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Episode 9: Soul to Sol Yoga: Dorcas Quynn Mcwilliams
July 11, 2024

This week our guest is Dorcas Quynn Mcwilliams, who was my first Yoga teacher. She is the founder of Sol Yoga in Frederick, Maryland, US. Dorcas has had a profound impact on my life not just by being my teacher in the first few years of my Yoga life bu...

Episode 10: The Principalled Lady: Latha D.
July 11, 2024

This week our guest is Latha D., who is the Principal of Parikrma School, which is part of the Parikrma foundation. A teacher, a daughter, a mother, a wife, a Principal and above all a great human being, Latha has overcome many barriers in life to be w...

Episode 24: A Simple Buddhist Practioner: Ron Lumsden
July 11, 2024

About Ron Lumsden: I spoke to Ron for the 24th Episode of The Mindful Initiative Podcast. Ron is from the Moray Firth in the North of Scotland and currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand. He is an auth

Episode 25: The Veda Teacher: Shantala Sriramaiah
July 11, 2024

In the 25th Episode of The Mindful Initiative, we speak to my Veda Chanting Teacher, Shantala Sriramaiah. Shantala teaches Vedic Chanting to people worldwide through her online portal Veda Studies

Episode 26: The Grassroots Physician: Dr. R Balasubramaniam
July 11, 2024

In Episode 26, I speak to Dr. R Balasubramaniam (Dr. Balu). Dr. Balu is a Grassroots Physician. His life has been inspired by the work and life of Swami Vivekananda. Like Swami Vivekananda, Dr. Bal

Episode 27: The Spiritual Teacher: James Wood
July 11, 2024

Thank You so much for being a dedicated listener of The Mindful Initiative Podcast. Before you read about the podcast, I would like to let you know that I will be offering Compassion Cultivation Tra

Episode 28: The Monk beyond Perfection: Swami Sarvapriyananda ji
July 11, 2024

Welcome to Episode 28 of The Mindful Initiative Podcast with Swami Sarvapriyananda ji, the current resident Swami and head of Vedanta Society of New York (VSNY). He is a monk of the Ramakrishna Miss

Episode 29: The Epitome of a True Bhakta: Krishna Das
February 09, 2023

Welcome to Episode 29 of The Mindful Initiative. This episode was recorded during the pandemic. Our guest for the podcast is Krishna Das a Grammy Award Nominee Kirtan Singer. We are grateful that

Episode 23: The Vedantic Pandita: Dr. Anuradha Choudry
February 06, 2021

We interviewed Dr. Anuradha Choudhry for the 23rd Episode of The Mindful Initiative Podcast. A Vedantic Scholar Dr. Choudry is an Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Science Department at