WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

#BeatPlasticPollution

FREE Global Online Session 

Sunday 4th June 2023

U.S.A 9 am 

U.K 2 pm  BST

East Africa 4 pm EAT

Mauritius  5 pm  MST

India 6.30 pm  IST 

Philippines  9 pm  PST

(All times are in BST(British Summer Time))

Dr Amrita Sharma

(India)

 

2.00 pm

HOST WELCOME

Dr Amrita Sharma

Dr Amrita Sharma did her Bachelors in Ayurvedic medicine and surgery (BAMS)and MD (Ayurvedic Materia medica). Her interest in studies took her back to explore more on alternative medicine, acupuncture, Alternative therapies, naturopathy, and courses on food and nutrition. 
 She is registered with Yoga Alliance for e-500 hrs and YACEP. She has trained thousands of students from over 20 countries. She has more than fifteen years of clinical and teaching experience in field of yoga, Ayurveda and holistic healing therapies. She is passionate Environmentalist.
 
Dr Sharma has presented paper and moderated numerous national and international conferences. Through her radio talks and podcasts she has shared her experiences, wellbeing tips and lifestyle leads in day to day life through yoga, Ayurveda, and holistic health care. 

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Dr Shorna Pal

(UK)

2.30 pm

 Dr Shorna Pal

Climate Solutions through

Collective Grassroots Action

Dr Shorna Pal is the Founder-Director of LEAP Lancashire, an organisation that focusses on enabling collective grassroots environmental action by partnering with community and faith organisations based in the UK.

Dr Pal is a doctorate from the University of St Andrews, having completed her research on a full scholarship. Her research interests include the historic characterisation of urban landscapes, particularly on the construction of the multiplex as a symbol of capital consumerism.

Dr Honey Kalaria

(U.K)

 

3.30 pm

Host 

Dr Honey Kalaria

Dr Honey Kalaria is a mind body soul coach and a multi award-winning creative dance expert with over 35 years of experience in the field of art, culture & entertainment. Honey is has also appeared on numerous television programs, including with top celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, and as a presenter herself for the hit TV series “Cooking Queen” aired on NDTV.  Being a pure vegetarian herself, she takes pleasure in sharing healthy living and diet tips with dancers and creative artists, together with offering coaching to help develop performing arts careers. Honey has been a spiritual seeker and meditator since she was a teenager. As someone who believes in holistic living, she regularly practices Samarpan Meditation which is part of Dhyan Yoga, taught by the Himalayan yogi Shiv Krupanand Swami.

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Kailash Parekh MBE

(UK)

2.30 pm

 Kailash Parekh MBE

 PANELIST

Kailash is very passionate about promoting equality and diversity, particularly in the field of education and promoting greener environment. 
Kailash was appointed as a Magistrate in October 2001. Through her work in the community, she has positively contributed in promoting better community cohesion and Race Relations. Kailash’s work was recognised when she was awarded an MBE in 2004 by her majesty the Queen, for her services to Community Relations and Race Relations work in Preston. This was followed by the National GG2 Diversity & Leadership award for my work in the community and for making a positive contribution to the British society.
Kailash’s other achievements include: “National Training Award” for her outstanding contribution to education and training both in 2003 & 2005; Woman of the Year award, 2007 and an Honorary Fellow of UCLan.

Trupti Patel

(UK)

 Trupti Patel 

PANELIST

Trupti Patel becomes the first Hindu woman in the UK to be appointed President of the largest national Hindu Umbrella organisation – The Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB). With over 40 years of experience in the field of Highways, Traffic and Transportation, Trupti has successfully managed various divisions at Salford City Council , Manchester City Council and Three Rivers District Council.

She was appointed as ‘The ‘Traffic Manager “ for the Salford City Council between June 2007 and April 2009 and now she has own consultancy dealing with projects involving network management , sustainable transport , environmental improvements , road safety, climate change issues and helping voluntary organisations in technical matters.

Deepti Kataria

(Egypt)

Deepti Kataria 

PANELIST

Deepti is a reader of various ancient Indic scriptures and is fluent in Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Arabic. She has been a resident of Egypt for over 20 years and was head of physics department in Cairo .
She has published her papers on various international platforms (including South Africa / India)
Being a mathematician and science enthusiast she has regularly been  invited as a public speaker  in Universities and on Egyptian National TV.

Dr Richa Soni 

(UK)

5.30 pm

Dr Richa Soni 

Solutions for Healing Earth: The importance of Individual actions

Dr. Richa Soni has done her PhD in Environmental Engineering, and has almost 10 years of research experience in water treatment. Her interest in Nature has led to work for the betterment of Environment. She is Director of Lancaster Environment Action & Protection( LEAP, CIC) and also works as a Project Scientist in Lancaster University.

Sharron Rose

(USA)

 

5.00 pm

Host 

Sharron Rose

Sharron Rose, MA, Ed, winner of the Filmmaker of the Year Award from the 20th World Congress on Qigong, Tai Chi TCM, Daoism and Natural Healing, is the director/ producer of the forthcoming documentary series, Quantum Qi: The Taoist Art of Nurturing Life. 
 
Sharron has lectured, performed and presented her films in numerous universities, spiritual centers, cultural organizations and museums and was a consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of The Path of the Priestess: A Guidebook for Awakening the Divine Feminine. and is currently completing a cd, The Nectar of Bliss dedicated to the healing power of the Divine Feminine in cultures throughout the world. 

Hanne M Strong

(U.S.A)

 Hanne M.Strong

 The Origins of

World Environment Day

Hanne M.Strong, has been an advocate for environmental conservation and restoration for many decades. In 1994, she established the Manitou Institute & Conservancy in partnership with Laurance Rockefeller.

She has travelled to over 100 countries and has coordinated numerous civil society events parallel to High Level United Nations conferences. In 1992, Mrs. Strong organized and chaired two parallel conferences to the Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) (also known as the Earth Summit), entitled, “the Sacred Earth Gathering” and “the Wisdom Keepers Convocation” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Participants of the Sacred Earth Gathering formulated the “Declaration of the Sacred Earth Gathering” which was presented to the Heads of State on the opening day of the official conference. She also launched the Earth Restoration Corps (ERC), a global environmental- educational training program she founded, designed to train young adults in ecosystem restoration and green livelihoods.

Peter May

(USA)

Peter May

 Save the Soil

Peter May is a meditation teacher, alchemist/botanical formulator, wilderness guide, and natural sound recording artist and musician living in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado.  He incorporates his love of nature and musical background to create experiential teaching experiences for Healing and Spiritual Evolution .  He developed and manages PranaCamp – Life Force Awareness Training, which specializes in Nature-based, elemental awareness programs for youth and adults.  He has studied extensively for almost 30 years in Eastern and Western spiritualities and is a resident teacher at Chamma Ling Retreat Center in Colorado.  He currently formulates alchemical blends with his botanical medicine companies Windhorse Botanicals and Endurance Alchemy Lab.  He is a Grammy award winning producer and musician, and his current work includes playing and recording music with his Nature Fusion Band, The Sonic Apothecary.  He just released his latest CD, Spreading Like Wildflowers.

John P Milton

(U.S.A)

 John P. Milton

PANELIST

John’s vision quest and shamanic work began in the mid-1940’s, after experiencing his first vision quest at the age of seven. A pioneer in the environmental movement, since the 1950’s, John has guided thousands of people into the wilderness, sharing with them experiences and practices that cultivate a profound connection with Nature and, ultimately, Source Awareness. 

John has created and essentialized a path of key principles and disciplines that flow from Universal Source. He calls this path the Way of Nature. From this path, John has developed the 12 Guiding Principles of Natural Liberation, which naturally unfold as one experiences Way of Nature’s foundational quest, Sacred Passage. Learn more about John P. Milton by visiting :

www.WayofNature.com

THANK YOU 

Technical Director –  Nishit Kotak 

Luxembourg Producer/Host – Kiran Robinson

Kitchen Episodes Producer/Host – Seema Bhatia 

Production Director/Anchor  – Dr Honey Kalaria

Ayurveda Episode Producer/Host – Prof Ish Sharma

Health Episodes Producer/Host – Dr Rajeev Gupta

Mauritius Co-Ordinator/Host – Saivani Samboo

U.S.A Co-Ordinator/Host – Sharron Rose

Host Director – Simran Ahuja 

Creative Director – Sarita Menon

Media Team – Kesh Morjaria 

Host Team –  Dr Amrita Sharma, Dr Honey Kalria and Sharron Rose 

Back Up Team –  Dr Lalit Sodha, Dr Sheila Dobee, Dr Milen Shah,         Dr Wai Ching Lee, Shivali Ruparelia, Ravi & Sushma Bhanot,           Shivani Vithlani and Dr Amrita Sharma

Facilitator Team – Various

Channel Partners – Hindu Forum of Europe, MentalHealth_Connect, Hindu Matters in Britain, Enrich, Sanskruti, Simran Ahuja Official, Diwali in London, Bhakti Sagar TV, Sarita Sabrawal Official and many more.

Special Thanks : Strategic Web Success and www.inndus.co.uk

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