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Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things podcast, with Suddi Raval: one of the icons of the UK rave scene on creating a musical revolution...Suddi Raval, along with his band Together, created one of the biggest tracks of the rave scene - revolutionary not only in what it contained on a musical level, but what it sampled (the last ever Blackburn rave crowd), and how it became pivotal in the scene. When gatherings of thousands of young people came together (without any social media) it was a calling, a spiritual experience, a dancing revolution. Something which could have grown to be a cultural explosion akin to hip-hop was dampened by the authorities, but this led to Suddi and his bandmates making more and...2022-09-0343 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things podcast, with Tanya Markul: writer, poet, motivator, advocate of the imagination...Dharma Things podcast, with Tanya Markul: writer, poet, motivator, advocate of the imagination, an American in Denmark, mother most importantly. Healing and revealing the emotional journey of life with words, Tanya has repeatedly journeyed through self-reflection and deep healing to feed her fairly constant creative output. Somehow finding the energy to be pregnant and self-publish, BOTH times she's presented the world with a collection of her works, she uses her depth of life experience and her unbounded creativity to give a voice to things that are voiceless for some people, to create a connection and a sense of understanding...2022-08-0456 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things podcast, with Lydmor: Why we're still talking about equality for womxn in the music industry, and other things....The far-reaching and wonderous creative world of Lydmor; the Danish composer, producer, singer, writer... Activist. Known in real life as Jenny Rossander, her career has very quickly become far-reaching, as has her reputation for standing up and campaigning for equality across the creative world. Jenny has stood on panels and debates alongside leading politicians, at the same time as winning multiple awards for her own increasingly incredible work. In this chat, we touch on many things including the way generalising 'sexualisation of women' doesn't always explain behaviours in different societies. Dip in.2022-07-061h 14
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Dr. Lee Watson: how far do you go, to make the healing potential of yoga accessible to all?It's been discussed many many many times in recent years - how the westernisation of yoga has meant the beautiful, deep, meaningful practice has been taken over by predominantly privileged women of white backgrounds. Aside from the authenticity of the practice, how do we ( as a yoga community) ensure that the practices can be accessible for people who don't have money, who don't have access to big studios, or who don't even have access to running water and toilet facilities.....?This is where Fierce Calm comes in. A charity, set up by Lee and his team, the...2022-05-311h 06
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with George 'SEN1' Morillo; Lost Stories - the politics, security, opportunity and evolution of hip-hop...Dharma Things, with George 'SEN1' Morillo; Lost Stories - the politics, security, opportunity and evolution of hip-hop...SEN1 - George - is one of the original street artists of NYC. He was there at the beginning; a foundational member of groups of kids who started the various artistic facets of the hip-hop movement; lyrics, music, dance, art. Often overlooked in favour of the 'big money stories' and heavily branded fashionable reiterations of hip-hop that bought out and colonised the culture, people like George and his crew keep the flame alive within the community - it's true...2022-05-041h 07
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Naama Zusman; tuning your intuition to create the life you want.It's all about allowing.... Allowing yourself to let every experience - good and bad - give you some direction, some meaning, something to use to transform yourself with should you wish. Naama is an expert in transformation, changing women, careers, and whole lives with her guidance and support. Her experience from living around the world is secretly laced with yoga philosophy and also a lot of common sense. Everything you need is already within you....2022-03-3056 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Ruth Daniel; "If it wasn’t for hip-hop, I would be dead.""If it wasn’t for hip-hop, I would be dead.", was actually said by MC Lupa, a creative and musician from Medellín, Colombia - an area with a life-expectancy for young men of 21 years old.. The work that Ruth's organisation does in areas in such conflict - whether that's gang-related or political - gives communities a voice, opportunity, hope. It gives them life. It's often thought that 'the arts' is some middle-class thing that parachutes into areas with big ideas and zero connection. In Place Of War is the opposite - no ideas and lots of connections. They wor...2022-03-0247 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Bangs Carey-Campbell: "this whole fake concern for people's health is absolute bullshit - it's fatphobia"...Dharma Things, with Bangs Carey-Campbell: "this whole fake concern for people's health is absolute bullshit - it's fatphobia"... Prompted by some of her recent Instagram posts investigating how to make her own classes more accessible, the intention was to talk to fitness expert and journalist Bangs about the endless 'fat vs fit' debate. Which we did. But many other things happened along the way. Bangs has lived around the world, experienced many levels of hard work, and self-deprecation, which makes her the perfect cheerleader for anyone needing reassurance that they belong, regardless of age, size, occupation. Bangs has got...2022-02-031h 17
GroovementGroovement Holiday Special: 50 Guests(Roughly) 50 friends and family drop by to share their favourite tracks across the soul, hip hop, beats and jazz spectrum. Happy Holidays. Find track lists and links to buy music on groovement.co.ukBig thanks to our contributors - in order of appearance: BJORN (MIGHTY MOCAMBOS / BACAO RHYTHM & STEEL BAND) NATALIE EVE-WILLIAMS (BBC INTRODUCING) ANDY SHAKE'N'FINGERPOP MALI HAYES KINKAI FERNANDO VELEZ (THE DAP-KINGS) LEVI LOVE (MAS O MENOS RECORDS) DJ FORMAT AVER (MOVE 78)MATTHEW HALSALL LACK OF AFR...2021-12-2809 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Kay Miyake: the language of fitness - how do we navigate social media to get the best for ourselves, and find enjoyment rather than stress and guilt?Dharma Things, with Kay Miyake: the language of fitness - how do we navigate social media to get the best for ourselves, and find enjoyment rather than stress and guilt? Meet Kay, who uses the Instagram handle 'Making Gains With Kay' - as well as being a bit of a gym pro with a long and adventurous journey from distance running to skateboarding, she's a comms expert. With our current leniency on all things social media, she talks about how the language we find when we read and get drawn into 'professional profiles' can focus simply on image rather...2021-12-0241 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Gary Povey: What is normal anyway......? Navigating ableism, martial arts, technology for disabilities, and hills...'Ablesim' has become more prevalent in recent years, as we've started to understand the impact of insitutionalised process and environments on many people in this world who don't fit into that annoying term NORMAL....What is normal anyway......?This month's guest is just a regular guy who loves working out, practicing martial arts, getting tattoos and climbing hills. All of it, with somewhat of a twist. Gary has Osteogenesis Imperfecta - or brittle bones - which means he's spent his life working through the various obstacles placed in front of him, quite literally sometimes, by...2021-11-011h 04
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Sudhir Rishi: "Joy is my nature and Smile is my birthright" is the motto. Sudhir Rishi embodies Dharma – he might not say so himself, but for a lot of people who have encountered him in life, he does."Joy is my nature and Smile is my birthright" is the motto. This is based on the ancient Indian Philosophy of Vedas, to discover Emotional Self-Sufficiency. The path is yoga, pranayama, meditation and contemplation through right knowledge [taken from Sudhir's Facebook page]. Sudhir Rishi embodies Dharma – he might not say so himself, but for a lot of people who have encountered him in life, he does. A man who has spent a lot of time investigating, learning about, and understanding himself before choosing which life path to take, he has globally-reaching empathy. In his session with us he talks th...2021-10-0546 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Namita Piparaiya: Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedic philosophy and modernisation... And do we *really* need to say Namste at the end of our yoga class?Who better to speak to about authenticity around Ayurveda and Yoga than someone who actually lives, eats, breaths the traditions because they were born in the 'right country' and spend their life working on the practices.... Enter, Namita, AKA Yoganama. The Yoganama philosophy is that yoga is not just postures on a mat but a combination of asana, pranayama, meditation, and constitution-based living. Yoganama is a wellness platform that brings the three key pillars of mindful living, Yoga, Ayurveda & Philosophy, under one roof. Founded by former banker and Yoga and Ayurveda lifestyle specialist, Namita Piparaiya, her objective is to...2021-08-3046 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Adell Bridges: the scary but wonderful life of a travelling yogi, and how habit stacking has helped ADHD tendencies...After qualifying as a teacher Adell very quickly became an 'Instagram yogi' with her athletic approach to yoga asana practice. But, she is a geek - an anatomy geek, a neurology student, researching everything she delivers to combine traditional practices with science. She also recently discovered she has ADHD, which explains a lot of her processes. Her bite-sized chat includes how habit stacking has helped her ADHD tendencies, eased the pressure she puts on herself, and made the 'to do' lists more manageable, and takes a brief but thought-provoking turn to look at authenticity and the modernisation of yoga.2021-08-0254 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Ben Harrison: What is it to be a man...? Are we losing the essence of masculinity? In a world supposedly driven by a patriarchal thinking, other than a few elite leaders and inventors what are all other men experiencing?What is it to be a man...? Are we losing the essence of masculinity? In a world supposedly driven by a patriarchal thinking, other than a few elite leaders and inventors what are all other men experiencing? Grab your notebook and be ready to write down authors and titles. Through this theoretical and philosophically detailed conversation Ben breaks down presumed ideas on masculinity, feminism, and the nature of essence within identity - amongst other things - to dissolve the idea of toxic masculinity.2021-06-2855 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Bella Neergaard - "but where are you REALLY from?", and other challenges faced by a young, intelligent, half-Danish half-Nigerian, woman, who just wants to be a self-love advocate."I am a brutally soft woman" (Nayyirah Waheed) is a quote that perfectly sums up Bella Neergaard - body positivity and self-love advocate, she isn't a fraction as shallow as social media would lead us to believe that people behind those phrases are. Eloquent, experienced, and philosophical, Bella talks through the challenges she faced growing up and taking her education across a variety of countries; challenges in feminism, racism, family dynamics, each obstacle teaching her to grow.2021-05-3151 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Lemn Sissay: Belonging - what is belonging? Belonging to a family, a community, an ethnicity? And is it really any use to our sense of identity.Lemn Sissay - poet, author, playwright, creative, busy person... But does being busy negate the quality of what you do? Because life is about quality, of experience and of love. Lemn was born to a mother who landed in England to study, and was subsequently separated from her and taken on a life-long journey of discovery. He discusses his life in British care homes, re-connecting with his Ethiopian family scattered across the world, and really what all this means to him, as Lemn, and his identity. What is identity?2021-04-2949 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Meesha Sharma: decolonisation, gender and deities, yoga's roots in Egypt... Exploration, explanation, and equality.Meesha was born to Indian parents in America, the first of the entire family to be born out of the motherland. A highly educated and open human being, she runs Alchemystic Studio; a yoga space open to anyone wanting a spiritual experience, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender identity.Sounds un-yoga, right, because yoga is for women in lycra in gyms using powerful music and playing with their chakras....? Speaking from her own learning and her own experiences, Meesha clears that up for us, discussing the many deities and genders in Hinduism, decolonising yoga and ridding it of...2021-04-2943 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Steph Magenta: Breathing. We all do it, right? But do we do it right....? Right!Breathing. We all do it, right? But do we do it right....? Right!In the first episode of Dharma Things, breathwork facilitator, licensed bodywork therapist and shamanic practitioner Steph Magenta talks through the importance of breathing, how it is completely life changing (more than just breathing to live!), the integration and integrity of breathwork, and that not so far-flung world of shamanism.After growing through obstacles of addiction and abuse in her life, over many years Steph realised what the things were that were helping her heal, allowing her to look at her life with...2021-04-2940 min
Ross Forde Radio#12 Miz DeShannon - Yoga a deeper dive - a closer look at teaching and the origins of yoga cultureIn this episode, we took a closer look at the uses of music in yoga and the origins of where some practices and customs originate.2021-01-2837 minRoss Forde Radio#10 Life Changing Yoga with Miz de ShannonIn this episode, I talk to Miz DeShannon ( @natarajayogauk ) about how she got into teaching yoga and how it's changed her life. We go into some of the life-changing benefits her students have gained from attending her classes. We also cover how yoga can provide posterity to all aspects of your life.2021-01-1935 min