’s method: https://drdemartini.com/about/demartini-method/ Dr. John Demartini on Inspired Evolution: https://inspiredevolution.com/dr-john-demartini-on-self-mastery-the-secret-of-balance-vs-growth/ Connect with Emmanuel Anthony:Website: www.emmanuelanthony.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmanuel_anthony Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmmanuelHAnthony/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelhanthony/?originalSubdomain=au Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Veer Vohra, a 17 year old Y12 student in Dubai college and CEO and Founder at MiZen, a well-being solution application focussed on mindfulness, meditation, and gratitude with the aim of inculcating these three skills into students' everyday lives.In today's world, we are dealing with a lot of stress, especially during the Covid-19 outbreak. Concerned about this and his fellow students, Veer Vohra has poured his heart and talent into creating the most effective and brilliant app that helps them, you and everyone overcome stress and improve our well-being through the use of the three most effective tools!  In this episode they dive deep into MiZen. They talk about what inspired Veer to create the app, the purpose and benefits it has, the challenges he had when creating it, and what is his idea for MiZen in the future.  Through Veer’s experience and app you will learn how to overcome challenges and stress to reach your own goals and success, get the hang of engaging in social behaviour and master the tool which can combat the negative effects of dealing with technology and building relationships with friends.   Furthermore they talk in detail about the application’s three pillars, which help you accelerate the process to have a healthier mind and reach success and about Veer’s amazing experience of friendship at Mindvalley University, a program designed to teach you and your family real-world life skills that today’s education system ignores, and guide you in living a truly extraordinary life.  In this chapter of Inspired Evolution you will have access to MiZen and its well-being methods to reach success and live a happy, peaceful and healthy life!If you would like to download MiZen on the App Store, please go to: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mizen/id1499874514If you would like to get MiZen on Google Play, please go to: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mandeepvohra.zen “We believe our solution will accelerate the progress towards a healthier mind, towards a healthier future”About Veer VohraVeer Vohra, the founder and developer of MiZen, is a 17 year old student in Dubai College. He's in his last year of school and is passionate about math and physics. A self-taught programmer, Veer developed MiZen using Flutter in December of 2019 and has produced a YouTube course to go with it. Veer is also an avid photographer, drummer, and cricketer.Level up your life with unlimited access to every Mindvalley Quest Program (over 30+ programs). All Yours. Instantly. https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/mindvalley/Tune In: Welcome Veer Vohra to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00)The backstory of MiZen App: (00:57)MiZen is based and inspired by Veer’s experience at MindValley University in Estonia during the summer of 2019 and on the stress his friends would struggle with during exams. Dive in and discover the three elementals this app uses to address stress.“I was exposed to self growth tools and self improvement advice”Resistance in the process of creating the application: (02:39)Imagine the competition a 17 year old developer has in this world! Yet this young boy went ahead, overcame the greatest challenges ever and became a young entrepreneur. He created a useful tool that can help everyone achieve a peaceful and healthier state of mind! “Overcoming challenges is all for the better”Picking meditation, mindfulness and gratitude: (04:14)The experience picked up at Mindvalley was not only useful in overcoming stress. Cave into the episode and find out what else it is useful for!“In Mindvalley I experienced the benefits of mindfulness, meditation and gratitude”How does gratitude help Veer open up to friends?: (05:52)In this episode you will discover the power of gratitude. Dive into the conversation in which they reveal all the benefits of being grateful!“When you are grateful you are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviour”About Veer using his own app: (08:55)Discover one of the main features this app has so you can use it on a daily basis.“Using the app became a ritual and it is something I do on a daily basis”Veer’s vision of his future: (13:33)A young boy with a clear goal of mind talks about what he is going to study at university and the progression of MiZen.“I would love to keep up with an accessible app” Favourite takeaway that made Mindvalley so amazing: (21:05)Uncover the importance of being inclusive and the positive effects it has on kids from all around the world who study together in the same educational institution.  “Mindvalley is a place that makes it easy to make connections” Creating on Youtube for MiZen?: (29:36)Have a peak in Veer’s youtube to find the course which goes with MiZen“I would love to keep up with an accessible app” Mentioned resources:The Tao of Seneca by Tim Ferriss: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28676323-the-tao-of-senecaWhiplash: https://www.amazon.com/Whiplash-Paul-Reiser/dp/B00PRX8UBGIf you would like to download MiZen on the App Store, please go to: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mizen/id1499874514If you would like to get MiZen on Google Play, please go to: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mandeepvohra.zen Mindvalley University: https://www.mindvalley.com/u/?utm_source=google Connect with Veer Vohra:Website: https://vvohra203.wixsite.com/mizen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mizen.app/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veer-vohra/?originalSubdomain=ae Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDX1k_a81UKXFebyZWBf7w Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Helena Houdova, certfified love, sex and relationship coach of The Tantric Institute of Integrated Sexuality.Helena used to be a top model praised by the world’s most famous photographers, magazine chief editors and agents for her beauty. Traveling around the world constantly trying to prove her worth through fashion lifestyle while battling the saddest feeling of not being good enough, having experienced sexual abuse as a child and the secrecy of her ex-husband’s sex addiction kept Helena in constant pain and self doubt. Through different practices Helena started feeling alive again, and met her own powerful self accepting and integrating past trauma, fears, shame and guilt. Today she supports men and women all around the world on a journey back to who they really are as vibrant, enjoyable and orgasmic selfs, and help them thrive in love, sex and relationships.Sex in a conversation feels awkward to many peopple, and they rarely talk about it publicly with others. It’s one of those things that most humans do, but never speak of. It is a taboo. In this episode, Helena and Amrit go straight to the point and surpass this taboo. They have a ravishing, warm and inviting conversation about sacred sexuality and  take you to a really scented and special place with all what it means to be intimate with yourself.Helena supports people to become empowered men, brings women back to their sacredness and helps them both relate in self love.  They talk about the tremendous power and force our sexual energy, creative energy has, to heal, create, nurture and revitalize, how shame and trauma suppresses this sexual energy and how you can reclaim your power back through enjoying and expanding your pleasure.Furthermore they talk about how pornography limits the conscious pleasure only to your head and how you can stay in your body and flow with absolute pleasure. Discover the access points to your own sexuality, how it is related to your purpose and Helena’s mission to bring sacredness back to humanity.“Sex is sacred”“Sexual energy is pure love”Level up your life with unlimited access to every Mindvalley Quest Program (over 30+ programs). All Yours. Instantly. https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/mindvalley/About Helena HoudovaHelena Houdova grew up in communist Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic. She is a sex, love and relationship coach who supports your journey back to who you truly are, a vibrant, joyful and orgasmic human being and has a background in Social and Cultural Anthropology of Western Bohemia University. As a health educator of Hippocrates Health Institute, she helps you to make lifestyle changes so you can thrive in all aspects of your life. Over the past seven years, she has learned the Sacred Pelvic Floor Massage for both women and men and dived deep into ancient knowledge of Tantra, Quadushka, Tao and Lemuria, as well as work with some of the Neo Tantra practices. Helena has traveled all around the globe, first as international high-fashion topmodel, later as worldschooling mom of 3 magical children, Darien, Daveed and Deia, and for twelve years was president and founder of Sunflower Children, a charity founded for disadvantaged children around the world.Tune In: Welcome Helena Houdova to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)Why is sex such a taboo topic? : (00:02:40)Sex is powerful. Dive in and for sure you will discover so much more power there is to it!  “Sex is what turns you on and brings you alive” Challenges Helena had to follow this new path: (00:09:17)Discover how to  heal the relationship with your sexuality and look deep within and accept your traumas.“I had unhealed trauma I had never given attention to” Access points to your sexuality: (00:18:56)Helena has several access points to your sexuality. Stop fighting trauma and welcome it. Dive in and learn how to become a game changer.“Welcome your emotions and allow them to be felt” What service is pornography providing other than graphic stimulus?: (00:23:20)Learning sexuality is through all your senses. You need to smell, taste, touch, see and listen. Pornography is limiting to one or two senses. Learn how to accept your sexuality, deal with it and feel the pleasure in every aspect of your life.“When I accept my sexuality, I feel pleasure being alive” Harnessing the energy vs sex addiction: (00:33:58)Allow yourself to be wild, to scream, to be quiet, and be whatever you want to be! Addictions can be dealt with and sexuality can be healed. In this episode you will find how to affront addictions, get rid of past trauma and not suppress yourself any longer.“We have the power to heal the relationship with our sexuality” Helping men and women explore their sexuality in a sacred way: (00:41:02)All about containing men and women with full compassion and helping them to accept pieces that need to be seen and heard.“Take the power back and reclaim what was always inside of you” Creative energy dropping into purpose: (00:48:33)Creative energy can create anything! You can change your purpose whenever you want; you can create whatever you want. Helena says you can manifest once you get rid of what is not yours. But once you manifest, what must you do? Dive in to find the answer.“You can create the best life possible”Bringing sacredness back to humanity: (00:56:03)...is about bringing the knowledge that we as human beings are sacred. “Sex is sacred”Mentioned resources:Sunflower Children’s Foundation: https://www.sunflowerchildren.org/about-us/  Connect with Helena Houdova:Website: https://www.helenahoudova.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Helena-Houdova-495876067270358/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helenahoudova/?hl=en Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.