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All That We AreThe Future is Still Beautiful: 15 Years of Visioning What's Possible - E254How do we live the future we envision? Amisha Tala Oak reflects on the beauty of vision as she marks over 15 years with All That We Are. She shares her journey of creating more than 250 conversations through the podcast, from politics to near-death awakenings, sustainable fashion to spirituality, and how this work continues to evolve. It's a story about resilience, vision, and staying open to possibility even when the world feels heavy. Key Takeaways: :: Intuition is the tender voice within where your truth lives. :: We can hope for a more beautiful fu...
2025-11-131h 06All That We AreThe Rhythm of Rebellion // Meditation for a Wild and Beautiful Life - E246In this rare solo episode, Amisha Tala Oak speaks from a place of deep presence. Her voice carrying the spaciousness and clarity that comes from years of practice. Listening, you can feel meditation come alive, as something intimate, nourishing, and available to you right now. Amisha shares the ways meditation has shaped her life: softening emotional reactivity, strengthening her energy body, shifting her brainwave states and expanding her capacity to love and create. She brings together the neuroscience of presence with the lived experience of a practice that has become both an anchor and guide in t...
2025-09-1850 minAll That We AreA New Rhythm // Singing Steady in A World on FireWhat if nervous system regulation has become a new form of spiritual bypass? In these intense times, are we calming ourselves to cope or to avoid? In this episode, Amisha Tala Oak returns with a deeply honest and timely solo reflection, asking what presence, care, and connection really mean in an era of collapse, disinformation, and genocide. Through story, poetry, spiritual insight, and AI, she explores how the language of "boundaries," "regulation," and "manifestation" can unintentionally isolate us, cutting us off from grief, from each other, and from the living world. This episode...
2025-06-2542 minAll That We AreTending to the hearth in a world ablaze // the language of ritual, energy and intuition with Amisha Tala Oak This episode is a very special one. A pure and raw sharing by the fire behind 'All that we are', Amisha Tala Oak. A sacred ritual, a ceremony where she lets her heart speak and where words come from a very deep place inside of her. This episode called 'Tending to the hearth in a world ablaze // the language of ritual, ceremony and intuition' takes us on a journey. It's a remembrance to listen to our heart and inner fire while not losing courage and hope amidst the chaos. "We must create beauty in the...
2024-10-2433 minAll That We AreDarren Le Baron on Psychedelics, Community and Gardening // Mushroom and Mycelium: Nature's Network - E220 What if we are mushrooms having a human experience? In this conversation called 'Mushrooms and Mycelium: Nature's Network', Amisha Tala Oak meets Darren le Baron, an educator specialising in mycology and psychedelic research based in the UK and the Caribbean. Known around the world for his Shroomshop Master classes and mushroom educational programs, he is a keen cultivator and teacher who is passionate about sharing his research and findings on ethnomycology, ancient African plant medicines and their various applications. Together we explore: :: How understanding yourself can help yo...
2024-10-101h 36All That We AreWhere Generosity Meets Imagination with Amisha Tala Oak and Annegret Affolderbach - E218Is intuition the key to flourishing a better culture? In this special episode Amisha Tala Oak and Annegret Affolderbach celebrate the end of a chapter of co-creation of this podcast as Annegret is leaving to pursue new creative paths and 'all that we are' takes fresh directions. They share how they have witnessed each others creative growth for the past 15 years and how they have shaped lives, nurtured new cultures and communities guided by their visions and intuition. We explore :: creative and artistic practices attuned with visions, intuition and generosity :: transformative...
2024-09-261h 31All That We AreReclaim Your Intuition with Amisha Ghadiali - E214How do we reclaim our intuition and make better decisions for ourselves and the collective? In this special episode entitled 'The Path Of Beauty' Jasmine Louella Paprika talks with Amisha Ghadiali, our podcast host. Amisha reveals her journey of creating this podcast, her book "Intuition" and her new offering 'Reclaim Your Intuition', a live online journey that emerged from it. This journey brings us into a powerful relationship with our intuition through an immersion of weekly calls, games, rituals and more. They explore :: podcasting off the mainstream :: Reclaim Your Intuition course
2024-07-041h 31All That We AreIgniting Beautiful Leadership // Refining Our Inner Power - E188How can we align ourselves with the possibility and intelligence that lives inside of us? This episode entitled Refining Our Inner Power, is an invitation by our host Amisha Ghadiali to experience and cultivate Beautiful Leadership, a practice she has evolved over the past decade and now shares as a one-to-one mentoring programme. Amisha has been hosting 'all that we are' fka 'The Future Is Beautiful' podcast exploring the weave between activism, the sacred, creativity & regeneration. It's a space for deep, insightful, unedited conversations with guests, who share their unique point of view and approaches to life...
2023-09-201h 09All That We AreDiane Ghogomu on Afro Cosmology, Regeneration And Pleasure - E170How can we flourish reciprocal and diverse ecosystems that honour our ancestral wisdom, joy and sovereignty? In this episode entitled Revolutionary Ripples Of Joy, Amisha talks to Diane Ghogomu, an Afro Cosmic ceremonialist, somatic sexuality educator and musician building and curating joy-centered ritual spaces applying her teachings as pleasure scholar. She nurtures regenerative social, economic and spiritual systems that call us into harmony with ourselves and nature. Diane is deeply initiated and devoted to multiple nature-based spiritual traditions in both Central Africa and South America. She is curator at Noma Collective and co-director of Cacao Love, a...
2023-04-271h 40All That We AreJamie Bristow on Climate Crisis, Mindfulness and System Change - E169How do we grow our mindsets to meet the dissonance of our time with real action? In this episode entitled Five Minutes After Midnight, Amisha talks to Jamie Bristow, recognised for his pioneering work on mindfulness in politics and public policy, and for his writing on inner development as a way of addressing a range of societal issues. Jamie was Director of the 'Mindfulness Initiative' policy institute and clerk to the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness, where he led numerous initiatives to promote mindfulness in government and policy circles worldwide. Jamie was formerly Business Development Director...
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All That We AreListening Deeply // The Beauty And Power Of These Times - E168How do I live my life as a beautiful leader? In this special solo episode entitled The Beauty And Power Of These Times, our host Amisha invites us into a deeper understanding of beautiful leadership. Amisha is the visionary of 'all that we are' this globally acclaimed podcast that weaves together activism, the sacred, creativity and regeneration. She has a gift of bringing people into connection with themselves, each other and the Earth. She has hosted many retreats, workshops, programmes and rituals around the world creating brave, tender and inclusive spaces. Amisha shares a flow...
2023-04-131h 12All That We AreJewels Wingfield on Community, Reciprocity and Nature Connection - E167How can we dismantle walls of oppression and build communities rooted in belonging? In this episode entitled Circles Of Belonging, Amisha talks to Jewels Wingfield, a catalyst, educator and healer. She lives and works in the middle of the Ancient 200,000 acre Forest of Dean, UK. Jewels is founder and director of 'Living Love' and the creator of 'EarthHeart', where she connects us with her unique methodology to catalyse humanities evolution reminding us of the interconnectedness of life. Jewels' work draws on a rich tapestry of wisdom and teachings, including earth based spirituality, sacred ecology/environmental work, shamanism...
2023-04-061h 27All That We AreSophie Strand on Ecological Embodiment, New Myths and Healthism - E166How can our stories be useful to our communities and become live saving myths and ecologies? In this episode entitled Compost Heap Wisdom, Amisha talks to Sophie Strand. Sophie is a writer and thinker who takes us to new heights and deep crevices at the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. Her first book of essays 'The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine' was published by Inner Traditions in Fall 2022. Her eco-feminist historical fiction reimagining of the gospels 'The Madonna Secret' comes out in Summer 2023. Amisha and Sophie speak about the magic of myth-making and...
2023-03-291h 26All That We AreRonan Harrington on Resilience, Cultural Change and Burnout - E165How do we grow steady legs of resilience in uncertain times? In this episode entitled Flying Too Close To The Sun, Amisha talks with Ronan Harrington, a resilience expert and accomplished voice on the transformative power of adversity. He advises organisations and institutions on how to move from Burnout to Resilience and counts Deloitte, KPMG, Sky, the UK Government and Oxford University amongst his clients. He has held a variety of roles bridging personal and societal transformation as lead futurist to the British Foreign Office, co-coordinator for the political strategy for Extinction Rebellion and founder of Alter...
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All That We AreLiving Beautiful Leadership // Inner Healing and Systems Of Oppression - E163How can we nurture what we have in order to meet the unique challenges of our life? In this special episode entitled Inner Healing and Systems Of Oppression, our host Amisha Ghadiali welcomes us into the new year. Amisha's prayer for 2023 is that that we find a way to be as generous as possible with each other, with ourselves and with tapping into the bigger picture. Amisha has been hosting 'all that we are' fka 'The Future Is Beautiful' podcast for 6yrs exploring the weave between activism, the sacred, creativity & regeneration. She has hosted many...
2023-01-1245 minAll That We AreAmisha Ghadiali and Nina Simons on Leadership, Community and Reciprocity - E162How do we shift culture and guide the change? In this season's final episode entitled Embracing All That We Are, Nina Simons, award winning social entrepreneur, visionary thinker and co-founder of Bioneers speaks with Amisha, founder and host of 'All That We Are', this podcast & global community platform exploring the weave between activism, the sacred, creativity & regeneration. Amisha is a leadership mentor, author and experienced facilitator with a gift of bringing people into connection with themselves, each other and the Earth. She creates brave, tender and inclusive spaces and has hosted many retreats. workshops and rituals around t...
2022-08-111h 21All That We AreBeau Lotto on Perception, Spirituality and Neuroscience - E160How do we understand and change our reality? In this episode entitled The Possibility Of Change, Amisha talks to Beau Lotto, a neuroscientist and world-renowned expert in perception. Beau's research explores the ways in which we experience the world through our own versions of reality. By illuminating principles of perception, he has helped individuals and companies transform their approach to creativity and innovation. Beau is the founder of the world's first neuro-design studio, Lab of Misfits, which takes a disruptive approach to research, partnering with brands and research institutes to blend science, art and performance to explore...
2022-07-211h 31All That We AreToko-pa Turner on Dreamwork, Belonging and Exile - E158How do we cultivate the skill of belonging? In this episode entitled The Power Of Our Dreams, Amisha talks with Toko-pa Turner, who founded the Dream School in 2001 blending the mystical tradition of Sufism in which she was raised with a Jungian approach to dreamwork. She is the author of the award-winning book 'Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home', which explores the themes of exile and the search for belonging. Sometimes called a Midwife of the Psyche, Toko-pa's work focuses on restoring the feminine, reconciling paradox, and facilitating grief & ritual practice. Amisha and Toko-pa speak about dream...
2022-07-071h 11All That We ArePulse of Life - E157How can we anchor into our deeper intelligence? In this special episode entitled Navigating The Challenges Of This Time, Amisha Ghadiali, the host of this globally acclaimed podcast that weaves together activism, the sacred, creativity and regeneration, shares an insightful and heartfelt flow of consciousness. She believes that the challenges we are facing during these pressing times offer us the opportunity to be supported by the right practices and guidance so we may connect with the truths of who we are. Amisha has a gift of bringing people into connection with themselves, each other and t...
2022-06-231h 08All That We AreVanessa Andreotti on Radical Tenderness, Eldership and Decolonisation - E156How do we live and die well? In this episode entitled Embracing Our Pain, Amisha speaks with Vanessa Andreotti, a Brazilian educator and Indigenous and land rights activist. She is a professor and Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities, and Global Change at the University of British Columbia. She is one of the founders of the 'Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Arts/Research Collective' and part of the coordination team of the "Last Warning" campaign. Vanessa is also the author of 'Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and Implications for Social Activism'. Amisha and Vanessa explore what...
2022-06-161h 14All That We AreTamsin Omond on Climate Activism, Invisible Identities and Liberation - E154How can you be an activist in a world of crisis? In this episode entitled Creative Action, Amisha talks to Tamsin Omond, a communications and campaigns strategist, inspirational speaker and author. Tamsin has consistently shifted public conversation on the climate and ecological emergency. They have organised a number of high profile protests, co-founded a Suffragette inspired environmental campaign - Climate Rush, coordinated Save England's Forests coalition, founded a CIC - The Momentum Project - that mobilises the community surrounding London City Airport, led global corporate campaigns as Head of Global Campaigns at Lush Cosmetics and been a f...
2022-06-021h 41All That We AreMarcus Gilroy-Ware on Misinformation, Conspiracies and Uncertainty - E153How can we filter and trust information in a world of misinformation? In this episode entitled Knowing In Post-Truth Times, Amisha talks to Marcus Gilroy-Ware, an interdisciplinary writer and scholar working on media, politics, technology and capitalism. He is the author of 'After the Fact? The Truth about Fake News' and 'Filling the Void: Emotion, Capitalism and Social Media'. Amisha and Marcus talk about how information exists in this time of post truth. They speak about the overwhelming effects misinformation, fake news, conspiracy theories and conflicting information are having on our ability to make sense o...
2022-05-261h 13All That We AreFrom Me To We // An Invitation into Transformative Community - EP148How can we reimagine and redesign online community to serve the future of our wildest dreams? This special episode entitled An Invitation into Transformative Community is a call to action where we turn the tables on Amisha Ghadiali, the wonderful host of 'All That We Are' this globally acclaimed podcast, where we offer deep, insightful, unedited conversations weaving together activism, the sacred, creativity, and regeneration. Amisha has a gift of bringing people into connection with themselves, each other, and the Earth. She has hosted many retreats, workshops, programmes and rituals around the world creating tender and inclusive...
2022-04-211h 15All That We AreJason Bayani on Uninterrupted Imagination, Silence and Trust - E145How do we imagine and flourish a future in times of wild interruptions? In this episode entitled An Artist's Way During Wild Times, Amisha talks with Jason Bayani, poet, author, educator and arts organiser. His poetry books 'Amulet' and 'Locus', the latter nominated for the Northern California Book Award, and his solo theater show 'Locus of Control' explore the experience of identity of Pilipinx-Americans. His poems are oral histories, tales of magic and myth, 'creatures of excess', as he describes them. Jason is the artistic director of 'Kearny Street Workshop' in San Francisco, the oldest multi-disciplinary Asian P...
2022-03-301h 05All That We AreWeaving BeautyHow do we meet our future during times of great change? In this special episode entitled A New Name For These Times, Amisha Ghadiali, our inspiring host, shares how we are evolving the vision of this podcast bringing into alignment its essence of community, truth and goodness with the potency and priorities of current times. Time has come, where we seek to move away from the name 'The Future Is Beautiful' into something that will open up our community in new ways and make the wisdom of vision and creativity we share more accessible whilst a...
2021-09-0929 minAll That We AreJimena Paratcha on Motherhood, Embodied Listening and Generous ActivismHow can simple ways of living in beauty and balance forge effective change in a turmoiled world? In this episode entitled Remembering The Power Of Who We Are, Amisha talks to Jimena Paratcha, mother, community leader, conscious entrepreneur and horsewoman. With 20 years of working in the social justice sector, Jimena is the founder of Action for Brazil's Children's Trust and a founding partner of Street Child United. An activist at heart, Jimena today focuses on campaigning for Fossil Free Sussex and Ecocide Law. She has been initiated into the Siddha Kundalini lineage, Nature Mysticism of Andean Peru...
2021-06-101h 26All That We AreThe Essence of LifeHow can we sense and cultivate our intuition as a life skill that helps us foster thriving communities? In this special episode entitled Living A Life Of Embodied Intelligence, Lexy Alea Kay speaks with our host Amisha Ghadiali of this globally acclaimed podcast, All That We Are, that weaves together Politics, Spirituality, Creativity and Sustainability offering us deep, insightful, unedited conversations with inspiring guests. Amisha has a gift of bringing people into connection with themselves, each other and the Earth. She has hosted many retreats, workshops, programmes and rituals around the world. She creates brave, tender and...
2021-06-031h 23All That We AreKerry Wilde on Embodied Beauty, Adornment and Style Liberation - E138How do we reveal and embody our magnetism and authenticity through our style choices? In this episode entitled The Power Of Our Second Skin, Amisha talks to Kerry Wilde, a Slow Fashion and Women's Empowerment advocate who's work harmonises Spirituality, Sustainability and Style. Kerry believes that dressing is a way to create a new culture of Authentic Beauty and loving Self-expression and that the future of fashion is rooted in the Art of Adornment and Soul Style. Kerry trained in Reiki, Yoga, Feminine Embodiment and Womb Healing. She is the Founder of Art of Slow: an online...
2021-05-271h 27All That We AreAndres Roberts on Nature Quests, Bioleadership and BelongingWhat would a new story of human progress look like if we reconnected with nature and worked with nature as partner? In this episode entitled Optimal Blueprints Of Connection, Amisha talks to Andres Roberts, a human development guide whose vision is to reconnect us with nature. Andres brings together innovative approaches to leadership aiming to forge change that embraces the wisdom from ancient cultures and deep work with nature. He is the founding partner of the 'Bio-Leadership Project', co-founder of 'Way of Nature UK', and a guide to contemporary rites of passage that support deep transformation.
2021-05-201h 03All That We AreShruti Ganguly on Pandemic Genocide, Cultural Wealth and Resistance RevivalHow do we navigate the complex maps of cultural interconnectedness in times of crisis? In this episode entitled Silver Linings In A Crisis, Amisha talks to Shruti Ganguly, an award-winning filmmaker and published writer. Shruti was a member of Obama's ECCO committee of 30 leaders and creators in entertainment, chairing its Asian Caucus. Her production company 'honto88' creates brave narrative and documentary features, series and branded content. She believes that culturally significant stories deserve to be represented with truth so they can connect and change the way we exist. Shruti is a co-founder of the Resistance Revival...
2021-05-131h 12All That We AreDiahann Holder on Embodied Resilience, Spiritual Bypassing and Flourishing RelationshipsHow do we move towards truthful personal power during times of polarisation? In this episode entitled Enveloped In Essence Of Gold, Amisha talks to Diahann Holder, an international Soul Success and Radiance Coach, Conscious Entrepreneur and Spiritual Healer. Her own personal healing journey took her around the world learning and training within different esoteric healing modalities. Today Diahann supports female visionaries, leaders, creatives and entrepreneurs to form their unique soul "sauce" to forge positive impact in their lives and professional fields. She hosts transformational empowerment programmes and private coaching alongside retreats and events to awaken awareness within...
2021-05-051h 08All That We AreRob Hopkins on Collective Imagination, Play Culture and Future MappingHow do we unfold future culture from our imagination? In this episode entitled New Memories For The Future, Amisha speaks with Rob Hopkins, an environmental activist and writer. Rob is the founder of Transition movement, cofounder of Transition Town Totnes and Transition Network. He has written 6 books on environmentalism and activism, and was voted one of the Independent's top 100 environmentalists. His podcast 'From What If, To What Next' explores how we can make our future visions reality. He is a director of Totnes Community Development Society, the group behind Atmos Totnes, an ambitious, community-led development project.
2021-04-291h 06All That We AreJessica Ferrow on Climate Strategies, Rewilding and Purposeful LeadershipHow can we unlock purpose and new mindsets to forge ecological and systemic change? In this episode entitled Guided By Natures Epiphanies, Amisha talks to Jessica Ferrow, a climate activist, entrepreneur and sustainability strategist. Jessica co-founded climate impact agency 'Twelve'. They support purpose-driven businesses to unlock purpose and impactful responses to the climate and ecological emergency. Jessica is a mentor and advisory board member of Catalyse Change, a director of the Bristol Green Capital Partnership, co-chair of the Bristol Climate Leaders Group and a member of the mayor's One City Environment Board, helping her home city Bristol...
2021-04-211h 16All That We AreSeeding Our Visionary GardensHow do we cultivate a life of deep listening and purpose? In this episode entitled Embodying Beautiful Leadership In A Complex World, Amisha Ghadiali, our inspiring host, shares a stream of consciousness exploring the practice of deep listening, intuitive leadership and holding vision whilst embracing the complexities of our time in cultural systems of oppression. Amisha reflects on her journey of bringing alive visions often met with resistance revealing personal challenges of honouring her visionary and creative self. She shares insights into ways of cultivating self-trust and intuition whilst challenging the difficult aspects of unpacking...
2021-04-141h 05All That We AreLily Cole on Gift Economy, Local Community and Technology OptimismHow do we merge indigenous intelligence and modern technology to co-create better societies? In this episode entitled Our Reflections In Mirrors Of Hope, Amisha talks to Lily Cole, sometimes filmmaker, writer, public speaker, supermodel and actor. She is an advocate for sociopolitical and environmental issues and a patron of the Environmental Justice Foundation. She co-founded Impossible: a technology company that solves social and environmental problems. Lily's most recent book and companion podcast, 'Who Cares Wins: Reasons for Optimism in Our Changing World', is a rousing call to action that will leave you feeling hopeful that we can...
2021-04-081h 09All That We AreClare Dubois on Reforestation, Feminine Leadership and Radical InterconnectednessHow do we create a world in which everything is sacred? In this episode entitled Planting Future Intelligence, Amisha talks to Clare Dubois, an environmentalist, social entrepreneur and inspirational speaker. She is the founder and CEO of TreeSisters.org, a global women's movement leading social change and tropical reforestation. Clare's holistic approach aims to activate collective cultural transformation and feminine leadership principles to restore our reciprocity with nature. In this uplifting conversation, Amisha and Clare explore we can activate paradigm shifts away from dominant, extractive and patriarchal culture into a thriving reality guided by leadership w...
2021-03-311h 09All That We AreJoseph Tenzin Oliver on Masculinity, Grief and Serial EntrepreneurshipHow can we learn to live from the heart and rebalance the impacts of patriarchal systems? In this episode entitled Catalysts For Wholehearted Change, Amisha talks with Joseph Tenzin Oliver, a social entrepreneur and change activist, who has dedicated his life to influence and design new business models improved by humanitarian and ecological practices. From advising on megacity development to Artificial Intelligence, he has contributed to shaping our world for over a decade consistently pushing the boundaries. Joe reveals his entrepreneurial paths as a changemaker with a career that covers many different industries and multi-potential t...
2021-03-241h 36All That We AreSam Lee Folk, Initiation and The NightingaleHow can we walk the paths of tradition to become true collaborators with nature? In this episode entitled The Wonderment Of Our Nature, Amisha talks with Sam Lee, Mercury Prize-nominated and BBC Folk Award-winning singer, conservationist and curator. Sam is a folk music collector and specialist with a passion for wilderness studies and nature connection sharing and interpreting ancient oral music from Britain and Ireland. Sam works holistically in challenging the very nature of our heritage music in the 21st Century and he will soon release his 1st book about the songs of 'The Nightingale'. A...
2021-03-181h 12All That We AreSarah Drew on Virtual Reality, Rewilding And Feminine WisdomHow can technology and story expand cultural possibilities of the future? In this episode entitled Blueprints For The Future, Amisha talks with Sarah Drew, author, teacher and creator of visionary media. Sarah catalyses powerful blueprints for the future deeply rooted in the gnosis of the past. She is the author of the eco-feminist novel, GAIA CODEX, and a featured speaker at the graduate level and at Google, ABC Deepak Homebase, The Assemblage and Bioneers. She is currently a popular teacher and mentor for women worldwide on topics such as Feminine Wisdom and Evolutionary Culture. Together Ami...
2021-03-041h 17All That We AreAlnoor Ladha on Post-Capitalism, Mystical Anarchism And SolidarityHow can we re-contextualise our relationships and interactions in a time of post truth and late stage capitalism? In this episode entitled Entrusted With Everything, Entitled To Nothing, Amisha talks with Alnoor Ladha, political strategist, writer and activist. Alnoor's work focuses on the intersection of political organising, systems thinking, structural change and narrative work. He comes from a Sufi lineage and writes about the crossroads of politics and spirituality in troubled times. He was the Executive Director of The Rules (TR), is a co-founder of Tierra Valiente and a board member of Culture Hack Labs and The...
2021-02-111h 30All That We AreMelissa Sterry on Eco Futurism, Mythology And Creative ScienceHow can critical situations give rise to a profoundly different world? In this episode entitled Visioning Our Future, Amisha talks to Dr. Melissa Sterry, transdisciplinary design scientist and complex systems theorist Dr. Melissa Sterry is recognised as a world-leading authority on the science, technology, design, and thinking that could help humanity to build a better world. One of the world's most high profile futurists, Melissa specialises in futures in the built environment, utilities, manufacturing, engineering, design, publishing, media and communications, she has contributed to groundbreaking projects and publications. Amisha and Melissa explore possibilities for our...
2021-02-041h 48All That We AreMandeep Rai on Leadership, Core Values And Care For The ElderlyHow can values form our pathways into future society? In this episode entitled Standing On The Shoulders Of Our Ancestors, Amisha talks to Mandeep Rai, a global authority on values and author of 'The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life and Leadership' taking us on a journey to 101 countries around the world, highlighting a single, unique value that has defined each nation's history, culture, and global influence. She has travelled to more that 150 countries and reported as a journalist for the BBC World Service and Reuters, amongst others. Amisha and Mandeep speak...
2021-01-281h 15All That We AreRuby May on Cyclical Living, Deep Rest And New ArchetypesHow can we initiate a culture rooted in the cycles of nature and life? In this episode entitled Living Attuned To Life's Cycles, Amisha talks to Ruby May, an educator, activist, coach and community leader cultivating a world in which cyclical awareness is integrated into the way we relate and create. The themes of empowerment and who we are beyond our conditioning are threads that weave between all her offerings. In this thoughtful conversation, Amisha and Ruby consider lives lived guided by cycles that exist within and outside of our bodies; our hormonal cycles and...
2021-01-211h 38All That We AreQ & A on Archetypes, Intuition and LeadershipHow can we cultivate embodiment of our intuition as lived experiences? In this episode entitled Ask Amisha Anything, Amisha Ghadiali, our beautiful host answers some of your questions. We put out a call for you to send in your questions so that they could be answered on the show. Themes explored through these questions include: what makes an episode of this podcast beautiful, what are archetypes and how can they guide us, and what is the power of online communities. We enquire if the word leadership is important in shifting paradigms and how to...
2021-01-1448 minAll That We AreEmbodied Intelligence, Intuition and De-conditioning with Sally Kempton - E117How can we cultivate our intelligence of intuition? In this special episode entitled A Compass For A Beautiful Future (our last of 2020), spiritual teacher Sally Kempton turns the mic and interviews our visionary host Amisha Ghadiali. Sally Kempton was our guest on Episode 8 and Episode 92. She is one of today's most authentic spiritual teachers. She teaches devotional contemplative tantra—an approach to practice that creates a fusion of knowing and loving. Sally is the author of Meditation for the Love of It, a groundbreaking book on meditation, and Awakening Shakti. During this past year...
2020-12-171h 37All That We AreHop Hopkins on Humility, Climate Justice And Liberatory ImaginationHow do we create pathways into living our full humanity? In this episode entitled Ecology Of Listening, Amisha speaks with Hop Hopkins, the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Sierra Club working to promote economic justice and protection to those most affected by climate change and environmental degradation. He has worked in the labor, the climate justice and the housing justice movement. Hop is an Arborist and a Master Gardener living in community and creating a network of residential food forests supporting the development of stable, human-scale solar self-reliant neighbourhood communities. Amisha and Hop explore...
2020-12-101h 17All That We AreRichard Rudd on Intuition, Mystery School And Collective WisdomHow do we become spiritual anchors amidst the sea of change? In this episode entitled The Age Of Synthesis, Amisha talks with Richard Rudd, an spiritual teacher, writer and award-winning poet. All of Richard's travels and studies coalesced into a synthesis 'Gene Keys' exploring the miraculous possibilities inherent in human DNA. Today Richard continues to teach and travel all over the world applying the 'Gene Keys' across many fields, from the practical to the mystical. Amisha and Richard explore intuition as our higher wisdom intelligence that supersedes the fears we are sold and sidesteps the i...
2020-12-031h 27All That We AreKailea Frederick on Reflective Activism, Parenting and Climate JusticeWhat kind of world could we believe in and tend to through practices of deep listening? In this episode entitled The Quiet Revolutions Inside Our Hearts, Amisha speaks with Kailea Frederick, a mother of Tahltan, Kaska and Black American ancestry. Her work sits at the intersection of climate justice, spiritual ecology and resilience thinking. Kailea is the Editor for Loam, a Climate Commissioner for the city of Petaluma, and a facilitator through her own project 'Earth Is `Ohana'. She co-authored 'Compassion In Crisis: Learning To Live in an Age of Disaster'. Amisha and Kailea talk...
2020-11-261h 24All That We AreRita Hraiz on Initiation, Adornment and ColourHow do we birth a new paradigm through transforming our story? In this episode entitled Dancing In Each Others Radiance, Amisha talks with Rita Hraiz, visionary artist and a respected teacher of Ageless Wisdom and Esoteric Psychology. Rita is deeply versed in the Vajrayana aspect of Tibetan Buddhism and a student of Kalachakra Tantra. She is the designer and founder of Ethical clothing brand Mudra. Amisha and Rita explore how we can honour our radiance and authenticity through the style, materials and adornments we choose to wear and how the clothing and colours we wear...
2020-11-181h 44All That We AreSonya Renee Taylor on Radical Self-Love, Authenticity and CommunityHow do we stitch a new garment that fits all of humanity and nature? In this episode entitled Stitching Tapestries of Worthiness, Amisha talks with Sonya Renee Taylor, Founder and Radical Executive Officer of 'The Body is Not An Apology', a digital media and education company. Sonya's creation as an award winning performance poet, activist and transformational leader unapologetically leans into radical self-love as a path of liberation. Amisha and Sonya explore the current collective moment where oppressive systems are exposed for their illusions designed to keep us separated from self-love by burying us in...
2020-11-111h 24All That We ArePat McCabe on Emergence, Restoration And Co-CreationHow do we create structures with life at the centre of their being? In this episode entitled Human Gifts Of Kinship, Amisha talks with Pat McCabe 'Woman Stands Shining', of the Diné Nation adopted into the Lakota Spiritual Way of Life. She is an international speaker travelling to pray and to share her journey of remembering and listening for the way Home, back to the true nature of being Human Being. Amisha and Pat speak about how the beauty of our names reminds us of our uniqueness, our community spirit and encounters with the mysteries o...
2020-11-051h 20All That We AreMinna Salami on Sensuous Knowledge, Beauty And IntegrityCan the powers of our flowing minds expand our language of reciprocity? In this episode entitled The Language Of Our Rivers, Amisha talks to Minna Salami, author, blogger, feminist theorist and lecturer. Minna's blog 'MsAfropolitan' connects feminism with critical reflections on contemporary culture from an Africa-centred perspective. She is the author of 'Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone', which explores universal concepts such as art, beauty, identity, blackness and womanhood with an Africa-centred, decolonial and feminist paradigm. Amisha and Minna explore the idea of beauty and how the poetry, language and willpower we...
2020-10-281h 16All That We AreJonathon Porritt on Authentic Hope, Staying Grounded And Intergenerational JusticeHow can we keep showing up as active citizens of change? In this episode entitled A Call To Action – A Hope In Hell, Amisha speaks with Jonathon Porritt, an eminent writer, broadcaster and campaigner on sustainable development. He was co-founder & director of Forum For The Future, UK's leading sustainable development charity. Jonathon has been on the front line of environmental campaigning for more than 45 years. He's been a member of the Green Party throughout that time, and has worked tirelessly to promote the solutions to today's converging environmental crises. Amisha and Jonathon talk about the dee...
2020-10-221h 23All That We AreTiokasin Ghosthorse on Earth Languages, Consciousness And Indigenous IntelligenceCan Earth raise our consciousness into living lives of true reciprocity? In this episode entitled Walking Earth With The Gifts Of The Stars, Amisha speaks with Tiokasin Ghosthorse, member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota and a Sundancer in the cosmology of the Lakota Nation. He has a long history with Indigenous activism and advocacy, and is an international speaker on Peace, Indigenous and Mother Earth perspective. He is the founder, host and executive producer of "First Voices Radio". In 2016 Tiokasin received a Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Amisha and Tiokasin j...
2020-10-081h 31All That We AreMark Stevenson on Systemic Change, Fitness and PerseveranceCan we condition ourselves to become progressive vessels that forge a regenerative future? In this episode entitled Futurenauts Sailing With The Compass Of Change, Amisha speaks with Mark Stevenson, a 'reluctant futurist', author, broadcaster and expert on global trends and innovation. Mark is one of the world's most respected thinkers on the interplay of technology and society, helping a diverse mix of clients, from government departments to corporates to NGOs become future literate and adapt their cultures and strategies. Amisha and Mark talk about perseverance, the possibilities for profound change arising from the pandemic and...
2020-09-241h 12All That We AreAlan Moore on Beautiful Business, Regeneration And Wholesome LeadershipWhat future would we create if we reclaimed the language of beauty? In this episode entitled Weavers Of The Beautiful Future, Amisha talks with Alan Moore, author and business innovator. Alan believes beautiful businesses are the future. Described as 'lovingly disruptive', Alan's life mission is to make every business on the planet as beautiful as they can possibly be. Amisha and Alan speak about the essence beauty and how we can reclaim its language to create beautiful businesses, futures and cultures. They explore beauty as something that is wholesome and dynamic providing us with the o...
2020-09-161h 22All That We AreAmisha Ghadiali on Beautiful Leadership, Futurism and StyleCan beauty and community be the anchors of our future? In this episode entitled Flourishing Possibilities Birthed From Our Intuitive Gardens, we speak with Amisha Ghadiali, visionary and host of All That We Are, this globally acclaimed podcast that weaves together Politics, Spirituality, Creativity and Sustainability offering us deep, insightful, unedited conversations with inspiring guests. Amisha has a gift of bringing people into connection with themselves, each other and the earth. She has hosted many retreats, workshops, programmes and rituals around the world. She creates brave, tender and inclusive spaces. Cultural Futurist & Experience Designer, Annegret...
2020-09-101h 25All That We AreSianna Sherman on Re-Imagination, Rasa Yoga And Collective Creativity -What legacy do we want to leave as ancestors of the future? In this episode entitled Weaving our Soul Gifts Into this Beautiful World, Amisha speaks with Sianna Sherman, an international yoga teacher, training tens of thousands of students and teachers, for nearly three decades. As the visionary of the Rasa Yoga, Mythic Yoga Flow®, and RITUAL, Sianna shares her voice in the way of community and collaboration. Amisha and Sianna speak about yoga as a practice that teaches us to become deeply human and how to bring our creative energy into the world; a p...
2020-09-031h 40All That We AreNova Reid on Anti-Racism, Allyship and CuriosityHow can we form new patterns of behaviour to heal our racial bias? In this episode entitled Allies Of Joy In A Systemically Racist World, Amisha talks with Nova Reid, an anti-racism activist, TED speaker and author. Nova uses her professional background in mental wellbeing to encourage mindset change working with organisations and individuals to improve systems of discrimination from the inside out. Amisha and Nova unpack how racial and unconscious bias are formed across generations and cultures. Sharing powerful examples, together they reveal the traumatic impacts of white privilege and daily microaggressions t...
2020-08-281h 29All That We AreReem AlMealla on Privilege, Resilience & Marine Biology - E95Will our transformation be guided by the oceans? In this episode entitled Diving with the Currents of Change, Amisha talks with Reem AlMealla, marine biologist and climate advocate. Amisha and Reem explore privilege, the daunting depths of the currents of change and the beauty that surrounds us for the potential of change. Reem reveals how she inspires change, the importance of standing in ones values and finding ones niche to rise beyond discrimination. Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2020/07/16/e95-reem-almealla-on-privilege-resilience-marine-biology/ For Amisha's book INTUITION...
2020-07-161h 21All That We AreHonouring Transitions - E94How can we be present to the challenging transitions that we experience in life? "We can be courageous enough to meet these moments of transition with presence. To let ourselves be transformed in relationship to that which is dying and being reborn within and around us. To trust in the wild unfolding. To find the beauty in being here." Amisha Ghadiali In this episode entitled A Tribute to my Father, Amisha shares a tribute to the life of her father, and explores death, grief and karma. She shares some of the ways he influenced her a...
2020-07-111h 06All That We AreAtulya Bingham on Offgrid Living, Nature Connection and Earth WhispersWhat does it take to create a life you love close to nature? In this episode entitled We Are All Sovereign Of Our Own Worlds, Amisha connects with author, mud home builder and Earth whisperer Atulya Bingham. Atulya speaks to us from her offgrid home in the mountains of Northern Spain, and shares the story of how she first took up residence in a tent on a hillside in Turkey. She tells of her initial terror, and then deep abiding love of the wild land and all its inhabitants. Together, Amisha and Atulya speak about t...
2020-02-271h 15All That We AreSam Branson on Storytelling, Adventure, and Self-acceptanceHow can inner and outer exploration support authentic self-actualisation? In this episode entitled Climbing Mountains For A View From Within, Amisha sits down with adventurer, social entrepreneur, filmmaker, and activist Sam Branson. Sam lives his life as an expression of his true self and passions, providing him with the inspiration to develop projects to transform the education system and offer life-enhancing adventure opportunities for young people. Sam speaks about what drives his charitable work, and the love of story that began with bunking off school to see films and culminated in founding his own film p...
2020-02-061h 17All That We AreTara Judelle on Embodied Flow, Transformational Yoga and The BodyMind - E82How do we thrive in every layer of fabric of our consciousness? In this episode entitled Stepping into Flow as Meditation in Action, Amisha spends time with yogi, teacher and founder of the School of Embodied Flow, Tara Judelle. Tara shares her journey from being a 'brain dominant human' to her current work teaching and practising Embodied Flow yoga. She talks us through the multi-layered process of discovering and connecting with the bodymind on the deepest levels - finding balance, synergy and sensitivity within our system. Tara speaks about her evolution of understanding f...
2020-01-151h 29All That We AreNina Simons on Leadership, Diversity and Restoring the Feminine - E81How can we restore the feminine within ourselves and society in order to lead from our hearts? "One of the systems errors that we as humans tend to make, is to think that people who think like us are smart and people who don't think like us are not - and actually nature shows us over and over again that the most resilient ecosystems are the ones with the greatest diversity of species." ~ Nina Simons In this episode entitled Nature, Culture and the Sacred: Listening for Leadership, Amisha connects with award-winning social entrepreneur and visionary...
2020-01-071h 32All That We AreLiving Life from our Truest Potential - E80How can we open to more of our unique human potential? In this special episode entitled Freeing the Shackles to Create a Beautiful Future, to start a new decade, host Amisha Ghadiali shares some of her own journey and her interest in our untapped human potential and the importance of balance of both our inner and outer worlds. "The Future Is ours for the creating. It is made up of how we spend our time, money and energy, now with our presence. The most precious resources we have are our creativity, intuition and the untapped hu...
2020-01-0227 minAll That We AreCultivating Courage and Presence - E79How can we cultivate the courage and presence needed for these times? In this episode entitled We Were Made For These Times, we mark the end of this decade, and the end of the year with reflections from our host Amisha Ghadiali. She offers an exploration into the courage that we need for the next decade, and shares a myth which speaks to the power courage, as well as a meditation practice which supports the cultivation of presence. "I feel that this is the way we get towards creating a more beautiful future. Having the co...
2019-12-181h 01All That We AreUma Dinsmore-Tuli on Deep Rest, Sacred Activism and Total Yoga Nidra - E78How can we reconnect with natural cycles of rest and healing? "We talk about sustainable energy use in buildings, but what about having respect for human energy systems - the energy of life itself - and working out sustainable ways to manage our resources?" ~ Uma Dinsmore-Tuli In this episode entitled Rest As A Radical Act, Amisha spends time with writer, radical yogini and eco-feminist activist Uma Dinsmore-Tuli. Uma introduces us to her practise of Total Yoga Nidra, and shares what she has discovered about the natural cycles of rest in our human biology...
2019-12-112h 05All That We AreDrew Dellinger on Creativity, Social Justice and Spirituality - E77What is the role of creativity in our times? "The arts is a human manifestation of the universe reflecting on and celebrating itself. We are the unspooling of the creative dynamics of galaxies. Creativity is part of our birthright and integral to who we are as beings in this cosmos." ~ Drew Dellinger In this episode entitled The Confluence of Two Rivers: Alchemy in Creativity, Amisha meets poet, writer and teacher Drew Dellinger. Drew shares his understanding of the role for poetry in our times, and the ways in which poetry - and creativity...
2019-12-041h 45All That We AreLayla Saad on Self Reclamation, White Supremacy and Understanding Privilege - E76How does white supremacy show up in our lives and what is our work to do? "I really believe our primary work is to do the work of healing and self-reclamation, because it has taken so much away from us in ways we cannot even fathom. This is why I do this inner work right alongside the outer work. Before we go out and change the world we deserve to get the healing, to reconnect with that source inside of ourselves that feels worthy and is good. That is very revolutionary because it's remaking the world." ~ Layla...
2019-11-271h 43All That We AreTerry Patten on Sacred Activism, Transformation and Meta Narratives - E75How can we be the change that we want to see in the world? In this episode entitled A New Republic of the Heart: Awakening to the Mystery and the Miracle, Amisha sits down with philosopher, author, activist and coach Terry Patten. Terry speaks about how to become present to each other in the moment with kindness, compassion, generosity and community. He shares his perspective on inner work as a form of activism, and a prerequisite for holistic change. Together Amisha and Terry examine the multiple meta-narratives playing out alongside each other...
2019-11-211h 39All That We AreAmanda Joy Ravenhill on Systems Thinking, Buckminster Fuller and Regenerative Design - E74How can we design for a regenerative future? "I like to think of the moment we are in like the Millenium Falcon in Star Wars; we need to go sideways to get through the window of opportunity before it closes." ~ Amanda Joy Ravenhill In this episode entitled The Awkward Era: Slowing Down to Act Fast, Amisha meets Amanda Joy Ravenhill, Executive Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute. Amanda shares her approach to navigating what she calls 'the awkward era' that we find ourselves in now. She talks about taking the long view towards...
2019-11-131h 39All That We AreWill Scott on Wildfires, Relational Education and Nature Connection - E73How can we reconnect deeply to ourselves, our community and our planet? In this episode entitled Weaving Earth: Ecological, Social and Personal Systems Change, Amisha sits down with facilitator and educator Will Scott. At the time of this interview, Will was evacuated from his home and community in Sonoma County, California due to the wildfires that are raging there. He speaks about his personal reactions and responses to the crisis, as well as those of his community and others around them. Will explains how many of the crises and imbalances we are facing have their r...
2019-11-061h 30All That We AreStephanie Mines on Climate Change, Consciousness and Self-Healing - E72How can we help each other to become the sovereign leaders our times are calling for? In this episode entitled Deep Listening: Evoking Unprecedented Leadership, Amisha connects with neuropsychologist, author and educator Stephanie Mines. Stephanie is the vision holder for the recent Climate Change & Consciousness Conference held at Findhorn, and is a champion and mentor for 'Unprecedented Leaders' working on the frontlines of climate crisis. Stephanie shares with us her personal story, from an early life impacted by trauma, a career as a trauma therapist and neuroscientist, to her present work of supporting and empowering...
2019-10-301h 27All That We ArePhap Linh on Monastic Life, Mindfulness and Engaged Buddhism - E69How can we be truly present to ourselves, to each other and to earth in these times? "The first spiritual practise for me is to listen – to really listen. To listen to ourselves, listen to our pain – not ignore it. To listen to each other, each others pain, joy, fear – to listen to the earth. The moment that we open ourselves up to that it's clear that the earth is in pain and she is calling for us to listen. The cries of agony are getting louder every day." ~ Phap Linh In this episode entitled Drink...
2019-10-091h 50All That We AreJyoti on Indigenous Grandmothers, Sacred Economics, and Inner Work - E68How can the wisdom held by indigenous communities help humanity evolve and heal? In this episode entitled Through the Keyhole: Walking with the Divine Mother, Amisha sits down with internationally renowned spiritual leader Jyoti, who speaks about her early life as a woman waking up in the Southern United States, and how a series of calls, visions and sacred synchronicities led her to assemble a council of 13 indigenous grandmothers to wake up the world. Together Amisha and Jyoti speak about the ways that we can respond to the overwhelming crises that we face on a...
2019-10-031h 15All That We AreRaki Ap on Colonial Racism, Climate Crisis and Empowered Activism - E67How can we use our freedom to stand up for the oppressed? In this episode entitled A Voice in the Darkness: Speaking Out for the Silenced, Amisha connects with Raki Ap. Raki shares the story of his life: fleeing West Papua as a child, growing up in the Netherlands and joining the Dutch army, and now living in political exile in The Hague. Raki wants the world to know what has been happening in West Papua to West Papuans and what we as individuals can do to support them and stand up for their freedom. H...
2019-09-261h 09All That We AreJustine Huxley on Interbeing, Deep Adaptation and Regeneration - E66How can we hold awareness of the interbeing of all things in the face of crisis? In this episode entitled Deepening Darkness and the Regenerative Spark: Holding the Wholeness, Amisha sits down with Justine Huxley, Director of St Ethelburga's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in London. Justine speaks about doing the work of deep adaptation in the face of complex global challenges and looming societal collapse. She speaks about her work at St Ethelburga's with the younger generation, and her own feelings and experiences as an activist of several decades. Together Amisha and Justine speak...
2019-09-191h 38All That We AreJeff Brown on Grounded Spirituality, Enrealment and Spiritual Bypass - E65How can we stay grounded on our spiritual journey? In this episode Ascending with Both Feet on the Ground, Amisha is in conversation with author, teacher, Enrealment Activist and Grounded Spiritualist Jeff Brown. Together they discuss the dangers of dissociative spiritual practices, as well as the cultures and individuals that encourage these practises for individuals carrying unresolved trauma. Jeff shares stories of his own spiritual journey and the experiences that led him to his current practises of embodiment, 'enrealment' and integration.He explains why embodied psychotherapy holds our greatest hope for healing and self realisation...
2019-09-121h 41All That We ArePhoebe Tickell on Systems Change, Courage, and Apocalypse - E62How do we overcome paralysis in the face of complexity? "We all have something that we came to do. If more people were doing that soul work we would be in less of a mess. What dreams we had as children of what our lives would look like! When we ignore that, it is where the numbing begins – the giving up of wanting to participate." ~ Phoebe Tickell In this episode entitled Striving to be Consistent in An Inconsistent World, Amisha meets complex systems designer, social entrepreneur and educator Phoebe Tickell. Together they explore what it me...
2019-08-221h 27All That We AreMac Macartney on Leadership, Finding Purpose and Serving Future Generations E61How can we be in service to the world at this time? "It's an assumption from the people who taught me, that creation lodges a tiny piece of its genius inside each of us. You have to find it, and then grow it, and then share it…I will go on this journey and never give up until I have located it, grown it and I'm then fully sharing it." ~ Mac Macartney In this episode entitled Keeping The Children's Fire, Amisha spends a morning with speaker, writer and change-maker Mac Macartney. Mac is the founder of...
2019-08-151h 51All That We AreEd Gillespie on Beyond Sustainability, New Technologies and Systems ChangeWhat innovation is needed now to steer us towards a beautiful future? "It ain't just a techno fix. It's not just about shifting an energy system into renewables. it's not just about shifting from fossil fuels to green energy. It is actually about reimagining how so many of these systems can and should work… The size of the solutions have to fit the size of the problems. If what needs to be done doesn't fit within commercial and political realities, then we have to change those realities." ~ Ed Gillespie In this episode entitled Building a Br...
2019-08-011h 36All That We AreLex Empress on Improvisation, Presence and Surrender - E58What happens when we let go and trust our voice? In this episode entitled Medicine Songs for the Soul, Amisha spends time with transformational coach, consultant and singer of soul songs Lex Empress. After a childhood spent "in the blackest dark", carefully concealing her innate gifts, and an early career laced with the promise of pop stardom, Lex followed her intuition away from the path laid out for her and onto a new track all of her own - touching hearts and changing lives with the penetrating profundity of her one to one song sessions...
2019-07-251h 44All That We AreMichelle Lowe-Holder on On Art, Repurposing and Waste - E56What is wrong with a culture of fast fixes? In this episode entitled No Laughing Matter: Art From the Gutter, Amisha meets sustainable fashion designer and lecturer, Michelle Lowe-Holder. Michelle was inspired to relocate to England from America by the famously radical and innovative fashion design scene. It was here that she became interested in working with more ethical materials and practises and released her first sustainable fashion collection in 2010. Michelle has most recently acquired a surprisingly detailed understanding of teen drug culture, as well as a collection of over 3,000 used nitrous oxide...
2019-07-101h 05All That We AreAnna Murray on Pattern, Cycles and BalanceAt a time of growing individual and global burnout, how can looking to nature's patterns inspire us to find more sustainable and harmonious ways of living? In this episode entitled The Positive Power of Pattern, Amisha meets with Anna Murray, co-founder of Patternity - a 'conscious creative organisation' working with pattern to inspire more curious, collaborative and connected ways of living. Anna shares her journey with patterns, noticing how they play out in her own life and in the world around her, and speaks about how we can work with pattern awareness to create balance in...
2019-06-271h 25All That We AreAlan Clements on Meditation, Sacred Activism and IntimacyHow can we change the world by changing our consciousness? In this episode entitled Oxygenating Beautiful States of Mind, Amisha meets author, investigative journalist and teacher of meditation Alan Clements. Together they explore the nature of meditation, consciousness, beauty and activism. Alan shares the story of his enquiry into the influence of consciousness on consciousness itself, including what inspired him to study "the elements of consciousness that enhance its frequency, luminosity, liberty and enlightenment." We hear about the shift from external exploration - through psychedelics, entheogens, diet and yoga - toward an internal exploration, which...
2019-06-201h 29All That We AreDaniela Plattner on Embodiment, Movement and IntegrationHow can embodiment practises unlock our potential? In this episode entitled Moving Into Our Future Potential, Amisha meets strategist, coach and facilitator Daniela Plattner. Daniela works with movement to unlock and unleash creative confidence. Since playing footsie with Gabrielle Roth - the founder of 5Rhythms - as a child in a New York restaurant, Daniela has been on a profound personal journey with movement: finding her purpose in the place where her greatest pain and her greatest joy meet. Daniela speaks to us about embodiment and movement: what it means to her, how...
2019-02-141h 09All That We AreSafia Minney on Modern Slavery, Ethical Fashion and SustainabilityHow many slaves are making your clothes? In this episode entitled Slaves to Fashion: a Voice for the Voiceless, Amisha meets author, consultant and social entrepreneur Safia Minney, who founded ethical fashion brands People Tree and Po-Zu. Safia speaks to us about modern slavery: all the ways it is hidden in plain view and what she and others are doing to change the broken system that perpetuates it. Amisha and Safia discuss how the very fabric of our environments is part of a tangled web of human rights abuses and environmental degradation. We hear stories...
2019-01-3150 minAll That We AreAmisha Ghadiali on Courage, Receptivity and Elegant RebellionHow do we recognise the golden threads that weave together a full and inspired life? In this episode entitled Understanding the Beauty of Our Worlds, our show notes writer Lucy White sits down with founder and host of the podcast Amisha Ghadiali so that you can tune into where this project has come from. Amisha shares the story of the different threads running through her life that are lovingly woven together in The Future Is Beautiful book and podcast. What Amisha is offering with this podcast and everything she does is permission to be human...
2019-01-021h 18All That We AreVinay Gupta on Blockchain, Biotech and ConsciousnessWhat will it take to bring world-changing technologies to the mainstream? "What is required is not more creation, but extremely precise clinical destruction. We need the old world to die and we need to kill it...We have had 50 years of hippy good vibe activism and it hasn't solved a single problem." ~ Vinay Gupta In this episode entitled Raising the Floor of Humanity Through Cultural Activism and Hard Capitalism, Amisha sits down with technologist, policy analyst, futurist, and global resilience expert Vinay Gupta. Vinay's life's work is to ensure the long-term survival of humanity by...
2018-12-121h 35All That We AreIndra Adnan on New Politics, Soft Power and The FeminineHow can we create together a political system that supports human and planetary flourishing right in the face of our possible extinction? "We are living in an era in which people are finding their own autonomy and their own agency and they want to express that. We are not content anymore to hand all of that over to someone else." Indra Adnan In this episode entitled Politics is Broken. It's Time for the Alternative, Amisha Ghadiali meets psychotherapist and consultant Indra Adnan. Indra is co-initiator of The Alternative UK. Only 2% of people in the UK a...
2018-11-221h 38All That We AreDavid Wood on AI (Artificial Intelligence), Ethics and TechnologyWhat must we understand today to make good choices about the technologies of tomorrow? In this episode entitled Sustainable Superabundance or a New Dark Age for Humanity?, Amisha sits down with futurist, technologist and author David Wood. David was among the earliest pioneers of mobile phone software in the days before the dawning of the world wide web. He has worked in mobile and emerging technologies for 25 years, and now acts as an independent futurist, consultant, and writer. David tells why we cannot leave the setting of appropriate limits and ethical codes around technology to...
2018-10-151h 16All That We ArePrabhavati Dwabha on Child Poverty, Education and PhilanthropyHow can one person make a difference to overwhelming poverty and suffering? "Life is better if you are honestly doing your best to make a difference for another being. If you know that in living your life - however you are - you are also making a significant difference for others who would otherwise have no chance… You live different, you feel different, you are different."~ Prabhavati Dwabha In this episode entitled Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Ignorance, and Homelessness, Amisha sits down with Prabhavati Dwabha, a prolific humanitarian who left a career in Hollywood to...
2018-10-091h 17All That We AreJamie Catto on Creativity, Shadows and Panic AttacksWhere does true creative inspiration come from and how do we invite it in? "Think of [creativity] as a unicorn. People so want to make money out of their creativity. You end up saddling your unicorn like a donkey to carry your self esteem issues up a hill and it is not its job." ~ Jamie Catto In this episode entitled One Giant Leap for Permission to Feel, Amisha sits down with creative catalyst, musician and mischief-maker Jamie Catto. Jamie seeks to serve as a 'walking permission slip' for people he meets, giving permission...
2018-10-041h 19All That We AreJon Alexander on Citizenship, Participation and Consumerism - E27How do we shift from our society from consumerism to citizenship? In this episode entitled Freeing the Citizen Within From The Shackles of Consumerism, Amisha sits down with Jon Alexander of the New Citizenship Project, a social innovation lab designed to promote the role of the citizen and encourage better participation in society. Jon speaks about the work underway to catalyse the shift from identifying as consumers to identifying as citizens. Together he and Amisha speak about how consumerism has played out in the political arena and why the Brexit referendum was a classic example...
2018-08-231h 17All That We AreMallence Bart-Williams on Patriarchy, Ancestry and The WombHow can we heal the feminine in our world from the inside out? In this episode entitled Cleansing the Crucible of Creation, Amisha shares an intimate moment with multidisciplinary creative and social entrepreneur Mallence Bart-Williams. Working in partnership with the royal family of a tiny hidden kingdom in the Asian archipelago, Mallence is bringing to the world an ancient rejuvenation and holistic beauty tool, originally reserved only for Eastern royalty and their concubines. Now this product is saving women in the Western world from hysterectomy and transforming the vitality of their entire bodies.
2018-07-311h 11All That We AreMARTI on Climate Change, Community and TransformationHow can we better respond to the challenge of climate change by moving beyond denial towards graceful, united action? In this episode entitled Facing Climate Change with Grounded Optimism, Amisha is in conversation with environmental activist, writer, and photographer MARTI, who gave a keynote at the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009 and more recently has been working with indigenous groups across the planet at the front line of the climate crisis. MARTI and Amisha discuss how the proximity of significant climate change so often gives rise to denial, why community is crucial to finding our way...
2018-06-071h 05All That We AreTony Riddle on Rewilding, Wellbeing and Health - E11Bringing ancestral benefits into the modern world by re-connecting to ancient human ways. In this episode entitled Ancestral Health is Modern Wealth, Amisha sits down with Natural Life-stylist Tony Riddle. Tony tells of his quest to live a biologically normal life without raising social eyebrows, the island where his dream became possible, and how he is helping stressed out urbanites reconnect with the ancestral wisdom of the hunter gatherer within.We hear why night shift workers have higher than average rates of cancer, why he has sawed up his sofa, why you shouldn't be walking...
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All That We AreBruce Parry on Tribes, Connection and Plant MedicineA journey through loss, discovery, and cultivation of our connection to something bigger. In this episode entitled Finding Our Way Home to the Collective, Amisha meets explorer, documentary filmmaker, and author Bruce Parry.Bruce shares with Amisha some deeply personal stories about finding the place where neuroscience meets indigenous ritual medicines, the chance encounters that changed his life - including with the Kogi, whose intercontinental "interventions" turned him celibate, his theory on how the dawn of agriculture killed meditation and the breakdowns and breakthroughs of a seven-year journey to produce his new film Tawai.
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All That We AreAnnegret Affolderbach on Sustainable Fashion, Change-Making and being a Global Citizen - E2This week's episode etitled Forging New Forms in the Heart of Luxury, Amisha meets Cultural Futurist & Creative Director Annegret Affolderbach. As well as being a major contributor to The Future is Beautiful book which inspired this podcast, Annegret is an award-winning, disruptive innovator and social entrepreneur in the world of fashion. Her Choolips fashion brand was produced by a Ghanaian women's co-op, trained by Annegret herself to create exceptional designs using revamped forms of traditional techniques such as batik. The collection flew off the rails of Topshop in Oxford Circus, successfully connecting with a young audience who u...
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