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LUWS - LightupwithShua Podcast

by Shua Khan Arshad

LUWS is a weekly bilingual podcast (Urdu & English) on Conscious living & ParentingI am the founder and host Shua, welcome to Light-Up-with-Shua - LUWS PODCAST.A MULTIPOTENTIALITEI am a student of knowledge, a mentor, and an intercultural & Interfaith practitioner, who wants to help heal and solve problems by realizing that to live consciously is how we can make our world light-up with care, hope, and compassion. Living consciously helps us to be mindful and better parents. It helps us to stop and think and not be stuck just to please our stubborn or ignorant self. Helps us to have a flexible mindset which encourages to flow smoothly through our challenges in life. Currently, I am hosting a weekly podcast on LUWS podcast on conscious living. The first quarter of this year, the topic will be NAVIGATING LIFE. I will have guests and talk about Navigating Life. Last year, I started LUWS ACADEMY LLC under which multiple podcasts are produced and educational trainings and workshops ar

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  1. How I Turned My Trafficking Past into a Healing Practice - Part 2

    Part 2 Dr. John A. King Dr. King has been where you are. At 45, a flood of traumatic memories from childhood abuse and trafficking hit him like a freight train. He lost everything—his marriage, his home, his sense of who he was. But here's what he discovered: healing isn't about going back to who...

  2. Trafficked as a Child. Now a Trauma Expert - Meet the esteemed guest Dr. John King

    Part 1 Dr. John A. King Dr. King has been where you are. At 45, a flood of traumatic memories from childhood abuse and trafficking hit him like a freight train. He lost everything—his marriage, his home, his sense of who he was. But here's what he discovered: healing isn't about going back to who...

  3. Message 2025 for LUWS Podcast viewers, followers, listeners and subscribers

    Salams, peace and greetings, This is your host Shua Khan Arshad for LightupwithShua Podcast. Before I talk to you briefly, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year 2025, hope you are doing well and have plans for this year. To be conscious and mindful human beings, adults, young adults and...

  4. Reconnecting: Where We've Been and What's Next - Urdu Episode

    After a little break, I am slowly going to come back to my weekly podcast episodes. I am busy doing voice over auditions and hope to bring some of my experience and stories to this podcast as well. This episode is in Urdu and will be doing one in English as well. Please remember to subscribe…

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  5. How to be Grateful? What is the Source?

    Part 4 Guest: Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi Visit: https://www.borderpoint.com/about/ Ihsan (Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi) is a faith-based life coach whose focus is reintroducing meditative spiritual practice to those seeking to develop a wholistic, practical and balanced approach to faith…

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  6. What is the effect of your company that you keep, 'Sohba', on your children?

    What is "Sohba"? "Sohba" is an Arabic word, which means the company that you keep. Such as your friends. Part 3 Guest: Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi Visit: https://www.borderpoint.com/about/ Ihsan (Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi) is a faith-based life coach whose focus is reintroducing meditative...

  7. Meditative Practice for Modern Believers: Start Your Journey with Ihsan

    Part 2 Guest: Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi Visit: https://www.borderpoint.com/about/ Ihsan (Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi) is a faith-based life coach whose focus is reintroducing meditative spiritual practice to those seeking to develop a wholistic, practical and balanced approach to faith…

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  8. "The Moment We Stop Learning, We Start Dying" - Arab, Afghani and American

    Guest: Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi Visit: https://www.borderpoint.com/about/ Ihsan (Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi) is a faith-based life coach whose focus is reintroducing meditative spiritual practice to those seeking to develop a wholistic, practical and balanced approach to faith, religion and...

  9. Time of Renewal and Letting Go; Spirituality and Empathy

    Part 4 Guest: Ambereen Mirza Ambereen Mirza, an entrepreneur, educationist, and international development executive, is Managing Partner of PoliKey, a social enterprise working on a policy issues ranging from sustainability to education. She is also the immediate past President and Chief…

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  10. Navigating Parenthood, Patience, & Importance of Listening

    Part 3 Guest: Ambereen Mirza Ambereen Mirza, an entrepreneur, educationist, and international development executive, is Managing Partner of PoliKey, a social enterprise working on a policy issues ranging from sustainability to education. She is also the immediate past President and Chief…

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  11. Diversity & Inclusion; Honesty & Integrity; Innovation & Transformation;Compassion & Empathy-Values?

    Part 3 Guests: Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram & Dr. Iffat Zafar Aga Values of Sehat Kahani: Diversity & Inclusion; Honesty & Integrity; Innovation & Transformation;Compassion & Empathy What is Sehat Kahani? Pakistan's Leading Digital Healthcare Platform Democratizing Healthcare Access For All Sehat…

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  12. Strategic Visionary: Ambereen Mirza's Role in Shaping OPEN Global

    Part 2 Guest: Ambereen Mirza Ambereen Mirza, an entrepreneur, educationist, and international development executive, is Managing Partner of PoliKey, a social enterprise working on a policy issues ranging from sustainability to education. She is also the immediate past President and Chief…

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  13. From Wall Street to Global Impact: The Journey of Ambereen Mirza

    Part 1 Guest: Ambereen Mirza Ambereen Mirza, an entrepreneur, educationist, and international development executive, is Managing Partner of PoliKey, a social enterprise working on a policy issues ranging from sustainability to education. She is also the immediate past President and Chief…

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  14. How do the Co-founders of Sehat Kahani take care of their mental health, the secret is out

    Part 2 Guests: Dr. Iffat Zafar Aga - Co-founder and COO of Sehat Kahani Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram - Co-founder and CEO of Sehat Kahani What is Sehat Kahani? Pakistan's Leading Digital Healthcare Platform Democratizing Healthcare Access For All Sehat Kahani not only connects patients to the best...

  15. Sehat Kahani Co-founders share their fascinating story - Story of Health

    Part 1 Guests: Dr. Iffat Zafar Aga - Co-founder and COO of Sehat Kahani Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram - Co-founder and CEO of Sehat Kahani What is Sehat Kahani? Pakistan's Leading Digital Healthcare Platform Democratizing Healthcare Access For All Sehat Kahani not only connects patients to the best...

  16. Now What in Year 2024? A packed year with sea of enlightenment and humanity

    Year 2024 is an important year for me and my podcast. I plan to take this podcast to a level where it will be reaching more audience and offer services and benefits that you never had experienced before in this way. So stay tuned and share this episode and podcast with your family, friends and...

  17. Contemplation: Knowledge & Action - غور و فکر کیوں کرنا چاہیے؟

    This series will be offered in Urdu and in English separately. The topic is Contemplation according to the Islamic Perspective. Using Malik Badri's book and articles from Yaqeen Institute on the topic of Contemplation. Who is the founder & Owner of LightupwithShua Podcast and LUWS ACADEMY LLC ? I...

  18. Our Prophet - Peace be Upon him - ہمارے رسول ﷺ - Story from a book

    Story taken from a fourth grade book in Urdu of Punjab Text Book Board - This is the book from when I was in fourth grade. I am going to be reading poems and stories from this book and other books from my childhood. This project on reading and discussing books has started with this book. I hope...

  19. Urdu Poem - اردو میں حمد

    Reading various poems and stories from my childhood. Hope you will enjoy them. Please do let me know if your children are enjoying these poems and stories. And how I can interest you and your children in listening to these stories and content from the past? Punjab Textbook Board Visit: LUWS…

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  20. Kya Yeh Tanqeed Jaaiz hai? Is this critique fair on me? کیا یہ تنقید جایز ھے؟

    Aaj mein aapko upnay oopur jo tanqeed ki thee kisi ne, uskey barey mein bataa rahee hoon. Share your comments and feed back. Thank you.

  21. Reminder on Fasting and Upcoming Episodes

    This Channel is on Conscious Living and Conscious Parenting. The topic this year is Fasting and benefits of fasting. How Fasting can help you loose weight and get your health in order. How fasting is not limited to the physical benefits but much more than that. Find out more by following this...

  22. Can you Stop Complaining for 40 Days? Professor Tallessyn did it, you can too.

    Can you stop complaining for 40 days? Guest: Dr. Tallessyn Grenfell-Lee Try it, Dr. Tallessyn Grenfell-Lee can teach you how to do it. Another interesting clip from our longer conversation. How she taught her kids and her family about carbon fast, using handkerchief, and how to fast according to...

  23. محرم, یہودی اور روزے، کیوں؟

    کیا ماضی کے انبیاء نے اس دن یعنی یوم عاشورہ کو منایا تھا؟ اور یہودی یہ دن کیوں منا رہے تھے؟ امید ہے اور دعا ہے کہ آپ نے اس ایپی سوڈ کا لطف اٹھایا۔ براہ کرم اپنی رائے اور تبصرے چھوڑیں۔ شکریہ ذیل میں آپ کے لیے وہ لنکس دستیاب ہیں جو میں نے کربلا پر شیئر کرنے کے لیے بتائے تھے Links on Karbala...

  24. Alm o Aml - New Urdu Series - علم و عمل

    A new series exclusively in Urdu. This episode is introduction to upcoming topics in Urdu. Such as Contemplation, conscious living, conscious parenting and all related to life and its issues. We will explore together from the guidance of the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad -peace be upon...

  25. COUNT YOUR BLESSING, ALTHOUGH MOST OF US ARE UNGRATEFUL - What is to be in Gratitude?

    This Channel is on Conscious Living and Conscious Parenting. The topic this year is Fasting and benefits of fasting. How Fasting can help you loose weight and get your health in order. Gratitude, is there a value in being in gratitude? Do you find that all these virtues that I speak about have a...

  26. Why Do You Fast? Is Fasting a Pillar of Islam?

    This Channel is on Conscious Living and Conscious Parenting. The topic this year is Fasting and benefits of fasting. How Fasting can help you loose weight and get your health in order. Here is an example of one person who explains why he fasts and why it is important and valuable for him. Dr....

  27. A Believer in Islam has a Perspective on Mathematics and Natural World

    Guest: Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, Chief Technology Officer at Aware. Mohamed Lazzouni is a results-oriented executive with over 20 years of experience managing technology companies across different industries. Dr. Lazzouni joined Aware in November 2019. He was President and CEO at...

  28. Power of Intention, Time, Gratitude, Wealth and What lights you up?

    EP: 10 S1 - Part 2 Guest: Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, Chief Technology Officer at Aware. Mohamed Lazzouni is a results-oriented executive with over 20 years of experience managing technology companies across different industries. Dr. Lazzouni joined Aware in November 2019. He was...

  29. Physics, Data Science, and Islam: How Dr. Lazzouni connects all with Fasting - Ramadan

    EP: 10 S1 - Part 1 Guest: Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, Chief Technology Officer at Aware. Mohamed Lazzouni is a results-oriented executive with over 20 years of experience managing technology companies across different industries. Dr. Lazzouni joined Aware in November 2019. He was...

  30. Shifting to Calm and How to do it

    EP:9 S1 - Part 4 Guest: Dr. Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee, MDiv, PhD, is a climate ethicist. Formerly a molecular biologist, she offers training and consulting for sustainability leaders who want to boost your impact with the unshakeable leadership needed in our time....

  31. Wealth, Gratitude, Letting Go & Divine Time

    EP:9 S1 - Part 3 Guest: Dr. Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee, MDiv, PhD, is a climate ethicist. Formerly a molecular biologist, she offers training and consulting for sustainability leaders who want to boost your impact with the unshakeable leadership needed in our time....

  32. Is Lent A Gift or A Burden For You?

    EP:9 S1 - Part 2 Guest: Dr. Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee, MDiv, PhD, is a climate ethicist. Formerly a molecular biologist, she offers training and consulting for sustainability leaders who want to boost your impact with the unshakeable leadership needed in our time....

  33. Methodist FASTING, Abstinence, & RAMADAN

    EP:9 S1 - Part 1 Guest: Dr. Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee, MDiv, PhD, is a climate ethicist. Formerly a molecular biologist, she offers training and consulting for sustainability leaders who want to boost your impact with the unshakeable leadership needed in our time....

  34. Wealth, Purpose, Hope, and What Lights You Up?

    EP: 8 S1 - Part 2 Dr. Amineh Hoti completed her Ph.D. at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, U.K. where she is a Fellow Commoner. She is an Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham. She was the first Director and Co-Founder of the Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish...

  35. God, Fasting, Intermittent Fasting, and Ramadan

    This Channel is on Conscious Living and Conscious Parenting. The topic this year is Fasting and benefits of fasting. How Fasting can help you loose weight and get your health in order. EP: 8 S1 - Part 1 Dr. Amineh Hoti completed her Ph.D. at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, U.K....

  36. Fasting, Wealth, Benefits, and Gratitude to the Source

    This Channel is on Conscious Living and Conscious Parenting. The topic this year is Fasting and benefits of fasting. How Fasting can help you loose weight and get your health in order. EP: 7 S1 - Part 2 Visit: https://www.celeneibrahim.org Topic for 2023: Fasting and benefits of Fasting. Dr.…

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  37. A Journey to Fasting after Islam - Catholic to Muslim

    EP: 7 S1 - Part 1 Visit: https://www.celeneibrahim.org Dr. Celene Ibrahim is an internationally recognized scholar in religious studies with a focus on Islamic intellectual history. She is the author of the monograph Women and Gender in the Qur'an published by Oxford University Press (2020). The...

  38. How Do Some Jews Observe Major and Minor Fasting? Do All Jews Fast?

    EP: 6 S1 - Part 2 Links to Rabbi Neal Gold Blog: https://www.atreewithroots.org/ Article on Fasting: https://tinyurl.com/4ywck8af "Fasting is about empathy. When we go a few hours without eating, we feel it. That feeling should remind us of the great numbers of people, some of them quite nearby,...

  39. "Rather than thinking of fasting as a struggle, we should consider it a gift" Rabbi Neal Gold

    EP: 6 S1 - Part 1 Links to Rabbi Neal Gold Blog: https://www.atreewithroots.org/ Article on Fasting: https://tinyurl.com/4ywck8af "Fasting is about empathy. When we go a few hours without eating, we feel it. That feeling should remind us of the great numbers of people, some of them quite nearby,...

  40. How Mr. Jinnah Liberated India and Created Not One But Two Nations

    EP: 5 S1 - Part 2 Guest: Khurram Ali Shafique has thrice received the Presidential Iqbal Award for his ground-breaking research. He is also the pioneer of online courses in Iqbal Studies, which he offers internationally from Marghdeen, the online Iqbal Studies Centre founded by him in 2011. He…

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  41. Two Authors, Similar Goals, Find Out More... How Jinnah Liberated India?

    EP: 5 S 1 - Part 1 Guest: Khurram Ali Shafique has thrice received the Presidential Iqbal Award for his ground-breaking research. He is also the pioneer of online courses in Iqbal Studies, which he offers internationally from Marghdeen, the online Iqbal Studies Centre founded by him in 2011. He…

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  42. How Fasting Helps me to Control Negative Impulses, Do you want to know how?

    Part 2 of EP: 4 - S1 Introducing Lubna Malik again this year on the topic of fasting. Lubna Malik is a beautiful soul, a teacher, an educator, a community organizer, a philanthropist, a mother, and a dependable friend. An extremely patient person who is willing to test herself by going out of her...

  43. What does Fasting Breed? Positive or Negative?

    EP: 4 S 1 Introducing Lubna Malik again this year on the topic of fasting. Lubna Malik is a beautiful soul, a teacher, an educator, a community organizer, a philanthropist, a mother, and a dependable friend. An extremely patient person who is willing to test herself by going out of her comfort...

  44. Our Gut Needs 'ME TIME' Don't You?

    EP 3: S1 Sharing my childhood story about fasting and as promised that in every episode, I will share at least 3 to 5 benefits of fasting. So, when I was a little girl, about 6 or 7 years old, I remember asking my father, why was he fasting. Now, how did I know that he was fasting? because at…

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  45. What is the Purpose of Fasting?

    Muslims fast for the entire month in gratitude to Allah~God for His final revelation Which is the Quran, the scripture that Muslims follow and is believed to be the last revelation. Muslims, restrict their appetites during daylight hours, pay attention to their spirituality, work on mindfully,...

  46. Intro to LUWS podcast 2023

    Ep:1 - S1 Introduction episode to year 2023 and what is coming up this year. Do you want to know what is my plan for LightupwithShua podcast for this year, 2023. Then I would suggest you to grab a cup of tea or coffee and let me give you a scoop. Precious Listeners, Peace be with you: I am your...

  47. Wampanoag Nation: Jonathan Perry - Native American

    I am reposting my first interview of this podcast when I started in November 2017, about five years ago with my esteemed guest Jonathan J. Perry. Here is his website: https://www.jonathanjamesperry.com/ Traditional singer, dancer, speaker and carver, Jonathan Perry is grounded in the traditions…

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  48. A memorable conversation for parents of grownup children

    Guest: Dr. Saaid H. Arshad - Signal and Image Processing Engineer To learn more about Dr. Saaid H. Arshad, visit his LinkedIn page @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/saaidhaseeb/ This was the last interview of this series on Pakistan Americans on the 75th anniversary of Pakistan this year in August...

  49. Do you Have a Servant Mentality? Find out from the expert

    Guest: Muneeza Nasrullah Muneeza believes in a servant mentality. Find out in her own words what does she mean by it? I believe, this is a good advice for all of us. Muneeza's Philosophy: There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional – integrity,...

  50. A Climate Activist and a Coach - What Lights him UP? You might agree with him!

    Guest Imran Qidwai - Founding Charter Member Part 2 OPEN: ORGANIZATION OF PAKISTANI ENTREPRENEURS OF NORTH AMERICA INC About: Executive coach, entrepreneur, mentor and clean tech enthusiast. Management and technology leadership experience at large & small companies and startups, producing many...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

LUWS is a weekly bilingual podcast (Urdu & English) on Conscious living & ParentingI am the founder and host Shua, welcome to Light-Up-with-Shua - LUWS PODCAST.A MULTIPOTENTIALITEI am a student of knowledge, a mentor, and an intercultural & Interfaith practitioner, who wants to help heal and solve problems by realizing that to live consciously is how we can make our world light-up with care, hope, and compassion. Living consciously helps us to be mindful and better parents. It helps us to stop and think and not be stuck just to please our stubborn or ignorant self. Helps us to have a flexible mindset which encourages to flow smoothly through our challenges in life. Currently, I am hosting a weekly podcast on LUWS podcast on conscious living. The first quarter of this year, the topic will be NAVIGATING LIFE. I will have guests and talk about Navigating Life. Last year, I started LUWS ACADEMY LLC under which multiple podcasts are produced and educational trainings and workshops ar

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