Episode 105: The Last One- Try Kind with Alana!  Going out with a bang with this lovely episode about a wonderful project and mission: TRY KIND CLOTHING from Alana Redick. Again, we recorded this episode a while back (a year to be exact) but the mission remains the same. I met Alana at the World Yoga Festival in 2024 and we hit ot off staright away, i admire her love for India and supporting women and communities there, her incredible entrepreneurship and her beautiful heart.  TRY KIND CLOTHING:  DESIGNED BY WOMEN. MADE BY AND FOR WOMEN. TO EMPOWER WOMEN.  In this episode we speak about:  Alana's mission and vison for her business and owning a business.  India and the different projects and charities Alana supports with her business.  Ayurvastra- what is it?  Sustainable fashion versus fast fashion.  SHOW NOTES:  Insta: trykind_clothing  Website: https://trykindclothing.com/ https://www.sambhali.org/

Episode 104: Caring for and loving someone with dementia- Stevie B  "You want quality of life, not quantity"  This epsiode means a lot to me. One because it's with someone i love dearly but also because it's about being a fulltime carer for a parent with dementia, a situation many face, so i really felt it's such an important topic to share and hoping this will give others guidance, advice, tips and support with dealing this. We recorded this about a year ago and it's a perfect second last episode before ending the podcast end of this month.  Stevie shares very openly and clearly how this time was for him, the ups and downs, what he would have done different, the good parts, the hard parts. What he learned about himself, what it's required to be someone's carer and his new found respect for carers. Learning to recognize when it's too much, having people around who can keep taps on you, creating a support network as such. Because carer burn out is a real thing. He also reminds us all that this journey of being a fulltime carer made him be fully present, in the moment and enjoy every moment fully and wholeheartedly.  Please have a listen and share with anyone who needs to hear this!  SHOWNOTES:  Stevie B and i also recorded an epsiode on Numerology: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7G4KU8huqkvN0Ke2Ir5emF?si=14c5f5299763427d Stevie B website. https://www.steviebee.id.au/ STILL ALICE (movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrXrZ5iiR0o

Episode 103:  JEDI Yoga with Binh Tschan  JEDI YOGA -  JUSTICE  EQUITY  DIVERSITY  INCLUSION  “All the systems that make us “other” is also actually something we can lean on. Use it as a SUPER POWER.” Binh Tschan    We recorded this episode nearly a year ago, on the 24th of November at Hrdayam Bern, the project is still on going though, so really happy to share this as the second last episode of the podcast!  Binh and I speak about her wonderful project JEDI Yoga Classes, which she teaches at Hrdayam Bern, with such passion and dedication, shifting and changing the narrative!    Yoga as it is practiced in the west centers the idea that whiteness is normal, typical, right and expected in yoga spaces. This white centering of yoga also led to to the reduction of yoga to the physical. But yoga is so much more than the poses. It's something that we are and embody. Jedi Yoga Classes focus on transforming and changing the society we all live in and the way it's been told/narrated. Inviting especially the under represented and marginalized to start a healing justice journey through yoga.    Binh draws deep inspiration from the teaching of her most beloved teacher Clare Nicholls and from the writings of Jivamukti Yoga Co Founders: Sharon Gannon and David Life, whose teachings on compassion and kindness gave her a sense of home.  Off the mat, Binh is a human rights lawyer specialized in intersectional discrimination, a gender equality & LGBTIQ+ advocate, and a member of the Expert Commission on Migration and Racism Issues of the City of Bern. Her legal and advocacy work is deeply aligned with her yoga path, as both aim to dismantle harmful social constructs and to cultivate a more just, compassionate, and inclusive world.  SHOWNOTES:  https://hrdayam.ch/aboutbinh/   https://hrdayam.ch/jedi-yoga/   Episode with Clare:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/25QNG1xSs4VN69M4tRflup?si=XVcznKXrQNy8a377DZQSBA Clare: https://thecolourandthechaos.com/

Episode 102: Peaceful Presence with Dina Ghandour 🍉    “We are spiritual beings having a human experience. “ Dina    This episode was recorded in July, but had to be aired today, while we will be marching in the streets of Amsterdam: FREE PALESTINE!  we can all listen to Dina’s wisdom and experiences as a Palestinian yoga teacher and wellness practitioner, navigating her way in the state of the world.  She shares how she feels the situation we are in is asking us to bring our yoga teachings into practice. This is where it comes in. She mentions: how we are beings in this world. It’s not enough to just stay in the teachings or stay in the asana or stay in the abstract concepts, it’s literally about putting it into the world and into action. We talk about how in our method, the Jivamukti practice that’s a lot more talked about, there’s space for that. We’re feeling all these big feelings. But what are we’re going to do about it?    “STRETCH YOUR COMPASSION: not from a bypassing way. But from a place of seeing all beings of deserving of freedom. “ When I thanked Dina for her time and this episode se said:  “Every raw and real conversation is another wave of healing, so thank you. “ Dina    Have a listen and please share it amongst friends and family, this story needs to be heard!  If you are in Amsterdam….. I hope to see you all there today! 1 pm! Museumplein. 🍉♥️ SHOW NOTES:  Dina: https://www.dinaghandour.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wellnesswithdina/ Teachers and spaces resourcing Dina: https://www.instagram.com/zeenanismail/ https://www.instagram.com/dr.rosalesmeza/ https://www.instagram.com/keri_l_jarvis/ https://www.instagram.com/join_the_portal/ Support for Gaza / Palestine: https://www.instagram.com/gazasoupkitchen/ https://www.instagram.com/heal.palestine/