The Future Is Beautiful with Amisha Ghadiali

In this episode Amisha sits down with environmental entrepreneur and author Ed Gillespie. Together Ed and Amisha discuss ‘flight shaming’ and slow travel, little robot farmers called Tom, Dick and Harry, and the end of our civilisation. They discuss how and why the Extinction Rebellion movement is finding success where others have not, finding a synthesis between handicraft and spacecraft and how we can navigate toward a fun and fertile future for our planet. Links at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

What happens when we let go and trust our voice? In this episode Amisha spends time with transformational coach, consultant and singer of soul songs, Lex Empress. After a childhood spent “in the blackest dark”, carefully concealing her innate gifts, and a career laced with the promise of pop stardom, Lex followed her intuition away from the path laid out for her and onto a new track. Since then thousands have come to Lex to hear the song their soul needs now. More at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

How can our individual creative freedom liberate others? In this episode Amisha meets multidisciplinary metaphysical artist Kamau Abayomi. Kamau’s creative expression is a conduit for Maat energy - the ancient Egyptian goddess of harmony, truth and balance. Together Kamau and Amisha speak about finding creative freedom, the marriage between arts and activism, and their experience of life and culture in Bali. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

What is wrong with a culture of fast fixes? In this episode, Amisha meets sustainable fashion designer and lecturer, Michelle Lowe-Holder. Michelle has collected of over 3,000 used nitrous oxide canisters from the streets around her home, creating provocative works of art from her glittering urban forage that shock audiences by their scale. Amisha and Michelle discuss the trend towards fast fixes and what we as individuals can do to counter it. Links and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

What does it truly mean to be Foolish? In this episode Amisha meets professional Fool Jonathan Kay. The Fool exists somewhere in the archetypal space between a clown, your inner child and a guru - and everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Tune in to experience Foolish ways of looking, seeing, being… and flying! Trigger warning: contains themes of suicide and torture Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

How can we create change through conscious engagement with patterns? Anna Murray helps people and organisations to engage the power of pattern in their business and everyday lives. She explains how we have all gone a bit too stripey and why she is bringing more spirals into her life. Anna and Amisha discuss our relationship to the many cyclical patterns that underpin our existence, and how we can harness the power of pattern to create positive change. Links and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

How can we change the world by changing our consciousness? Alan Clements explored the frontiers of consciousness through psychedelics and yoga before studying meditation at a monastery in Burma for 20 years. Now, through his writing and retreats, he teaches how we can overcome anger, fear and delusion to “oxygenate beautiful states of being” in every moment - thereby changing the world right here, right now, one person at a time. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

After two very full series and 52 episodes, our host Amisha Ghadiali shares some musings with our community during our series break. She talks about her ideas to get the community together in more face to face interactions all over the world, and a possibility of a matchmaking service for those looking for love!   She also shares about sacred activism, resilience, and presence. How to dance the twin trail, as we prepare for Series Three which we start recording in May and will be released in June. 

How can embodiment practises unlock our potential? In this episode Amisha meets strategist, coach and facilitator Daniela Plattner. Since playing footsie with Gabrielle Roth as a child in a New York restaurant, Daniela has been on a profound personal journey with movement: finding her purpose where her greatest pain and her greatest joy met. Daniela speaks to us about embodiment: what it means to her and how we can incorporate it into our daily lives. Links at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

The art, craft and science of sonic experience. How do the soundscapes of our lives influence us? In this episode Amisha meets music researcher and educator Aurelio - founder of the Svaram centre in dedication to the experience of sound. Together Aurelio and Amisha explore the soundscapes of our lives and the mystery of the field beneath the frequencies. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Slaves to fashion: a voice for the voiceless In this episode Amisha meets author, consultant and social entrepreneur Safia Minney, who founded ethical fashion brands People Tree and Po-Zu. Safia shares a few stories of the 41 million humans in slavery worldwide and how we can refuse to stay complicit in a polluting and abusive system, where the human and environmental cost of high-street fashion prices is just too high. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

In this episode Amisha meets consciousness researcher and entrepreneur Justin Faerman. Do you believe it’s possible to have a continuous experience of being effortlessly supported, knowing that all the resources you need to thrive will flow to you with ease? Justin shares with us the crucial access points to flow consciousness that he has discovered over decades of research, personal experience and teaching. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

In this episode Amisha meets creative consultant and entrepreneur Jo Hunter. Jo grew up very creative, but as the pressures of adult life kicked in, like so many of us she became focused on being fast and being perfect, rather than being creative. When the hectic pace of her ‘dream job’ began to take its toll, Jo took a month out to slow down and reconnect; she rediscovered her own creativity - her capacity to take risks and to play - and it changed her life. Links at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

In this episode Amisha meets author and journalist Johann Hari. Together Johann and Amisha discuss the how our society is making us sick, why depression is so much more than our biology, and why we need to each other to find our way back to life from the darkest places. “The best journeys are not where you find yourself, the best journeys are where you find other people.” ~ Johann Hari Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Understanding the beauty of our worlds How do we recognise the golden threads that weave together a full and inspired life? “We can’t create a beautiful future by bypassing everything we don’t like and creating a fake utopia that sits on top of it. There’s a lot of power in our darkness and that's often where the treasure is.” - Amisha Ghadiali In this episode our writer Lucy White sits down with our podcast founder and host. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautif