About David Ingalls: David Ingalls was my first Ashtanga Teacher. I am eternally grateful to him for his teachings and wisdom. He has been teaching Meditation, Yoga for more than 45 years. David became certified to teach Transcendental Meditation in 1972 and has been teaching ever since! He first began the practice […]

        Shabnam Virmani is a National Award winning documentary filmmaker, a soulful singer, an enigmatic storyteller and an inspirational writer.  Shabnam has been exploring the myriad possibilities and power of mystic poetry and its oral traditions. It was during the Gujarat riots of 2002 that she started to explore deeper questions of […]

  In our 19th Episode of The Mindful Initiative Podcast, I speak with Uvinie Lubecki, who is probably the youngest person, I have interviewed for the Podcast. About Uvinie Uvinie Lubecki is a leadership development trainer, consultant, and author. She has worked with executives and teams at leading corporations and nonprofits including Macy’s, Johnson & […]

  In Episode 18, I speak with Dr. Chris Germer, who is a Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer on Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, co-founder of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) and author of several books on the subject.  Dr. Germer unravels intriguing aspects of human behavior, his connection with India, the inspirations he derives from Indian contemplative wisdom, […]