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Our guest today is Nicole Paine, a Doctor of Chiropractic, Functional Medicine Practitioner and Mobility Specialist who has been practicing for over 15 years in the UK and Canada. Nicole aims to teach you how to evaluate your current state of health, inspire you to take action, improve your lifestyle and habits so you can reclaim and restore your health. Nicole qualified as a Chiropractor in 2006 (Canada) which began an everlasting exploration into alternative healthcare. She has trained in Functional Range Systems (FRC®, FRA®, FR®, Kinstretch®), Active Release Techniques®, Acupuncture and more with the goal of refining her clinical skills to offer the best possible treatment for her patients. After 8 years in practice, she decided to undertake a master’s degree in Functional Medicine and Human Nutrition (UWS, Oregon) with the goal of diversifying her skills and learning how to uncover the root causes of her patient’s ailments. After practicing Functional Medicine for a few years, it became apparent to Nicole that much of what she advises could be implemented by individuals with a little guidance which led her to writing her first book - Eat Move Thrive 30 (EMT30). The EMT30 aims to teach you the principles of healthy eating, moving well and how to thrive in a modern world. The power to change your health and your life resides within you, let’s begin today in order to improve your health for the future. Social Media Website:eatmovethrive30.com In this podcast we talk about : - Joints and their optimal health -Various pathologies of joints - Technology & Spinal Health - Sneak peek into Nicole's book EatMoveThrive

Our guest today is Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam who is an eternal student of the Qur'an and passionately teaches it as well. She is a freelance journalist and editor, and also works as a Communications­ Practitioner. In all of these, she is aided by her love for languages and literature. Social Media Handles: Website: chaaidaani.wordpress.com Twitter: @farahnazzahidi Instagram : @farahnaz_zahidi_moazzam In this podcast we talk about : - Various human dimensions - Balance, moderation - Awareness & implementation - Simplicity & Healing

Our guest today is Dr. Pat Ogden, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology, the creator of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method, and founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (sensorimotor.org). Dr. Ogden is a clinician, consultant, international lecturer, and Dr. Ogden is the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015). Her third book, The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context, advocates for an anti-racist perspective in psychotherapy practice, has recently been released. Her current interests include couple therapy, child and family therapy, social justice, diversity, inclusion, consciousness, and the philosophical/spiritual principles that underlie her work. In this podcast we talk about: - What is sensorimotor Psychotherapy - What is our body trying to tell us? - Identifying and healing trauma through the body - Dr. Pat's new book  - the polyvagal theory Credits: The 'dhaani' soundtrack has been composed by Saptak Chatterjee with Creative Direction by Sonam Kalra

In conversation with Dr. Derek Gladwin, who is an educator and author of several books, including Ecological Exile and Rewriting Our Stories. He teaches in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia and also works with individuals and groups on narrative coaching. His research and teaching aim to promote social understanding and relational action on environmental, health, and well-being, and arts-based approaches through public forms of education and literacy. He has held research fellowships at the University of Amsterdam, the University of Edinburgh, and Trinity College Dublin. Social Media Website:derekgladwin.com Instagram: @rewritingourstories LinkedIn: @derekgladwin In this podcast we talk about: - The reason behind Dr. Gladwins book - What really is storytelling - A rundown of R.E.W.R.I.T.E

Our guest today is Tanya Wells, British/ Swiss, and spent several childhood years living in North India where language, diverse music, and culture informed the ears and imagination of this talented singer. Her flexible vocal style (attributed to years of having learned Hindustani classical vocal) has given her opportunities to perform with world-renown artists such as sitarist Anoushka Shankar (Cannes Film festival 2014), soul singer Joss Stone (Mama Stones 2013), Arabic vocalist Natacha Atlas (Ronnie Scotts 2016) as well as record vocals for award-winning film composers such as A.R. Rahman and Nitin Sawhney. With a double Masters (with distinction) in International Performance Research, Tanya now embraces the praxis of bringing cultures together to tell stories through music. Links to social media: Website: www.seveneyesofficial.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/seveneyesofficial @seveneyesofficial www.instagram.com/tanyawellsmusic @tanyawellsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/seveneyesofficial YouTube: www.youtube.com/seveneyes In this podcast we talk about : - Tanya and Music - The marvels of urdu and hindi music - Sufism and its messages - Seven Eyes and its work - Allahoo rendition by Tanya

In conversation with Paul Abdul Wadud Sutherland, born in 1947,  writer/poet became a Sufi Muslim in 2004 and took 'byaat' accepting the guidance of Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani who also married him to Afifa Emutallah the same year. He has seventeen collections and was the founding editor of Dream Catcher magazine now 25 years old. Most recently his books include Servant of the Loving One and Children's Routes and Red Streamers. His writing is archived by the University of Lincoln. His work attempts to connect secular and esoteric perspectives through the recognition that everything is from Allah. Social Media : Website: authorpaulsutherland.com Twitter: paulsuther1 Instagram:paulsutherland7 In this podcast we talk about: - The Journey of Paul Sutherland - The mystery of the 'veils' in the Quran - Consciousness & Conscience - Suffering & Spirituality -Poem Recitation

And just like that we have reached the last Friday of Ramadan 2021. Concluding the series with a conversation with A. Helwa on spiritual listening. This not only entails tangible audible listening but also listening to ourselves, to our desires, to our egos and to our conversations with Our Creator.  Hope you enjoy this episode and thank you for your continued support. Many thanks!

Our third episode of the Ramadan 2021 special series. What is the truth? What are we seeking? What is honest for us might not be honest for another. The Universe and its Creator...present and absent at the same time. Our personal prejudices and its ramifications....Shaykh Ebrahim answers these questions in this short but powerful podcast

Dr.Tina Runyan and Joan Fleishman are clinical psychologists with backgrounds in academic medicine and integrated behavioral health. Dr. Runyan is a mindfulness teacher at UMass Memorial Center for Mindfulness and they both specialize in supporting the well-being of healthcare professionals. In 2020 they founded Tend Health, to focus on providing specialized and accessible mental health care to healthcare professionals. Tend Health offers mental health care within the US and courses and workshops globally. They are passionate about reducing mental health stigma and barriers to care. In the podcast we spoke about - What is self-care? - COVID & our nervous system - Community care as a way of healing - The what and how of Tend Health

Our second episode of the Ramadan 2021 special series.  The concept and transience of time discussed with Shaykh Ebrahim. Where he underlines our deep attachement to time , thinking of it is a linear concept. A deeply insightful discussion, albeit short!