You Are Human

Noted artist, author and healer, Ernesto Ortiz has devoted his life to exploring and communicating the language of the heart, primal movement and deep inner spaces. Over the past 25 years, Ernesto has taken thousands of people on a journey from physical and emotional inertia to the freedom of ecstasy, from the chaos of the chattering ego-mind to the blessed emptiness of stillness and inner silence.

His Workshops and Spiritual Travel Adventures have an electric intensity that unifies the spiritual with the mundane, from the poetic discovery of the soul to the modern approach of ancient shamanic practices.

Ernesto is recognized in the holistic, health and metaphysical field as an inspiring facilitator, teacher and therapist. His training began at an early age in Mexico with Curanderos and Shamans and has continued for many years with world renowned teachers in Transpersonal Psychology, Shamanism, Music Therapy, Bodywork and more.

Noorulhuda Al Mandhari, is an Engineer by profession and an adventurer by heart.  Her journey towards sports and adventure began in 2018 when she decided to scale the highest free standing mountain in the world, the highest mountain in the continent of Africa, and the 4th highest of the Seven Summits: Mount Kilimanjaro (5,890m above sea level). After Mount Kilimanjaro, She got the mountain bug (as they say) and decided to climb Everest Base Camp along with Island Peak in Nepal in 2019.   She is a Climber, co founder of Al Hunna and Ghudu.om  Listen to the episode and let me know what you think of it. I'd love to hear from you! Please like and share!

In this episode my guest talks about growing up with Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, eating disorder and lining in self doubt. She has not only addressed these issues but has also successfully unlocked her own majestic self. Listen to the conversation to know more!  

About Leigh:  

Leigh began her career feeling deeply inadequate and playing small due to deep set limiting beliefs, that held her back from achieving the life she desired. Entirely hostage to her own Dragon. Fortunately she found a way to tune into her true majestic self calling her on to be more and do more. She found meaningful, sustainable ways to smash through her limiting beliefs and developed a powerful vision framework focused on mapping to a powerful future. Today she is a wife and mom of two extraordinary boys, she is happy and fulfilled, she holds a PhD in business, she is a Master NLP coach, MD of Palmyra Consulting and founder of the Dragon Taming program.    

She accredits her success to the power of a clear purpose and vision, alignment of head and heart and connection to Divine intelligence. When we are aligned with our true selves we naturally attract and manifest our dreams. She lives by the belief that “you don’t need to be great to start but you need to start to be great”  

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Mohammad Hashim, at the age of 9, has already written his first book "Mind blowing Creatures" and is on his way to completing his second.   He fell in love with animals at the tender age of 4 and has been studying about them ever since. 

He has many dreams and one of them is to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan to serve animals as a priority.   

He is definitely the future of not just the country but the world as his dreams are universal.  Let me know what you felt about this episode.

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“It is only you, who undoubtedly possesses the power to focus upon the Silver Lining behind every cloud that may shadow your life ever”! - Preeti Monga

Preeti is the first visually impaired Aerobic instructor in the country, and an outstanding Public Speaker.   

Her autobiography named ‘The Other Senses’ has been published by Roli Books. Some of her awards include, The National Award 2013 by The President of India, the ‘Red and White Bravery’ Award, the ‘Rajeev Gandhi Manav Seva’ Award and the IIPM ‘Indomitable Spirit of Survival’ award.  

Preeti Monga is the Founder CEO & Trustee of the Silver Linings Trust which, offers a host of services to corporations, people with disabilities, women and the citizen at large.   

If you wish to know more about Preeti or connect with her, here are the links to her organization and website: https://preetimonga.com/ https://www.silver-linings.org/  

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Joining me in this episode are the amazing Dadi-Poti duo, Sheela Bajaj and Yukti Bajaj. Breaking all stereotypes, Dadi (Sheela Bajaj) at 77 started her own business with the support of her granddaughter, Yukti.    

I ask them about what they have learnt about each other while exploring this new business-partner relationship along with seeking advices for all those who are wanting to start a business.  It was a heartfelt conversation and I am so grateful to both of them for sharing their journey and experiences with me.   

Thank you for tuning in. Do let me know your thoughts on this, I'd love to hear.  

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Rakesh Rana, a name I heard from many during my stay at Sathkol, Uttarakhand. The residents of Sathkol credited him for shaping the life of the youth in their village.  Rakesh is a professional mountain biker and cyclist. He has participated in over 100 races and has not only changed the course of his life, but also of those around him. His cousins have followed his footsteps and are today, National Champions.  It is incredible how one person can influence the life of so many others. Rakesh is an "influencer" in the truest way!  This conversation was recorded in Jan 2022 during my stay at Sathkol.  Rakesh shares his journey, the challenges he faces, his dream for not just himself, but for the village he comes from. I had so much fun connecting with him, I hope you all too get influenced by his innocence and will.  

Listen to the episode and let me know what you think of it.  

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Prasiddhi Singh, founder of Prasiddhi Forest Foundation since 2018, pledges to plant 1 lakh fruit trees by 2022. She is 9 years of age now and is also the youngest civilian to receive the highest civilian award - The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar - from the Indian Prime Minister. 

Prasiddhi has created her huge eco-army and through her influential work has also become the Brand Ambassador of the Indian Government’s welfare campaign - Save Girl Child, Educate Girl Child (Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana), in Tamil Nadu.  Prasiddhi’s love and passion for growing trees has taken her places and inspired so many. She has pioneered the G3 project, where the 3 G’s stand for ‘generating oxygen’, ‘growing your own food’ and ‘giving back to society’.   

In this episode she shares her vision, mission and also a wonderful definition of a 'Rebel Girl'.  Watch the conversation now and let me know what you thought about Prasiddhi's unique concepts and way of life.  

You can find more on her work and connect with the foundation through https://prasiddhiforest.org/  

Thank you for listening!   #PrasiddhiSingh #JagrutiNaravani #YouAreHuman

India's National Wrestling Champion and World No. 2 Champion - Sarita Mor - talks about how she got into Wrestling from Kabbadi, how injuries help any sportsperson to grow stronger mentally. When asked about how she deals with all the pressure of winning and how she looks after her mental health, she answers positively and is indeed so simple in her approach to life.

Her relationship with her husband/coach, Rahul Mann is so beautiful. Listen to this episode to get to know our Nation's pride a little more.

I had a great time speaking to her, let me know what is your take from this episode and Sarita's journey in the comment section below. 

Please share this episode with all those you love and care for. :)

Thank you!

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In August 2021, while I strolled around in Washington Square Park, I reached the place in the park that had multiple chess boards and individual players guarding their table, sitting with the pieces out, making eye contact with everyone possible to see if a potential player would like to join in for a game.  

That's exactly what happened and that's how I met Paul DeFusco.   

While we were at our game of Chess, I started asking him a few questions about his life, his journey and why does he do this. Later on in the evening, I came in to the park to only see he was packing up for the day. I invited him for dinner with my friends and he agreed. That evening with the conversation we had, I knew I had to get him on the show.  In this episode Paul DeFusco shares why he does what he does, what is the similarity between life and chess, the lessons he has learned through this game and how he applies them in his day-to-day life.  

Watch this episode to find all of the above and a lot more.  

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