The Future Is Beautiful with Amisha Ghadiali

The Awkward Era: Slowing down to act fast How can we design for a regenerative future? In this episode Amisha meets Amanda Joy Ravenhill, Executive Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute, who introduces us to a dazzling array of projects - from agroforestry to kelp farming - that offer win/win solutions to the intertwined issues of climate crisis, biodiversity loss, food security and economic security. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Weaving Earth: Ecological, social and personal systems change How can we reconnect deeply to ourselves, our community and our planet? In this episode Amisha sits down with facilitator and educator Will Scott. Will explains how many of the crises and imbalances we are facing have their roots in a lack of connection or relationship, and how honoring life transitions with the support of the natural world can help us to reconnect. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Deep listening: Evoking unprecedented leadership How can we help each other to become the sovereign leaders our times are calling for? In this episode Amisha connects with neuropsychologist, author and educator Stephanie Mines. Stephanie shares her experiences of transcending early life trauma, her career as a neuroscientist and her present work of empowering activist leaders to address the pressing challenges we face. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

10-in-10 : Tackling ten global challenges in ten years How can we radically shift our approach to working with complex challenges? In this episode Amisha sits down with strategist, writer, facilitator and co-founder of 10-in-10, Zaid Hassan. Zaid explains why we must empower those people who are most impacted by the complex challenges we face to help design responses to them - turning adverse experiences into a valuable resource. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

The Water Inside Us How will we heal the disconnect between humanity and Mother Earth? In this episode Amisha meets Maori elderand shaman Erena Rangimarie Rereomaki Rhöse. Erena shares with us the cosmology and creation stories of her Maori heritage and explains what happens when indigenous elders gather. She tells us how we can open ourselves once more to the flow of love and how the earth is healing herself through us. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Drink a glass of clouds: finding joy in every moment How can we be truly present to ourselves, to each other and to earth in these times? In this episode Amisha meets Phap Linh a Zen Buddhist monk from Plum Village. Phap Linh speaks about life in monastic community, the nature of love and commitment, joining the Extinction Rebellion and how we can learn to see the sun in a carrot. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Through the keyhole: walking with the Divine Mother How can the wisdom held by indigenous communities help humanity evolve and heal? In this episode Amisha sits down with internationally renowned spiritual leader Jyoti, who speaks about her early life as a woman waking up in the Southern USA and how a series of visions and synchronicities led her to assemble a council of 13 indigenous grandmothers to wake up the world. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

A voice in the darkness: speaking out for the silenced How can we use our freedom to stand up for the oppressed? In this episode Amisha connects with civil servant and activist Raki Ap. Raki shares his story of fleeing West Papua as a child, and living in political exile. He speaks about the horrors and injustices inflicted on West Papuans in secret over half a century, and how we can support them to stand up for their freedom. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Deepening darkness and the regenerative spark: holding the wholeness How can we hold awareness of the interbeing of all things in the face of crisis? In this episode Amisha sits down with Justine Huxley, Director of St Ethelburga’s Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in London. Justine speaks about deep adaptation in the face of looming societal collapse, her work with the younger generation, and the meaning of sacred activism. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

How can we stay grounded on our spiritual journey? Ascending with both feet on the ground. In this episode Amisha is in conversation with author Jeff Brown. Together they discuss the dangers of dissociative spirituality, how he made a spiritual practice of betting on racehorses, the myriad problems with patriarchal spirituality and some of the ways we absent ourselves in the name of becoming present. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Joining the dots between plants, planets and people. How can we rebuild our relationship with plant life? In this episode Amisha meets forager, chef, and plant alchemist Jemma Foster. Jemma talks us through a tapestry of magical experiences - from botanical elixirs infused with planetary sound frequencies to private musical performances from plants - and shares the latest research into plant neurobiology and communication. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

A voice for nature: playing from the heart strings How can we create the conditions for something universal to be expressed through us? In this episode Amisha shares a moment with Nick Mulvey, whose music and performance speaks directly to the times we are in. His album ‘Wake Up Now’ is a rallying cry to humanity, weaving heartfelt lyrics about fracking and the refugee crisis with rhythms and melodies from across the globe. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Striving to be consistent in an inconsistent world How do we overcome paralysis in the face of complexity? Phoebe Tickell and Amisha speak about the numbness and paralysis that can arise in the face of overwhelmingly complex crises, the experience of staying present to the multiple realities of our times and how contacting our righteous grief and rage in can free us up to act and engage with our ‘soul work’. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

In this episode Amisha spends a morning with speaker, writer and change-maker Mac Macartney. Mac speaks about living courageously and on purpose, connecting with our deepest love, our gifts and our responsibilities to walk the Twin Trail of inner and outer development and contribution. He introduces three core questions at the heart of his work around leadership and purpose, as well as the profound symbology of The Children’s Fire. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

How can we thrive in the world as Highly Sensitive People? In this episode therapist Cindy Barnes explains what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person - a hereditary genetic trait which is shared by 20% of humans and has been found in a further 100 species so far. She speaks about the challenges of living with this trait and also the incredible benefits available when we learn to understand and provide for the particular characteristics of our nervous system. Links at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co