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Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 25 Eduardo Carvalho ~Working for Mother AyahuascaDear Listeners!
In this episode you can get to know a bit about the plant medicine world, more specifically we talk about Ayahuasca. My guest on the show was Eduardo Carvalho who works on the plant medicine field as a musician for the past four years. In this episode through Eduardo’s stories you can get to know about his involvement with the plant medicines, his journey up until this point, but also some general information about Ayahuasca and its role in society. Indigenous plants and traditions play a significant role in how modern humans/societies can re-evaluate the...
2019-12-201h 25
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 24 Tessa Weber -PR from the heartDear listener!
In this episode you can get to know Tessa Weber, who is a PR professional, media and presentation trainer, lifestyle coach. Her unique combination of expertise led us to touch up on topics like:
-The role of trust in today’s world, but also the almost unavoidable notion of being fake.
-The thin layers between PR, marketing and sales and how these fields meant to support each other.
-How to operate as a PR professional with solid value system and morals?
Because of her...
2019-09-231h 24
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 23 Bart Pronk ~The right-hand man of Wim Hof the IcemanDear Wachama People!
In this episode you can hear fascinating background stories about the evolution of Wim Hof Method from Bart Pronk, who has been working with the Hoffice and Wim Hof since the early days.
Bart also shares some details about his experiences like: his first ice-bath, the journey to Poland to record the WHM 10 weeks course, the preparations and his first climb in record time to the highest mountain in Africa, the Kilimanjaro.
Besides hearing the interesting "old" and recent stories we also...
2019-08-181h 41
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 22 Jan Hellinga ~DiSC model and gut feeling in sales and entrepreneurshipDear Wachama People!
In this week’s episode you can get to know Jan Hellinga, who is the director of Omeo Groep, mentor and business coach who also guides start-ups at StartHub in Wageningen.
After finishing his studies in Dronten and Wageningen, Jan was working on the field of plant protection for 10 years, then he spent around 10 years in sales and in the last 10 years he is into coaching and mentoring.
This could seem very technical, materialistic and rational however, Jan at the same time is and always been very curio...
2019-07-041h 05
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 21 Hoe Ren Wong ~From oil rig to inner peaceDear Wachama Peeps!
In this week’s episode you can get to know Ren Wong from Singapore. We had a fascinating conversation with Ren and touched up on all kinds of topics. We came to the conclusion that you cannot really live a fulfilled life if your occupation is not in alignment with your values and what your inner voice/your soul is calling you to do. To establish your value system, you might need to try the extremes first to find your middle way. And to be able to hear and find out wha...
2019-06-231h 30
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 20 Alex van Tuyll ~Organic waste management & food growing with AMIDear Wachama People!
With the development of agriculture throughout history we are witnessing the process of more and more control over Mother nature. It is especially true in the case of modern agriculture whit all of its inventions such as fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, high-tech machinery and gene-technology. And even more specifically in the case of controlled indoor systems. Unfortunately, most of such innovations aimed to set up centralized systems, externalize social and environmental costs when they create their business models. Our health is in jeopardy and resources are being wasted along the supply chain. W...
2019-06-1054 min
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 19 Siets Bakker ~ Moving QuestionsDear Wachama People!
In nature everything flows. Most of the problems in our lives occur when the natural flow is broken and blockages emerge that result tension. These natural patterns are recognizable on individual, social or organizational level.
Siets Bakker is an author, speaker, coach and trainer who works with Moving Questions. This means that she can guide her clients quickly at the level where actual long-lasting change is made. They are able to look beyond the symptoms because the questions she asks aim to find the root cause. This...
2019-05-271h 13
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 18 Allan Supercamp ~The bread opens the heart and the herbs do the healingDear Wachama People,
After a long break the Wachama podcast continues and season 2 starts with the one and only Allan Supercamp (Campbell). Allan was on the first ever episode of the Wachama podcast which was recorded about 18 months ago. In this episode we can get an update about how Allan’s plans altered and how his life changed.
Allan was planning to buy a sailboat and sail across the Atlantic Ocean. He was taking huge steps to accomplish his dream such as: saving money, following courses, looking for sponsors. During this long and...
2019-05-121h 20
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 17 Joaquim Moura ~Compost and Youth, these are my two legsJoaquim Moura grew up as a baby boomer around Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro) which is one of the most dense neighbourhoods in the world. In the post-world war era many new and alternative waves of cultural and philosophical trends were popping up and getting popular around the world. Besides philosophy, yoga and mindfulness practices, alternative nutrition trends were also spreading.
Zen macrobiotics originated from Japan was one of the food related philosophies that were spreading in Brazil in the 1960’s and 70’s. The essence of this philosophy is to see food on an energetic level.
Different kinds of foods can be y...
2018-11-281h 02
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 16 Nicholas Panayi ~Healthiest Man On EarthYou probably came across the thought provoking videos of the Healthiest Man On Earth!
But do you know his story and what led him to start making videos about food?
Stop wondering- You found the best source to find out more.
Growing up in Cyprus the young Cypriot Nico Panayi often visited New Zealand where his grandfather migrated back in the days. Just stepping into adulthood, the military service was the next duty that Nico had to fulfil.
Following the army Nico started his studies with the hope that he would be prepared for a traditionally successful career, so Nico...
2018-11-151h 26
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 15 Serf Doesborgh ~The Zeitgeist Movement (The Dutch Chapter)Founded in 2008, The Zeitgeist Movement is a Sustainability Advocacy Organization which conducts community based activism and awareness actions through a network of Global/Regional Chapters, Project Teams, Annual Events, Media and Charity Work.
The Movement’s principle focus includes the recognition that the majority of the social problems which plague the human species at this time are not the sole result of some institutional corruption, scarcity, a political policy, a flaw of “human nature” or other commonly held assumptions of causality in the activist community. Rather, The Movement recognizes that issues such as poverty, corruption, collapse, homelessness, war, starvation and the li...
2018-10-251h 18
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 14 Chintan Kella Alternative Forms Of Organizing (street Vendors Of India & Auroville)Dear listeners!
Earlier this year for a periode of 6 months Chintan Kella was a guest researcher at Wageningen University. His main topic the alternative ways of orgnaizing. Alternative could be entirely non capitalist system however Chintan and his colleagues are studying several different layers between capitlaism and other ways of organizing. Trust is crucial element of any interaction among humans. However there is a huge difference whether the trust is based on the given word or it is based on contracts with the involvment of complicated and rigid institutions and lawyers. To dconduct the field study of these alternative forms...
2018-10-121h 26
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 13 Erik Schoppen ~Social neuroscience, sustainable brands & trustErik Schoppen is a brand expert, neuroscientist and behavioral researcher, innovator and designer.
He is an authority on trust, privacy, influence, behavior and sustainable brand positioning, experience, management, reputation and innovation. As a chance-thinking innovator and idea accelerator, he has now built up a reputation, inspiring people and organizations with his surprisingly substantive vision of a future-oriented sustainable economy.
He is the inventor and co-founder of the online research platform WorldBrainWave.
Check out some of the topics that we covered during our fascinating discussion with Erik:
People are willing to pay for the trust in their brain. It is actually...
2018-10-121h 09
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 12 Gijs Spoor ~Social Entrepreneurship And The Green Silk Road Between India And EuropeDear Listeners!
As a social entrepreneur Gijs is working and living in India, Auroville. Gijs was 18 when he first went to India and that experience influenced him for the rest of his life. First he studied organic agriculture and fairtrade at Wageningen University. And after his graduation he returned to India where he spent the last 15 years. Eight years ago he joined Auroville which is an experimental township in India and since then he lives and works there helping to develop education and social entrepreneurship initiatives.
Gijs and many Aurovillians are from Europe and air travelling has a huge negative...
2018-10-121h 03
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 11 Peter Gabriz ~Stepping Into The Shoes Of A CEO Before And After The CrashDear listeners,
Most of us usually cannot understand why companies or leaders of companies behave the way they do. In this episode Peter explains some of the characteristic patterns of a top executive's life.
By stepping into the shoes of a former CEO we can learn a lot about their world that can help us understand them better. The crash can hit you even on the top which is a sign, that you have to change.
We can change our world externally and internally, one will follow the other. Peter dived into philosophy, meditation and became a yoga practicioner. Moreover...
2018-10-121h 02
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 10 Elske Hageraats ~How To (and How Not To) Feed The World?Dear listeners,
In this episode Elske shares her story how her interest shifted from biology towards social science. This shift was influenced by the well known question among Wageningen students and scientist which is;
How to feed the world?
She went on a journey to find THE ANSWER for this big question!
Studying social sciences and development studies helped her to see the bigger picture, that the top down interventions are very often affecting local communities and smallholders on a harmful way. Food is not just a product that we eat, it is also a tool for achieving economic and...
2018-10-121h 07
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 9. Kris Devéria ~Becoming a positive force by RENEW-ing ecosystemsDear listeners,
In this episode of Wachama talks Kris takes us to a journey around the world which is also a journey of personal growth throughout his life until now. His search for meaningful contribution led him to Wageningen where he found like minded people and cool projects to work on.
Nowadays Kris is mainly focusing on RENEW -Restoration Network Wageningen (link below)
Useful links:
Wachama on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/wachamatribe/
RENEW -Restoration Network Wageningen
www.facebook.com/RestorationNetworkWageningen/
Alan Watts ~Conversation with Myself
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylqPkuCJPBs
The 7 habits of highly effective people by stephen covey...
2018-10-121h 12
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 8 Erik Groen ~Enriching yourself, the local community and economy with EurijnDear listeners,
In this episode Erik tells us his story, how he became a green innovator while living his life as an artist. Erik also realized that the way we use money deeply influences us regarding to our relationship with our social and natural environment. Erik's latest project is to introduce the concept of local money the Eurijn in Wageningen. Erik believes that the Eurijn (or other local money at other places) is able to help us nurture our local economy and our relationship with our fellow inhabitants.
Useful links:
Full episode on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAqewJVD9...
2018-10-121h 11
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 7 Gijs Dalen Meurs ~Consciousness In Life And Finance With EyevestorDear listeners!
In this episode of Wachama talks Gijs shares his story how he turned from being a banker to be a pioneer in changing the financial system. Gijs was following a path that from the outside seemed to be glamorous, lots of money and successful banking career. After the financial crisis in 2008 he realized that he wants to contribute more to society and use his expertise to change our debt based economy to an equity based economy. His mission turned to be an actual company that's called Eyevestor and in the 2nd half of this talk you can learn...
2018-10-111h 00
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 6 Bart Doorneweert ~Enlightening People Through Entrepreneurship EducationDear listeners!
In this episode of Wachama talks you can get to know Bart Doorneweert who is an entrepreneurship educator. Bart is mainly active as a Partner at Source Institute and he is also a guest lecturer at Wageningen University (entrepreneurship and business model innovation) His approach is more about providing useful tools, building networks and partnerships rather than giving lectures based on books. Throughout the years Bart as a former farmer/economist/researcher/entrepreneur cultivated theoretical and practical experiences that allows him to combine his skills and knowledge and make the beast use of it as an educator/mentor...
2018-10-1155 min
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 5 Jan Gerritsen ~The Creative Garden & Walking TrailsDear Liteners!
In this episode Jan Gerritsen talks about his inspiration, why he joined to the Creative Community Garden in Wageningen.
If you listen to this podcast you can find out more about different aspects of gardening as a community. And if you live close to Wageningen and planning to visit or join the GARDEN it is also worth to listen. Because Jan shares some practical details regarding to the joining and weekly operations furthermore projects and future plans in the GARDEN.
Besides being busy in the GARDEN there is another way how Jan keeps his relationship with nature in...
2018-10-111h 07
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 4 Sander Onsman Onszaden, Putting Impactful Seeds In Minds And SoilDear Listeners!
In this podcast you can get to know Sander the owner of Onszaden. Sander followed his childhood passion dared to dream and his love of seeds and plants turned the dream into reality.
Of course building a company does not happen from one day to another. Even in today's seemingly rapid startup world there is often years long (unseen) preparation prior to the "overnight" success stories. Sanders path was also often dodgy but by now he owns a beautiful seed & plant shop in the center of Wageningen.
Links to check out:
Onszaden's website:
www.onszaden.nl/
George Carlin ¬S...
2018-10-111h 20
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 3 Marjolein Lommen ~Food Forest In Action, Responsible Views On FoodDear listeners!
In this podcast you can find out why it is important to discuss food from multidisciplinary aspects. Marjolein has an overarching view on food and communities while she is extremely interested in entrepreneurship. To set up a responsible and running business is one of the most powerful act any change maker can do.
Voedselbos Velden Facebook Page:
goo.gl/xsLa6q
Promo video Voedselbos Velden:
goo.gl/EWwEA1
2018-10-111h 14
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 2 Henk Eshuis ~Zen Like Living In A Crazy WorldDear listener!
In this episode you can learn about why more and more people choose to live off the grid, and how can you create your parallel universe if you do not like to be part of a system.
Furthermore how Henk joined to be part of Ppauw eco-village and built his tiny house. Moreover we touch up on issues like the pitfalls of global food supply chains, packaging and many other interesting related topics.
Related websites to check out:
Henk's website:
tinyhousehenk.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/…ello-world/
Henk's Facebook Page:
www.facebook.com/tinyhousehenk/
Ppauw's website:
ppauw.nl/
Ommuurde tuin:
www.om...
2018-10-111h 19
Wachama Podcast ~Personal Development & Social InnovationEp. 1 Allan Supercamp ~The Journey For HopeIn this podcast you can gain an insight about the complexity of environmentally conscious living. Why and how it is possible to follow your dream? And what challenges you might have on a journey when you decide to take real action (in this case first buying a boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean)?
Check out:
Camino de Santiago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_...
Karma Tribe
karmatribe.com/
Hope the Boat
hopetheboat.com/
2018-10-111h 11
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