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Pops in a PodPops in a PodIntroducing kids to Martial ArtsThe Pops kick start the year with an episode on fitness but not the traditional kind. Aadhar Malhotra joins Nadir Pop & Peter Pop to discuss the different forms of martial arts. They also discuss the right age for kids to start learning martial arts and the role parents and external teachers play.  Aadhar Malhotra has been training in martial arts for the past 11 years under his teacher Shifu Kanishka Sharma and has been teaching under him since 2013. A former military & law enforcement instructor (under Shifu Kanishka), Aadhar has been trained in various arts such as J...2023-01-0346 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 31: ResilienceIt’s been a little over a year since we all ended up working from our homes and while I do prefer the ability to be able to do more things in my day thanks to a drop in commute time, the increasing work demands presented a different kind of challenge. Of course, there are several reports of people facing burnout, mental health challenges, and straight up quitting jobs to take much needed breaks from professional life. A word many of us have been seeing lately is, resilience. Resilient people, resilient economies, resilient businesses. But how do you become re...2022-06-3042 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 30: Optimal HealthI have been obsessed with the topic of Health and Wellness for the better part of a decade and it is only over the past 2-3 years where I have begun to finally understand that there is more to this than just physical fitness and proper nutrition.  We are moving towards a new paradigm where we are focusing on all the possible means available to us to live healthier, happier, and longer lives - physically, mentally, socially, spiritually, and environmentally. The trouble is, we have so much information around that it is hard to figure out what w...2022-06-301h 12Break the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 29: The Martial WayThose who know me and know this channel, are familiar with my love for martial arts. I have been training for the past 10 years and during this period, I have exposed myself to various systems. I have also witness debates about what martial arts represent and unfortunately, the true essence of martial arts, which is beyond (but does include) fighting is rarely discussed. So I decided to speak to the man who is the source of my knowledge - Shifu Kanishka Sharma.  Most of you know him as the first Indian to be trained at and authorized o...2022-06-301h 00Break the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 28: CuriosityThis is an episode for me! Why? Because I love the learning that a meandering conversation can bring. There is a certain level of curiosity one needs to find the nuggets of learning in most inane conversations and believe me, the lesson is always worth it. But I wasn't always like this. Thankfully, I had Adarsh to whip my ass in shape over every single phone call we had. Adarsh Nalam is a communication consultant and corporate ghostwriter by profession and (as much as he would hate me for saying this), one of the greatest 'thinking-doers' I know of...2022-06-301h 58Break the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 27: Sleep betterThe statement, "I'll sleep when I'm dead" may very well be the reason you die early. Sleep is essential for optimal health. In fact, it's a non-negotiable. But not all sleep is equal. A number of factors need to be taken into consideration when we're talking about optimal sleep. So I brought in Aprameya Rajput to help me understand how to sleep better. Aprameya is India's first BRPT certified clinical sleep health expert. He has has more than 7 years experience in patient counseling for those requiring support in managing sleep disorders such as Sleep Apnea, Insomnia, Circadian Rhythm Disorders...2022-06-3041 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 26: Habits make the manIt has been a while since I did this. I took a break to deal with some personal issues and now, we're back. And who better to get back to this with than Ashdin Doctor? Ashdin Doctor is a Habit Coach. He believes that awesome lives start with awesome habits.  Five years ago Ashdin was unhealthy, overworked, stressed and sleep-deprived. Till it caught up with him and he found himself collapsing on the floor in a puddle of sweat unable to move.  It’s then that he realised that his life needed to change. In this...2022-06-3043 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 25: TransformThere are very few times that you end up meeting someone who has been relentless in her pursuit to rebuild herself and yet be so humble. I met Navjot in 2012. We worked together for a few months and I moved on to a different path in my life.  And while we barely spoke, we stayed connected on social media and I saw her transform into the force that she is today. Navjot, like me, believes that true health and fitness is not limited to the physical realm or the mental realm. It is a...2022-06-301h 01Break the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 24: Movement is medicineThere are very few times that I get to meet a person who I could call a mirror of who and what I am.  I've been looking into a number of healing practices but the one I would call my personal go-to modality, would be movement. As a martial artist, movement is essential to my practice, but movement is not restricted to martial arts. In fact, movement is what all of us have been doing since the day we were born. Movement is expressive, it's healing, it's expansive, freeing, playful and so much more.  And th...2022-06-301h 00Break the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 23: Be KindKindness and empathy are two of the most important things we need in the world right now. And seeing someone so driven to bring these two qualities back in our lives, made me want to learn from and about them.  Maria Kassova is a a motivational speaker, facilitator, and executive coach and has dedicated her life to bringing Kindness and Empathy into people's lives, especially the workplace. In this episode, Maria and I try and decode what these words truly mean and why it is increasingly important to inculcate these qualities. You can reach out t...2022-06-3053 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 22: Being RelentlessCompeting in martial arts can be grueling. Running a martial arts academy in India, even more so. Team Relentless is one of the top MMA teams in the country, producing champions across the sports of Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and MMA, not just in India, but at the international stage as well. And the man leading the charge is Jitendra Khare - Head Coach & Manager of Team Relentless and the founder of Evolution Fitness and Combat Sports Academy in Mumbai.  Having met and trained with him and his team a couple of times, I can tell why t...2022-06-3050 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 21: Ethics & PersuasionI've been working in the communications industry since 2012 and in that time, I've loved it, hated it, questioned it, avoided it, gotten back to it, loved it some more and questioned it again. And this time, I decided to ask the man who has shaped the lives of many professionals like myself when it comes to strategic communications. Frank J. Oswald is a communications strategist and writer who has worked with the likes of Yahoo and Accenture, to name a few. Frank is also a lecturer at the prestigious Columbia University where he teaches 'Principles in Persuasion and Ethical...2022-06-3058 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 20: The way aheadHere we are at episode 20. It's been a while. We started this in January and your support has been instrumental to our success and consistency. Thank you so much for your response to show. In this episode, I take a look at the year so far, what has happened since episode 10 and where we are headed. We will be back with more guests soon. As always, your feedback is appreciated and we hope the show is serving you as well as it is serving us in our journey.  Do share your feedback on the show with us a...2022-06-3005 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 19: Let's talk about communicationsI have had a love/hate relationship with the communications industry for about 8 years now. I have questioned it, expressed my disdain, realized what it has given me in terms of learning and opportunities, fallen in love with it, questioned it again....you get the idea. So I decided to find my why by talking to a man who has helped me navigate this relationship with my profession. Tushar Bajaj is a Senior Vice President at one of the largest PR firms in the country and also, my boss and someone I'm grateful to have a guide...2022-06-3044 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 18: Seek TruthI look at combat sports, tactical combat systems, and traditional martial arts as ONE PART of a larger whole. And I have been lucky enough to be trained by a man who has explored the arts in pursuit of truth.  But martial arts has been riddled with politics, whataboutery, chest-thumping, and a whole lot of bullshit. So I decided to speak to a man who is on a mission to keep martial arts and martial artists HONEST. Paulo Rubio started two of the top martial arts exploration channels on Youtube called Funker Tactical (https://www.youtube.com/u...2022-06-3059 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 17: Food can healFood can heal. Correction, the right food can heal. But what is right? How do we know? I decided to try and find out by asking my friend Jayati. Now, Jayati is not a nutritionist by profession. Dr. Jayati Dureja, MBBS is an Obstetrician-gynecologist by profession who decided to utilize her medical training to understand nutrition and its effects on healing the body with respect to PCOS, cardiovascular conditions, and weight loss. Since this is just an overview, we are going to do more episodes around this subject. You can reach out to Jayati at www.instagram...2022-06-301h 14Break the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 16: HealHealing looks different for everyone. For a lot of us, healing is a physical experience. For others, it is mental. But there are many who would look at healing from a spiritual lens. I was quite the cynic when it came to esoteric practices until a very dear friend said, "absence of evidence, is not evidence of absence". And my meeting with Jas was all about that statement. Jaspreet Bhatia is an NLP practitioner, a corporate psychologist, and trainer, but that's not the fun part. She's also a Shamanism practitioner and Akashic Record reader who has spent her time...2022-06-0159 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 15: Set your boundariesWe're experiencing an unprecedented time. There are several reports that people are working a lot more, now that they are working from home. This is started to take a toll on us and that is why it is important to establish and enforce boundaries with our clients and our colleagues.  And Divya is here to talk about just that. Divya Khanna is the AVP for Strategy and Insights at one of the top Communications Agencies in the country. She's been working in the industry for 12 years now and has experienced how your work environment can affect your h...2022-06-011h 06Break the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 14: StrategyMark Pollard is one of the leading media and communication strategists of our time. He founded Australia’s first full color hip-hop magazine called Stealth in 1999. He’s worked with Leo Burnett, TBWA, McCann and many more agencies. He has consulted the likes of Apple and VaynerMedia to name a few. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. As the host of Sweathead and the author of strategy is your words, Mark Pollard has a unique take on strategy.  In this episode, we look at his journey, his thoughts on what strategy means and how it is c...2022-06-0142 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 13: Optimize your experienceGautam Khetrapal has been breaking cycles all his life. And he understands the concept so well, he's been trying to break one of the toughest cycles for humanity for a considerable amount of time. Having worked at Mindvalley, which he considers his second home, with the legendary, Vishen Lakhiani, Gautam decided to create, what he calls the Disneyland of Learning and Development.  Having never met him in person and only followed his journey through Lifeplugin on Instagram, this conversation was an opportunity for me to finally learn his story and expand my own understanding of what growth m...2022-06-0154 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 12: Choose Your BiasSneh Sharma is the founder of Vividhta - a consultancy that is empowering companies to build their Diversity and Inclusion programs. At the root of these programs, is the identification of our biases. But all biases are not conscious and they are not equal.  In this episode, Sneh and I dive into what biases are in the professional, personal, and social realm and how the key to change is to begin to identify, realize, and consciously choose your biases. You can follow her work at (https://www.instagram.com/diversijob/). If you h...2022-06-0141 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 11: Do the WorkIt's hard for me to describe Ayesha Mahanti. She's an author who doesn't identify as one anymore. She's a practitioner of Tarot reading, also something she doesn't identify with. But here are a few things that she does identify with - she's an eternal believer of love, a seeker of truth, and someone who has sat with her discomfort long enough to find out that it is the first step to healing. In this episode, Ayesha and I discuss how true happiness lies in the work - the work being the journey to peel off old conditioning...2022-06-0155 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 10: Remembering Our WhyHere we are. Episode 10. It's been a fun ride so far and it felt right to remember why Break The Cycle began in the first place. As we close this phase of this podcast, it's time to look ahead and see what else we want to learn. Thank you for your support. Do share your feedback on the show with us at - aadharmalhotra@gmail.com or on Instagram (www.instagram.com/aadharmalhotra/) Enjoy the episode. Music by KOMODi www.soundcloud.com/KODOMOiMusic/2022-06-0113 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 9: Living the dreamShardul Mehta is one of the biggest names in the Indian Music scene. From playing with bands like Joint Family, Faridkot, Cyanide, and Pirate Radio to playing for acts such as Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale, Shardul has played every possible genre of music.  In this episode, Aadhar and Shardul discuss his journey as a musician and producer, why less is actually more, his criteria for playing with other musicians, and why Aadhar wanted to interview him in the first place. You can reach out to Shardul on Instagram(www.instagram.com/thisisshardul/). B...2022-06-0147 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 8: Living your truthAashish Mehrotra is the Chief Video Officer at a communications firm who has worked on some stellar campaigns for top brands in the country. But that's NOT the important part. What is important? His truth. Aashish is someone who unabashedly lives his truth. In this episode, Aadhar and Aashish discuss relationships, specifically polyamory; bisexuality; how he's been using his platform to normalize conversations around both subjects; how he takes his life advice from his dog, Lucifer, and how you should make the conscious effort to "not be an asshole". You can reach out to Aashish on...2022-06-0141 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 7: PatriarchyAnika Verma is someone who has been working intensely to break the cycle of patriarchy - a system that a lot of need to understand and actively break out of. Anika works with an organization called Breakthrough India which is working to create a cultural shift and make discrimination and violence against girls and women unacceptable. In this episode, Anika and Aadhar discuss the core of patriarchy, how a person's gender acts as a privilege, and how we can all start to identify patriarchal behavior and take our first steps to contribute to the fight against this...2022-05-3152 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 6: Holding on and Letting goTanvii Bhandari is a counselor and mental health professional who has been helping people improve their relationship with themselves through her organization - Anchorage Counselling Services. She has been a therapist for around 3 years and has constantly pushed the boundaries of her profession to explore concepts of spirituality, angel tarot for therapy, and more in addition to conventional psychology. Aadhar and Tanvii go over the subject of therapy, mental health, the illusion of control and what makes one happy. You can reach out to Tanvii on Instagram (www.instagram.com/tanviibhandari/) and check out Anchorage...2022-05-3141 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 5: Going all inRahul Kaul is the founder of the popular fitness boxing/kickboxing studio, Boxfit. A former financial analyst (or is he?)in South America, Rahul fell in love with the sweet science of Boxing. He decided to leave his high-paying 'secure' job (in the traditional sense) and go all in to set up Boxfit, leaving the safety net that most of us hang on to when setting up a business.  Aadhar and Rahul go over his journey, how Boxfit came to be, his view on fitness and how he helps his clients become a better version of themselves.2022-05-3128 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 4: Finding your CreativityJoin Aadhar Malhotra as he interviews Adulting author Neharika Gupta in finding the keys to unlocking your hidden creative self. Soundtrack Licence: Home by Vlad Gluschenko @vgl9 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/home-vlad-gluschenko Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/FEEQg-ROHJc2022-05-3125 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 3: PersistencePersistence - "the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition" Persistence is a quality I have always desired and to a great degree, had. But persistence has levels. And Rajneesh, my guest today, has demonstrated this quality at some of the highest levels imaginable. Rajneesh Raveendran is a renowned Boxing coach in the Delhi/NCR region. He is the co-founder of Knox Studio in Delhi and has coached some phenomenal fighters. He was due to turn professional after a stellar amateur career until an injury due to head...2022-05-3142 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 2: ConsumptionSustainability has been a huge topic of discussion over the past few years and I have to admit, I don't know nearly enough to support this cause. Sustainability is affects us across fields - Food production, Industry, Power generation and fashion. And it starts with consumption. It is our consumption levels that need to be looked at critically in order for us to sustain the planet. And I know nothing about that either. But my friend and former colleague, Zoya Wahi, does.  Zoya is the founder of Aslee - a brand that makes ethically produced and responsibly s...2022-05-3053 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - Episode 1: Identity"Who am I? What is my identity? Am I limited to one identity?" - These are questions I sat with for the better part of 4 years. It's the quest to find these answers that led me to meet my dear friend, and guest, Vijayraj Singh. We sat down to discuss identity, share our experiences, and set the context for what Break The Cycle is and more importantly, why it exists. Welcome to Break The Cycle. We hope you enjoy the ride.  Flying High by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic https://www.facebook.com/f...2022-05-3044 minIndiaPodcasts: We Hear What You Want to SayIndiaPodcasts: We Hear What You Want to SayAbhinandan Niku Sekhri | EP-5 MASK MEDIA | CEO & Co-founder, Newslaundry | IndiaPodcasts OriginalsOUT NOW | MASK MEDIA | EP:5 | Indiapodcasts Originals Abhinandan Niku Sekhri , CEO & Co-founder, Newslaundry shares his views on "Media- Still A Pillar Of Democracy? " with Aadhar Malhotra & Anku Goyal On Indiapodcastss in collaboration with Break The Cycle PodcastAbhinandan, Known for his satirical, frank & relevant news critic & analysis, is also the co- founder of Small Screen ,that produced Highway On My Plate On NDTV & OMG IndiaShow Edit Shreeya TiwariCreatives: Chetna Chauhan Show Presented By : Aadhar Malhotra, Founder of Break the Cycle PodcastAnku Goyal Founder IndiaPodcastsDirection...2020-12-1538 minThe middle RoadThe middle RoadEpisode 14 : The middle Road interviews Ronald Abraham, Founding Partner and India Director, IDinsightNishant Malhotra, interviews Ronald Abraham, Founding Partner, and India Director IDinsight. IDinsight is a global advisory, data analytics, and research organization that uses data and evidence to help leaders maximize their social impact. Its collaborations deploy a large analytical toolkit, including machine learning and randomized evaluations, to help clients design better policies, rigorously test what works, and use evidence to implement effectively at scale. IDinsight works with multiple sets of actors from the social and business sector and works in all major sectors significantly in health, education, agriculture, governance, digital ID, financial access, and sanitation. They have offices in...2020-10-231h 33Break the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - TrailerWelcome to Break the Cycle - a show that is all about breaking out of limitations, old beliefs and behaviours, world views, and biases to ultimately lead a more conscious and optimal life. We hope you enjoy the trailer and choose to break the cycle with us.2020-03-0900 minBreak the CycleBreak the CycleBreak The Cycle - TrailerWelcome to Break the Cycle - a show that is all about breaking out of limitations, old beliefs and behaviours, world views, and biases to ultimately lead a more conscious and optimal life. We hope you enjoy the trailer and choose to break the cycle with us.2020-03-0900 min