Episode 3: ON INNER RESILIENCE

Nordic By Nature is a mindful podcast inspired by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess who coined the term deep ecology.

In this episode, ON INNER RESILIENCE, you will hear from Ajay Rastogi, is the co-founder of the Foundation for the Contemplation of Nature (foundnature.org). Together with the village residents, Ajay runs experiential 'Resilience Leadership' homestay courses in the Himalayan village of Majkhali in Uttarakhand, India.

You will then meet conservationist Noor A Noor. Noor was born in Egypt into a family of activists. His his love of the arts and activism lead him to a job with Nature Conservation Egypt. Noor is also part of an upcycled instruments music group raising awareness about waste.

After Noor, Judith Schleicher, a PhD fellow at Cambridge University and an active member of Extinction Rebellion, speaks about how regular meditation has helped her in her work looking at the links between environment and human wellbeing, where dealing with 'bad news' is the norm. Judith and Ajay held a contemplation of nature mindfulness session and seminar at David Attenborough House at Cambridge university.

Lastly, we meet Christoph Eberhard, a bilingual Austrian living in France. Christoph is a specialist in the anthropology of law and author of the book Human Rights and Intercultural dialogue. He is also a Tai Chi and Qi Gong Teacher with decades of experience. His motto is “Life is not a void to be filled. It is a world of abundance, or “plenitude,” waiting to be discovered.”

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