The Nishant Garg Show

Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW, is an author, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and founder of the  Open-Hearted Awareness Institute. He teaches in a non-sectarian human being lineage using an adult education style based in the earliest non-dual wisdom traditions, modern science and psychotherapy.  Loch’s work is to help people access awakening as the next natural stage of human development. Loch has collaborated with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn and NYU in the study of how awareness training can enhance compassion and wellbeing. As a licensed psychotherapist, Loch has been teaching seminars, supervising clinicians and practicing awareness psychotherapy in NYC for 30 years. He was awarded a fellowship to study forms of non-dual meditation in Sri Lanka, India and Nepal from 1981-1982 and has studied with teachers from around the world. He studied Buddhism the at University of Kandy, Sri Lanka, Insight Meditation at the Theravada monasteries, Inter-Spiritual Contemplative Meditation with my  Anthony de Mello, and including many others. He has a long bio and you can check the details at nishantgarg.me/podcasts. This episode is going to be deep, so please be patient and I invite you to revisit this episode in the future for your Open Hearted Awareness. Now, please enjoy.

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Jordan Harbinger, often referred to as “The Larry King of podcasting,” is a Wall Street lawyer turned interview talk show host, and a communications and social dynamics expert. Jordan has hosted a top 50 iTunes podcast for over 12 years and receives over eleven million downloads per month, making The Jordan Harbinger Show one of the most popular podcasts in the world. The show was awarded Apple’s “Best of 2018” and is one of the most downloaded shows of the year. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth and shares their strategies, perspectives, and practical insights with the rest of us.

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Erika Flint is an award-winning hypnotist, best-selling author, speaker, and co-host of the popular podcast series Hypnosis, Etc. She is the founder of Cascade Hypnosis Center and the creator of the Reprogram Your Weight system.  Her background is in computer programming and problem-solving. She worked in that field as a Software Engineer for over a decade when she realized how interested she was in the greatest computing device available – the human mind! Now she helps people transform their lives with the power of hypnosis. In this episode, Erika discusses different forms of mind and body relaxation techniques such as two breath hypnosis technique,  Meditative Movement Exercise, using binaural beats music, her writing process, exploring spirituality and hypnosis, and much more. Please enjoy

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This is part 2 of my conversation with Patricia. Patricia Karpas is Meditation Studio’s Co-Founder and Head of Content. She is also the host of Untangle, Meditation Studio’s original podcast with over 4 mm listens to date that shares stories from experts and thought leaders about how mindfulness practices change us. Patricia is passionate about health and wellness and deeply committed to having a positive impact on the world. In this episode, Patricia discusses relational mindfulness, What are the good qualities to have a compatible partnership, and much more. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, please check that out - you will love it.  In part 1 Patricia discusses how she learned to be self-reliant from a very early age, how she launched the meditation studio app, her meditation practice, interviewing renowned mindfulness and meditation teachers, and much more. Without further ado, please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Patricia.

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Patricia Karpas is Meditation Studio’s Co-Founder and Head of Content. She is also the host of Untangle, Meditation Studio’s original podcast with over 4 mm listens to date that shares stories from experts and thought leaders about how mindfulness practices change us. She is A New York native and former media executive at CNBC, NBC, and AO, she is passionate about health and wellness and deeply committed to having a positive impact on the world. She co-founded a meditation studio app with the simple goal of making meditation accessible to everyone. This little app has gone on to do big things. Named one of Apple’s Top 10 Apps of the Year, Meditation Studio has helped millions of people start a meditation practice. In 2018,  Meditation Studio was sold to the makers of Muse, the Brain Sensing Headband.

This episode is part 1 of my conversation with Patricia. In this part1, Patricia discusses how she learned to be self-reliant from a very early age, how she launched the meditation studio app when she feels over-meditated, and much more. If you enjoy this episode, you will love the short and sweet part 2 with Patricia on cultivating relationships in a personal and business setting.

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Michael Ostrolenk has been exploring the relationship between post-conventional living, transformational leadership, optimizing health, and regenerative paradigms his whole life. His interest in human growth and personal development began when he was 9 years old and worked with psychotherapist Pat Lawson learning biofeedback, meditation, and guided imagery. In the late 1990’s he received his master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, from John F. Kennedy University and he completed post-graduate training in somatic psychology from the California Institute for Integral Studies. Mr. Ostrolenk is a Master Coach and Head Instructor with SEALFIT Unbeatable Mind Academy. He worked closely with Mark Divine (Ret- U.S Navy SEAL) in creating the Unbeatable Mind Online Accelerated Learning program in 2010. Ostrolenk is the Director of Human Resilience at Apeiron Zoh where he works with medical and psychological staff in creating online and in-person programs seeking to transcend the limits of human performance and health. 

I personally enjoyed this conversation so much and I am going to listen to this episode over and over. How do you optimize your mind, body and spirit and transcend the limits stopping to reach your full potential? How do you design, optimize your lifestyle?  You will learn all of it in this episode.

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Dr. Dyan Haspel is a highly accomplished and successful licensed psychologist, hypnotherapist, and trauma specialist. For over 25 years she has been creating self-hypnosis recordings for thousands of busy people to help them heal their bodies and minds so that they can sleep and reach their potential in their relationships, their work, and their physical and mental health. Before building her full private practice, she worked for 20 years in a holistic medical office using mind-body-spirit interventions. She also taught hypnosis for sleep, to treat pain, anxiety, depression, digestive and immune issues, and more, at UCLA, USC, and the Southern California Society for Clinical Hypnosis, where she served as President. She is a VIP Contributor to www.thriveglobal.com. In this episode, Dyan discusses how to improve the quality of sleep through hypnosis, self-hypnosis, and much more. She also guides us through a Hypnosis demo. Please enjoy.

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In this episode, the tables are turned. My friend Lisa interviews me on how I started the podcast, my journey of migrating from India to the US, the unfortunate death of my brother, how I built the world-class network from zero, and much more. She has be been on my show as a guest. You can check out her interview at nishantgarg.me/podcasts. Lisa Pineda is an international yoga and meditation instructor, documentary executive producer of "The Yogi", Two-time TEDx Speaker, and a global retreat leader. She combines decades of experience in healthcare, as an award-winning multimedia journalist and a yoga instructor to create endless space for authenticity. Lisa advocates for individuals and families who are struggling to start a family with her creation of Yoga for Fertility. Now, please enjoy this conversation wherever you are listening.

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If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.  Instructions below: a)If you’re on an iPhone, simply scroll down to “Reviews” inside the Podcasts app. b) If you’re on a desktop, click on “Listen on Apple Podcasts” under “The Nishant Garg Show.” Once inside iTunes, click on “Ratings and Reviews” and you’re set. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nishant-garg-show/id1493888698

Sandra Fry is a certified Coach and Trainer and a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner. She has a mission to help women and men rediscover the person they were before life got in the way. She believes you are more than the roles you take in life. You are YOU! A unique, creative, and resourceful individual. In this episode, she helps you navigate through the challenges of change and growth by helping you define your values, dreams, and purpose. She also explores non-violent communication, improving self-talk, setting healthy boundaries without guilt,  and much more. If you are walking or driving, or wherever you are listening to this episode, please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Sandra.

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If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.  Instructions below: a)If you’re on an iPhone, simply scroll down to “Reviews” inside the Podcasts app. b) If you’re on a desktop, click on “Listen on Apple Podcasts” under “The Nishant Garg Show.” Once inside iTunes, click on “Ratings and Reviews” and you’re set. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nishant-garg-show/id1493888698

Wendy Quan is the pioneer and industry leader in workplace mindfulness facilitator training & certification through her business, The Calm Monkey. Her program is very practical, showing experienced meditators the best practices of how to implement mindfulness at work and become a skilled mindfulness facilitators.  She is also a pioneer in combining change management with mindfulness to help people through difficult change.  She has taught at high-profile events such as the Greater Good Science of UC Berkeley and mindfulness industry conferences. she is a respected expert for workplace mindfulness. In this episode, Wendy talks about a holistic way of looking at things, her transition from a corporate job to a business owner, on deep dive into mindfulness, and much more.

If you are walking, driving, cooking food, or where ever you are listening to this episode, you will enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Wendy.

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If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.  Instructions below: a)If you’re on an iPhone, simply scroll down to “Reviews” inside the Podcasts app. b) If you’re on a desktop, click on “Listen on Apple Podcasts” under “The Nishant Garg Show.” Once inside iTunes, click on “Ratings and Reviews” and you’re set. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nishant-garg-show/id1493888698