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Almunis Alejandra Ortiz on Sound Healing, Indigenous Wisdom and Ayahuasca - E28 Aug 30, 2018

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What does it mean to find our true voice?

In this episode entitled Singing the Ancient Codes of Mother Earth to Heal and Remember, Amisha meets Almunis Alejandra Ortiz, a musician and sound healer who helps people find their true voice by tapping into the whole body as an instrument and vehicle of vibrant energy. Almunis shares her understanding of blockages in the voice, how to open a channel for sacred song to come through us and, to repair the balance between feminine and masculine energies within and without.Almunis has been learning the healing wisdom of the Amazon since childhood and receiving powerful 'codes'. She tells how the use of plant medicine has deviated from its original purpose and why she will no longer partake in plant medicine ceremony.

"We don't sing because we want to be loved back, we sing because we ARE love and that has infinite forms" - Almunis Alejandra Ortiz

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/08/30/e28-almunis-alejandra-ortiz-on-sound-healing-indigenous-wisdom-and-ayahuasca-singing-the-ancient-codes-of-mother-earth-to-heal-and-remember/

Learn more about Bali Spirit Festival - https://www.balispiritfestival.com/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

Jon Alexander on Citizenship, Participation and Consumerism - E27 Aug 23, 2018

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How do we shift from our society from consumerism to citizenship?

In this episode entitled Freeing the Citizen Within From The Shackles of Consumerism, Amisha sits down with Jon Alexander of the New Citizenship Project, a social innovation lab designed to promote the role of the citizen and encourage better participation in society.

Jon speaks about the work underway to catalyse the shift from identifying as consumers to identifying as citizens. Together he and Amisha speak about how consumerism has played out in the political arena and why the Brexit referendum was a classic example of consumer democracy. Jon shares his insights on how we can contribute to the shift towards a society of citizens and invite people into greater participation.

"We have far more agency in the world than just our consumption choices and we need more opportunities to express that agency." ~ Jon Alexander

"We are in the dying throes of a consumer era of democracy where choosing between the options that someone else has designed is the primary form of political engagement." ~ Jon Alexander

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/08/23/e27-jon-alexander-on-citizenship-participation-and-consumerism-freeing-the-citizen-within-from-the-shackles-of-consumerism/

Learn more about New Citizenship Project - https://www.newcitizenship.org.uk/citizenshift

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

Servane Mouazan on Social Enterprise, Women and Networks -E26 Aug 16, 2018

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What does it really take to become a social entrepreneur?

In this episode entitled Tending the Roots of Social Business, Amisha sits down with Servane Mouazan, who has spent over 17 years working with women in social enterprise as the founder and director of Ogunte.

Servane shares stories from the 7000+ social businesses led by women who have been supported and mentored through the Ogunte network. The network includes a vast array of social businesses in areas from fintech to food security.

She challenges the stereotypes around women in social enterprise, speaks to the real reasons so many women are inspired to do this work, and shares nuggets of hard-earned wisdom about the joy and pain of starting out as a social entrepreneur.

"Women are active in the space where they have been historically confined to. It's not something you are born with - that eagerness to help - it's something you learn... and sometimes you learn it because you have no other choice with what's around you." ~ Servane Mouazan

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/08/16/e26-servane-mouazan-on-social-enterprise-women-and-networks-tending-the-roots-of-social-business/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

Peter Macfadyen on Democracy, Community and Local Government - E25 Aug 09, 2018

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How can we change politics for the better to benefit our local communities?

In this episode entitled Rewriting the Rules for Local Politics, Amisha meets independent local councillor Peter Macfadyen to learn how Frome (Somerset UK) is transforming from a forgotten market town into one of the most progressive communities in the country.

Peter tells the story of how he became Mayor of Frome by accident and rewrote the rules to return a sense of ownership to the community, putting 40% of council taxes back in people's hands and inviting children to vote on council budgets.

He explains why manifestos inevitably end in broken promises, why he favours removing party politics at the local level and the need for epic facilitation skills in local government.

"This is about trying to create participatory democracy not representative democracy….It's saying elect 17 people and then their job is to build a community where whatever it is you want to get done, you can - or at least have a good try at it - and there will be money and support." ~ Peter Macfadyen

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/08/09/e25-peter-macfadyen-on-democracy-community-and-local-government-rewriting-the-rules-for-local-politics/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

Mallence Bart-Williams on Patriarchy, Ancestry and The Womb -E24 Jul 31, 2018

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How can we heal the feminine in our world from the inside out?

In this episode entitled Cleansing the Crucible of Creation, Amisha shares an intimate moment with multidisciplinary creative and social entrepreneur Mallence Bart-Williams. Working in partnership with the royal family of a tiny hidden kingdom in the Asian archipelago, Mallence is bringing to the world an ancient rejuvenation and holistic beauty tool, originally reserved only for Eastern royalty and their concubines. Now this product is saving women in the Western world from hysterectomy and transforming the vitality of their entire bodies. Together Mallence and Amisha speak about how we engage with our wombs today, revisiting the monstrous origins of modern gynaecology and discussing the patriarchal attitudes and assumptions in medical science that harm our connection to our feminine centre.

"There is no redemption big enough to make up for what has been done to the womb." ~ Mallence Bart-Williams

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/08/02/e24-mallence-bart-williams-on-patriarchy-ancestry-and-the-womb-cleansing-the-crucible-of-creation/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

Nimo Patel on Simplicity, Service and Songwriting - E23 Jul 25, 2018

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What does it truly mean to serve and where do we start?

In this episode entitled Serving with EmptyHands – Learning the Law of Love, Amisha meets musician and humanitarian Nimesh 'Nimo' Patel. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Nimo received an Ivy League education, found fame as a rap star, and enjoyed a successful stint working on Wall Street. After the horror of 9/11, Nimo realised that despite his material success, he felt unhappy and unfulfilled. An unexpected phone call from a friend planted the first seed and later painful health challenges finally drew him to India where he began volunteering at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. Together with a group of children from the local community he produced an album of songs. This first project marked the beginning of working closely with underprivileged children and their families to bring their voices to the world. Nimo shares with us some powerful lessons received from the children, their families, and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi during his time in India.

"I like the idea that we come empty handed and we go empty handed. It's like two moments of nothingness that we are living in between....Nothing is mine when I'm here, nothing is mine when I leave, so can I live more in a way that I am offering more of myself to the planet when I am here?" ~ Nimo Patel

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/07/26/e23-nimo-patel-on-simplicity-service-and-songwriting-serving-with-empty-hands-learning-the-law-of-love/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

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Helena Norberg-Hodge on Corporate Control, Systemic Change and Localism - E22 Jul 19, 2018

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How do we free ourselves from the controlling influence of multi-national corporations?

In this episode entitled Escaping the Jaws of Hungry Giants, Amisha meets author, filmmaker, and big-picture activist Helena Norberg-Hodge. Together they discuss the influence of multinational corporations in all areas of our lives, and what we can do as individuals to create systemic change. Helena's big-picture activism reveals the interdependent systems of corporate control and urbanisation that are behind our greatest challenges. She explains how the current epidemics of anxiety and depression, climate change, and plastic pollution are caused directly by the actions of multi-national corporations and how a shift to localism holds the antidote to what ails us.

"We are swimming in a sea shaped by corporate desires. They are not thinking beings they are structures shaped by blind reductionist thinking and ever larger scale and greater speed." ~ Helena Norberg-Hodge

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/07/19/helena-norberg-hodge-on-corporate-control-systemic-change-and-localism-escaping-the-jaws-of-hungry-giants/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

Jeremy Lent on Patterns, Integration and Meaning - E21 Jul 09, 2018

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Why and how do we create patterns of meaning out of the vast expanse of existence?

In this conversation, Jeremy and Amisha explore the world history of our separation from nature, the human instinct to bring meaning and pattern into life, and how we work with the emotions that arise from this, so we can create a flourishing, beautiful sustainable future.

"Optimism and pessimism are both cop outs, but hope is a state of mind that things can change. Whether we think they will or not there is that possibility." ~ Jeremy Lent In this episode entitled Humanity's Patterns of Meaning, Amisha sits down with author and integrator Jeremy Lent. Jeremy's recent book 'The Patterning Instinct' explores the way humans have made meaning from the cosmos from hunter-gatherer times to the present day. From psychedelic awakenings in Cambridge student squats, to fleeing Britain for California to "see something great", Jeremy followed a deep knowing that there was something much more to life than what he was experiencing. Jeremy's current research, writing, and teaching is driven by the desire to marry his intellectual understanding with what he feels in his body to be true. He seeks an integrated understanding of the rules that govern the cosmos, inside and outside of us.

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/07/12/e21-jeremy-lent-on-patterns-integration-and-meaning-humanitys-patterns-of-meaning/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

Be part of AllThatWeAre community by using this link, https://love.allthatweare.org/membership

Jo Royle on Marine Science, Ocean Plastics and Environmental Activism - E20 Jul 02, 2018

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What action can we take today to help save our oceans from plastic pollution?

"If you can work with nature, we can flourish together." ~ Jo Royle In this episode entitled Remembering The Ocean – An Urgent Call to Reconnect and Save our Seas, Amisha meets up with skipper, activist, and ocean campaigner Jo Royle. Jo's work with Common Seas is focused on reducing the threat from plastic pollution, working with industry leaders to eradicate single-use plastics and address the cultural and economic root causes of the problem.

Despite growing up landlocked and suffering a crippling autoimmune disease during her teens, Jo spent much of her childhood in a dinghy in Devon. After studying at university and making a determined recovery from illness, Jo set sail as a young adult to work at sea full time for over a decade, skippering a variety of vessels and leading projects across the globe. On her travels Jo saw first hand where our relationship to the seas is out of balance and this fuelled her determination to advocate for oceans and marine life. Jo shares with us some harrowing stories and heartbreaking statistics from ocean expeditions to the front lines of climate change. She offers straightforward solutions that we can all implement now and ways to become ocean activists in our daily lives. "Most important is for more and more of us to have good times on and by the water. The more you connect with nature, whether the sea or a forest the more you will learn about it and the more you want to protect it." ~ Jo Royle

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/07/05/e20-jo-royle-on-marine-science-ocean-plastics-and-environmental-activism-remembering-the-ocean-an-urgent-call-to-reconnect-and-save-our-seas/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

William Etundi on Activism, Creativity and Evolution - E19 Jun 25, 2018

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How to bring people together for experiences that change lives.

In this episode entitled Fuelling Creative Fire to Inspire Culture Change, Amisha is in conversation with William Etundi, a curator and creator of "events that touch the world". From jubilant mass political protests to mind-expanding mansion parties, William's events blend social commentary, art and public spectacle. Together Amisha and William discuss their experiences of race, difference, place, belonging and embodying cultural bridges. William speaks about his experience growing up as a mixed race man with African heritage in both America, as well as his early childhood experiences of activism as the son of a politically engaged pastor in a proudly gay district. From taking days off school to attend protests as a child, William grew up and moved to New York to immerse himself in the community of activists and culture creators of the late 90s and early 2000s. He describes the energy and hope of young people reclaiming the streets and speaking truth to power, and the crushing disillusionment that followed the brutal police suppression of protests around the 2004 Republican convention in New York. Amisha and William share stories of entering inside the mainstream political and judicial system, getting burned by what they saw and experienced there and how this led them both to turn their energies towards the soft, small, interpersonal actions at the roots of society and the call of the creative fire inside. William Etundi's work has been featured in the pages of Vogue, i-D Magazine, Paper Magazine, and more, with the New York Times proclaiming him "an impresario of the underground." In 2012 he launched SeeMe, an international artist network that grew to over 1 million members. He is also the founder and creative director of You Are So Lucky, one of the most sought-after tickets in New York City.

"I think it is essential that when you feel that creative fire inside to be true to that. It doesn't mean it's going to save the world but it might save you and that could be just as important". William Etundi

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2018/06/28/e19-william-etundi-on-activism-creativity-and-evolution-fuelling-creative-fire-to-inspire-culture-change/

Learn more about SeeMe at https://www.see.me/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

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