The Future Is Beautiful with Amisha Ghadiali

How yoga leads us to a healthy simple lifestyle What are the real teachings of yoga beyond the physical poses and how can this lead us to a healthier future? In this episode Amisha spends time with teacher, Vedic astrologer and all round wise man Anand Semalty. He shares concerns about the widespread modification of yoga and points us back to the ancient codes of wisdom at the core of yogic tradition. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

How women will shape a more beautiful future for the planet. In this episode Amisha sits down with wise woman, entrepreneur and activist Lynne Franks - who launched London Fashion week and the entire PR Industry at a time when female-led businesses were almost unheard of. Lynne believes our future lies with women and girls and it is they who must lead change from the grass roots. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

An aesthetic of entanglement and the sacred gift of stopping. In this week's episode Amisha takes a deep dive with poet, philosopher, psychologist & professor Bayo Akomolafe into the nature of truth, reality and activism. Bayo offers observations on how our responses in these urgent times may well perpetuate the crisis we try to escape. At the heart of his invitation lies a simple but radical shift of perspective that might lead us to new forms of activism. More at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Songs from the spiral path. Mapping the experience of cyclical being through archetypes, stories and song. In this episode Amisha meets singer, songwriter and creative Boe Huntress whose mytho-poetic songwriting is archetypal and inspired particularly by the feminine experience. Together they weave a collective picture of cyclical and intuitive ways of being, exploring the value and gift of changeability. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Ancestral health is modern wealth. Bringing ancestral benefits into the modern world by re-connecting to ancient human ways. In this episode Amisha sits down with Natural Life-stylist Tony Riddle. Tony tells of his quest to live a biologically normal life without raising social eyebrows, and how he is helping stressed out urbanites to reconnect with the ancestral wisdom of the hunter gatherer within. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Art as activism in the arena of sexual violence. Exploring the role of performance to promote healing and raise awareness. In this episode Amisha meets actress and writer Imogen Butler-Cole, creator of acclaimed theatre show "Foreign Body" exploring the subject of sexual assault. Imogen speaks about creating theatre that is both deeply personal and highly political. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Creating new worlds at the frontiers of technology and human potential. An exploration of how technology and human consciousness can come together as a force for good to support the evolution of humanity. In this episode Amisha enters the colliding worlds of new technology and consciousness with venture catalyst, cultural strategist and co-founder of Digital Raign James Hanusa. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Awakening the true blueprint within. Cultivating inner power and understanding the tantric perspective of the divine feminine. In this episode Amisha sits in reflection with writer, teacher and former swami Sally Kempton, who shares the tantric understanding of the true meaning of Shakti, why there is more to meditation than mind-hacking and they discuss what discovering the divine feminine means for men in modern practice. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Soil, Soul and Society: A new trinity for our time. How to live as a pilgrim, embracing elegant simplicity to find fellowship with all life. In this episode Amisha sits down with Satish Kumar - co-founder of Schumacher College, editor of Resurgence magazine and a global activist. They discuss his childhood as a Jain monk, the encounter with death which began his spiritual education, and why he walked out of monastic life. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Riding chariots into battle and building paradise gardens. How to engage moral courage to carry torches of justice, beauty and possibility where shadows loom. In this episode Amisha is in conversation with author and humanitarian Zerbanoo Gifford - founder of the Asha centre for young people in the Forest of Dean, former politician, award-winning activist for social justice, cosmic networker and total badass force for change. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Finding our way home to the collective. A journey through loss, discovery and cultivation of our connection to something bigger. In this episode Amisha meets explorer, documentary filmmaker and author Bruce Parry. Bruce shares with Amisha why the Kogi turned him celibate, his theory on how the dawn of agriculture killed meditation and the breakdowns and breakthroughs of a seven-year journey to produce his new film Tawai. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Life as a disobedient woman. Facing the fundamental teachings of our deepest drivers and greatest taboos and the social dynamics they engender. Amisha sits down with activist, artist provocateur and entrepreneur Sam Roddick. They discuss how to live in balance as an activist, the difference between values and politics, the birth-like initiatory ripples and bio-rhythms of grief and her early education in feminist sexual politics. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Entering the subtle depths of Tantrik Yoga. We explore the ancient stories, modern manifestations and internal expanses of tantra and yogic practise. In this episode Amisha gets together with Christopher Hareesh Wallis, a scholar and practitioner of the yoga tradition and author of two books on the classical Tantra tradition, they discuss what it truly means to be a yogi and what the yoga tradition teaches us about activism. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Forging new forms in the heart of luxury. The story of a global citizen, solo social entrepreneur and creative disruptor opening minds and transforming norms in ethical fashion. This week Amisha meets Cultural Futurist & Creative Director Annegret Affolderbach. As well as being a major contributor to The Future is Beautiful book , Annegret is an award -winning, disruptive innovator and social entrepreneur. Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

Love as an ecological act. How can individual experiences of empathy and community with the human and non-human world around us create radical shifts in our planetary ecology? In this first episode of The Future is Beautiful, Amisha Ghadiali meets author and speaker Charles Eisenstein. Here the old stories, the current stories and the new stories of humanity encounter one another and offer their gifts, challenges & questions. Links and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co