INTERVIEWS with inspiring personalities from around the world. Published on the 13th of each month. Check also my blog "Inspiring News from around the world": http://inspiringnews.wordpress.com and my videos on vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/kedarvideo/
In this episode of LIFE Voices I present a person ...
In this episode of LIFE Voices I present a person who is difficult to characterize with standard definitions. Leif is a former medical doctor from Austria who traveled the world as a nomad with his wife and children. He met many religious and spiritual paths and established his own way of thinking. I had the opportunity to meet him in Lindau, Germany, where he gave a talk shortly before Christmas. He speaks about his experiences in Tibet, explores his concept of healthy food, looks into the future of new technologies and, above all, always tries to be in his heart.
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Working with the four elements in the beautiful natural scenery ...
Working with the four elements in the beautiful natural scenery of Lanzarote is the focus of Swiss therapist Peter Neubauer whom I recently met during the "Art of Life" fair in Berne, Switerland. Enjoy the vastness and depth of our earth's treasures in this 20th episode of LIFE Voices.
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Abaynesh Asrat was born in Ethiopia to a family that ...
Abaynesh Asrat was born in Ethiopia to a family that stressed four kinds of well-being: physical, emotional, spiritual and the well-being of oneâs community. She brought these values with her when she left home to come to the United States for high school (Staple High School, West Port, Connecticut as American Field Service) The values nurtured by her family have never left her, and today inform the community work that has become the center of her life. In 2004, Abaynesh founded Nation-to-Nation Networking, Ltd (NNN), a non-profit organization that provides health, education and economic development programs for adolescent girls and their families in rural Ethiopia. In 2002, Abaynesh Asrat, as a board member and national fund raising chair for the Fistula Foundation, launched an initiative that galvanized the Ethiopian diaspora community in the US to support the construction of a new specialty hospital in Harar that will treat the devastating child birth injuries to adolescent mothers who marry early. The health care facility was opened on May 9, 2008. More information at www.NtoNNetworking.org. I had to chance to interview Abaynesh in New York this summer, where she revealed me her passion for Ethiopia and her relationship with Sri Chinmoy who met and lifted her in 2006. This is episode 19 of LIFE Voices.
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I met Martin Vosseler in New York after he walked ...
I met Martin Vosseler in New York after he walked from Los Angeles to Boston in 7 1/2 months to mobilize the people about solar energy. A former doctor in Switzerland he felt a duty to inspire others and stopped his academic career. A year ago he crossed the Atlantic with a solar boat together with 4 other active scientists and adventurers. He proved that with the energy a hairdryer or a iron needs, you can run a whole boat with two electric motors â all the technical and kitchen equipment only with the energy of the available sunlight. After our interview he went back to Europe, but not by plane but on board a freightliner from Miami to Italy. He said he prefers not to use an airplane unless absolutely necessary. In his interview he reveals all about his econimical and spiritual approach to life. Enjoy this 18th episode of LIFE Voices!
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Two years ago I met Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov for the ...
Two years ago I met Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov for the first time, when he gave an interview in beautiful surroundings by the sea in Malaysia. This August I had the chance to speak with him again, a couple of hours before he performed at the Presbyterian Church in Manhattan at the Songs of the Soul concert, dedicated to Sri Chinmoy. The Russian singer speaks about his frequent travels to India, his upcoming concert in Dublin and offers his soulful feelings on music and life.
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I had the privilege to meet and interview an extraordinary ...
I had the privilege to meet and interview an extraordinary woman in New York. Sister Madonna is a 78 old catholic nun from Spokane, Washington, who was not only dedicating her life to her religious life but also made history in the running scene. At 52 she ran her first race, soon after she completed a marathon in less than 3 1/2 hours. Since then she has participated in 20 Hawaiian Ironman races and 300 Triathlons throughout the world. At 78 she is by far the fastest in her age category. The whole interview lasted for almost one hour and it was amazing and fascinating to hear her stories and learn about her experiences. It has never been so hard for me to edit an interview because each sentence expresses a feeling and reveals her passion for God as well as for the triathlon world. So I tried to condense the highlights into a 13-minute version illustrated with video footage from HBO as well as from members of our Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. This is Episode 15 of the monthly interview series "LIFE Voices".
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40-year-old Swiss triathlete Olivier Bernhard is 2x world champion, 5x ...
40-year-old Swiss triathlete Olivier Bernhard is 2x world champion, 5x Ironman winner, 7x Powerman Zofingen champion and 13x number one triathlete in Switzerland. After all his sports successes he took on another challenge and started coachingâfirst athletes and later also managers and whole boards of companies. We were able to interview Olivier in Eastern Switzerland where he participated in the World Harmony Run together with Tegla Loroupe in the spring of 2008. He tells us about the secrets of his sports career and about his main goal in coaching: âDo it with passionâ. This is LIFE Voices Episode 14.
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Tegla Loroupe is one of the most gifted marathon runners. ...
Tegla Loroupe is one of the most gifted marathon runners. She is not only active in sports but also makes big steps towards peace with her Peace Races in Kenya, and as UN Ambassador of Sport. She recently worked together with Kofi Annan for a peaceful solution in the Kenyan Government. We had the privilege to meet and interview her in Switzerland where she ran a half-marathon and participated in the World Harmony Run. In this interview Tegla also speaks about her relationship with Sri Chinmoy whom she met several times and admires a lot. This is Episode 13 of LIFE voices.
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For the last 30 years Bruno Baumann has been a ...
For the last 30 years Bruno Baumann has been a passionate explorer of today's world. He has traveled all over the world to discover new places, to experience the secrets of nature, especially in Tibet and its holy Mount Kailash. He is widely known for his TV reportages, books, posters and slide-shows. Bruno Baumann tells us about his many projects, his relationship with Buddhism and his plan for an extensive journey on the ancient silk-road leading to Shanghai in 2010, where the next World Exhibition will take place. He also shares with us some of his personal video material. Enjoy this colourful encounter! This is episode 12 of LIFE Voices.
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Kyudo is not a sport, Kyudo is a Martial Art ...
Kyudo is not a sport, Kyudo is a Martial Art form, practised in Japan for centuries. When I was in Kamakura, I was able to visit a Kyudo Training School within one of the main temples of the town. Mamie Mayanaki from Toyko was so kind as to introduce us to this ancient art of Kyudo, where the archer is always in a meditative consciousness and follows a strict set of traditional ceremonies and guidelines. As Mamie states in her interview, you need to practise for 30 years or more to achieve perfection in this field. This Episode 10 of LIFE Voices.
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