Arash's World Podcast

Using Mindfulness to Create Serendipity and "Happy Accidents" to Improve Your Personal and Professional Life with Dr. Neil J. Farber

In this episode, Dr. Neil J. Farber, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, academic internal medicine physician for over 40 years, and author of the book "Serendipity: Utilizing Everyday Unexpected Events to Improve Your Life and Career", talks about using mindfulness to create and recognize "happy accidents" in your daily life that could change and transform your life and career in unexpected but most fortunate and fortuitous ways and manners.

The Buddhafield Cult from "Holy Hell" Followers and Narcissistic Leaders

In this episode, Radhia Gleis, author and a former member of the Buddhafield cult, shares her personal experiences, thoughts, and reflections on the current political and social climate as well as on the dangers of being caught in a cult and of following narcissistic leaders. 

Love Your Pet and Appreciate Your Vet with Sandy Weaver

In this episode, Sandy Weaver, speaker, trainer, mastermind facilitator, and lover of all things dog as well as the author of the book "Happy Vet Happy Pet: Caring for your Pet's Caregiver" talks about the importance of appreciating and giving thanks to veterinarians who work hard to ensure that our pets are alive and well and who deserve our recognition and gratitude for their tireless efforts.

 

Biohacking and Optimizing the Full Potential of your Brain with Dr. Patrick Porter and BrainTap

In this episode, Dr. Patrick Porter, Brain Researcher, Mental Coach, and Founder and Inventor of BrainTap, talks about using technology, neuroscience, meditation, and mindfulness as well as light, visualization, and energy fields to tap into a healthy and happy brain and to create a brighter future for yourself!

 

 

 

 

The Relationship between COVID 19, Remote Work, Employee Happiness and Job Satisfaction with Dr. Craig Knight

In this episode, Dr. Craig Knight, Occupational Psychologist & Founding Director of Identity Realization, talks about the effects of COVID-19 on the workforce, the benefits & drawbacks of remote work as well as how and why it is important for employees to have independence and autonomy.  

 

The Importance of Critical Thinking in Our Personal and Professional Life with Dr. Steve Pearlman

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Steve Pearlman, critical thinking expert, co-founder of The Critical Thinking Initiative, and the co-host of The Critical Thinking Initiative and Smarterer podcasts, in which we talk about the importance of critical thinking, the problems with the American education system both at schools and universities as well as how societies could and would strongly benefit from applying aspects of critical thinking to their daily lives.

 

How Zen Can Improve your Health & Leadership Skills from Zen Master Dr. Ginny Whitelaw

In this episode, Dr. Ginny Whitelaw, a Zen Master of Rinzai Zen and founder and CEO of The Institute of Zen Leadership, talks about how the practice of Zen can help you connect with your true self, gain wisdom and peace and improve upon your health as well as your personal and professional life.

 

Rabbi Dr. Tzemah Yoreh on the inspiring, shocking and surprising Sources and Stories of and behind the Bible

In this episode of Arash's World Podcast, Rabbi Dr. Tzemah Yoreh, author, and leader of The City Congregation, talks about his fascinating and thought-provoking book Why Abraham murdered Isaac: The First Stories of the Bible Revealed as well as his views and interpretation of the Bible as a compilation of inspiring and inspirational stories. He also proposes not to take the stories literally but to read them with gentle skepticism. In fact, no other work in human history has been as significant and influential for the Western world, culture, and mindset as the “Book” – the Bible has been.  

 

 

Integrative Eating: How Food Nourishes the Body, the Mind and Spirit with Deborah Kesten

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Deborah Kesten, founder of Integrative Eating and an international nutrition researcher and award-winning author who specializes in preventing and reversing obesity and heart disease.

Her fascinating book Whole Person Integrative Eating: A Breakthrough Dietary Lifestyle to Treat the Root Causes of Overeating, Overweight, and Obesity co-written with Larry Scherwitz is more than a diet, health, or self-help book. Deborah examines not only eating and behavior patterns, but she looks at our emotional, personal, and spiritual relationship to and connection with food with the WPIE program, a new, effective, and evidence-based approach to diet, food, nutrition, and overall health and wellness.

 

A Holistic and Whole-Person Perspective of Health and Happiness with Physiotherapist Matt Erb

In this episode on Arash's World Podcast, Matt Erb, physiotherapist, owner of Embody Your Mind and faculty member and Associate Clinical Director for The Center for Mind-Body Medicine talks about applying and adapting the integrative holistic model in which the body, the mind, and the environment are intimately linked and interconnected and how and why this should be taken into consideration when it comes to effective treatments and remedies.