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We have moved: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gQzBjVejZNahlrdYS97A3 How2-Change Words of WisdomTransformed: A Buddhist Monk's Journey To Success As A Leadership Coach With AmaranathoThe Compass Within: Trusting Your Inner Guidance for Leadership and Change
In this thought-provoking episode of the How2-Change Words of Wisdom podcast, we sit down with Amaranatho, a former Buddhist monk turned leadership coach, to explore the profound lessons he has carried from monastic life into his work with leaders today. With 15 years of experience as a monk and a degree in Artificial Intelligence, Amaranatho shares a unique blend of ancient wisdom and modern insights on how leaders can navigate complex and fast-paced environments with clarity and purpose.
The core of his best advice...
2024-11-0406 min
2024-03-041h 10
The COSMIC BridgeLiving with No Money for 15 Years - Ep 27 Amaranatho Maurice RobeySend us a textAmaranatho is an accredited coaching supervisor and senior practitioner of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) who brings a unique blend of business and spirituality to his clients. With a background in technical support management and a degree in AI, he has a wealth of experience in diverse industries, from education and IT tech companies to the health industry.As a leadership consultant and mindfulness-based executive, Amaranatho utilises his PlayfulMonk method to help executives, agile leaders, and teams stay calm and connected during complex situations. Drawing on his experiences as...
2023-05-2454 min
Product Powers - Human Skills for Product Thinkers to Thrive in the Age of AIE89: Agile - Monk to Coach: Harnessing the Power of Wisdom in Life and Business - Amaranatho Robey (Owner @ Playfulmonk)🔥 Our Sponsors: How do you know where to invest your efforts when helping your Agile teams? You could simply ask them, but what if you need a more scalable and robust approach? One platform that I personally use and recommend is Comparative Agility. It has the world's largest Agile maturity index with over 4m data points from over 14,000 organisations. You can try it out completely FREE at the following link, and be sure to let me know your thoughts:👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3Zi5OXwIn each episode, Paddy Dhanda deep dives into a new human...
2023-04-1844 min
Richard Lang – Headless WayConversation with AmaranathoAmaranatho was a Buddhist monk for fifteen years, during which time he came across the headless way. Richard Lang talks with him about his spiritual journey. Recorded September 2022.
2022-10-111h 10
The Coaching ShowLetting Your Wisdom Shine Through with Amaranatho RobeyAmaranatho is an accredited coaching supervisor and coaches at the senior practitioner level of the EMCC. He is currently Head of Faculty and Leadership for Blend Associates which supports National health Service executives/leaders and teams through coaching/training and super-vision. As a mindfulness-based executive and agile mindset coach, he supports executives, leaders, and teams to stay calm and connected in complex situation, using the PlayfulMonk approach he developed. He started his working life as a technical support manager and this took him on a transformational journey from getting a degree in AI, to world explorer and spending 15 years as...
2022-08-0453 min
Engineering Culture by InfoQThe value of playfulness and mindfulness in workIn this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Amaranatho Robey about playfulness, mindfulness and his journey from AI developer to monk to executive coach.
Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/2ZOVCwp
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2021-11-0522 min
AudaciousNessEpisode 19: Faith and Alignment with Maryam Mohiuddin AhmedMaryam Mohiuddin Ahmed grew up in Pakistan and has dedicated her life to social justice and human rights. She is the Founder and Director of Social Innovation Lab, an initiative which has helped 150 entrepreneurs start businesses, which have gone on to directly impact over 6 million people around the world. In this fascinating interview, Maryam gives her insights on:Â
how she was able to step back and align her personal values to her workÂ
her faith and beliefs, and the mentors who have helped her on her journey
circular approaches to nature and to life, as opposed to Western li...
2021-09-2953 min
The Beardman Podcast#002 In gesprek met voormalig Boeddhistische monnik AmaranathoAmaranatho vertelt over zijn zoektocht naar geluk, hoe hij liftend de wereld over ging, en vond wat hij zocht in het boeddhisme.
2021-08-301h 01
The Coach's BackpackAmaranatho (supervision)This week, Amaranatho from Playful Monk discusses supervision and tells us:Which book (written in an old language)Â can help you understand yourself betterWhy a lack of congruence is a sinHow play and being a monk go hand in handThe difference between chanting and singingWhat the playful monk approach isWhich of the amazing people he has met in the past he would take alongWhat more support coaches need on top of supervision... and much more.Find out more about Amaranatho at playfulmonk.netWant more?Subscribe to our mailing list for advance n...
2021-07-2725 min
Progressively JewishS2E34 Pinchas - ToleranceHost: Rabbi Debbie-Young-Somers (Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue)
Guests:Â Navleen Kaur (Sahara Sisterhood), Ravi Khanna (Convergence Consulting) & Amaranatho Robey (former Buddhist Monk).
2021-07-0141 min
AudaciousNessEpisode 9: Our Best Role Model is Nature with AmaranathoAmaranatho started his working life as a Technical Support Manager and this took him on a transformational journey from studying Artificial Intelligence to exploring the world and spending 15 years as a Buddhist monk. He has spent long periods of time alone, in isolation and dealing with uncertainty. He now coaches executives, leaders and other coaches to improve their agile mindset, their mindfulness and their ability to self-reflect so they can stay calm and connected in complex situations. He is a scrum master and developed the PlayfulMonk approach to awaken people and organizations to their true potential. In this highly...
2021-05-1253 min
If I Knew Then What I Know Now#6. Escaping The Mudslides Of Your MindIn this episode Roger interviews Amaranatho - a former Buddhist Monk and now executive coach.
We touch on many fascinating topics:
Mudslides!
Insight - what it is, what it's not, how it arises and its long-term impact.
Looking at shoulds and oughts through new lenses.
What being illegal feels like.
The culture shock we experience when starting a new role.
How universality relates to the language of different faiths.
Experiences of Christmas.
And much more.
As a mindfulness-based...
2021-01-2849 min
Conscious Leadership NowConscious Leadership Now with AmaranathoHi, my name is David Wetton and welcome to the Conscious Leadership Now Video Podcast
The intent of this Podcast is to encourage you as a leader to embrace Conscious Leadership, by giving you access to some of the world’s leaders in the field of Conscious Leadership, both in practice and in thought.
Today my guest is Amaranatho who spent 15 years as a Buddhist monk.
He is now a mindfulness-based executive and agile mindset coach where he supports executives, leaders, and teams to stay calm and connected in complex situations.
Hi...
2021-01-2850 min
12 Hats Radio(Summer Series) Rewind: Take a Pause: Interview with AmaranthoOriginally aired 29th May 2020
Former Buddhist monk turned public speaker Amamranatho joins me in the studio today, to share some much-needed wisdom during the great reset. About Amaranatho: Amaranatho was a Buddhist monk for 15 years and has spent long periods of time alone, in isolation and dealing with uncertainty. He has a degree in AI, been a world explorer and now a mindfulness-based executive and agile mindset coach, where he supports executives, leaders, and teams to stay calm and connected in a complex situation. He developed the PlayfulMonk approach to awakening people and organization to their true p...
2021-01-1420 min
Leaders Of TransformationAmaranatho Robey: Mindfulness...Out Of The BoxAmaranatho was a Buddhist Monk for 15 years and disrobed in 2015 so that he could concentrate on what he enjoys most - helping and serving people. As a young adult Amaranatho worked as a technical support manger for a computer company. He worked hard to get a degree in Artificial Intelligence and then became a world explorer. This experience gave him the ideal balance and understanding of life. Amaranatho Robey now focuses on the interpersonal aspect of mindfulness and how we can use our daily interaction with people to develop emotional resilience, kindness and peace. What he shares...
2020-06-1544 minLeaders Of TransformationAmaranatho Robey: Mindfulness...Out Of The BoxAmaranatho was a Buddhist Monk for 15 years and disrobed in 2015 so that he could concentrate on what he enjoys most - helping and serving people. As a young adult Amaranatho worked as a technical support manger for a computer company. He worked hard to get a degree in Artificial Intelligence and then became a world explorer. This experience gave him the ideal balance and understanding of life. Amaranatho Robey now focuses on the interpersonal aspect of mindfulness and how we can use our daily interaction with people to develop emotional resilience, kindness and peace. What he shares...
2020-06-1544 min
12 Hats RadioTake a Pause. Interview with AmaranathoFormer Buddhist monk turned public speaker Amamranatho joins me in the studio today, to share some much-needed wisdom during the great reset. Â About Amaranatho: Amaranatho was a Buddhist monk for 15 years and has spent long periods of time alone, in isolation and dealing with uncertainty. He has a degree in AI, been a world explorer and now a mindfulness-based executive and agile mindset coach, where he supports executives, leaders, and teams to stay calm and connected in a complex situation. He developed the PlayfulMonk approach to awakening people and organization to their true potential. more at http://www.playfulmonk.n...
2020-05-2919 min
Unprofessionalism050 - What happens when you get 11 facilitators into an organised but unstructured group conversation?50 episodes of Workshops Work – wow! What a joy every episode has been. Thank you for joining me on this journey – whether this is your first or fiftieth time listening.To mark this milestone, I brought together ten Workshops Work alumni for a fishbowl discussion about facilitation.We covered a range of topics in such detail, it’s a struggle to summarise it in these show notes. If you are interested in hearing what a room of facilitators has to say about the complexities, joys, and novelties of our profession, I am very happy to present to you...
2020-03-0458 min
Real Talks With JacobAmaranatho Robey: From a Buddhist Monk To a Sought-After Executive CoachAmaranatho is a mindfulness-based coach who helps executives & entrepreneurs to stay calm in very complex situations, so they can make the right decisions.
Now Amaranatho's story is unique… why? Because he was a Buddhist monk for 15 years, including being completely alone for 3 months in Australia during his Silence retreat.
And now, with his company PlayfulMonk, he combines professional skills with the wisdom he acquired during his 15-year long monk journey.
So if you're an executive or entrepreneur, you should keep listening. We're gonna tell you what you should be doing to stay on...
2020-02-2200 min
The Power of Digital PolicySlow down to do things fastDigital policies are an opportunity for us to do great work, be innovative, achieve organizational goals, and minimize risk. But you can’t get all of that if you are not mindful. Former Buddhist monk, and now coach to executives and agile teams, Amaranatho Robey, talks about teams, getting maximum speed, and doing digital the right way.Which does your organization have: chaos or complexity? Agile of waterfall? You still need leadership support.  Be more effective, be more creative!Attitude is key to sound digital practicesÂ
2020-02-1124 min
Unprofessionalism041 - Learnings from a Monk-Life about Facilitation with Amaranatho RobeyOn episode 041, I speak with Amaranatho Robey, who was a Buddhist Monk for 15 years and now applies his learnings to coaching and facilitation. He has run over one hundred retreats, workshops, and public talks around the world, impacting thousands of people. Our interview comes in two parts: The first part introduces Ama's major learnings from his life as a monk for facilitation and coaching. In the second part, we explore what presence and mindfulness can teach us to hold space for our workshop participants and to control our ego. During our conversation, we touch upon many other t...
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Headless way communityInterview with AmaranathoConversation with Amaranatho, Buddhist monk, facilitated by Richard Lang
2019-05-1915 min
Advaita Vedanta, Nonduality, Nondualism interviewsAmaranathoA former Buddhist monk about his time in the monestry
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