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The Spiritual Parent: Mindful Tools for Raising Spiritual and Conscious KidsEmbracing Authentic Childhood: Nurturing Mindful and Resilient Kids with Diana ZaheerEver wondered how to raise children who are not only mindful but also resilient and open-minded? Listen as we explore this with Diana Zaheer, a seasoned educator with over three decades of experience. Diana shares her unique insights on homeschooling across different cultures, emphasizing the significance of a worldly education in nurturing empathetic individuals. This conversation is a heartfelt journey into creating environments where children can truly embrace their authentic selves, unburdened by societal dictates.Parenting is a journey of mutual growth, and we delve into the intricacies of nurturing both our children and ourselves. This episode...2025-01-2838 min
SOUL Purpose ~ with Caroline Carey ~ a journey of human-soul stories that lead to entrepreneurial offeringsSnowy Landscapes & Inner Harbours with Diana ZaheerFor more than 30 years, Diana Zaheer has been teaching people all over the world about the inner journey. Her healing work combines teachings and practices from many traditions and cultures and has a distinctive mothering style. She uses the phrase InnerHarbor® to describe the sacred space inside all of us. Diana grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in a family of healers, spent 15 years in an inner work school starting at age 23 and lived overseas for much of her adult life, learning from master teachers in remote places. She now lives with her family in Bou...2024-08-3148 min
SOUL Purpose ~ with Caroline Carey ~ a journey of human-soul stories that lead to entrepreneurial offeringsSnowy Landscapes & Inner Harbours with Diana ZaheerFor more than 30 years, Diana Zaheer has been teaching people all over the world about the inner journey. Her healing work combines teachings and practices from many traditions and cultures and has a distinctive mothering style. She uses the phrase InnerHarbor® to describe the sacred space inside all of us. Diana grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in a family of healers, spent 15 years in an inner work school starting at age 23 and lived overseas for much of her adult life, learning from master teachers in remote places. She now lives with her family in Bou...2024-08-3106 min
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast228. Transforming Our Inner Critic: Diana Zaheer on Energy, Spirituality, and Over the Counter MeditationsIn this enlightening episode of "The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast," host Ashley Loeb Blassingame sits down with Diana Zaheer, a spiritual teacher and healer with a unique background in energy work and global spiritual traditions. Diana shares her journey from seeing energy as a child to studying with spiritual teachers across Asia. They delve into the concept of the critical voice, its impact on our lives, and how to work with it to foster self-compassion and inner peace. Diana also discusses her latest project, "Over the Counter Meditations," a collection of spontaneous meditations paired with beautiful music...2024-07-1049 min
What's Your Story?story #67 - DianaFrom the snowy peaks of Colorado to the vibrant streets of New Delhi, Diana Zaheers journey of lifelong learning has been a pilgrimage of the spirit, a quest to explore the inner workings of the human psyche and unlock the secrets of the Universe. Born into a family with a lineage of healers, Diana Zaheer has always been attuned to the subtle energies that permeate our existence, finding solace and guidance in their invisible embrace.Connect with Diana Zaheer HEREWatch the video version of Dianas story HERESay hello on Instagram.2024-07-0538 min
Business By NatureFollowing the Nature of Your Work with Diana ZaheerToday Diana Zaheer is joining us to share about how her business is a very flexible entity and why that supports her (even though it goes against most conventional business teachings). Diana has been an inner work teacher and spiritual counselor for decades and it’s a gift to hear her about about her work. We’re diving into how following the nature of your work leads to doing more of what you want and more of what your clients actually need. She’s also sharing an incredibly useful practice to connect with yourself so you can access...2024-03-2552 min
End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)Episode 279: Diana Zaheer: "Over the Counter Meditations"/Inner HarborDiana Zaheer is a counselor and teacher of healing and wisdom traditions with more than 30 years experience. In Over the Counter Meditations, she teams up with Grammy nominated musician Lincoln Parish, founding member and original lead guitarist of Cage the Elephant to produce an "extraordinary" piece of spoken word poetry and song. Over the Counter Meditations is a "spoken word LP with a metaphysical purpose for positive transformation and reliable support during pivotal moments in people's mental health journeys." According to Zaheer, the album was created with the intention of giving us "companionship and wellness education along with familiarity of m...2023-12-2457 min
Two Wise Women TalkingBeing in the FightIn Episode 11, Diana and Sheira invite us into the most uncomfortable territory in our lives -- being in a fight. They offer new understanding and tools for conflict: how to be present for it, without reverting to our history as the default. They introduce us to the best insurance policy for being in a fight -- a safe and compassionate relationship with our own vulnerability. They explain what tends to happen when we don't know how to notice and care for our vulnerability. They guide us to our true internal power spot, which isn't interested in power ov...2022-11-0550 min
curry on!Queen of Colonizing - Über das britische Königshaus & KolonialismusWie wurde der Tod von Queen Elizabeth II. in südasiatischen Communities aufgenommen? Und woher kommt die Trauer und das Mitgefühl für eine Monarchin? In dieser Folge widmen wir uns dem britischen Königshaus und seinen Kolonialverbrechen. Denn ob in der Sprache, in unserer Kleidung oder in unseren Körpern - der Kolonialismus ist für viele Südasiat*innen Teil der Gegenwart.
Ihr erfahrt, warum unsere Community teilweise wütend über aktuelle Debatten ist und weshalb Maya schon als Kleinkind die Queen abgeschrieben hat.
Welche Spuren hat die Kolonialzeit hinterlassen? Wie spüren wir das koloni...2022-10-091h 03
Two Wise Women TalkingPreparing to FightWe step on each other's toes. It can’t be helped. It's part of being in a healthy relationship. What can we do to make it easier to navigate a difference or a disagreement? In episode 10, Diana and Sheira set the stage for less reactivity, discussing why it empowers us to have a friendly relationship with ourselves as a resource when there is conflict. They offer tools we can use in the heat of the moment to introduce calmness and wisdom, which can change the course of the fight. 2022-07-0333 min
Two Wise Women TalkingInner Freedom in RelationshipsHow can we stay connected with ourselves -- feeling the warmth of our hearts and the strength of our inner core -- when we are communicating with other people, especially people we care about deeply? In episode 9, Diana and Sheira guide us to moments of safe and empowered inner space. When we learn how to "hang out" with ourselves, we discover inner resources that make healthy, sustainable relationships possible. We tap into our energetic and psychological capacities, making room for our own suffering instead of projecting it onto others. That is when true compassion opens up for u...2022-06-1935 min
Two Wise Women TalkingBeing Ourselves in RelationshipsWe all want to have more harmony, connection and communication success in our relationships. But what if the key to those moments actually has less to do with relating to our partner and more with discovering and staying connected to who we really are inside. In episode 8, Diana and Sheira take another step into the authenticity zone as the basis for healthy relating. They help us notice how and when we innocently and unconsciously get lost in our personal history. They help us return to the present moment, occupy our own sense of inner space and...2022-06-0535 min
Two Wise Women TalkingMerging in RelationshipsWe all long to be close and feel connected. But what do we do when we have a moment of misunderstanding, disagreement or upset? Fighting with our partners doesn't work. What is the alternative?In episode 7, Diana and Sheira present the first in a series of breakthrough teachings on how we can get along with other people by doing something different within ourselves first. By deeply exploring the psychological, emotional and spiritual differences between healthy contact and unhealthy blending, they describe steps to slow the momentum of a fight and bring in compassionate and curious a...2022-05-2236 min
Two Wise Women TalkingRelationship BeginningsDo you remember the irresistible beginning of your romantic relationship?In episode 6, Diana and Sheira take listeners on an experiential and educational journey into the start of relationship -- the proverbial honeypot. Celebrating this natural and essential time of bonding with another person, they also share what's going on emotionally, psychologically and spiritually during this phase of merging. They discuss how this relationship phase sets the stage for future times of growth in relationships as they mature, deepen and experience secure attachment. Bringing in teachings from previous episodes, Diana and Sheira show how inner friendship and inner s...2022-05-0836 min
Two Wise Women TalkingRelationship SafetyIs it actually possible to feel more comfortable, more confident when communicating with a romantic partner? In episode 5, Diana and Sheira begin sharing their foundational teachings about how to be part of a couple from the centering reality of the present moment, not from the unconscious conditioning of history and generational patterns. They give practical tools for how to experience directly what's happening on "our own side of the street," how to stay in the present moment with friendship toward the self and the other person, and how to reveal oneself safely. 2022-04-2426 min
Two Wise Women TalkingBuilding SafetyEveryone wants to feel safe. In episode 4, Diana and Sheira teach tools to build safety -- inviting listeners on a guided visit to the body where they can connect with the innate experience of safety, one brief moment at a time. This bold, simple approach allows a shift out of automatic, unconscious beliefs and historical behaviors into a new relationship with self and others.2022-04-1045 min
Two Wise Women TalkingInternal SafetyWhat does it mean to truly feel safe? In episode three, Diana and Sheira create a holding field for anything that causes listeners to feel unsafe -- be it something happening in the world or in their own lives, something happening to other people, or something that happened to them in the past. With great compassion and understanding, they explore the sacred territory of safety and share tools to increase inner care and calm in a variety of circumstances. 2022-03-2727 min
Two Wise Women TalkingInner FriendshipIn the second episode, Diana and Sheira take listeners on a deep dive into the inner work journey, focusing on the development of a safe and warm relationship with the self. Opening with a short, relaxing meditation, they share teachings and tools to help listeners have a direct, friendly visit with themselves. Topics include compassion, big feelings, critical voice, connection, inter-generational trauma, survival, freedom and love.2022-03-1344 min
Two Wise Women TalkingA Presence FriendshipIn the first episode, Diana and Sheira invite listeners into a gentle, experiential visit with themselves. Opening with a short relaxing meditation, they offer teachings and practices to promote warmth, openness, curiosity and support for the inner journey. Topics include big feelings, deep friendship, presence, sensing the body and healing the inner territory.They love sharing teachings far and wide, so if this podcast feels helpful to you, please share it with other people in your life, personally and/or through social media. It feels so important right now that we share resources and learn together. 2022-02-2838 min
Inside the BoardroomDiana Nelson - Former Board Chair, Carlson CompaniesCarlson School of Management Dean Sri Zaheer talks with Diana L. Nelson, former board chair of Carlson Companies, about Nelson's tenure, how the company has evolved, and her family's legacy. Nelson and Zaheer spoke during the Carlson School's 1st Tuesday event at the University of Minnesota.2020-04-0100 min