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Healthy Mind, Healthy Planet

Sunday 31st May 2020

11 am till 6 pm  BST                                  3.30 pm till 10.30 pm IST 

Healthy Mind, Healthy Planet

Summit

Supported  by Brahma Kumaris

Host Introduction

Simran Ahuja

Simran Ahuja.. Titled Ms India 2013, she recently had her debut Film in Bollywood, ZindagiTumse. She’s an international Celebrity Anchor, having been associated with the prestigious IIFA Awards, FILMFARE, OSCARS Academy etc. She’s the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Anchor par excellence.

HOE Team welcomes the Globe to join the Global

Healthy Mind, Healthy Planet Session.

Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng PhD

Tjanara is a Wakka Wakka/Wulli Wulli First Nations woman from Central Queensland and carries the traditions of her clan through medicine practice, being a Songwoman and teaching Aboriginal Law & Spirituality nationally and internationally. Tjanara is a published poet, writer, performer of traditional song and dance and contemporary Murri artist who regularly facilitates Aboriginal Women’s Business workshops and Aboriginal Law, Culture & Spirituality Retreats.

Tjanara is the CEO of OneINMA Global www.oninmaglobal.org a Transformational Leadership company, that utilises her PhD research in Sacred Leadership and she is Chair of the Foundation for Indigenous Recovery & Development Aust (FIRDA). www.firda.online. Tjanara has had a 40 year career as a senior manager in the public sector and at Universities in Australia and has taught at six Australian Universities.  She is currently a lecturer at the Australian Catholic University and a research scholar at the Australian National University.

Caroline Ward

Caroline Ward has studied and practised with Brahma Kumaris for 30 years and has been guided through the many nuances of her journey primarily by inspiration, intuition and vision. The strongest influence in her life, her way and her work has certainly been the Sacred Feminine, which as also invited her to travel to more than 60 countries to teach and learn. She has also written two books about awakening to the ways of the deep feminine – The Four Faces of Woman and My Courage, Your Courage. Caroline´s interests are varied but her way is One: embracing the art and discipline of the ´great mother´ archetype in how to lead, love and live. In terms of expertise, she is masterful in the art of guiding transition

Bishop Philip Huggins

 “Huggins has hope, observing that local and state governments, and the business sector, are starting to make the transition to a renewable economy with lower carbon emissions” February 2020 at 57th session of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of Churches on International Affairs in Brisbane, Australia

Married to Elizabeth who is a psychologist, they have 3 adult sons with lovely partners . Their children, “ God’s little people “, focuses his activities. Can we help them and all children flourish, as is the divine purpose for all creation? An Anglican Bishop for 25 years his primary focus currently is as President of the National Council of Churches and as Director of the Centre for Ecumenical Studies in the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, in Charles Sturt University. My spiritual practice has included the Jesus Prayer for around 40 years .I am currently based at All Saints Newtown and Sunday May 31 is the Feast of Pentecost.

Armondo Hurley

Armondo Hurley is a motivational speaker who shares his stories and experiences of maintaining self respect and inner peace in challenging situations. As a singer, actor, songwriter and producer, Armondo has toured with Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Joe Cocker and Jimmy Barnes.

Vedanth Bharadwaj

Host – Dr Lalit Sodha

Lalit Sodha, D.C. graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Canada in 1990.He also qualified with the Spine Research Institute of San Diego in the Masters Program in Whiplash Injuries (1994), hence has a keen interest in treating patients with whiplash injuries. Lalit Sodha, D.C. also prepares medical-legal reports for insurance companies and their patients.

Over the years, he has had the privilege of treating numerous singers, dancers and performers at Wembley Arena before and after performances.

 Shrinidhi 

BK Shrinidhi has been living at Brahma Kumaris international headquarter in Mt. Abu and dedicated his life to the cause and work of the Brahma Kumaris teachings in 2009. With his background as management professional, he volunteers full time as Deputy Manager – Training & Development at Global Hospital Research Centre; a not for profit healthcare trust initiated by Brahma Kumaris. The trust runs 10 institutions including 7 hospitals. As a facilitator for ‘Spotlight Values’ workshops as part of UN International Year of Youth in 2011, he facilitated workshops at various places in India with special interest on Green theme ‘Compassion in Action’ at Delhi. He represented the Brahma Kumaris at the United Nations World Conference on Youth in 2014.

Rainier A. Ibana

Rainier A. Ibana teaches Philosophy & Environmental Ethics at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines where he serves as Editor of Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture.  He was Chair of UNESCO’s COMEST (World Commission for the Ethics of Science and Technology) Working Group on Environmental Ethics from 2013-17 and co-ordinated UNESCO’s South-South Philosophical Dialogues for the Asia Pacific Region in 2015.  He was UNESCO’s Educator for a MOOC Course on Climate Justice: Lessons from the Global South, hosted by Future-Learn.

Ayako Ichimaru 

Originally from Japan, Ayako Ichimaru has made Hong Kong her new home. She has performed at very special venues with orchestras such as the White House in Washington D.C., the United Nations in New York and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. As a charismatic soloist she has performed all over the world and spread her message with her original music of the “Peace and Happiness within”.  Ayako’s music leaves a deep impression and special vibration to the audience as well as the political leaders of the world. She is a “Culture Ambassador of Hong Kong” which is most unusual for a foreigner. Her stunning and beautiful music can be heard in the award-winning (Best Parents Choice Award, NAPA Gold Disc Awards in the USA, Juno Awards nomination in Canada) CD “5 Elements”.

Priya Bhattacharya

 Host – Dr Lalit Sodha

Pratiba Daya

Pratiba Daya is a facilitator and teacher of Raja Yoga Meditation, with the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, since 1986. She is currently based in Johannesburg while her work takes her into other cities in South Africa and the neighbouring countries.

Pratiba served on the board of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, held in Cape Town in 1993, and as a council member on the Western Cape Religious Leaders Forum. She was part of a 3 part documentary series entitled The Sacred Secrets of Nature, which explored the sacred relationship with the earth and human consciousness aired on SABC in 2016.

Pratiba has an easy, natural and light approach to life and is able to share deep spiritual concepts with simplicity and clarity.  

Mrs Lydia Machaka 

Desert Rose

Desert Rose, based in South Africa, was founded in 2000 and are widely regarded as pioneers in Universal sacred World Music. The multicultural duo, Lynne and Yusuf, have to date produced 19 albums and toured internationally to more than 20 countries since 2013, performing at major events for peace, non violence, interfaith and climate change conferences. Their multifaith and multilingual compositions includes Sanskrit, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Hindi, Gurmukhi, French, Spanish, Latin, Xhosa and N|uu (Ancient Bushmen language).  In 2013 they became part of the UN Interfaith Initiative for COP19 in Warsaw and teamed up with the Brahma Kumaris COP team to perform in Peru (2014), France (2015) and Morocco (2016). Their music has been described as epic and uplifting, allowing the listener to access their inner world, facilitating transformation and raising consciousness. 

Preety Bhalla

Preety is Trained in Hindustani Classical music. Her Debut POP ALBUM was nominated for “MTV IMMIES AWARDS” for NEW TALENT.

​She has performed all over the World & has Sung for Hindi, Punjabi, Telgu, Tamil & Malayalam Films.

She has Released Various Albums of Different Genres – Christmas Carols, Bhajans, Patriotic & Sufi Songs, we can call her a very talented VERSATILE ARTIST. 

 Host – Simran Ahuja

Sister Jayanti 

As Director of Brahma Kumaris (BK) for Europe and the Middle East and a spiritual leader and teacher for 50 years, Sister Jayanti has dedicated her life to self-transformation and service to humanity. As BK representative to the UN in Geneva since 1982, she has championed the co-operative role of spiritual organisations in creating a just and peaceful world. She has brought spiritual principles to the discussion tables of politicians, economists, business leaders, scientists and nearly every stakeholder of our times. Sister Jayanti sees the erosion of spiritual values as the underlying cause of the crises that the world is facing today.

Bader Al  Essa

Bader is an experienced founder and serial entrepreneur with a demonstrated history in the marketing and advertising industry. He is the founder of and host to the biggest entrepreneurial and inspirational platform in the GCC – Richter Talk (Gulf Cooperation Council). He is also the founder of Richter Creative Office, one of the top-performing creative marketing agencies in the Arab World. Bader has dealt with over 200 clients in the Gulf Region increasing their sales up to 400%. Bader has been always striving to motivate and encourage the future generations of the Arab Region by hosting seminars, workshops and even through social media helping them to strive for excellence.

Desert Rose

Desert Rose, based in South Africa, was founded in 2000 and are widely regarded as pioneers in Universal sacred World Music. The multicultural duo, Lynne and Yusuf, have to date produced 19 albums and toured internationally to more than 20 countries since 2013, performing at major events for peace, non violence, interfaith and climate change conferences. Their multifaith and multilingual compositions includes Sanskrit, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Hindi, Gurmukhi, French, Spanish, Latin, Xhosa and N|uu (Ancient Bushmen language).  In 2013 they became part of the UN Interfaith Initiative for COP19 in Warsaw and teamed up with the Brahma Kumaris COP team to perform in Peru (2014), France (2015) and Morocco (2016). Their music has been described as epic and uplifting, allowing the listener to access their inner world, facilitating transformation and raising consciousness. 

Dr. Nikolaos Kostopoulos

Host – Renu Gidoomal

A Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Guitarist, Recording Artist and Producer. Since 1985 this female artist has performed over 1,000 International Concerts in over 25 countries including Aruba, Canada, the Czech Republic, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Latvia, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, St Maarten, Thailand, UAE, UK and USA. She is one of the few female Indie label artists in the UK and has 8 solo albums to her credit. She sings in a variety of languages and promotes Unity in Diversity through her music.

Golo Pilz  

Sonja Ohlsson  

Sonja Ohlsson is the director of Brahma Kumaris in Denmark and has practised raja yoga meditation since 1986. She is a meditation teacher with the Prison service in Copenhagen. In 2009 she was instrumental in developing BK Environment initiative in order to meet the need for a higher environmental awareness within the international BK community and to add the inner dimension to the discussions at the UN climate change and biodiversity conferences

Christiana Figueres

Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican citizen and an internationally recognized leader on climate change. She was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010 to 2016.

During her tenure at the UNFCCC, Ms. Figueres brought together national and sub-national governments, corporations and activists, financial institutions and NGOs to jointly deliver the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, in which 195 sovereign nations agreed on a collaborative path forward to limit future global warming to well below 2°C, and strive for 1.5°C, in order to protect the most vulnerable. For this achievement Ms. Figueres has been credited with forging a new brand of collaborative diplomacy and received multiple awards.

Since then Ms. Figueres has continued to accelerate the global response to climate change. Today she is the co-founder of Global Optimism, co-host of the podcast “Outrage & Optimism” and is the co-author of the recently published book, “The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis.

Ms. Figueres sits on multiple executive and advisory boards and is a frequent public speaker and media commentator. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College and the London School of Economics. She lives in Costa Rica and has two fantastic daughters.

Lucinda Drayton

Lucinda Drayton is a successful singer/songwriter She has written a number of hit songs, and has sold hundreds of thousands of albums worldwide both with the band Bliss and under her own name.

Lucinda is well known for co-writing and performing the spiritual classic” A Hundred Thousand Angels” She performs live all over the world playing both stadiums and intimate venues.

Lucinda has been teaching meditation and studying the dynamics of the self for 30 years. She is an accredited Integrative counsellor (BACP accred) and has a private practice in South London.

Lucinda uses the REACH APPROACH to equip her clients with the tools, practice and knowledge needed for sustainable change. She is passionate about empowering individuals and walking the talk.

Marcus Cliffe

Marcus Studied music at Leeds College of |Music in 1980 and since then has worked at a consistently high level in the music industry

With Artitst as diverse as Marc Knopfler, Paul Young, Al Green and Emma Bunton and Rod Stuart Marcus has provided groove and style as a top level bass player.

He played Piano with Tasmin Archer on a solo tour and in 2018 year Graced The Peace In The Park Concert Stage as a solo artist playing guitar and singing. You can see him with The Manfreds each year on their Uk tour and also regularly playing guitar and piano with Lucinda Drayton

Marcus is also a successful producer and was awarded Sunday Times record of the year for his work as part of the duo Miracle Mile. He is currently working with new-comer Tony Hill.

Andrea and Sara

Host – Sarita Menon 

Sarita is the Managing Director of Inndus, a printing company based in Elstree. Prior to that, she ran a training business which followed a career in the travel sector. 

Sarita is a NLP Master Practitioner & started her spiritual journey several years ago when she joined the Art of living foundation (AOL) & is now an AOL teacher who conducts various wellbeing  courses including breathing techniques, meditation & yoga

Luciana Marques de Souza Ferraz 

Luciana Marques de Souza Ferraz is the national coordinator for Brahma Kumaris in Brazil, and a sociologist and teacher with a wide experience in the field of training individuals looking for a better life. Her special interest is in social and environment issues, which has taken her to various International Conferences, for example Rio +20 and UN Climate Change Conference COP16 in Mexico. She also co-operates with Interreligious Dialogues such as United Religion Initiative URI and lectures on several topics such as Human Values in Life, Integral Health, Positive Consciousness and Meditation.

Patricia Iturregui 

Patricia Iturregui, has, as a past officer of the Peruvian Government, been part of many trade and climate change negotiations. She was the first Climate Change and Air Quality Director of Peru. Since 2008 she  worked for 7 years at the British Embassy in Peru as Climate Security and Energy Advisor. Patricia currently lectures Environmental Law in Lima and is an environment consultant. She has contributed to the BK Environment Initiative with her expertise during the last 10 UN Climate Change Conferences.

Alex Pochat  

Lubos Tranta

Petr Kroutil

Host – Sarita Menon 

Juan Vazquez

Juan is a homeopath, naturopath, member of the Sustainable Development Group of the National Bank of Canada, BK representative to the UN and former candidate for the Green Party of Canada, with 10 years of experience Juan has been a leader in the deep ecology movement, that responds to the need for spiritual transformation in the contexts of climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity.

Jim Paymar 

Kristin Hoffmann

“My goal is to spread love, light, peace and truth into the world through the vehicles of music and energetic frequency.”

Kristin Hoffmann is a Juilliard trained singer-songwriter-musician with an extraordinary artistic range. Her music has been heard on major record labels, film and television.  She has performed throughout the world, collaborating with musical luminaries on projects ranging from individual albums to grand symphonic productions. A strong advocate for peace and ocean conservation, Kristin has appeared internationally at environmental concerts and conventions, TEDx San Francisco, The Emoto Peace Project concert in Tokyo, the signing of The Fuji Declaration at Mt. Fuji, and with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. In August, 2016, the symphonic version of her “Song for the Ocean” was performed at Sydney Opera House by a choir of 800 Australian children. For the last 10 years, Kristin has been the singer for the internationally acclaimed show, BELLA GAIA, a multimedia theatre experience created in conjunction with NASA. Kristin has been a guest blogger for multiple magazines including Gandhi’s BE Magazine, Elephant Journal, The Ecologist and The Purple Fig, addressing world issues through the lens and vehicle of music. She is currently on the board of FIONS (Friends of Institute of Noetic Sciences), an active member of the esteemed group Evolutionary Leaders and a musical ambassador for the organization UNITY EARTH, recently traveling to Ethiopia, Australia, India and “The Holy Land” (Jordan, Israel, Palestine) to share the message of universal peace and love. Kristin’s songs reflect her personal luminosity, her warmth, and her talent for bringing out music’s healing power.

Paul Luftenegger

Paul Luftenegger is an International Multi Award Winning Singer/ Songwriter/ Composer who writes conscious music to inspire and promote global love and kindness from within.  Paul’s focus is growing and nurturing self-worth within the listener.  Paul is a leader in his new genre of music he calls ‘Conscious Healing Music’ to empower the listener’s heart and soul to thrive. Paul has been invited to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City 3 times to speak and sing his conscious music for The International Day of Yoga, The International Day of Women, and The International Day of Peace.  In 2017 Paul helped 2000 people in need receive free hearing aids in Vietnam. Paul’s song Diamond Light won the ‘Honourable Mention Award’ from the USA (International) Songwriting Competition in 2013 and the album of the same name, the Top 10 Award in London, by the London Free Press.  Paul is in the process of releasing his 7th album titled “SEEDS OF PEACE” funded by his worldwide fans.  His music is being used in classrooms to help children understand the importance of self-love and self-kindness.

Priya Kumar

Born in California, Priya Kumar is a singer of Indian origin who made her first appearance in Saregamapa singing Superstars 2010. She was also a top finalist of NTV Star Search that year and has several Hindi and Bangla albums to her credit. Priya is also a professional model and trained classical dancer in the Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi styles. Her recent accomplishment is winning the runner up crown of Mrs. Bharat New England and title holder of Mrs. Bharat USA classic. She believes in passing inspiration to the younger generation by encouraging them to be the best versions of themselves. Causes she support include animal rights and support of the girl child

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