Prashant Nair is a distinguished Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Kerala cadre, widely recognized for his innovative and citizen-centric approach to governance.Prasanth Nair was selected to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 2007, securing an All-India Rank 4 in the UPSC exam. Hailing from Thalassery in Kannur District, he grew up in Thiruvananthapuram and graduated first rank in law (BA LLB) from the University of Kerala.He has served in various administrative capaciti...
Mar 26, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Watch 'The Days of Trees' here: http://thedaysoftrees.com/watchUse code: HFN50 for a 50% discountTomás Hardiman is a prominent film producer and the driving force behind Parzival Productions. His documentary The Days of Trees (2024), co-created with director Alan Gilsenan, explores his personal journey of confronting childhood trauma and won the best feature Documentary at the 2024 IFTAs. This was part 3 of a trilogy which included Meetings with Ivor (2017), and The Meeting (2018). This Intervie...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 56
In this episode Rudy Singh is in conversation with sister Shobhna Jagdish. Shobhna Ji is a stalwart of Indian television having been a news presenter for over 3 decades. She is also a Heartfulness trainer and has been practicing Sahaj Marg since 1994.
Mar 26, 2025•2 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Capt. Vineet Singh Ranawat is the manager of Kanha Shanti Vanam near Hyderabad, India, one of the largest meditation spaces in the world. In this interview from 2022 he shares his inspiring journey and reveals more about the wonder that is Kanha Shanti Vanam.
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Shari Alyse is the host of the TV talkshow Good Morning Joy, a media personality, 2x TEDx Speaker, and #1 bestselling author who is on a mission to spread joy! With over two decades of experience in the entertainment and wellness industries, Shari is a leading voice in the wellness space.
Mar 26, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Dr V Ramakantha retired from the Indian Forest Service and has since devoted his time to helping Heartfulness greening efforts. Rudy Singh is a film-maker/writer who helps with Heartfulness media projects.
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Mark Milton is the founder of Education 4 Peace Foundation, founding partner of the Spirit of Humanity Forum. Mark Milton’s work has been devoted to social and cultural change. He has a passion to bring listening skills and empathy into youth education and sport.
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Leslee Lewis is a legendary Indian singer, musician and composer who effortlessly straddles the world of indie rock, pop, ad jingles, and Bollywood music. He has sold albums and performed in all corners of the world and received countless awards and great. recognition. He is also one half of the popular duo Colonial Cousins. Leslee Lewis is one of the first Indian composers/performers to have introduced the Indian audiences to rock and pop music.
Aug 23, 2024•57 min
Judith Nelson lives in Scotland, and has a background in physiotherapy, broadcasting, presentation, and property development. These days, she teaches Heartfulness in organizations and communities, and is Vice-President of two Heartfulness charities.
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Robert Grant is a filmmaker, cinematographer, video producer and heartfulness trainer based in Denmark. He has a wealth of experience having been at different times a hippie, a monk, and a truck driver. Robert is the subject of a danish book called The Monk From The North which is also being made into a movie.
Aug 09, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., director of research at the HeartMath Institute, is a professor at Florida Atlantic University. McCraty is a psychophysiologist whose interests include the physiology of emotion. One of his primary areas of focus is the mechanisms by which emotions influence cognitive processes, behavior, health and the global interconnectivity between people and Earth’s energetic systems.
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Shivpreet Singh is a translator, musician and poet based in California, USA. After a successful career in science and investing, he has dedicated over 15 years develop an innovative way of bringing spiritual poetry to the world through music videos. Annually, over 50 million minutes of his music are streamed online.
Aug 02, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Pir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Suluk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice. He is author of Immortality: A Traveler’s Guide; Dream Flowers: The Collected Works of Noor Inayat Khan with a Critical Commentary by Pir Zia Inayat Khan; Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions; and Saracen Chivalr...
Aug 02, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Shekhar Kapur is a legendary film maker who has made iconic films like Bandit Queen, the Elizabeth series, Mr. India and Masoom among others. He was recently at Kanha Shanti Vanam where Dr. Ananya S. Rao caught up with him.
Jul 28, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Lothar Pirc is a renowned entrepreneur, lecturer, author and philanthropist. He is a long time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and founded one of the biggest Ayurveda centres in the Western world in Bad Ems, Germany. He was closely associated with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and was recently at Kanha Shanti Vanam for the 10000 for World Peace event.
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 43
The legendary lyricist of Hindi cinema Sameer Anjaan recently visited Kanha. Having written songs for movies like Dil, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Saajan, Devdas and more. He has a wealth of experience and is also a Guinness Record holder as the most prolific songwriter. We caught up with him on the sidelines of his visit.
Jul 28, 2024•52 min
Vasco Gaspar is an international author, speaker and facilitator wo curates science-based methodologies to create safe spaces for people to manifest their true potential. He was recently in Kanha Shanti Vanam to conduct a Deep U retreat and we caught up with him after.
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 41
John Smith was the first heartfulness practitioner in Australia. Here he shares his extraordinary journey.
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Paul Glossop is a moderator of Vedic Science courses at the Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa. A long time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and deeply interested in Vaastu Shastra, Paul shares his thoughts on Veda, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Kanha Shanti Vanam and heartfulness.
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Guy Shahar catches up with Liz Kingsnorth, the Director of the Heartful Communication program. In this episode Liz shares her personal spiritual journey as well as insights into the world of communication and human relationships.
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Suraj and Kashish are heartfulness trainers who have been married since 2021. Here they talk to Emma Ivaturi about finding love, dating, arranged marriage and heartfulness practice. Link to excel sheet mentioned in this episode: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tZgCcDPnmn3AI_RoyXz-dQ7t5PymlPWcw_GStQ16_MQ/edit?usp=sharing
Jan 26, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Michael W. Barnard has been making films since his teenage years. He has made award-winning films of every description at locations around the world. In 1971, after completing his training to become a teacher of Transcendental Meditation in Mallorca, Spain, he was asked by Maharishi to establish a film department that would document Maharishi’s activities and talks, as well as create promotional films and documentaries about TM. In 1978, after traveling with and filming Maharishi, and making num...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Br. S Prakash is Founder & CEO of See Change, Author, Heartfulness Volunteer & Secretary to the President, Shri Ram Chandra Mission. He has served as secretary to both Chariji and Daaji and has a wealth experience with both of them.
Jan 26, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this special new year episode we meet the extraordinary Pierre Ravan. He is a DJ, music producer, luxury and high-end fashion collaborator, yoga teacher and heartfulness meditation trainer. Join us on this very special episode!
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 34
C.P. Gurnani (popularly known as ‘CP’ ) recently retired as CEO and MD at Tech Mahindra. In a career spanning 40+ years, CP has held several leading positions with Hewlett Packard Ltd., Perot Systems (India) Ltd., and HCL Corporation Ltd. He is a lifelong entrepreneur who has committed his career to helping customers build their digital future through innovation and technology transformation. We caught up with him on his visit to Kanha Shanti Vanam.
Jan 26, 2024•49 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Sandy Cohen is a writer and podcaster and NBC-HWC certified coach who helps stressed, busy people find more peace and ease in their lives. She had been a journalist for nearly 20 years working with celebrities and music. She was recently in Kanha to interview Daaji. We caught up with her at the Kanha Studio a day before her departure.
Dec 30, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Prof. Arjula Reddy is a legend in the field of genetics. Here he shares thoughts on the latest developments in the field.
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Dr. Madhuri Gandikota is a molecular biologist who has had a long career in clinical research. She has done her Post Doc at Cornell and the Max Planck Institute and is a heartfulness practitioner.
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Dr. Jignesh Shelat talks about fasting, lifestyle and the root of all disease including cancer.
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Artist and professor of fine arts at Dresden University, Christian Macketanz shares his thoughts on heart, life and meditation.
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 28
