A Mindful-Nest Podcast

Chào mừng các bạn đến với tập 3 của series Lắng Ngẫu Hứng.

Trong tập tuần này, để khám phá thêm nhiều ngóc ngách và các tầng lớp sâu hơn trong cuộc rong chơi chữ nghĩa đầy cảm hứng này, Nam Taro và Bảo Trân đã có một thử nghiệm vô cùng đặc biệt để các bài thơ “được dắt tay nhau mà đi”. Thử nghiệm này thực chất như thế nào, và nó mang đến những cảm xúc gì, hay bước vào không gian Lắng Ngẫu Hứng #3 để khám phá nhé!

Trong thời gian qua, bọn mình vô cùng hạnh phúc vì nhận được rất nhiều bài thơ từ các bạn thính giả trong không gian trưng bày thơ của Lắng Ngẫu Hứng. Các bài thơ này sẽ được hai host đọc và chia sẻ cảm nhận trong tập này và 5 tuần còn lại. Lắng luôn xem các bạn là một phần không thể thiếu trong hành trình đồng kiến tạo không gian ngẫu hứng này, vì vậy nếu như trong quá trình nghe podcast bạn có viết được một bài thơ, hay trước đó bạn đã viết thơ cho bản thân, hay kể cả là một bài thơ bạn yêu thích, đừng ngần ngại chia sẻ với chúng mình nhé.

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This week’s episode is a continued conversation of last week “Tracing Our Roots, Tracing Our Family Traditions”, in which the hosts shared stories about their favorite family traditions.

For this episode, the discussion revolved around family rituals from the perspectives of three young adults from Vietnam, Myanmar, and India. Nam, Kay, and Mahi has talked about the value of customs in their own family and how they discover the underlying intention behind each of them. Towards the end of the conversation, they has also mentioned how they customize these rituals to make it more engaging.

Family traditions may be something that we hated when we  were young because we were asked to do certain things without knowing  their purposes. As we become more mature, we started to appreciate the  values of those used-to-be-silly family traditions because they help  strengthen the bond between family members and create so many fond  memories. But, as adults, it is quite challenging to maintain these  traditions because we have to spend time for other aspects of life.

In  this episode, Kay - Mahi - Nam share with the listeners their favorite  childhood family traditions and what they have learnt from these  experiences.

The three hosts were so into this topic that the  recording session lasted for more than an hour. So we have decided two  cut this episode into two halves. The first half will feature mainly  family tradition stories from three different cultures Myanmar - India -  Vietnam.

For this week’s episode, Nam, Mahi, and Kay will discuss  different aspects of being an adult: the transition into adulthood, the  new roles that they’ve taken, and the moments that make them want to be  a child again.

When slowly stepping into adulthood, we realize  that we’re free to make decisions on our own, yet at the same time we’re  supposed to bear more responsibilities for our family members. At  first, this situation may cause mixed emotions, but it is also a chance  for us to be more empathetic towards our parents, and more importantly  to find meaning for our life

This episode features stories and  perspectives of the youngest child, the oldest child, and the only  child. If you’re curious about who is who, please give it a listen.

“Those who lived through childhood have enough material to write (or tell) for the rest of their life” (Flannery O’Connor). One interesting aspect of this period is the characteristics or behaviors that we picked up from our caregivers, be it our parents, grandparents or relatives, which will be the focus of this week’s conversation.

For this episode, Kay, Mahi, and Nam have had a fun time exchanging many stories from their childhood and how these memorable events have shaped their characters now. At the end of the conversation, the three hosts also look at how love and gratitude is often expressed in Asian families.

This episode is filled with many joyful moments as well as deep, reflective ones. We hope that you will enjoy it! Also feel free to share with us your thoughts at the comment section below or through [email protected].

Chào mừng bạn tới với LẮNG Podcast.

Trong tập số 0 này, bạn Hà -  host của LẮNG Podcast đã cùng ngồi lại với anh Nam và chị Lan - đồng  sáng lập Mindful-nest để giới thiệu bản thân, giới thiệu chung về LẮNG  Podcast và lý do LẮNG ra đời. Chúng mình rất vui được gặp bạn ở tập số  0, và hẹn gặp lại bạn ở tập tiếp theo của LẮNG Podcast nhé!

Trong tập số 1 của Lắng Podcast, chúng mình đã cùng trò chuyện về Lắng nghe. Sau một bài tập nhỏ để cùng nhau lắng lại, đưa sự tập trung trở về hiện tại và không gian xung quanh, chúng mình đã bàn luận về những câu hỏi như: Lắng nghe là gì? Từng người chúng mình định nghĩa Lắng nghe như thế nào? Và cảm xúc khi nhận được sự lắng nghe là gì?

Chúng mình rất vui được gặp bạn ở tập số 1, và hẹn gặp lại bạn ở những tập tiếp theo của LẮNG Podcast nhé!

Welcome to A Mindful-Nest Podcast Season 2.

Welcome back to A Mindful-nest Podcast! In this season, Nam, our co-founder, and his two close friends from university time Kay and Mahi will embark on a quest to re-explore the different aspects of family through the eyes of independent young adults. In this first episode, you will get to know more about Kay and Mahi and why they are willing to join us on our journey. As to dig into the first layer of the topic, we will also contemplate on what family means to each of us. Amid the pandemic, we realize more conversations on family are so much needed right now. Conversations like these will give us the greatest source of strength to survive and thrive in the new-normal world.

In this week’s podcast, we wrap up a 3-part conversation series on “On Loneliness”. As a continual conversation from the previous 2 episodes, this week invites us to ponder on the multiple facets of being a human, and the emotions that come along with each facet. In this awareness, we discover the power of meeting, accepting and embracing ourselves as who we are, in this moment.

For in each moment, are we truly all alone?

Check out our previous two episodes as well and let us hear from you in your burning question as you listen this week:

Warm Embrace,

In a world of billions of people, many of us are silently hiding ALL ALONE.

For we often put on masks when we are together. And then, we crave being alone so we can put down the heavy mask. The armor becomes a safe skin that we cling on for too long. Then we wonder, why we lost who we are? Why no one understands? Yet, I understand. It can feel threatening to be in our vulnerabilities. It is not your fault to crave safety.

However, hiding will only grow our insecurities and kept the disconnections distance us from the people who could hold us so lovingly. It is no comfort to feel all alone with or without people. In this week’s podcast, we took the courage to let the voice behind our masks speak. Though vulnerable, we have come to hear “What is important to the person behind this mask?”.

Our hope in being ourselves is to be with others who may experience the same journey. We want to let you know, all parts of you are worthy and loveable. Our insecurities keep us away from each other, but can it be the exact thing that unites us?

This week’s podcast is a continual conversation from last week: "How do we sit with insecurity?" 

If you have a burning question or subject that you want us to explore with you, please do give us your voice in the form below: https://bit.ly/3jyHInN

Enjoy your moment as we journey together. You can also keep track of the most updated episodes from A Mindful-Nest Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Anchor, or any other podcast platforms.