Our guest today is Mrs. Shabina Mustafa , a woman of strength, grit and gumption. The story of Shabina Mustafa’s life is truly as inspirational as the school itself. She had a happy carefree childhood being the youngest among five siblings. She moved to Karachi after her marriage to Flight Lieutenant Syed Safi Mustafa who was martyred only after one year of his marriage with Shabina in 1971. Widowed at the young age of 21 with her infant son, her life practically began from that point onward. During all the hardships and challenges of being a single parent, her resolve to impact lives of the less fortunate grew even stronger. Juggling between her job and taking care of her son she never forgot the dream of her late husband, who often talked about opening a school for the underprivileged. In 1999 when her maid’s daughter was denied admission to a school, she created a small space in her garage and started teaching children of similar background. In no time the entire garage was taken up by children from low income areas eager to learn, and The Garage School was born.

Social Media Handle 

Website : thegarageschool.com

In this podcast we talk about :

- What is adversity?

-Dealing with challenges & lessons learnt

-Strengths  & Pillars

- Choosing a path

- The Garage School

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Our guest today is Aliya Farooq Pasha, who has taught English Literature and Language for over a decade from high schoolers to undergrads. Aliya's love for the subject also continues in news papers and magazines, where she has been a contributor and also the Editor of a magazine called Matrixmag published out of Islamabad , Pakistan.

Aliya believes that Lahore is her soul city and is currently busy writing a book on the real life stories of 4 women who have loved and lived in Lahore.

In this Podcast we talk about:

- The importance of reading & writing

- The seeds of imagination & impersonation

- Empathy & Sympathy

Our guest today is Zain Mustafa who is the President and Founding Member of the Society for the Protection of Animal Rights (SPAR) which came into existence in July 2017, triggered by the unfortunate loss of a Husky puppy whom he rescued from its owner who had it suffering in a small concrete floor enclosure outside his house on the footpath on the June heat of Karachi, lonely, neglected and in poor physical health which led to his untimely demise though multiple vets tried for 48hrs to save the pup. It was through SPAR’s tireless efforts that Sindh Welfare and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 2017 — a law that aims to free animals from all kinds of abuse came into existence.

Other than this Mr. Mustafa has also been a core part of the Karachi Zoo Revamp Design team. Has also led the development of the ACF team in 2014. He is also a Trustee on the board of SBT & The Garage School. Founder CUBE Design Education initiative & educational architectural heritage tours of Sind. He is further on the Board of Advisors PCCC. And in the little spare time he has left, he enjoys leading philanthropic projects in Sehwan & Ranikot Fort. By profession Mr. Mustafa is a Parsons School of Design & Columbia University educated Architect, international award-winning interior designer and educator.

Zain Mustafa Social Media Contact

Instagram : @cubeedutour

In this podcast we talk about :

- The relationship between the voiceless monuments and animals and empathy

-The Art of listening & surrender

- Social media to our advantage & disadvantage

We are hopeful that you would appreciate this episode and share it amongst your family & friends. Any suggestion, feedback or comment that you might have, feel free to get in touch on [email protected]

Our guest today is Karla McLaren, M.Ed. is an award-winning author, social science researcher, and empathy pioneer. Her lifelong work focuses on her grand unified theory of emotions, which revalues even the most “negative” emotions and opens startling new pathways into self-awareness, effective communication, and healthy empathy. She is the founder and CEO of Emotion Dynamics LLC and the developer of the Empathy Academy online learning site.

Karla's latest book : Embracing Anxiety , which is available now to order

Karla Mclaren Social Media :

Website : karlamclaren.com

In this podcast we talk about :

- Difference between empathy & sympathy

- Emotional vocabulary

-Cultural Impact on our emotions

-Anxiety our friend?

- Emotions & Menopause

We are hopeful that you would appreciate this episode and share it amongst your family & friends. Any suggestion, feedback or comment that you might have, feel free to get in touch on [email protected]

Diane Malaspina (Ph.D.) is an experienced, 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (e-RYT 500), an Applied Psychologist, and a Senior Teacher for international yoga training program, Yoga Medicine©. Combining yoga tradition and modern science, she teaches evidenced-based methods for healing, stress prevention, and sustainable well-being through yoga sessions, workshops, and teacher trainings - both locally and across the globe. A wife, puppy mom to Luca, and a vegetarian based in Virginia Beach, VA, she’s up for anything that’s outside. Preferably in warmer climates with the sun shining and the sea nearby.

In this power packed podcast we spoke about :

- The formation of schemas and cognitive distortions in our mind

- Recognizing the distortions

- ways of overcoming our distortions

- Impact on us and those around us

- Role of sleep, nutrition and social connections on our schemas and distortions

Diane Malaspina's Social Media Handles

website: dianemalaspina.com

instagram: @dianemalaspinayoga

facebook:facebook.com/DianeMalaspinaYogaandWellBeing

Our guest today is Jason Crandell , a natural teacher and author with more than 20 years of experience. Named “one of the teachers shaping the future of yoga,” by Yoga Journal, Jason has been an in-demand teacher at conferences around the world for more than a decade. Considered a teacher’s teacher, Jason has taught on countless teacher training faculties, leads trainings globally, and regularly presents teacher training content at esteemed conferences. Jason’s primary teacher is Rodney Yee—who was kind enough to say, “Jason is taking the art of teaching yoga to its next level.”

For the past 10 years, Jason has honed his approach by looking to peers outside of the yoga community, in the fields of physical therapy, orthopedics, traumatology, and sports medicine. These collaborative partnerships have enabled Jason to offer the most up-to-date to asana technique, cueing, injury management, and hands-on adjustments. Jason’s goal is to blend the timeless wisdom of yoga philosophy with evidence-based information to create yoga curriculum that helps modern practitioners grow and evolve.

In this podcast we talk about:

- What is resilience in the physical/pyschological world?

- Everything inextricably connected with everything

- Losing, gaining & nurturing resilience

- Faith & Resilience

- Resilience in the times of COVID 19

Jason Crandell Social Media Handle:

Instagram : @jason_crandell

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