Welcome to the second part of our guest episode! We hope you have already tuned into part 1 of our recent conversation on Bringing Psychosis to the Light. If not, here’s a summary of what to expect:

Our guest Mohammad Shahbaz is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist and Chair/Research, Education and External Training Co-Ordinator at The Muslim Lived Experience Network. MLXN is a network of individuals with lived experience, who aim to fill the gap in mental healthcare provision and shed light on challenges Muslims face within the UK. In today’s episode we bring light to a conversation that is not often spoken about. In our conversation with guest speaker Mohammad, we discuss the definition of psychosis and its symptoms, the impact it can have on others, and the best way to navigate these conversations within a Muslim community. As guest speaker Mohammad has lived experience of living with others with psychosis we hope his insights and our reflections can be helpful to all our listeners. Thank you for tuning in.

We would like to welcome you back to the Mind and Deen podcast with a guest episode! Our guest Mohammad Shahbaz is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist and Chair/Research, Education and External Training Co-Ordinator at The Muslim Lived Experience Network. MLXN is a network of individuals with lived experience, who aim to fill the gap in mental healthcare provision and shed light on challenges Muslims face within the UK. In today’s episode we bring light to a conversation that is not often spoken about. In our conversation with guest speaker Mohammad, we discuss the definition of psychosis and its symptoms, the impact it can have on others, and the best way to navigate these conversations within a Muslim community. As guest speaker Mohammad has lived experience of living with others with psychosis we hope his insights and our reflections can be helpful to all our listeners. Thank you for tuning in.

Hi guys, sorry for the wait, hope you didn’t miss us too much!! Welcome to the second part of the episode. If this episode is a little too heavy make sure you take care of yourself and reach out to your loved ones :)

Join Hana in today’s episode with guest speaker Warisa Hussain, a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner, Mental Health Trainer and Domestic Abuse Recovery Coach.

This episode is about the experience of abuse within relationships. Therefore,we understand that this topic can be a difficult one to listen to and may bring up difficult feelings for some, so please make sure you’re doing something to look after yourself after tuning in to this episode.

Join Ayeesha for some insight into mindfulness and meditation, followed by a guided meditation exercise called progressive muscle relaxation.

The exercise starts at 16 minutes.

Please see helpful details below. We hope you enjoy!

Books:

The Mind Illuminated - The Mind Illuminated is a comprehensive, accessible and - above all - effective book on meditation, providing a nuts-and-bolts stage-based system that helps all levels of meditators establish and deepen their practice. Providing step-by-step guidance for every stage of the meditation path, this uniquely comprehensive guide for a Western audience combines the wisdom from the teachings of the Buddha.

Link: https://g.co/kgs/b1Fht1k

Taste the sweetness of Salah: Taste the Sweetness of Ṣalāh is a guide on how to attain khushūʿ and enjoy your ṣalāh. It offers tips on how to achieve full focus and truly connect with Allah in your ṣalāh

PDF: https://lifewithallah.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Taste-The-Sweetness-Of-Salah-by-Life-With-Allah-2ndEd.pdf

Keywords from todays episode:

Mindfulness: a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

Meditation: a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and detach from reflexive, "discursive thinking,"achieving a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state, while not judging the meditation process itself.

Fajr: an Arabic word that means "dawn" and refers to the first of five daily Muslim prayers.

Tahajjud: a voluntary Islamic prayer performed at night, after the Isha prayer (the fifth and final daily prayer) and before the Fajr prayer.

Wudhu: an Islamic ritual of washing specific parts of the body to remove impurities. It's performed before daily prayers to prepare the body and mind. The word "wudu" comes from the Arabic word Wadho'ah, which means "good and beautiful".

Attention: the ability to actively process specific information in the environment while tuning out other details.

Peripheral awareness: the ability to be aware of things that are happening outside of your direct line of sight. It's a skill that involves processing information from all five senses.

Sinking: when the mind drifts into a semi-conscious state, or becomes sleepy and semi-hallucinatory. It can be a challenging experience during meditation.

Mind wandering: when your thoughts shift away from a task at hand and towards internal thoughts.

Khushūʿ: a state of complete concentration and humility that people try to achieve in their ṣalāh (prayer). 

Progressive muscle relaxation: a technique that involves tensing and relaxing muscles to reduce stress and anxiety and can help you become more aware of your bodily sensations

And that’s a wrap for 2024! In this final part of our discussion with our guest Irshad we delve into harmonising our Deen and dunya. Let us know which part of this series was your favourite!

Tune in to Part 2 of our discussion with Silawath Irshad. The final part to this episode should be out next month, so stay tuned and let us know what you think of our latest ep!

Part one of a two-part episode with our guest speaker Silawath Irshad!

Tune in to find out how best to optimise your day to day routine, by reflecting on your values, setting yourself goals, being determined to break unhelpful habits and identifying your non-negotiables.

Stay tuned for part 2 of our conversation with Silawath Irshad which we should be releasing very soon!

What you’ve all been waiting for! Here is part 2 of our discussion with Dr Nadia Huq.

Let us know what you think of this episode and what topics you would like us to talk about!

Tune in to Part 1 of Episode 6 of the Mind and Deen Podcast! Join us in discussion with our very first guest - the established Dr. Nadia Huq, on “Intergenerational Trauma” within the Muslim/Asian community.

It was a pleasure having Dr. Nadia on our show and to have insightful conversations on such an important topic was eye-opening.

Stay tuned for Part 2!