JIVINITI Connecting the Dots

In this episode of JIVINITI - Connecting the Dots, we travel to the vast, diverse and beautiful continent of Asia with "Animal Alliance Asia". Our founder, Nivi Jaswal, connects the dots between Asia, Vegan consciousness and Animal Rights in this amazing and thought provoking conversation with Elly Nakajima, Co-founder & Director - Animal Alliance Asia and Ailya Khan, Strategy Lead & Pakistan Rep – Animal Alliance Asia. Please check out their amazing work at: https://www.animalallianceasia.org/And, donate to their efforts at: https://www.animalallianceasia.org/support-usAt JIVINITI, a platform of The Virsa Foundation, a 501c3 MA nonprofit, we connect the dots between #publichealth and #planetaryhealth, and bring you monthly features on amazing individuals serving their communities and our planet. We extend deep gratitude to our broadcasters UNCHAINEDTV & Jane Velez-Mitchell, Seeds To Inspire Foundation & Jacque Salomon, Black Veg Society & Naijha Wright-Brown, and to Madhavi and Julie at Jeeva Bhavana.✨ And hey! We’re also on Spotify!⁠”

When Samantha Derrick discovered that her grad school program lacked course content on #foodsystems #plantbasednutrition #veganism #nonhumanethics - she went right ahead and wrote a curriculum for it, and launched a course at University of California, Berkeley. Students from around the world wrote in and wanted to participate when the first Plant Futures Conference made its debut. In this episode, our founder Nivi Jaswal speaks to Samantha and learns all about this plant-based mover and shaker's early childhood, her compassion for animals and her puppy named Oreo and her passion to ensure a plant-forward education and employment opportunities for an entire generation of students!About Samantha's work: Founded by Samantha Derrick, Plant Futures Initiative (PFI) acts as a bridge to connecting the passionate, plant-forward leaders of tomorrow with companies who are seeking talent and innovation to solve key issues. PFI partner network spans multiple industries and a diverse set of organizations, from CPG companies and venture firms to farming and advocacy organizations.⁠

This is a very special JIVINITI conversation with Dr. Mythri Shankar, MD. One of our favorite stories where a physician's own #transformation alters not only her own nutritional and lifestyle values but inspires her to kickstart an entire #lifestylemedicine movement around her! Including writing a book - Ease: How to Lose Weight, Heal, Prevent and Reverse Disease.Our Founder, Nivi Jaswal, talks to Dr. Shankar about her journey in nuclear medicine, her move from the U.S. back to India, what prompted her to turn to a #wholefoodplantbased approach to nutrition and to #veganism as a philosophy.To get your copy of this book, reviewed by none other than Dr. Neal Barnard, President - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, please click the link here: https://lnkd.in/eBeeBBuyAlso, towards the second half of the show we are joined by a very special guest. Nandita Srayoshi is a classical dancer (in the Indian tradition), vegan and an ardent activist. We reveal in the show the details of an exclusive event she organized in Boston in 2022. JIVINITI was invited and it was a pleasure for us to attend.At JIVINITI, a platform of The Virsa Foundation, a 501c3 MA nonprofit, we connect the dots between #publichealth and #planetaryhealth, and bring you monthly features on amazing individuals serving their communities and our planet.✨ We extend deep gratitude to our broadcasters UNCHAINEDTV & Jane Velez-Mitchell, Seeds To Inspire Foundation & Jacque Salomon, Black Veg Society & Naijha Wright-Brown, and to Madhavi and Julie at Jeeva Bhavana.

JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this January 2023, with the awesome story of Seb Alex, an animal rights intersectional activist and his multicultural journey to his Higher Self, as he challenged the norms and chose veganism for justice. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Seb Alex, about his work as an author, educator and activist, what inspired him to go plant-based and why, and which events in his life helped shape his philosophy. Having given talks to over 1200+ people across Europe and Australia, during 2019 and 2020, Seb has been offering his time to more than 50 universities and schools in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Portugal, reaching more than 5000 students between the ages of 13 and 30. We hope you will enjoy watching this episode and be inspired to look into Seb's work around the world with a more personal lens, at the link here: https://www.sebalex.org/

🙌🏽 Founder – Born Vegan and Co-Founder – Vegan Climate March. 🌱 Sarina (IG: @bornvegan1) was raised 100% vegan in Midwestern United States. In this episode, she shares her journey as a Vegan activist, educator and speaker, and how she navigated the carnist world first as a student, then as a science teacher and how she’s addressing speciesism through science education. She helps us connect the dots between #ethics, #science, #education, and challenging norms in a world where #animalagriculture and its ‘corporate mindset’ is so deeply embedded in the world we live in today! 📖 Please check out her amazing Vegan education platform https://www.bornvegan.org/ today, her podcast “Science is Gray” https://www.bornvegan.org/podcasts/science-is-gray and learn more about the Vegan Climate March here: https://www.veganclimatemarch.org/.Produced and directed by Nivi Jaswal, - JIVINITI “Connecting The Dots ⭕️” is a monthly show that brings together diverse voices across communities, specifically Communities of Color, who are experts in various fields such as Lifestyle Medicine, Planetary Health, Climate & Food Justice, Animal Rights, Women’s Empowerment, Civil Rights – from everywhere in the world including & especially the Global South.⁠

JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this November 2022, with two amazing and very strong women, literally. Sahyuri Lalim and Ramona Cadogan are both weightlifters - a powerlifter and an Olympic lifter, AND, they're both vegan. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Sahyuri and Ramona about their respective vegan journeys, what inspired them to go plant-based and why, and how has it impacted their lives - interpersonally and professionally in the weightlifting community around the world. We hope you will enjoy watching this episode and it will help bust myths not only around physical endurance and mental resilience whilst being vegan, but also offer insights into how these awesome women are challenging the patriarchal nexus between meat, masculinity and machismo-driven sport categories.

JIVINITI's guest this October is Sparsha Saha - a Harvard empirical political scientist, who is busy exploring this very important question on humanity's behalf through her research work. Our founder, Nivi Jaswal, speaks to Sparsha about how her vegan journey unfolded and what led to her decision to look into animal rights, food systems and politics so closely. We also discuss the launch of Harvard University’s first ever course on all these pertinent topics that Sparsha has spearheaded. It will be offered to students in the Spring of 2023. Learn more about Sparsha Saha on LinkedIn @https://lnkd.in/dJ8_DijR. In this interview, we were also joined by rising sophomores and co-founders of the Harvard Chapter of Plant Futures Initiative, Navin Durbhakula and Camille Freedman. We heard all about their plant-based transformation and how these young Harvard scholars are enthusiastically leading much needed student outreach and research efforts on their campus towards a plant-forward future! To learn more about Camille and Navin's efforts and outreach - watch: https://lnkd.in/dXpkhfPy and follow them on Instagram @harvardplantfutures. JIVINITI “Connecting The Dots ⭕️” is a monthly show that brings together diverse voices across communities, specifically Communities of Color, who are experts in various fields such as Lifestyle Medicine, Planetary Health, Climate & Food Justice, Animal Rights, Women’s Empowerment, Civil Rights – from everywhere in the world including & especially the Global South.⁠ We stream on #Facebook on UNCHAINED TV, all JIVINITI platforms, Seeds to Inspire Foundation, Jeeva Bhavana, Black Veg Society and more! ⁠Including here on SPOTIFY.

JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this September 2022, with Founder of Breathwork Connection and Co-Founder of Inheritance Project, Mallory Combemale. Mallory’s childhood experience growing up in several multicultural environments form the vital foundation of her insightful work at her various organizations today. These have also informed her practice of spirituality and Inner Work. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Mallory about her personal and professional journey, how “Breathwork” fits into all of it, helping her and her clients thrive and navigate the global pandemic and it’s lasting aftereffects on her lives. Also discussed are the philosophical and scientific underpinnings of Breathwork through the practice of Himalayan Kriya Yoga and Dr. Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory. We hope you will enjoy watching this episode and should you wish to set up a consultation with Mallory, here is a link: https://breathconnection.co/

JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this August 2022, with the heartwarming story of Mitali Deypurkayastha, an author, publisher and an intersectional advocate. Arguably the world's 1st wholly vegan publisher, Mitali experienced the impact of systemic racism growing up in a predominantly White-Caucasian part of the U.K. She gave up meat, investigated her relationship to dairy before entirely giving it up and chose veganism for justice - and kept it a private affair - until her vegan values begged to find an emergence in her work as an author and publisher. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Mitali about her journey, the importance of developing "authority" in one's fields and all her insights along the way! We hope you will enjoy watching this episode and, should you have a book in you, be inspired to discuss Mitali's amazing authorship and publishing programs at the link here: https://thefreedommasterplan.com/free-consultation/

JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this July 2022, with naturopathic physician, Mansi Vira, ND. Mansi experienced severe chronic illness while growing up in the United States and after years of suffering found respite in naturopathy and spirituality. This changed the course of her academic and professional life. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Mansi about naturopathy as it's practiced in the U.S. and the world, especially in India and how she's bringing this knowledge to her patients especially during a global pandemic. We hope you will enjoy watching this episode and maybe, want to book yourself a vegan Panchakarma appointment nearby! If you'd like to book a consultation with Mansi Vira, ND, here's the link to learn more:https://www.drmansivira.com/services-new

JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this June 2022, with the vegan entrepreneurs mother and son, Radha Eswar and Dr. Achyuthan Eswar. Arguably the world's 1st Whole Food Plant-Based enterprise based on the tenets of fractal entrepreneurship, Achyuthan launched Sampoorna Ahara in Bengaluru (India) to address the chronic illness epidemic faced by the country and prior to that, his ideas and venture were incubated at Radha's "Fractal Entrepreneurship Foundation''. The family has experienced the impact of chronic illness first hand and altered their relationship with animals, and changed the course of their academic and professional lives. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Radha and Achyuthan about the concept of developing "fractals", inspired by Mother Nature, scaling up Whole Food Plant-based businesses with an emphasis on Sampoorna Ahara as a brilliant example of that core idea. We hope you will enjoy watching this episode and, should you be in Bengaluru, please order a WFPB meal from Sampoorna Ahara and get an upclose taste of delicious health! If you'd like to book a consultation with Dr. Achyuthan Eswar, here's the link to learn more: https://www.sampoornaahara.com/products/online-consultation-with-dr-achyuthan-eswar

JIVINITI Connecting the Dots returns with another episode this May 2022, with the founder of Vegan Africa Fund, Sunny Satva. She is helping the world scale eco-ventures in Africa through NFT sales and community. In this episode, as we connect the dots between personal, public and planetary health - JIVINITI founder, Nivi Jaswal speaks to Sunny about her passion for sustainability, blockchain, and machine learning. You will surely enjoy this episode tracing the journey of this bioengineer by training to become a data-driven social advocate, working towards an equitable and creative world. If you'd like to invest in Vegan Africa Fund, here's the link to learn more: https://vegan-africa-fund.gitbook.io/vegan-africa-fund-white-paper/

We dedicate this episode of JIVINITI Connecting the Dots to the emergent archetype of "Man - The Game Changer". Kuntal Joisher climbed Mt. Everest - not once, but twice - and he did it while following the vegan ethic to the tee! With no history or background in sport, athletics and climbing, as a young Indian engineer working in the United States, Kuntal experienced a deeply tranformative shift that changed not only how he ate but also how he viewed his role in the world. Now back in India and living his calling, Kuntal is a vegan activist, a motivational speaker, a nutrition coach and then much more! In this interview with Nivi Jaswal, Founder - JIVINITI and The Virsa Foundation, Kuntal Joisher helps us connect the dots between Mountaineering, Veganism, Compassion, Indian Vegetarianism, "Taking a Stand in Life", Public Health and Planetary Health.

During this episode of JIVINITI - Connecting the Dots, JIVINITI founder Nivi Jaswal talked about plant-powered athleticism and accomplishments of marathon proportions, quite literally, by the very inspirational Dr. Akil Taher -- who experienced cardiovascular disease in his 60s and took charge of his body, mind and spirit. A resurgent physician, the author of "Open Heart", marathoner, mountain climber, motivational speaker and mentor to thousands, Dr. Taher's story is an amazing testimony to plant-powered resilience. thevirsafoundation.org

JIVINITI is back with yet another episode to Connecting the Dots between public and planetary health, and all things in between! This month we talked to an amazing team collaborating across continents to put together the world's 1st ever Himalayan Vegan Festival in Nepal and Bhutan.🌱 Zac Lovas, co-founder of VegVoyages (@vegvoyages_vegan_tours) and the VegVoyages Foundation🌱 Suresh Sharma, vegan activist, WVO Chair Nepal and director of VegVoyages Himalayas Vegan Tours🌱 Shristhi Singh Shrestha, animal rights advocate, vegan activist, and Vice-President of Animal Nepal🌱 Shova Bhujel, aspiring lawyer, vegan food blogger and advocate🌱 Ritu Lumbu, animal rights advocate and FM radio host Nepal🌱 Kuntal Joisher (@kuntalj), vegan mountaineer and two- time Everest summiteer 🙏🏽 In media partnership with Unchained TV (@unchained_tv), JIVINITI presents our next episode of “Connecting The Dots ⭕️” – a monthly show that brings together voices across communities, specifically of Women of Color, who are experts in various fields such as Lifestyle Medicine, Planetary Health, Climate & Food Justice, Animal Rights, Women’s Empowerment, Civil Rights – from everywhere in the world including & especially the Global South.

JIVINITI, a Virsa Initiative is back with another episode of "Connecting the Dots" with Unchained TV. Our guest in this episode is author, Glen Merzer, whose book "Food is Climate" is a must-read if you're an environmentalist, animal rights activist, a whole foods plant-based advocate, an ethical vegan or just about anyone - and most of all - if you're just simply curious to understand how every meal you consume has an impact on our planet's climate! Glen speaks to our host Nivi Jaswal and shares his story, those who have influenced him along the way and how he came to be an author.To learn more about Glens's work, check out: glenmerzer.com

JIVINITI, a Virsa Initiative is back with another episode of "Connecting the Dots" with Unchained TV. Our guest is the amazing Palak Mehta, Founder & CEO - Vegan First and Founder - Vegan India Conference.We discussed a host of topics ranging from ecofeminism, self-acceptance, discovering one's truth and true passion, how to launch a multi-faceted vegan platform in India, pivot during the pandemic and curate a large international conference in less than a month... and much more!To learn more about Palak's work and the vegan revolution she's ushering into the Indian subcontinent, follow her on: veganfirst_daily and thepalakmehtashow on Instagram, Vegan First on Facebook and her website: https://www.veganfirst.com/

Our 60-min episode features an exciting conversation on Nutrition Science and Veganism. We have a very knowledgeable panel comprising two awesome guests – Dr Shireen Kassam, Haematologist and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Founder and Director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, and Dr. Zahra Kassam, Radiation Oncologist and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Co-founder and Director of Plant-Based Canada

Our 60-min episode features an exciting conversation on Veganism and Intersectionality, including on Intersectional Feminine Archetypes. We have a very knowledgeable panel comprising four awesome guests – Naijha Wright Brown, Brenda Sanders, Dr. Erin Sinnaeve and Dr. Leila Dehghan.

Our 60-min episode on Friday, September 17 at 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern focused on Veganism, Food Choices, Inheritance, Identity Stories, Organizational Scaling and Leadership Building, and more!We had an exciting panel featuring two awesome guests: Veronica Kirin, Anthropologist, and Scaling Coach, based in, and Mallory Combemale, Founder - The Inheritance Project, based in NYC.

Our 60-min episode on Friday, August 20th at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern focused on "Veganism and Social Movements" and featured Dr. Laila Kassam, author, activist, and co-founder of Animal Think Tank. This show is in partnership with the JaneUnChained News Network.Learn more by visiting: JIVINITI Research Program https://www.thevirsafoundation.org/ji...Follow JIVINTI on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jiviniti/"Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward" Book: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Food-Agriculture-Ways-Forward/dp/0128164107Animal Think Tank: https://animalthinktank.org.uk

Our 60-min episode on Friday, July 16 at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern focused on "Racial Literacy and Effective Leadership" and featured two guests: Kathleen Dameron, DE&I, Multicultural and Multiracial Consultant, Founder - KD Conseil and Julie Wayne, Climate, Food & Farmer Justice Activist, Co-founder - Jeeva Bhavana. This show is in partnership with the JaneUnChained News Network.Learn more by visiting: JIVINITI Research Program https://www.thevirsafoundation.org/ji...Kathleen Dameron https://kathleendameron.comJeeva Bhavana https://jeevabhavana.orgFollow JIVINTI on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jiviniti/

Our 60-min episode on Friday, June 18 at 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern focused on "Health Equity in Healthcare and Racial Trauma Healing" and featured two guests: Marsha-Gail Davis, MD, MPH Young Director - American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Co-Founder of ACLM's Health Equity via Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) initiative and Jacque Salomon - Co-Founder, Seeds to Inspire Foundation.JIVINITI presents Connecting The Dots - A show that reveals interconnections across concepts vital to public and planetary health. We promote whole-food plant-based living and intersectional vegan consciousness for a healthier, happier planet. This show is hosted by Nivi Jaswal, Founder - The VIRSA Foundation, and the JIVINITI Coalition and Research Program. This show is in partnership with the JaneUnChained News Network.