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Everlutionary: Healing and Transforming the WorldE13 - Navigating Personal and Planetary Burnout with Nivi Jaswal-WirtjesHow are you managing physical, emotional, and spiritual burnout? Each day brings more stress, political upheaval, social change, and environmental crises. How can we stay engaged in the world without becoming jaded or overwhelmed?In this episode, our host, Hawah Kasat, sits down with Nivi Jaswal-Wirtjes, the co-founder and President of the Virsa Foundation. Join them as they discuss the emotional landscape following the recent U.S. presidential election and offer insights on navigating both personal and planetary burnout. This important conversation explores the consequences of our hyper-polarized world and how ultra-processed marketing can shadow our ability to...2024-11-121h 04
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Asia got to do with Veganism?In this episode of JIVINITI - Connecting the Dots, we travel to the vast, diverse and beautiful continent of Asia with "Animal Alliance Asia". Our founder, Nivi Jaswal, connects the dots between Asia, Vegan consciousness and Animal Rights in this amazing and thought provoking conversation with Elly Nakajima, Co-founder & Director - Animal Alliance Asia and Ailya Khan, Strategy Lead & Pakistan Rep – Animal Alliance Asia. Please check out their amazing work at: https://www.animalallianceasia.org/And, donate to their efforts at: https://www.animalallianceasia.org/support-usAt JIVINITI, a platform of The Virsa Foundation, a 501c3 MA nonprofit, we connect the do...2023-04-211h 01
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's the Future got to do with Veganism?When Samantha Derrick discovered that her grad school program lacked course content on #foodsystems #plantbasednutrition #veganism #nonhumanethics - she went right ahead and wrote a curriculum for it, and launched a course at University of California, Berkeley. Students from around the world wrote in and wanted to participate when the first Plant Futures Conference made its debut. In this episode, our founder Nivi Jaswal speaks to Samantha and learns all about this plant-based mover and shaker's early childhood, her compassion for animals and her puppy named Oreo and her passion to ensure a plant-forward education and employment...2023-03-171h 01
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's EASE got to do with Disease?This is a very special JIVINITI conversation with Dr. Mythri Shankar, MD. One of our favorite stories where a physician's own #transformation alters not only her own nutritional and lifestyle values but inspires her to kickstart an entire #lifestylemedicine movement around her! Including writing a book - Ease: How to Lose Weight, Heal, Prevent and Reverse Disease.Our Founder, Nivi Jaswal, talks to Dr. Shankar about her journey in nuclear medicine, her move from the U.S. back to India, what prompted her to turn to a #wholefoodplantbased approach to nutrition and to #veganism as a philosophy.2023-02-141h 06
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Activism got to do with Veganism?JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this January 2023, with the awesome story of Seb Alex, an animal rights intersectional activist and his multicultural journey to his Higher Self, as he challenged the norms and chose veganism for justice. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Seb Alex, about his work as an author, educator and activist, what inspired him to go plant-based and why, and which events in his life helped shape his philosophy. Having given talks to over 1200+ people across Europe and...2023-01-201h 02
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Education got to do with Veganism? 🙌🏽 Founder – Born Vegan and Co-Founder – Vegan Climate March. 🌱 Sarina (IG: @bornvegan1) was raised 100% vegan in Midwestern United States. In this episode, she shares her journey as a Vegan activist, educator and speaker, and how she navigated the carnist world first as a student, then as a science teacher and how she’s addressing speciesism through science education. She helps us connect the dots between #ethics, #science, #education, and challenging norms in a world where #animalagriculture and its ‘corporate mindset’ is so deeply embedded in the world we live in today! 📖 Please check out her amazing Vegan education platform https://www.b...2022-12-161h 01
Science is GrayS2E3: Intersectionality Greenwashing and Connecting the Dots Between Human Health and Planetary Health, w/Nivi Jaswal“If clinical research ran the world - we’d all be walking around with washboard abs” - Nivi Jaswal.
Have you ever wondered why our food system is the way it is, and why so many people continue to struggle with their health even though we have cutting edge brilliant research and knowledge about health and nutrition?
In today’s episode I speak with Nivi Jaswal MBA, NBC-HWC, who is the founder and president of the VIRSA Foundation about her background and journey from working for a corporate food and beverage company, to running an inter...2022-11-2258 min
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Strength Sports got to do with Veganism?JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this November 2022, with two amazing and very strong women, literally. Sahyuri Lalim and Ramona Cadogan are both weightlifters - a powerlifter and an Olympic lifter, AND, they're both vegan. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Sahyuri and Ramona about their respective vegan journeys, what inspired them to go plant-based and why, and how has it impacted their lives - interpersonally and professionally in the weightlifting community around the world. We hope you will enjoy watching this...2022-11-181h 03
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Politics got to do with Veganism?JIVINITI's guest this October is Sparsha Saha - a Harvard empirical political scientist, who is busy exploring this very important question on humanity's behalf through her research work. Our founder, Nivi Jaswal, speaks to Sparsha about how her vegan journey unfolded and what led to her decision to look into animal rights, food systems and politics so closely. We also discuss the launch of Harvard University’s first ever course on all these pertinent topics that Sparsha has spearheaded. It will be offered to students in the Spring of 2023. Learn more about Sparsha Saha on LinkedIn @https://lnkd.in/dJ...2022-10-211h 01
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Breath got to do with Veganism?JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this September 2022, with Founder of Breathwork Connection and Co-Founder of Inheritance Project, Mallory Combemale. Mallory’s childhood experience growing up in several multicultural environments form the vital foundation of her insightful work at her various organizations today. These have also informed her practice of spirituality and Inner Work. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Mallory about her personal and professional journey, how “Breathwork” fits into all of it, helping her and her clients thrive and navigate the gl...2022-09-161h 01
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Authority got to do with Veganism?JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this August 2022, with the heartwarming story of Mitali Deypurkayastha, an author, publisher and an intersectional advocate. Arguably the world's 1st wholly vegan publisher, Mitali experienced the impact of systemic racism growing up in a predominantly White-Caucasian part of the U.K. She gave up meat, investigated her relationship to dairy before entirely giving it up and chose veganism for justice - and kept it a private affair - until her vegan values begged to find an emergence in her work as an author and publisher. In this episode, as we connect...2022-08-191h 06
Energetically YouWhy We Need to Bring More Spirituality and Plant-based Wisdom Back Into Our Food System with Nivi JaswalNivi Jaswal is an intersectional vegan advocate and social entrepreneur in the Boston, Massachusetts area. She founded The Virsa Foundation Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit and the JIVINITI Research Program after healing herself on a Whole Food Plant-based lifestyle. In addition to holding a BA (Psychology, Sociology), an MBA (Consumer Behavior Marketing) and extensive international corporate experience in the consumer packaged goods, medical devices and media & research sectors, Nivi is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) trained at the Mayo Clinic. She is passionate about developing creative multidisciplinary intersectional content and designing unique research collaborations aimed at...2022-08-161h 01
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Naturopathy got to do with Veganism?JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this July 2022, with naturopathic physician, Mansi Vira, ND. Mansi experienced severe chronic illness while growing up in the United States and after years of suffering found respite in naturopathy and spirituality. This changed the course of her academic and professional life. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Mansi about naturopathy as it's practiced in the U.S. and the world, especially in India and how she's bringing this knowledge to her patients especially during a global...2022-07-151h 05
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Fractal Entrepreneurship got to do with Veganism?JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this June 2022, with the vegan entrepreneurs mother and son, Radha Eswar and Dr. Achyuthan Eswar. Arguably the world's 1st Whole Food Plant-Based enterprise based on the tenets of fractal entrepreneurship, Achyuthan launched Sampoorna Ahara in Bengaluru (India) to address the chronic illness epidemic faced by the country and prior to that, his ideas and venture were incubated at Radha's "Fractal Entrepreneurship Foundation''. The family has experienced the impact of chronic illness first hand and altered their relationship with animals, and changed the course of their academic and professional lives. In this...2022-06-171h 04
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Cryptocurrency got to do with Veganism?JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this May 2022, with the founder of Vegan Africa Fund, Sunny Satva. She is helping the world scale eco-ventures in Africa through NFT sales and community. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Sunny about her passion for sustainability, blockchain, and machine learning. You will surely enjoy this episode tracing the journey of this bioengineer by training to become a data-driven social advocate, working towards an equitable and creative world. If you'd like to invest in Vegan Africa...2022-05-201h 08
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Mountaineering got to do with Veganism? We dedicate this episode of JIVINITI Connecting the Dots to the emergent archetype of "Man - The Game Changer". Kuntal Joisher climbed Mt. Everest - not once, but twice - and he did it while following the vegan ethic to the tee! With no history or background in sport, athletics and climbing, as a young Indian engineer working in the United States, Kuntal experienced a deeply tranformative shift that changed not only how he ate but also how he viewed his role in the world. Now back in India and living his calling, Kuntal is a vegan activist, a...2022-04-191h 03
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Heart Health got to do with Veganism?During this episode of JIVINITI - Connecting the Dots, JIVINITI founder Nivi Jaswal talked about plant-powered athleticism and accomplishments of marathon proportions, quite literally, by the very inspirational Dr. Akil Taher -- who experienced cardiovascular disease in his 60s and took charge of his body, mind and spirit. A resurgent physician, the author of "Open Heart", marathoner, mountain climber, motivational speaker and mentor to thousands, Dr. Taher's story is an amazing testimony to plant-powered resilience. thevirsafoundation.org2022-03-181h 02
Main Street VeganIs There a Diet-Covid Connection?There’s conjecture that a healthy diet has provided a layer of protection during the pandemic, but only now has a widespread survey, headed by Jiviniti’s Nivi Jaswal and Erin Sinnaeve, D.N.P., sought solid answers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-03-1755 min
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Travel got to do with Veganism? JIVINITI is back with yet another episode to Connecting the Dots between public and planetary health, and all things in between! This month we talked to an amazing team collaborating across continents to put together the world's 1st ever Himalayan Vegan Festival in Nepal and Bhutan.🌱 Zac Lovas, co-founder of VegVoyages (@vegvoyages_vegan_tours) and the VegVoyages Foundation🌱 Suresh Sharma, vegan activist, WVO Chair Nepal and director of VegVoyages Himalayas Vegan Tours🌱 Shristhi Singh Shrestha, animal rights advocate, vegan activist, and Vice-President of Animal Nepal🌱 Shova Bhujel, aspiring lawyer, vegan food blogger and...2022-02-221h 05
IntentifiersPlant-based EmpowermentThe mental, physical, and spiritual benefits of a plant-based lifestyle, with Nivi Jaswal, president and founder of the Virsa Foundation.
2022-02-1752 min
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Veganism got do with Climate Change? JIVINITI, a Virsa Initiative is back with another episode of "Connecting the Dots" with Unchained TV. Our guest in this episode is author, Glen Merzer, whose book "Food is Climate" is a must-read if you're an environmentalist, animal rights activist, a whole foods plant-based advocate, an ethical vegan or just about anyone - and most of all - if you're just simply curious to understand how every meal you consume has an impact on our planet's climate! Glen speaks to our host Nivi Jaswal and shares his story, those who have influenced him along the way and how he...2022-01-211h 01
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Veganism got to do with Eco-Feminism?JIVINITI, a Virsa Initiative is back with another episode of "Connecting the Dots" with Unchained TV. Our guest is the amazing Palak Mehta, Founder & CEO - Vegan First and Founder - Vegan India Conference.We discussed a host of topics ranging from ecofeminism, self-acceptance, discovering one's truth and true passion, how to launch a multi-faceted vegan platform in India, pivot during the pandemic and curate a large international conference in less than a month... and much more!To learn more about Palak's work and the vegan revolution she's ushering into the Indian subcontinent, follow her...2021-12-191h 01
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Nutrition Science got to do with Veganism?Our 60-min episode features an exciting conversation on Nutrition Science and Veganism. We have a very knowledgeable panel comprising two awesome guests – Dr Shireen Kassam, Haematologist and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Founder and Director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, and Dr. Zahra Kassam, Radiation Oncologist and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Co-founder and Director of Plant-Based Canada2021-11-1958 min
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Veganism got to do with Intersectionality? Our 60-min episode features an exciting conversation on Veganism and Intersectionality, including on Intersectional Feminine Archetypes. We have a very knowledgeable panel comprising four awesome guests – Naijha Wright Brown, Brenda Sanders, Dr. Erin Sinnaeve and Dr. Leila Dehghan.2021-10-151h 04
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Identity got to do with Food Choices?Our 60-min episode on Friday, September 17 at 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern focused on Veganism, Food Choices, Inheritance, Identity Stories, Organizational Scaling and Leadership Building, and more!We had an exciting panel featuring two awesome guests: Veronica Kirin, Anthropologist, and Scaling Coach, based in, and Mallory Combemale, Founder - The Inheritance Project, based in NYC.2021-09-171h 01
Stories of COVID™BONUS: Final Messages #19Every ten episodes I publish a bonus episode highlighting the final messages participants leave for future generations, as the purpose of this book is to both document this era for posterity and to share the lessons we've learned so they aren't lost. These bonus episodes are heartfelt and tender, as participants think to the future and send their hopes to those we'll never meet.Participants included in this episode are:Alejandro A.Alina OswaldMichael RossBethany E.BrianGarrett KlunkVictoria Moran2021-08-2516 min
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Veganism got to do with Social Movements?Our 60-min episode on Friday, August 20th at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern focused on "Veganism and Social Movements" and featured Dr. Laila Kassam, author, activist, and co-founder of Animal Think Tank. This show is in partnership with the JaneUnChained News Network.Learn more by visiting: JIVINITI Research Program https://www.thevirsafoundation.org/ji...Follow JIVINTI on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jiviniti/"Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward" Book: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Food-Agriculture-Ways-Forward/dp/0128164107Animal Think Tank: https://animalthinktank.org.uk2021-08-2057 min
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat's Racial Literacy got to do with Effective Leadership?Our 60-min episode on Friday, July 16 at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern focused on "Racial Literacy and Effective Leadership" and featured two guests: Kathleen Dameron, DE&I, Multicultural and Multiracial Consultant, Founder - KD Conseil and Julie Wayne, Climate, Food & Farmer Justice Activist, Co-founder - Jeeva Bhavana. This show is in partnership with the JaneUnChained News Network.Learn more by visiting: JIVINITI Research Program https://www.thevirsafoundation.org/ji...Kathleen Dameron https://kathleendameron.comJeeva Bhavana https://jeevabhavana.orgFollow JIVINTI on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jiviniti/2021-07-191h 01
Stories of COVID™188. Nivi Jaswal — The CallNivi’s story centers around the moment she received the call that both of her parents contracted COVID-19, and would be hospitalized. They were thousands of miles away in India, while she remained in the USA, managing their care across time zones as best as she could. Interviewed 17 June 2021. Learn more about leaving a story for future generations at https://storiesofcovid.co--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stories-of-covid/support2021-07-1225 min
JIVINITI Connecting the DotsWhat’s Food got to do with Health Equity?Our 60-min episode on Friday, June 18 at 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern focused on "Health Equity in Healthcare and Racial Trauma Healing" and featured two guests: Marsha-Gail Davis, MD, MPH Young Director - American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Co-Founder of ACLM's Health Equity via Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) initiative and Jacque Salomon - Co-Founder, Seeds to Inspire Foundation.JIVINITI presents Connecting The Dots - A show that reveals interconnections across concepts vital to public and planetary health. We promote whole-food plant-based living and intersectional vegan consciousness for a healthier, happier planet. This show is hosted by Nivi Jaswal...2021-06-301h 00
Pivot! A Vegan Business Interview SeriesEp. 49: Interview with Navi Jaswal, The Virsa FondationMEET OUR GUEST: Former corporate executive, Nivi Jaswal, has had quite a journey from marketing mayonnaise to becoming a Mayo Clinic certified coach. The milestone of that journey was her Ketogenic diet and the various structural biases she faced in the corporate world being a young, ambitious & high-achieving woman of color.
After healing on a whole foods plant based diet, Nivi started her non profit The Virsa Foundation. A Bachelor’s in Psychology and an MBA in Consumer Behavior Marketing has enabled Nivi to develop a unique nonprofit that is committed to ethical responsible behavior-change research, coalition bui...2021-02-1926 min
Pivot! A Vegan Business Interview SeriesEp. 49: Interview with Navi Jaswal, The Virsa FondationMEET OUR GUEST: Former corporate executive, Nivi Jaswal, has had quite a journey from marketing mayonnaise to becoming a Mayo Clinic certified coach. The milestone of that journey was her Ketogenic diet and the various structural biases she faced in the corporate world being a young, ambitious & high-achieving woman of color.
After healing on a whole foods plant based diet, Nivi started her non profit The Virsa Foundation. A Bachelor’s in Psychology and an MBA in Consumer Behavior Marketing has enabled Nivi to develop a unique nonprofit that is committed to ethical responsible behavior-change research, coalition bui...2021-02-1926 minMain Street VeganFrom Keto Disaster to Plant-Based PowerhouseA millennial with an MBA and a passion for plants, Mayo Clinic health coach Nivi Jaswal shares her powerful healing story and a vision for applying what she learned in the corporate world to veganizing the whole world.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-05-2853 min