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Out Of The CloudsKaren Salmansohn on finding humor in life's heaviness, identity-based habits, and your to-die-for lifeIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Mühlethaler welcomes Karen Salmansohn, a bestselling author who has sold over 2 million books globally and describes herself as someone who puts "Psychology Today and Mad Magazine in a blender and presses frappé." Known for writing self-help books for people who wouldn't be caught dead reading self-help and pioneering the self-help book with attitude—she was the first personal development author to put a curse word in a book title with "How to Be Happy, Dammit"—Karen brings her signature blend of wisdom and wit to every conversation.In h...2025-07-221h 26
Out Of The CloudsJoanna Bloor on potentialism, humans as emerging technology and positive sum gamesIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Mühlethaler welcomes Joanna Bloor, a creative thinker and self-proclaimed "Potentialist" who has spent decades helping people and organisations unlock their untapped potential. With a background spanning from selling high-end swimwear to pioneering work in emerging technology during the dot-com era, Joanna brings a unique perspective on how we buy and sell human potential in today's world.The conversation begins with Joanna's transformative journey from moving from England to Texas at 15 (going from "Hogwarts without boys or magic to Americana") to her pivotal moment entering the tech w...2025-06-202h 01
Out Of The CloudsAlice Ruby Ross & Rebecca Monserat on bedtime magic, the 'Forivor' story, and creating with careIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Mühlethaler welcomes Alice Ruby Ross and Rebecca Monserat, the founders of Forivor, an award-winning sustainable children's brand known for its innovative, dual-sided bedding designs that transform from educational nature scenes by day to magical, enchanted worlds by night.To begin, Rebecca and Alice share their fascinating personal journeys and how they crossed paths and led to their working together and their wonderful friendship. As they tell it in their own words, it all started with Rebecca growing up in a 400-year-old house without electricity and surrounded b...2025-05-251h 56
Out Of The CloudsAndré Anderson on aspirational play, upward spirals and how the world belongs to the people who tell storiesIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Mühlethaler interviews André Anderson, an author, educator, and the founder of Freedom and Balance art college. Anne first encountered Andre during his impactful TEDx talk at Hackney Empire in London and was immediately drawn to his innovative approach to storytelling.André tells Anne about his journey from a creative child who loved making imagery, writing stories and dreaming of his own media empire to becoming a self-published author and community storyteller. He explains how his first book "Ultra" — written in just 12 days on his Blackberry — opened unexpec...2025-05-081h 29
Out Of The CloudsDina Fierro on crafting immersive brand narratives, multisensory retail and giving consumers a stake in the storyIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Dina Fierro, creative thinker and seasoned omni-channel marketer with expertise spanning fashion, beauty and luxury. Dina is a specialist in content strategy, cross-platform storytelling and reshaping consumer engagement.Dina's career has spanned fashion, beauty and luxury, including leadership positions both agency and brand-side, including a few years where she worked with Anne at Christian Louboutin. In her most recent role at Shiseido Americas, she led the organisation's digital innovation group, partnering with portfolio brands including NARS, Shiseido, Clé de Peau Beauté and Drunk Elephant to cr...2025-04-211h 35
Out Of The CloudsFrancesca Hogi on how to find true love, dating with intention and the fairytale industrial complexIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Mühlethaler interviews Francesca Hogi, a TED speaker, host of the Dear Franny Podcast, and internationally recognized expert on dating and relationships. She's been featured in media outlets such as The Today Show, Marie Claire, The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar and The Huffington Post, and is the founder of The True Love Society, a community for people seeking deeper self and romantic love.Anne and Francesca’s conversation begins with Francesca sharing her life story, revealing how she was a deeply romantic child who devoured her old...2025-04-071h 35
Out Of The CloudsSari Azout on the art of patience, building a Sublime internet, and the future of creativityIn this episode of Out of the Clouds host Anne Mühlethaler explores the evolution of digital spaces with Sari Azout, founder of Sublime, a personal knowledge management tool for creatives. Born in Barranquilla, Colombia — the magical hometown of Shakira and Gabriel García Márquez — Sari describes herself as a cerebral child who found her intellectual home first at Brown University, where she developed a "fiercely independent mindset" and discovered the joy of the library as a social space.With remarkable foresight( Sari "could always see around corners") she strategically planned her path to remain i...2025-02-171h 45
Out Of The CloudsHaving tea with our strong emotionsIn this intimate audio essay, Anne V Mühlethaler reflects on Rebecca Shaw's piercing observation about watching powerful men "burn the world down." Through her own journey of frustration and self-reflection, Anne explores how our childhood coping mechanisms shape adult perspectives on "us vs. them."Drawing from both psychological insights and Buddhist wisdom, Anne examines how the very qualities we despise in others might mirror parts of ourselves we'd rather not see. She weaves Dr. Guralnik's work on political polarization - how early experiences of "splitting" the world into all-good or all-bad persist into adulthood - with B...2025-02-1019 min
Out Of The Clouds[THE SHORTCAST] - Lucia Dami on the divine feminine, the Elysian tarot and alchemising creativityEpisode NotesIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, Anne V. Mühlethaler welcomes artist and creator Lucia Dami for a deep dive into her creative journey, the exploration of archetypes, and her connection to the divine feminine. Lucia, a Geneva-raised artist now based in London, has been described by Surface magazine as “a visionary creator who channels the mystery and fluidity of the feminine into evocative works of art.” Her unique approach blends symbolism, spirituality, and storytelling to create a profound resonance with her audience.Lucia’s work, including her highly sought-after sacred portray...2025-02-0447 min
Out Of The CloudsLucia Dami on the divine feminine, the Elysian tarot and alchemising creativityIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, Anne V. Mühlethaler welcomes artist and creator Lucia Dami for a deep dive into her creative journey, the exploration of archetypes, and her connection to the divine feminine. Lucia, a Geneva-raised artist now based in London, has been described by Surface magazine as “a visionary creator who channels the mystery and fluidity of the feminine into evocative works of art.” Her unique approach blends symbolism, spirituality, and storytelling to create a profound resonance with her audience.Lucia’s work, including her highly sought-after sacred portrayals and sacred avatar commiss...2025-01-211h 22Out Of The CloudsThe Mindful Dance of Life: Embracing Failure and IntuitionThis episode is a hybrid one of sorts, as host Anne Mühlethaler presents a new podcast launching soon: the companion to her newsletter, The Mettā View. For The Mettā View Anne regularly writes personal essays coloured with a mindful lens. In this episode she shares the audio version of her last newsletter essay of 2024, all about her end-of-year thoughts on letting go and trusting the flow. Anne reflects that 2024 has been a journey of embracing failure, trusting her intuition and learning to dance with life’s unexpected turns. Join her as she reflects on the les...2024-12-3113 min
Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartLoving Kindness for MentorsThis is a guided Mettā meditation, also known as Loving Kindness, dedicated towards our mentors.Anne V Mühlethaler, coach and MMTCP certified mindfulness meditation teacher, starts the session by inviting us to bring an intention to mind, for clarity. Then she invites us to bring to mind a being, a person who has inspired us in some way — whether they were an official or more of an undercover mentor — who lit our path and helped us in some way. In this practice, we consider the qualities of our mentor that we want to emulate, to nurt...2024-11-2416 min
Out Of The CloudsLoving Kindness for Mentors - Guided meditationThis is a guided Mettā meditation, also known as Loving Kindness, dedicated towards our mentors.Anne V Mühlethaler, coach and certified mindfulness meditation teacher,Anne starts the session by inviting us to bring an intention to mind, for clarity. Then she invites us to bring to mind a being, a person who has inspired us in some way — whether they were an official or more of an undercover mentor — who lit our path and helped us in some way. In this practice, we consider the qualities of our mentor that we want to emulate, to nurt...2024-11-1916 min
Out Of The CloudsKia Miller on dialling into presence, building self-trust, and Radiant Body YogaIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Mühlethaler explores the transformative world of Kundalini yoga with accomplished yoga teacher Kia Miller. In addition to Kundalini, Kia also teaches meditation, breathwork, and Vinyasa yoga. In their conversation, Anne and Kia dive right into Kia’s meditation, grounding and breathwork practices, before Kia recounts how she has blended her beloved Ashtanga Vinyasa with Kundalini tradition to form the unique Radiant Body Yoga school. With an emphasis on the power of breathwork and energy coherence, Kia shares how she evolved to discover these practices and h...2024-11-111h 16Out Of The Clouds[The Shortcast] Jeremy Langmead on male vanity, cancer literacy and How Long Have You Got?Jeremy Langmead is one of the founders of the global men’s e-tailer, Mr Porter, part of the YOOX Net-a-Porter Group. He joined in 2010 to help launch the e-commerce business in 2011 and oversaw the design, branding, content, social, communications and events teams for a number of years.Jeremy has also served as chief content officer at Christie’s, launched LUXX magazine for The Times in 2017, and was previously editor-in-chief of Esquire, Wallpaper and the Sunday Times Style magazines.Today Jeremy consults for a number of fashion and grooming brands; writes for The Times Saturday magazine, a gr...2024-11-041h 03
Out Of The CloudsShoshana Stewart on serendipity, Turquoise Mountain and the superpower of cultural heritageShoshana Stewart is the president of Turquoise Mountain, an NGO founded in 2006 in Afghanistan by His Majesty King Charles, to preserve cultural heritage and support artisans where their traditions are under threat. Shoshana lived in Afghanistan for five years when she first joined, and has led the project to create over 25,000 jobs, bring over $17 million of crafts to market, build the Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture, restored over 150 historic buildings in the Old City of Kabul, and provided primary healthcare for almost 200,000 people. She has also expanded the project to work with artisans in Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan...2024-10-281h 12
Out Of The CloudsJeremy Langmead on male vanity, cancer literacy and “How Long Have You Got?”Jeremy Langmead is one of the founders of the global men’s e-tailer, Mr Porter, part of the YOOX Net-a-Porter Group. He joined in 2010 to help launch the e-commerce business in 2011 and oversaw the design, branding, content, social, communications and events teams for a number of years.Jeremy has also served as chief content officer at Christie’s, launched LUXX magazine for The Times in 2017, and was previously editor-in-chief of Esquire, Wallpaper and the Sunday Times Style magazines.Today Jeremy consults for a number of fashion and grooming brands; writes for The Times Saturday magazine, a gr...2024-10-141h 23
Out Of The Clouds[The Shortcast] Heidi Lender on self-portrait, tending to her flame and the gift of Campo GarzonBorn in New Haven, CT, Heidi Lender began her career reporting on the fashion universe for national magazines, writing features and styling photo shoots throughout her twenties. With a BA in apparel and textiles from Cornell University, she covered style and travel from New York to Paris, where she served as Fashion Director and Associate Bureau Chief of Women’s Wear Daily and W Magazine. After Paris she went to India, where she lived part-time while studying yoga for the next eight years. In 2007, she opened and taught at a yoga studio in San Francisco, and two years later sh...2024-10-0654 min
Out Of The CloudsHeidi Lender on self-portrait, tending to her flame and the gift of Campo GarzonBorn in New Haven, CT, Heidi Lender began her career reporting on the fashion universe for national magazines, writing features and styling photo shoots throughout her twenties. With a BA in apparel and textiles from Cornell University, she covered style and travel from New York to Paris, where she served as Fashion Director and Associate Bureau Chief of Women’s Wear Daily and W Magazine. After Paris she went to India, where she lived part-time while studying yoga for the next eight years. In 2007, she opened and taught at a yoga studio in San Francisco, and two years later sh...2024-09-251h 30Out Of The Clouds[The Shortcast] Debjani Biswas on being miserably successful no more, data-driven inclusive leadership, and using a coaching approachIn this episode, Anne Muhlethaler hosts a compelling conversation with Debjani Biswas, a chemical engineer turned executive coach and best-selling author. She explains how despite the societal expectations of the time, Debjani's father encouraged her to pursue a path in engineering, a field dominated by men, thus setting the stage for her future endeavors in breaking gender barriers. As the conversation progresses, Debjani reflects on the challenges she faced in the corporate world, particularly as an Indian woman in engineering, and how these experiences shaped her transition to becoming an advocate for workplace inclusivity. We h...2024-09-1850 min
Out Of The CloudsAna Maria Sierra on élan vital, single-origin eco-gold and social-impact loveAnne V Muhlethaler interviews Ana Maria Sierra, a market development and strategic communication consultant living in Colombia. She is a Fulbright Scholar with a master’s degree in mass media from the New School for Social Research in New York. Following a 15-year corporate career in business management and leading senior management teams in Colombian and multinational banking and service companies, Ana founded Sierra Restrepo Consultores in 2009, a consultancy specialising in marketing and strategic communication. From an early education in the arts, then media before going into banking, Ana Maria has built a robust career and has worked with cl...2024-09-041h 29Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartAn introduction to Loving Kindness - guided practiceIn this guided meditation, coach and certified mindfulness meditation teacher Anne V Muhlethaler leads listeners through a transformative Loving Kindness (also known as Mettā) meditation. The practice begins with a focus on setting a meaningful intention, followed by a calming breathing exercise to help participants find presence and relaxation. Anne then guides listeners through loving-kindness wishes, starting with sending them toward themselves then extending to a loved one, then a neutral person, before turning to send the same well wishes towards a challenging individual. The meditation culminates with repeating these universal well wishes and sending them to al...2024-07-1739 minOut Of The CloudsJulie Granger on passion, teaching, and making the benefits of ballet available to all [Replay]In this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews celebrity fitness trainer and former ballerina Julie Granger. Anne came across Julie via an online recommendation and was immediately struck not only by the instructor’s passion for teaching and the effectiveness of her classes (particularly Brooklyn Barre), but also by the combination of her warmth and dry sense of humour. In this interview, they dig into Julie’s journey from the outskirts of Paris to the Boston Ballet, why she left her ballerina career behind, and how she decided to pursue new callings, including yoga...2024-06-231h 16
Out Of The CloudsAnne Mühlethaler on listening to her inner voice, the story of you and the power of metta meditationIn this one-of-a-kind episode, host of the Out of the Clouds podcast, Anne V Mühlethaler, is the ‘guest,’ this time being interviewed by her friend, podcast host and journalist Etain Lavelle. Anne shares in her introduction that Etain is like extended family to her. They became friends in their twenties and shared a flat on London’s Gloucester Road for a few years. Etain was the best person to interview Anne for this special episode.In this conversation, Etain dives into Anne’s life journey, asking about her childhood memories and her unconventional education...2024-06-021h 39Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartDaily Gratitude Meditation with Anne V MuhlethalerIn this guided meditation, Anne V Muhlethaler, coach and certified mindfulness meditation teacher, guides listeners through a practice designed to help cultivate a sense of gratitude into our daily lives. The session begins with a grounding practice, encouraging listeners to find a comfortable position, close their eyes, and settle into the sensations of their body. By focusing on the breath and observing its qualities, Anne helps listeners connect with their nervous system, promoting a sense of calm and awareness in the present moment. The meditation progresses to heart-centred practices, where listeners are invited to visualise so...2024-06-0210 min
Out Of The CloudsLisa Bragg on the importance of being seen and heard and the art of bragging with purposeThere are serendipitous moments in life, particularly when two women who are equally passionate about storytelling and connection end up on a podcast together. In this episode, Anne Muhlethaler interviews author, advisor and self-professed hype woman Lisa Bragg. Lisa starts by sharing her journey from TV news reporter to launching her business, MediaFace, in 2007, which pioneered what we now know as content for our digital world. She also offers thoughts on the challenges posed by growing up with Bragg as a last name. That leads Anne to ask Lisa about the genesis for her book, “Brag...2024-05-121h 32
Out Of The CloudsChris Schembra on emotional transformation through gratitude practice, serendipity and the power of storytellingIn this episode, host Anne Mühlethaler speaks with Chris Schembra, a renowned facilitator, community builder and gratitude expert dedicated to transforming professional environments through the power of recognition, belonging and authentic connection. As the author of two bestselling books, ”Gratitude Through Hard Times” and “Gratitude and Pasta,” Chris blends heartfelt storytelling with data-driven insights to deliver impactful keynote addresses and advisory services. His expertise has led him to collaborate with industry giants such as Google, Microsoft, IBM, Dell, and the U.S. Navy, among others. Recognized as a Founding Member of Rolling Stone Magazine's Culture Council and dubbed...2024-04-172h 14Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartLoving Kindness Towards A Challenging Person - Guided meditationThis guided practice was recorded live in January during Anne’s 21 Days of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness program. This meditation invites us to cultivate compassion and empathy towards someone who presents challenges in our life.Participants are encouraged to set an intention for the practice, acknowledging any difficulties or emotions that may arise. Deep breaths help centre the mind and body before focusing attention on the challenging person chosen for the practice.Through visualisation, we are guided to imagine the challenging person in our mind’s eye and silently repeat phrases of loving kindn...2024-04-1416 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartA Practice For Developing Mindfulness - Insight meditationThis is a guided practice recorded during teacher Anne Muhlethaler’s 21 Days of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness program. Anne warmly invites us to embark on a journey of cultivating mindfulness. With a posture that balances alertness and relaxation, Anne encourages us to find comfort and readiness before inviting us to set an intention. Anne then gently guides us to release tension in our bodies, with a sense of ease and receptivity to the present moment, and brings our attention to converge on the breath, serving as our steadfast anchor throughout the practice. With each inhalation and...2024-04-0717 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartMinding The Flow Of Our Thoughts - Mindfulness MeditationThis meditation was recorded live in January, as part of a 21 Days of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness program.In it, teacher Anne Mühlethaler invites us to focus on cultivating mindfulness by observing the flow of thoughts in the mind. Through the metaphor of a mountain stream, participants are encouraged to observe their thoughts as they arise, recognising them as passing ripples in the clear water of the mind. The session guides listeners to identify the nature of their thoughts, distinguishing between those that bring happiness and those that cause disturbance. Practitioners are prompted to reflect on t...2024-03-3118 minOut Of The CloudsCaitlin Krause on digital wellbeing, building worlds and designing wonderIn this captivating instalment, listeners are invited to embark on a transformative journey as host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Caitlin Krause — a distinguished experience designer, learning expert, and author — as she shares her expertise on mindfulness, storytelling, and immersive technology. Caitlin currently teaches a course on "Digital Wellbeing: Healthy Relationships with Technology" at Stanford University, focused on developing mindful strategies for incorporating technology into life design in a way that meets our goals, our passions, our sense of purpose, and our overall well being. This is a transdisciplinary course that looks at the heart of what it means to be huma...2024-03-251h 28Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartLoving Kindness Towards a Dear One - Guided meditationThis short practice was recorded live during Anne’s January program called 21 Days of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness. The meditation begins with the invitation to find a comfortable seat, emphasising the importance of a supportive posture for the practice of Loving Kindness Meditation (Mettā). Whether seated or lying down, the practitioner is invited to settle into their position, find stillness and set an intention for the practice. Anne regularly prompts practitioners to reflect on their motivation and highest aspirations for their practice of mindfulness and Loving Kindness. Attention then turns towards a loved one, preferably someon...2024-03-2414 minOut Of The CloudsZubaida Bai on building bridges, dismantling gender barriers, and amplifying HER powerAnne V Mühlethaler speaks with Zubaida Bai, President and CEO of Grameen Foundation, in this enlightening exchange. Zubaida is a social entrepreneur and women's health advocate, as well as the founder of ayzh, a social enterprise that designs vital hygiene and reproductive healthcare products to women and girls in resource-poor settings.Zubaida Bai is a distinguished social entrepreneur and women's health advocate with over 18 years of experience in the social impact space. As the founder of ayzh®, a pioneering social enterprise based in India, Zubaida has dedicated herself to designing vital healthcare products that enhance the we...2024-03-0857 minOut Of The CloudsLupe Puerta on the philosophy behind exceptional service, the power of the customer-facing community and building the FLOORRLupe Puerta, a retail tech entrepreneur, shares her journey and vision for her startup, THE FLOORR, in a conversation with Out of the Cloud’s host Anne V Mühlethaler. Born in the Basque Country in Northern Spain, Lupe's love for fashion started at a young age: watching her parents get ready for social occasions, stealing her sister’s Vogue Magazine, then customising her clothes (to her mother’s dismay). She tells Anne how she made her way to London, where she found her passion in retail and customer service. She trained at Harrods, where she recei...2024-02-271h 19Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartBreathing with Compassion for Self - Guided MeditationThis practice was recorded live during Anne’s program called 21 Days of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness. Anne guides participants through a transformative practice of self-compassion and compassion for others. Focusing our awareness on our moment-to-moment experience and the flow of life that is the breath, Anne starts by inviting us to rest with the waves of the inhale and exhale. We explore the quality and texture of the in-breath and out-breath, before leaning towards it with a tender curiosity. With each inhale we receive nourishment and care, allowing the breath to naturally carry qualities of kindness to...2024-02-2617 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartLoving Kindness Towards a Benefactor - Guided MeditationLoving Kindness meditation is known as a practice for opening the heart that helps us develop compassion. This short practice, recorded live in January 2024, invites us to explore the practice of Mettā towards a benefactor. How it works: we silently repeat a set of phrases of well-wishing, like mantras laden with positive intentions, while we visualise someone in our life.You may wonder who is a benefactor in your life. Here we mean someone who has shown you care, inspired you, or looked after you. It can be someone close to you or someone you don...2024-02-1912 minOut Of The CloudsJoan Hyman on her dharma, teaching around the world and designing the School of YogaThe dedicated yogi and founder of the Schoolof.yoga Joan Hyman discusses the foundation of her interest in yoga and her lifelong spiritual journey with Out of the Cloud’s host Anne V Mühlethaler. First Joan shares her background growing up in Philadelphia and her journey into yoga, which she first encountered while pursuing a dance career. She discusses the importance of finding her voice as a teacher and the role of lineages and traditions in yoga. Joan also explains the yoga concept of Tapas and reaching the edge in one's practice. Joan has built...2024-02-181h 11Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartGuided medtation - Exploring the Present MomentMeditation teacher Anne Mühlethaler guides us into a mindfulness of the body practice, where we explore the points in the body that are in contact with the floor and the surface upon which we are seated. We are invited to find a posture that invites a sense of aliveness, energy as well as a feeling of relaxation. Then, noticing the quality of the support at each touch point, we learn to rest our attention to examine and be with the sensations that may be present in the body. As with other mindfulness of the bod...2024-02-1217 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartResting with the moment-to-moment sensations - Guided MeditationThis short guided meditation was recorded live in January as the first of a 21 day course on Mindfulness and Loving Kindness.When we do the body scan in meditation, often our mind will default to try and visualise the areas of the body that we are guided to explore. Teacher Anne Muhlethaler here invites us to use our attention like a sensorial flashlight, in this short 15 minute body scan. Placing the power of our awareness on the sensations, whether external or arising from within, we are guided to examine and stay with our moment-to-moment experience. ...2024-02-0515 minOut Of The CloudsSridevi Kalidindi on proactive mental health care, investing in employee wellbeing and finding joy within oneselfIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, Sridevi Kalidindi CBE, or Sri, an experienced, multi-award winning, senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Leadership/Executive Coach, discusses her journey in the field of psychiatry and the importance of proactive mental health care. She tells host Anne Mühlethaler how she learned to become an advocate for the patients and communities she works for, emphasising the need for storytelling and narrative in communication. The two go on to discuss the impact of stress and burnout on mental health professionals in particular, as well as their own personal experiences of burnout. Sri shares h...2024-01-171h 03
Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartMindfulness of the Body - The River of SensationsIn this 12-minute guided meditation, teacher Anne Mühlethaler invites us to first explore the touchpoints of the body, making them the anchor for this mindfulness of the body practice. While we keep our attention focused within the body — on the hands, or the sit bones or the feet against the ground — we may feel a multitude of sensations. We are also invited to note what sensations may arise, careful not to narrate the experience but instead concentrating on the felt sense of what is occurring in the body. Anne notes that fluctuation is the only thi...2023-12-1713 min
Out Of The CloudsBridgitte Dempsey Klein on innovative natural skincare, bottling up the goodness of the sea and connecting to her rootsIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler speaks to her friend, the beauty entrepreneur Bridgitte Dempsey Klein, founder of French natural skincare brand Yanne Wellness. In their conversation, Anne gets to ask Bridgitte to tell her about her journey from Toronto to London, where the two met thanks to their mutual friend Stephanie. Bridgitte shares about her love of travel, how important her French mother’s influence was on her, and how she moved from studying at the London School of Economics with diplomatic pursuits in mind before making a switch to work in r...2023-11-261h 28Out Of The CloudsCath and Jeremy Brown on balanced partnerships, considered designs and Feldspar’s commitment to heritage craftsCath and Jeremy Brown are the couple behind the beloved design brand Feldspar Studio (@feldsparstudio), known for its useful everyday items, made properly by the careful hands of master craftspeople in their two workshops in England. The couple talk to Anne, who supported them early on as a consultant, about their early careers, how the two met (a very romantic story) and explain how they left London for Devon on a whim after Cath got pregnant with their first son, Milo. They also relay to Anne how they got their hand into ceramics and how, not much a...2023-10-231h 32Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartLoving Kindness 101 - A Starter Kit - Guided MeditationThis is the first in a series of guided practices to teach new and curious beginners the meditation called Mettā, or Loving Kindness. Mindfulness and Meditation teacher Anne Mühlethaler has chosen to develop a short course to help newcomers to meditation trial this lesser-known yet powerful ancient Buddhist practice. Mettā is said to be a practice of cultivating unconditional love as well as positive energy towards oneself, others, and the world at large, by putting our attention on psycho-active phrases like well-wishes. Because it’s often hard to find more time in our day to add...2023-10-2211 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartYou will see the difference in your life, which is where it countsYou’ve heard Anne discuss Mettā and Mindfulness here. But what are their benefits? Do they offer different results? Should you pick one over the other?In this episode, Anne shares her takeaways from a lecture she heard by renowned teacher Sharon Salzberg on these very questions.The short answer: Although Mettā and Mindfulness are designed differently, both forms of meditation have the benefit of bringing us a sense of centering and the ability to become more sensitive.Listen to hear Anne reveal more of Ms Salzberg’s perspective — including how you can sense wh...2023-10-1810 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartUncovering the 'Love' in Loving Kindness, Part II - TalkWe are born in this strange lifestyle that we rarely admit to experiencing: we sort of live with someone else, an ever-present inner roommate, that is oftentimes the greatest source of distress, anxiety and discomfort in our lives. Have you ever considered what could be done to make it a better relationship? Or, let’s say, to create a better living environment in your own mind?Meditation mindfulness teacher Anne Muhlethaler leads us in a guided visualisation first to imagine our ideal home where we can feel at ease, then to observe the presence of a r...2023-10-0715 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartBeing With the Flow of Our Thoughts - Mindfulness of ThoughtKhyentse Rinpoche, the Tibetan teacher, wrote, "Mind creates both samsara and nirvana. Yet there's nothing much to it. It's just thoughts."Maybe one of the biggest hindrances to meditation is what is referred to as the waterfall effect. As soon as we close our eyes, with the idea that we will somehow find some peace and quiet, we realise that we can’t stop thinking. We feel like we are drowned under the torrent of thoughts coming down on us. Faced with this onslaught, we open our eyes, and at the first chance we have, we'll tell ou...2023-07-2025 minOut Of The CloudsGemma Colao on the wonders of CBD and finding the space between sound and silenceGemma Colao is the co-founder and creative director of OTO (which rhymes with ‘photo’), a UK brand that was created to answer her desire to share the wonder of CBD with as many people as possible through luxurious products and meaningful experiences.Gemma first talks to Anne about her fashion career, as a knitwear designer, and how she was drawn to design and ready-to-wear, inspired by her artist grandmother’s bold bohemian style. She started her career with an internship at DKNY, and after graduating from Central St Martins, Gemma worked for the likes of Clements Ribeiro before...2023-06-041h 31Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartSettling the body, quieting the mind - Guided meditationA short and sweet meditation where we are invited to connect with the breath and the sensations in the body, to cultivate a sense of grounding and quieten the mind. We often tighten the body without noticing, and in this meditation mindfulness teacher Anne Muhlethaler (@annvi and @_outoftheclouds) invites us to find release, softening and a relaxed presence. And while the body settles, so does the mind. Once grounded, Anne guides us to notice what arises with a gentle awareness, whether it be stirrings, itches and tingles, memories, future thinking, all that is occuring in the mind a...2023-05-2617 minOut Of The CloudsDeep Kailey on embracing creativity, Simran and following her spiritual pathDeep Kailey (@IamDeepKailey) is a creative director, consultant and the artistic director of ‘Without Shape Without Form’ (WSWF), an interactive travelling exhibition that bridges the gap between art, spirituality and mental health, approached from the lens of Sikh wisdom. Prior to that, Deep held roles at Dazed and Confused, with Kim Jones and at Vogue India, and at one time was the fashion director for Tatler magazine. It’s in the context of fashion that Anne Muhlethaler, host of OOTC, became acquainted with Deep, when she was starting out as fashion editor for Vogue India in Londo...2023-05-041h 53Out of the Clouds - Waking HeartWarming the heart with love and kindnessIn this guided meditation, Anne introduces us to the practice first, and starts with an explanation of neuroplasticity and the negativity bias.When Anne was studying to become a mindfulness and compassion teacher with MMTCP (Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield), she had the opportunity to discover the work of Dr Rick Hanson, PhD, a specialist in positive neuroplasticity. The practice Anne leads us through is directly inspired from his lessons on the ‘negativity bias’.First, about the bias:Did you know that we have a natural propensity as h...2023-04-0517 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartRelax, soften, let go - Guided body scanIn this guided meditation, Anne offers an introduction inspired by an interview conducted years ago of school kids who had been introduced to mindfulness. One of them, when asked what mindfulness means, quipped: ‘It means not hitting someone in the mouth.’ This funny and direct response implies that a mindfulness practice teaches us the ability to pause before we act, or react. We explore in this meditation how shining a light inwards — learning to be with the body’s sensations moment by moment — helps us become in touch with ourselves so that we can feel our e...2023-03-2021 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartA grounded practice for everyday - Guided meditationThis is a wonderful practice, suitable for all levels, that connects us to the sensation of support and groundedness in the body. A form of body scan, this centering practice is great for everyday, one we can come back to whenever we want to reclaim our attention and recollect ourselves. A useful tool in your mindfulness tool belt, sometimes just a few minutes is all it takes to come back to the here and now. And remembering that while our minds enjoy the sensation of feeling settled, with this kind of grounding practise we offer th...2023-02-0506 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartWe need a new wordMindfulness teacher, coach and communications consultant, Anne Muhlethaler explores why learning how to communicate can unlock better relationships at work and in your personal life and questions why that’s not something on the curriculum of every school and university in the world. We can all recall times when meetings or personal conversations haven’t gone to plan, resulting in not great to abysmal consequences. In this post, adapted from a talk she recently gave, Anne unpicks what happens when communication goes wrong and why we should all aim to cultivate more empathy and deep listen...2022-12-3011 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartLetting it be easy - Guided meditationGoing on a journey with mindfulness of breath:This mindfulness of breath practise is an invitation to learn to follow the journey of the breath, first in and around the nostrils, and then into the body. The breath moves us on a cellular level, and while we know this, cognitively, mindfulness of breath can be one of the only times in life where we explore how far we can feel the breath move us. Beyond the connection with the inhale, the exhale, the heart beat and the dance of aliveness in the body, Anne guides u...2022-12-3015 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartFinding focus and energy with mindfulness - Guided meditationIn this live recorded practise, mindfulness teacher Anne Muhlethaler starts with an inquiry around intention: what is our deep reason for meditating, for practising?Then we are led through a mindfulness of breath practise where the focus is not just to watch the movements of the breath, but to use it to help us through the challenges of meditation. Learning to move the dial of the breath up and down — so that when we feel dull and need to feel energised, the breath comes in to refresh us; or when we feel anxious, excited, scattered, and...2022-12-2522 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartNurturing connection with Loving Kindness - Mettā meditationIn this guided meditation, recorded live, mindfulness teacher Anne Muhlethaler guides us in a classic Mettā, or Loving Kindness, practise. Mettā, from Pali, can also be translated as ‘friendliness’ or ‘connection.’ The meditation is simple, but not easy, and its benefit can be felt in as little as a single practice. We are invited to repeat Loving Kindness mantras or phrases, like ‘May I be well, May I be happy’ and then find our own rhythm with the repetition of them, keeping our attention on each word, making the intention contained to take root. Psychologist and author Danie...2022-12-1728 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartWidening the circle with Loving Kindness - Mettā MeditationMother Teresa is known to have said that: ‘The problem with the world is that we draw our family circle too small.’ Inspired by her words, this abridged Loving Kindness, or Mettā meditation practice focuses first on self before moving to a neutral person, then a difficult person. To finish, you’ll carry the intention of the loving-kindness phrases to all beings everywhere around the world. Extra requirements! You are invited to find a comfortable supportive seat: choose your spot carefully so you can be at ease and be as present with the practice as possible...2022-12-1220 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartLearning to ride the waves of our awareness - Guided meditationIn this live recorded meditation, teacher Anne Muhlethaler introduces the practice by turning us to focus our attention on sound. The goal being to nurture a receptive awareness of the soundscapes that are unique to each of us, moment by moment. Later, she invites us to follow a guided body scan in which we engage with aliveness, whether connected to the breath and body. At the same time, we learn to work with the waves of thoughts that come and go, taking us away from the practice and away from the present moment experience.Combining i...2022-12-0925 minOut of the Clouds - Waking HeartIntroducing Out of the Clouds Waking HeartPodcast host, certified mindfulness and yoga teacher Anne V Muhlethaler introduces her new podcast, Out of the Clouds - Waking Heart, dedicated to mindfulness, compassion and Loving Kindness practices. If this trailer sparked your interest, click subscribe for more, and thank you so much for listening! For all notes and transcripts, please visit Out Of The Clouds Waking Heart on Simplecast - https://out-of-the-clouds-waking-heartSign up for Anne's email newsletter for more from Out of the Clouds at https://annevmuhlethaler.com. Follow Anne on social media:IG: @_outoftheclouds and @annviIf you enjo...2022-12-0603 minOut Of The CloudsScott Wimsett on brand content as documentary, sustainability and selling principlesIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, Anne Muhlethaler interviews Scott Wimsett @ScottWimsett, a presenter, a fashion director and sustainability expert based in the UK. Scott started his agency, Bespoke Banter, in 2006 with a vision of supporting global talent and brands to create social assets in film to support their storytelling. Scott built a reputation for being a supportive and trusted partner for many world-renowned talents who work with his company closely to craft the broadcasted film and images they distribute globally. More recently, Scott launched The Feel Good Fellowship with friend, model, and cl...2022-11-241h 05Out Of The CloudsNada Ghazal on her love of Beirut, finding courage and creating for connectionNada Ghazal (@NadaGhazalJewelry) is a jewellery designer and entrepreneur based in Beirut, Lebanon. In this episode of Out of the Clouds, she shares the story of her relationship with design and creativity with host Anne Muhlethaler. Growing up, Nada shares that she was always fascinated by adorning herself, and while she spent a lot of time painting, she was also making her own jewellery and shoes with the help of local artisans. Even back then, she remembers that her desire was to create objects that would connect her to other people. Nada tells how she landed in gr...2022-10-301h 03Out Of The CloudsKim Walls on regenerative beauty and trusting the power of natureKim Walls (@KimWallsLA) is a beauty industry innovator, fourth-generation entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Furtuna Skin (@FurtunaSkin). Her work in luxury skincare has been featured across the media from Vogue, Allure to CBS and many more. She says that her favorite honour was being named one of the "9 Wonder Women of the Natural Industry" by New Hope Media for leadership leveraging technology in early-stage brands to help them grow from concept past their first $1MM.The charismatic executive shares her story with host Anne Muhlethaler, starting with how as a teenager she worked with her d...2022-10-191h 18Out Of The CloudsSeason three is hereHost of Out of the Clouds Anne V Muhlethaler reflects on her first two years of podcasting and how enriched she feels her life is for having had these meaningful conversations with her guests before introducing the show's third season. This episode is brought to you by Le TrenteAre you a purpose-driven individual seeking clarity in your personal narrative? Is your brand struggling to communicate authentically with your audience? Looking for a thought partnership that transforms how you connect with the world?Le Trente is a global community that emboldens purpose-driven i...2022-10-1903 minOut Of The CloudsAna Santi on three things to heal the planet and how to be a good ancestorIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews fashion journalist and writer Ana Santi. Ana has held various roles, including deputy editor at Drapers Magazine, a renowned UK fashion trade magazine, before going in-house at a brand called Jigsaw, where she became their first editor in chief. There she launched an in-house magazine and even published a book, called “Comfort Zones”, a collection of original stories by 28 women writers, including Pandora Sykes, Elizabeth Day, and Emma Gannon among others for the charity Women for Women International.Her new book, “Three Things to Help...2022-08-211h 25Out Of The CloudsNishanth Chopra on connecting the dots, the seed-to-sew model and regenerative farmingNishanth Chopra is a young, innovative Indian entrepreneur who in 2016 founded a unique sustainable brand and collective called Oshadi (pronounced aw-sha-dhi, which means ‘essence of nature’ or ‘healing plant’ in Sanskrit - @oshadi_collective)In this interview with Anne Muhlethaler, Nishanth tells Anne about growing up in the textile town of Erode and how, after returning from university in the UK, he decided to carve a new path for himself by breaking with the expectations of his family and launch a small sustainable ready-to-wear brand. In his pursuit, Nishanth came to realise the depth of problems that were und...2022-08-111h 05Out Of The CloudsAicha McKenzie on breath, movement and allowing ourselves to slow downIn this episode of the Out of the Clouds podcast, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews former Commonwealth British gymnast, dancer, choreographer, entrepreneur and now certified breath coach Aicha McKenzie (@AichaMcKenzie). Aicha is the CEO and founder of the AMCK Group, which she launched in 2005 with AMCK Dance - an award-winning international premium dance agency with the most elite selection of dancers, choreographers, and creative directors - as well AMCK Models in 2008, London’s only exclusively male model agency, counting over 150 male models on its books, shooting campaigns for Prada, Gucci, Burberry, among many others. Aicha has made...2022-07-121h 11Out Of The CloudsDr Jonathan Kaplan on urban mindfulness, psychological flexibility and living from our valuesIn this episode, Anne Muhlethaler interviews Dr Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D. Dr Kaplan is a licensed clinical psychologist, author and teacher, an expert in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), an ACT therapist (for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and also works with the application of mindfulness and meditation in psychotherapy.Dr Kaplan runs the SoHo CBT + Mindfulness Center, he also teaches courses to undergraduates at The New School in "Mindfulness and Meditation in Psychology" and "Culture, Ethnicity, and Mental Health." Prior to that, he taught graduate courses in "Evidence-Based Practice" and "Mindfulness and Meditation in Cognitive Behavioural T...2022-06-231h 21Out Of The CloudsArchana Jain on purpose-driven communication, telling good stories, and why PR mattersIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler reconnects with Archana Jain, an accomplished PR and communications professional, and the founder of PR Pundit, one of India’s top integrated communications firms. Archana has been at the forefront of her industry since her early days in the field and is widely recognised as a leading personality in PR, communication and media. She has been acknowledged as India’s top 100 PR communications professionals, as well as among India’s 50 Most Influential Women in Indian Media, Marketing & Advertising (2019, 2020 & 2021) and featured in the “Top 100 Influential Game Changers List.”Anne and...2022-06-051h 06Out Of The CloudsJennifer Fisher on building a business, talismans and making smarter choicesIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews her friend, New York-based jewelry designer Jennifer Fisher. The two met in New York, many moons ago, over a long dinner at Mr Chow’s in Tribeca and had an instantaneous bond. Jennifer is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a nominee for the 2020 and 2019 Accessory Designer of the Year at the annual CFDA Awards, a recipient of the 2018 Town & Country Jewelry Award for Retail Innovation, the 2016 Influencer of the Year at the annual Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards and was...2022-04-281h 19Out Of The CloudsWesley Faulkner on how community shapes us, inclusion and neurodiversityIn this episode, host of Out of the Clouds Anne Muhlethaler interviews Wesley Faulkner. Wesley is a first-generation American, public speaker, and podcaster, and he currently works as a Head of Community at SingleStore, co-hosts the developer relations focused podcast Community Pulse and serves on the board for South by Southwest. He is a founding member of the government transparency group Open Austin and a staunch supporter of racial justice, workplace equity and neurodiversity. A tech enthusiast since his teens, Wesley first trained as an electrical and computer engineer (despite growing up without owning a pe...2022-04-211h 50Out Of The CloudsJenny Sauer-Klein on experience design, connection and scaling intimacyIn this episode, Anne Muhlethaler, host of Out of the Clouds, interviews consultant and experience design specialist Jenny Sauer-Klein. Jenny is passionate about how we get together as groups and how we learn, and she regularly consults for organisations like Google, Airbnb, Dropbox and the Haas School of Business. She is a wonderful facilitator who has spent her life creating lasting experiences for a myriad of different audiences and is a frequent presenter at international conferences and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, and Inc., as well as Tim Ferriss’ book “Tools of Ti...2022-03-261h 23Out Of The CloudsManfreda Cavazza on not fitting in, the craft of writing and adopting an audience-first mindsetIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews writer, copy editor and journalist Manfreda Cavazza.The two have been collaborating since late 2020, with Manfreda supporting Anne in her writing for the blog and newsletter she publishes weekly for her company, AVM Consulting. They share a number of values, including, among other things, a love of words well used, storytelling and values-driven strategies. In this interview, the Italian-English writer shares stories about her childhood spent between Brazil, Italy and England, her beginnings as a journalist in London covering the retail sector, and h...2022-03-171h 20Out Of The CloudsJulie Granger on passion, teaching, and making the benefits of ballet available to allIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews celebrity fitness trainer and former ballerina Julie Granger. Anne came across Julie via an online recommendation and was immediately struck not only by the instructor’s passion for teaching and the effectiveness of her classes (particularly Brooklyn Barre), but also by the combination of her warmth and dry sense of humour. In this interview, they dig into Julie’s journey from the outskirts of Paris to the Boston Ballet, why she left her ballerina career behind, and how she decided to pursue new callings, including yoga...2022-03-101h 20Out Of The CloudsCameron Silver on circular fashion, the theatre of retail and vulnerabilityIn this episode, Anne Muhlethaler, host of Out of the Clouds, interviews Cameron Silver. Known as ‘the impresario of vintage fashion’, Silver - who pursued acting in his teens - is a talented retailer, storyteller, and an all-round entertaining guest. In their interview, he tells Anne about how he landed working in retail while pursuing acting and singing roles, and how he started building a shop in his mother’s living room, after discovering a passion for thrifting while touring around the US. Later, he founded the now famous vintage couture boutique Decades Inc. in LA, where he star...2022-02-221h 28Out Of The CloudsAnnie Lee on safe events during COVID, setting healthy boundaries and not planning for perfectionIn this episode, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews her good friend, entrepreneur and event planner Annie Lee. Annie is known as “The Wedding Doctor” by Refinery29, “The Party Planner” by New York Magazine, a “celebrity entertaining expert” by People Magazine and Shape Magazine’s “Woman in Action – Entertaining Expert.” An event and wedding specialist for nearly 15 years, Annie has been an industry spokesperson for safety in events since early in the pandemic. She continues to run her own events company, Daughter of Design, while also developing a major project, Plannie. Dubbed ‘Uber for events’, with Plannie she hopes to open the possibility f...2022-02-151h 22Out Of The CloudsNeil Bridgeman on naturopathy, nutrition to support mental health and yoga for anxietyNeil Bridgeman is a marketing and branding expert turned naturopathic nutritionist. In this podcast episode, Neil talks to host Anne Muhlethaler about his personal journey from Australia to the UK where he landed in the then up and coming startup that was luxury online retailer Net-a-Porter.The two know each other from then, and exchange on the way Net-a-Porter, and Mr Porter, have been the pioneers in the world of e-commerce, in the projects, collaborations and experiences created for their clientele. Neil also shares his career conversion journey, along with his personal difficulties wit...2022-01-111h 18Out Of The CloudsPaulette Perhach on writing and personal finance, creating value, and the joy of writing in communityPaulette Perhach (@pauletteperhach) is an freelance writer, journalist and writing coach, who shares her knowledge and expertise with those pursuing writing, both as a career or for personal creative goals. In this lively podcast interview, Paulette speaks to host Anne Muhlethaler about her early beginnings with writing, how one of her stories, ‘The Fuck-off Fund’, went viral, and how this didn't just propel her to the top of literature mountain but zip-lined her (in her own words) to finance media mountain. Since then, Paulette has published her first book, Welcome to the Writer’s World, and tells Anne al...2021-12-211h 15Out Of The CloudsYancey Strickler on Bento and post-individualism, self-interest and future usYancey Strickler (@ystrickler) is an entrepreneur and writer, co-founder of Kickstarter, The Creative Independent, and the author of This Could Be our Future, A Manifesto for a More Generous World. He’s a Distinguished Fellow at the Drucker Institute, one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People, and an angel investor in startups, including Hopin, Mati, Organise, Realtime, Supercritical, System, and Wren.Host Anne Mühlethaler met Yancey over Zoom, with 50 or so others, curious after hearing him speak of his Bentoism project on the James Altucher show in Spring 2020. Having gotten to know each other over the p...2021-10-311h 27Out Of The CloudsSolo Episode - On swimming, resources and finding flowIn this solo episode, host Anne Muhlethaler (@annvi) explains how she reconnected with her childhood love of swimming while away on a mountain retreat for a few days. Surprisingly, through a few changes she'd recently made, this practice turned into a peak experience. This got her thinking, mid-stroke (breaststroke that is), and turned into a reflection on the feeling of ‘meh’ (aka languishing), and how to find joy (and flow) in the small things. With a clear nod (and thanks) to Prof. Adam Grant, whose recent TED Talk in Monterey provided a wonderful backdrop to examine how we ca...2021-10-2524 minOut Of The CloudsAndrew Barry on transformational online courses, learning from each other and seeking joy'Your customers will tell you what they want your product to be. Listening to what the customer wants is half the battle and the key to everything you do.' Andrew Barry Andrew Barry (@bazzaruto) is 'the course guy', an online teacher's teacher and founder of Curious Lion Learning.If a single slogan could describe Andrew, it would be 'The more you learn, the better it gets', a line which he credits to a sporting TV network he used to watch while growing up, a self-confessed sports fanatic, in Cape Town, South Africa. Wit...2021-09-261h 19Out Of The CloudsSolo Episode - This is a test'If you are not happy with the way things are, don't just complain. Go make things how they should be.' Derek SiversThis episode marks the start of the second season of Out of the Clouds. Host Anne Mühlethaler returns with a solo episode, a podcast version of a piece she wrote recently. The topic is inspired by a book by Derek Sivers called 'Your Music and Your People' - a wonderful read - which she was gifted anonymously earlier this year. One of the short stories or blog posts, called This is a Test, fe...2021-09-1516 minOut Of The CloudsNadine Kelly on yoga and mental health, reclaiming her creativity and serving wise women In this new episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Nadine Kelly (https://www.instagram.com/yogimdnet/?hl=en), a retired pathologist, experienced yoga instructor, American Council of Exercise certified Health Coach and Senior Exercise Specialist. She is also the founder of YOGI M.D. and host of the YOGI M.D. Podcast.Anne and Nadine are Akimbo alumni, they met in 2020 on the Podcasting Fellowship, an online course for budding podcasters hosted by Seth Godin and Alex di Palma. In this conversation, Nadine candidly reveals her journey leaving her medic...2021-07-151h 13Out Of The CloudsSolo Episode - Telling the WE storyIn this solo episode, host Anne Muhlethaler was inspired by the fact that Geneva, her hometown where she currently resides, felt like the centre of the world as the city hosted Presidents Biden and Putin for the US/Russia summit, essentially happening a stone's throw away from her home. The conversations picked up in the press prompted her to explore relationships as systems, how feedback offers about the person giving it, as well as our interconnectedness and what life can look like, when we embrace the other as one of us and shift from telling the I s...2021-07-0920 minOut Of The CloudsHelen Baynes on customer centricity and the power of listeningIn this new episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Customer Experience Specialist and consultant, Helen Baynes. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-baynes-030b791/). Want to grow your business? "If you have a long-term ambition for your business, take your customers on the journey with you." offers Helen. Anne and Helen met through a close common friend and more recently had a chance to work together, as both of them are consultants who share some specific values, in particular around empathy and customer centricity. Helen is a Customer Experience Consultant and Stra...2021-06-281h 20Out Of The CloudsSolo Episode - a Change in Leadership StyleIn this second solo episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler shares thoughts after writing a post for AVM Consulting. The topic explored is collaboration, or rather the importance of Collaborative Leadership vs the Hero Leadership, the importance of leaning into the wisdom at the meeting table and the real beauty or magic that can be found in the meeting rooms when engaging with everyone present. Anne confesses she is leaning towards change, though she still partially identifies with the old leadership model, while thinking about how to better collaborate to pave the way for a...2021-06-1313 minOut Of The CloudsTodd Lynn on fashion as an ideas laboratory and why everyone wants to be a rockstarIn this new episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Canadian ready-to-wear designer Todd Lynn (@toddlynnlondon).Anne and Todd have known each other since 2000, whilst Anne was starting out at Christian Louboutin in London, and Todd was designing at Roland Mouret. They became close friends over the years and worked together closely, especially after Todd launched his eponymous brand in 2006.Todd is considered rock and roll’s best-kept secret. His clients include U2, The Rolling Stones, Beyonce, The Savages, Lady Gaga, Courtney Love, Janet Jackson and P.J. Harvey. His collection embodies th...2021-05-301h 23Out Of The CloudsSolo Episode: the one where I talk about my favourite word and IkigaiIn this episode, the first of its kind, host of Out of the Clouds Anne Muhlethaler introduces a solo episode. Unlike the interviews with her varied guests, this is a scripted show, an audio version of the blog post she publishes weekly on her other platform, AVM Consulting (avm.consulting). Called Looking Forward, the blog is a jumping-off point where Anne explores business, the future of work, and like Out of the Clouds, applying a lens of mindfulness. In this show, her exploration is at the crossroads of two questions she asks every guest on th...2021-05-2320 minOut Of The CloudsApril Davila on mindful writing, right view and the importance of consistencyIn this new episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews novelist and mindfulness teacher April Davila (@aprildavila). Anne and April got to know each other thanks to their two-year certification training course, or MMTCP, which they completed earlier this year, meeting over Zoom during the closing retreat hosted by their teachers Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. April, a fourth generation Californian shares her journey from scientist to professional writer, to novelist. She offers insights about both her writing process as well as what it was like publishing her first novel, '142 Ostriches', and...2021-05-021h 08Out Of The CloudsKeris Marsden on naturopathy, self care and following her gutIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, Anne Muhlethaler interviews Keris Masden (@fitterfood), in a first of what may be several interviews with the highly qualified naturopathic nutritional therapist, trainer and lecturer at the College of Naturopathic Medicine. Keris, with her partner Matt Whitmore, runs Fitter Food: a comprehensive platform offering good food, optimal health and tools to get fit and active, and leading long and happy lives.Anne invites Keris to share first the why behind her path into personal training, and then into naturopathy. A very personal journey indeed, in large part motivated by...2021-04-251h 22Out Of The CloudsNina Runsdorf on being true to herself and always searching for treasuresIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews the highly creative fine jeweler Nina Runsdorf. The two know each other well, having first been introduced by a mutual friend in 2011, and are currently working together on developing Nina's business. The super chic designer, who has been at the head of her eponymous brand for a little over 15 years, talks first about her roots in family and design. She has essentially been making jewellery throughout her life, first starting at her parent's upstate farm in New York age 11, then in college with a friend, be...2021-04-131h 12Out Of The CloudsSri Ganesh Santhiram on being bold, data as guiding light and empowering teams to drive success on digitalIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, Anne Muhlethaler speaks to Sri Ganesh Santhiram, a digital marketing and e-commerce leader with a passion for putting customer experience and message first. Ganesh shares his journey from being a football-loving kid growing up in Brighton to his MBA in Malaysia and how being at the forefront of data and insights offered him a way into digital and e-commerce. As someone focused on creating data-driven, consumer-centric strategies to drive digital growth, he goes over the challenges and opportunities for brands around digital transformation. Anne and Ganesh also discuss what t...2021-03-111h 12
Out Of The CloudsMeditation: Breath as gateway to the present momentIt's often said that breath is the language of the nervous system. Short enough to fit in at any time, this Mindfulness of Breath guided meditation starts off with setting an intention for practice before turning to explore the sensations of the breath, as a gateway to becoming more intimate with ourselves in the present moment. ***If you enjoyed this episode, click subscribe for more, and consider writing a review of the show on Apple Podcasts, it helps people find the podacst and also helps to secure future guests. Thank you for listening!2021-03-0407 minOut Of The CloudsDr Andrea Wojnicki on skilled communication, word of mouth, and the importance of personal brandIn this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler is joined by Dr Andrea Wojnicki, founder and chief talker of 'Talk About Talk', an online platform as well as a podcast. From early experiences in brand marketing at Kraft Foods, Andrea, a self-confessed life-long learner talks about how she got into academia and earned herself a Doctorate of Business Administration (Marketing) from Harvard Business School, where she focused her research on consumer psychology and the fascinating subject of 'word of mouth'. Since then, she has been keenly exploring why people talk.Over the co...2021-02-251h 19Out Of The Clouds#10 Suzanne Faith on finding the good and weaving ourselves into expansionIn this final episode of season 1 of Out of the Clouds, Anne talks to renowned yoga teacher Suzanne Faith (@suzannefaithyoga).Suzanne is a certified Senior Anusara Teacher. Her teachings encourage students to dissolve barriers, to dance and to move through an intelligent practice in order to restore and evolve on all levels. Her classes are devotional, mighty and introspective, weaving progressive sequencing, anchored in ancient teachings, and woven to attune to modern duty.The two met on the Balearic island of Ibiza, where Anne landed first on a yoga retreat, only to hear of Suzanne's am...2020-12-3157 minOut Of The CloudsMartin Popplewell on being the real castaway, finding alternative routes and the state of journalism todayThis week, host of Out of the Clouds Anne Muhlethaler is joined by journalist, media trainer and ex-broadcaster Martin Popplewell (@Martinpops). Anne had the occasion to work with Martin on a couple of projects, which landed her in the green room of the BBC Morning News a few years ago. However little did she know of his (very) early career in TV which landed him on a deserted island, on purpose it should be noted, and not on any show you may have heard of. They talk about his passion for journalism and politics, his ex...2020-12-0953 min
Out Of The CloudsMeditation: Lovingkindness - Kindness as the water of humanityLovingkindness or Metta, is a practice which invites a genuine intention, first directed towards oneself, before turning to others and the whole world, to be healthy, at ease and safe from harm. Far from being a simple wish or a prayer, Metta doesn't change our situations yet it may change how we relate to ourselves and each other over time. This meditation awakens listening presence, first inquiring about state, then offering relaxation and ease through the body, tuning into the heart area, before then moving into breathing in and out, repeating lovingkindness phrases. Teacher Ruth Kin...2020-11-1921 min
Out Of The CloudsOut of the Clouds - Meditation & Mindfulness TrailerJoin host of Out of the Clouds Anne Muhlethaler as she introduces guided meditations to the podcast and her core practice of Metta or LovingKindness meditation. Subscribe now for updates. If you enjoyed this episode, click subscribe for more, and if you are so inclined, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts! thank you for listeningFor notes and transcripts, please visit Out Of The Clouds on Simplecast. Sign up for Anne's email newsletter for more from Out of the Clouds at https://annevmuhlethaler.com.To sign up fo...2020-11-0501 minOut Of The CloudsTess Privett on faith, Japa meditation and finding joy while chopping an onionIn this episode, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Tess Privett (@lotuspocus_milano): Tess is a yoga teacher, owner of Lotus Pocus studio in the center of Milan, Italy, who Anne encountered virtually while the two were studying how to launch their podcasts with the help of Seth Godin's Akimbo "Podcast Fellowship". This marks their first time "meeting" over Zoom, despite the fact they had spent a good couple of months that same spring reading and hearing about each other's projects come to life. Tess and Anne share a deep interest in yoga and meditation. In this interview, they disc...2020-09-301h 00Out Of The CloudsTrailerIn this trailer, Anne Muhlethaler, host of Out Of The Clouds offers a short introduction on both her background and the podcast: a platform for conversations with yoga and meditation teachers, entrepreneurs, artists, designers, around business and mindfulness, a reflection on integrated living. This episode is brought to you by Le TrenteAre you a purpose-driven individual seeking clarity in your personalnarrative? Is your brand struggling to communicate authentically withyour audience? Looking for a thought partnership that transforms how youconnect with the world?Le Trente is a global community that emboldens purpose-drivenindividuals and organizations to communicate authentically.Headquartered in Geneva but...2020-06-0602 min