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Less Stress Podcast#13, Ufra Mir, On Peace PsychologyIn our #13 episode we sat with Gabriele and had a complex, enriching conversation with peace psychologist Ufra Mir, looking at holistic ways to build and work on peace not only as a concept, but an embodied way of being, thinking and relating.
Ufra Mir is the first and only peace-psychologist from Kashmir, having earned her degree from USA and UK. She has introduced her peace-education, peace-psychology and transformation programs at various schools in Kashmir, in addition to working with youth, orphans, widows, teachers, students, artists and other professionals in Kashmir through the modalities of leadership development, critical...
2022-11-171h 02
The Peace Corner PodcastPeace as Process, not Product: Decoding & Decolonising Peace Psychology (S06E09)Part of demystifying peacebuilding is recognising the agency of young people, who are building and sustaining peace in their communities, and speaking up against injustices. In this episode, Shreya from UNOY Peacebuilders sat down with Ufra Mir, a peace psychologist from Kashmir, to discuss the nexus between mental health, decolonising peacebuilding, and Ufra’s experiences as a woman peacebuilder in Kashmir.
Kashmir has increasingly come to be a militarised and patriarchal conflict zone, where the word ‘peace’ has become a privilege given the context. In such situations, peacebuilding often needs to start from scratch, rebuilding communities socially, economically, as well as men...
2022-05-0649 min
Peace Corner PodcastPeace as Process, not Product: Decoding & Decolonising Peace Psychology (S06E09)Part of demystifying peacebuilding is recognising the agency of young people, who are building and sustaining peace in their communities, and speaking up against injustices. In this episode, Shreya from UNOY Peacebuilders sat down with Ufra Mir, a peace psychologist from Kashmir, to discuss the nexus between mental health, decolonising peacebuilding, and Ufra’s experiences as a woman peacebuilder in Kashmir. Kashmir has increasingly come to be a militarised and patriarchal conflict zone, where the word ‘peace’ has become a privilege given the context. In such situations, peacebuilding often needs to start from scratch, rebuilding communities socially, economically, as well as men...
2022-05-0649 min
Crossroads in Therapy PodcastCrossroads in Therapy Ep 01 | Locating the site of peace in conflict-affected regionsAbout the Guest: As the first & only practicing peace-psychologist from Kashmir & South-Asia, Ufra Mir works at the intersection of the science of psychology, mental health psychosocial support, education, art and peace-building; where her vision of peace is very much foundational in holistic global wellbeing, mental health psychosocial support, self-transformation, changemaking and inner peace first - for more empowered, more empathetic, more peaceful and more cohesive, just and resilient world. She has additionally been recognized as one of the top 10 Kashmiri women achievers, which includes a recent Lal Ded Khatoon-e-Kashmir award, for her contribution to peace-psychology work, focused o...
2022-02-2134 min
SDI EncountersEP111 - Renaissance 2021 - New Contemplatives - Part 2In this week's episode, we hear from our New Contemplatives.
The New Contemplatives Initiative is a container of vocational support and development opportunities for emerging spiritual companions in their first half of life. New Contemplatives enrich the SDI community with new forms and paradigms of spiritual care, bringing their voices to the center of the organization and the broader field of spiritual companionship. Together, we work to weave a web of intergenerational wisdom and practice, and to seek answers to: what is spiritual companionship for our times?
This session was recorded during our Renaissance 2021 Conference fr...
2021-06-1447 minSDI EncountersEP110 - Renaissance 2021 - New Contemplatives - Part 1In this week's episode, we hear from our New Contemplatives.
The New Contemplatives Initiative is a container of vocational support and development opportunities for emerging spiritual companions in their first half of life. New Contemplatives enrich the SDI community with new forms and paradigms of spiritual care, bringing their voices to the center of the organization and the broader field of spiritual companionship. Together, we work to weave a web of intergenerational wisdom and practice, and to seek answers to: what is spiritual companionship for our times?
This session was recorded during our Renaissance 2021 Conference fr...
2021-06-1059 min