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World Happiness Podcast

by World Happiness Foundation

What are the barriers to happiness? How do we heal? How do we maximize our potential? How do we remember who we are? How can we be of service to the world?

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Episodes

  1. The Frequencies of Awakening: Sound, Resistance, and Healing

    In this immersive episode, Colombian artist and activist Lola Villa takes us on a journey through the transformative power of sound. From electronic soundscapes inspired by the Amazon to radical inclusion in the music industry, Lola invites us to see music not just as entertainment—but as...

  2. Igniting Greatness: The Power of a Nurtured Heart Approach in Education

    In this heartwarming and transformative conversation, Howard Glasser, founder of the Children’s Success Foundation and creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach®, joins Paulina Nava to explore how we can awaken greatness in children — and in ourselves. Together, they dive into the power of positive...

  3. The Path to Ultimate Happiness

    In this heart-opening episode, we sit down with Yeshi Kunga, a radiant monk from Kopan Monastery in Nepal, to explore what true happiness really means. From the Buddhist perspective, we dive into the difference between fleeting joy and ultimate, lasting happiness — the kind that arises not from...

  4. The Unexpected Gift of Trauma

    In this profound episode, we sit down with Dr. Edith Shiro, clinical psychologist, trauma expert, and author of The Unexpected Gift of Trauma. Together, we explore how trauma — often seen as something to overcome — can actually become a powerful catalyst for growth, healing, and transformation.…

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  5. Unmasking Happiness

    In this very first episode of the World Happiness Podcast, your host Paulina Nava, Global Strategy Director of the World Happiness Foundation, sets the stage for a journey that goes far beyond interviews — this is a movement of awakening, consciousness, and transformation. To begin this journey…

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  6. Visualization of Maitreya. The Buddha Of The Future

    Maitreya and the Timeless Journey: A Dharamshala Reflection Sitting at dusk in Dharamshala’s high hills, I sip butter tea while Himalayan prayer flags flutter outside my window. Wearing my PhD student hat, studying non-duality in this Tibetan Buddhist enclave, I am daily immersed in traditions…

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  7. Unlocking the Power of Manifestation

    Welcome to "Unlocking the Power of Manifestation", a transformative podcast designed to inspire and guide you on your journey toward creating the life of your dreams. Each episode dives deep into the art and science of manifestation, blending ancient wisdom, modern psychology, and practical tools...

  8. The Power of Gratitude: A Meditation Ritual for Abundance and Joy

    Gratitude is a transformative practice that shifts our focus from what’s missing to the abundance already present in our lives. In this heart-opening episode, I guide you through a Gratitude Meditation Ritual designed to help you cultivate appreciation, joy, and inner peace. This practice will...

  9. The Heart of Compassion: A Ritual for Connection and Healing

    Compassion is the bridge that connects us to ourselves, each other, and the world. In this soothing and powerful episode, I guide you through a Compassion Ritual—a sacred practice to cultivate empathy, kindness, and self-love. Together, we’ll explore the essence of compassion: seeing others and...

  10. The Transformative Power of Forgiveness: A Ritual for Healing

    “Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.” – Martin Luther King Jr. In this special episode, I guide you through a deeply transformative forgiveness ritual designed to release the weight of past pain and create space for healing and growth. Drawing inspiration from the...

  11. Your power of Manifestation by the Ocean (Hypnotic Session)

    The Power of Manifestation: Harnessing the Universal Laws of Unlimited Potentialities Manifestation is the art of bringing our deepest desires and aspirations into reality. It's a concept that transcends mere wishful thinking, tapping into the foundational principles of the universe itself.…

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  12. Realizing a World Free of Labels (Hypnotic Session)

    Embracing Diversity: The World Happiness Foundation's Vision for a World Free of Labels In a society that often prioritizes conformity, the World Happiness Foundation is championing a revolutionary approach: creating a world free of labels, especially focusing on communities that include...

  13. Happytalismo. Capitulo Primero

    Happytalismo. Un nuevo sistema para un mundo feliz. A pesar de los retos a los que nos enfrentamos como el cambio climático, las guerras, las hambrunas, etcétera, todos queremos ser felices. Este estado mental y emocional ha sido uno de los anhelos más importantes en todas las épocas y en todas…

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  14. Saamdu Chetri on controlling our mind to control our existence.

    (...) “The world needs new lenses to understand growth and how humans and societies can thrive.” ~ Luis Gallardo Follow the World Happiness Foundation and the World Happiness Fest here: Website: https://worldhappiness.foundation/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldhappinessfoundation/...

  15. Saamdu Chetri - Dedicated to Mother Earth

    On Earth Day, Saamdu Chetri asks for forgiveness from mother earth. (...) “The world needs new lenses to understand growth and how humans and societies can thrive.” ~ Luis Gallardo Follow the World Happiness Foundation and the World Happiness Fest here: Website: https://worldhappiness.foundation/...

  16. Agapi Stassinopolous on the Practice of Prayer for a Calm Mind & Support for Life

    Our guest today is AGAPI STASSINOPOULOS, best-selling author of the new book Speaking with Spirit. Her previous books include Wake Up to the Joy of You and Unbinding the Heart. In this latest book, Agapi encourages all of us to tap into the power of secular prayer to help us manage our minds and...

  17. No Barriers - Contemplating Faith and Forgiveness with Pastor and Author, Nadia Bolz-Weber

    Dave brought Nadia in as a guest after he heard her speak at the Nantucket Project and was incredibly impressed with her and the parallels of her words and our No Barriers messaging. All three hosts sat down with Nadia in our studio in Golden to talk about her own journey to become a Pastor for...

  18. No Barriers - The Human Connection with Ann Curry

    Ann Curry is an award-winning journalist and photojournalist. She is a former NBC News Network anchor and international correspondent and has reported on conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Darfur, Congo, the Central African Republic, Serbia, Lebanon, and Israel; on nuclear tensions...

  19. No Barriers - "Amitabha," Spreading Infinite Light with Burn Survivor, J.R. Martinez

    Our hosts, Erik and Dave, sat down with J.R. Martinez the night before our No Barriers Summit began in a conference room at Lake Tahoe Squaw Resort to talk about his journey. Background on J.R.: J.R. Martinez is an actor, best-selling author, motivational speaker, advocate, and wounded U.S. Army...

  20. No Barriers - Channeling Pain into Positive: Speaking with Running Man, Charlie Engle

    Our hosts, Jeff Evans and Erik Weihenmayer, had the opportunity to catch Charlie for an hour during his extremely busy schedule. Charlie was in the midst of training to head off on his latest pursuit: to run from the lowest point on earth; the Dead Sea to the tallest; the summit of Mt. Everest....

  21. No Barriers - Frontiers of the Mind with Dr. Albert Lin

    Dr. Lin's website: https://www.exploreralbert.com/ Social Media https://www.instagram.com/exploreralbert/ https://twitter.com/exploreralbert https://www.facebook.com/exploreralbert/ Welcome to Earth Interview https://screenrant.com/welcome-earth-albert-lin-interview/ Nat Geo Explorer Profile Page...

  22. No Barriers - Harnessing Positivity with Jim Kwok

    This much is true... no one gets outta here alive. If you had the option of knowing the day you would die and how it would happen, would you want to know? This is Jim. Jim was very much alive when this episode was recorded. Jim was dead 2 months later.. Jim has a Stage 4, terminal cancer…

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  23. Executive Director & Professor Lobsang Tenzin Negi on the Central Tenants and Urgency of Compassion

    In this special exchange, Pooja and Professor Negi discuss the central tenants and urgency of compassion, a focus of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Dr. Negi expands on how although humans have made tremendous progress from an outward, material standpoint, we have neglected to develop the core…

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  24. Professor Andrew Harman on a Calm Mind, Buddhism and Science

    Our guest today is Dr. Andrew harman, a Professor of Virology and Immunology at the University of Sydney School of Medicine and an ordained Buddhist who has much insight on how Buddhist practices and philosophy can help us deal with change, restlessness and uncertainty in our fast moving world.…

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  25. My Fourth Act with Simon T. Bailey on How Do You PIVOT When Life Disrupts Everything You Had Planned?

    Simon T. Bailey, 52, is a former Disney executive, author, life coach and serial entrepreneur. Shift Your Brilliance: Harness the Power of You, INC is one of Simon’s many acclaimed books. He is one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the world and a 2015 inductee into the National...

  26. My Fourth Act with Bobbie Gottschalk on How Do We Navigate LIFE When Our PURPOSE Won’t Let Us Quit?

    What began in 1993 with 46 Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian teenagers who gathered at a camp in Maine to learn how to coexist has evolved into a legion of over 7300 alumni all over the world who are committed to transforming legacies of conflict. Bobbie, 78, is the “spiritual grandmother” to…

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  27. My Fourth Act with Sam Yau on How Does a Corporate CEO Emerge as a Poet After Tragedy Upends His Life?

    Sam Yau, 72, has reinvented his life several times over – from being a 6-month-old baby on a refugee boat to a penniless student in a distant land, from the CEO of a billion-dollar corporation to the Head of the Board at Esalen, the pioneering and iconic personal growth center on the California...

  28. My Fourth Act with Bija Bennett on How I Keep Restructuring Myself

    Bija is known for her longtime professional association with Dr. Deepak Chopra, launched a Yoga Therapy program for him in Boston, served as Program Director for the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center, and taught George Harrison how to do yoga. A lifelong learner, Bija currently writes for Rolling...

  29. My Fourth Act with Luis Gallardo on How A Corporate Marketing Whiz Became a Citizen of the World!

    Luis Gallardo, 49, is the Former Global Chief Marketing Officer for Deloitte. He has been an advisor to CEOs, thought leaders, Nobel Laureates, political and institutional game-changers on strategic personal positioning and brand building. After leaving Deloitte, Luis founded the World Happiness...

  30. From Plum Village. A Cloud Never Dies: The Passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

    At such a demanding and delicate time, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino, reflect on Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh passing on January 22nd, 2022. They offer a profound insight into the memorial week, the funeral, impact on the...

  31. Saamdu Chetri on the Technology for Peace and Happiness

    Understanding peace and happiness, we realize that they are an integral part of each other. When we are happy, we are in peace. Or when we are in peace, we are in happiness. We also know from quantum physics that peace is the highest vibration of our energy, which has a hertz of 600 per second...

  32. From Plum Village. From Extraction to Regeneration: Healing Ourselves, Healing Society with Brother Phap Linh

    In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino, are joined by special guest, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Linh (Brother Spirit). Together, they discuss eco-anxiety, the challenges of and solutions for shifting to a new...

  33. From Plum Village - Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet with Sister True Dedication

    Welcome to episode four of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this...

  34. Amanda Janoo and the Design of Policies for a Wellbeing Economy

    One of my favorite examples towards a Wellbeing Economy is Wales. Because they not only developed seven wellbeing goals, but they really thought a lot about how does this translate into a different form of governance and way of working? So they have these five principles for how they want to work...

  35. Carl Johan Calleman on the Macro Cosmic Quantum Theory to World Happiness

    Quantum theory, pretty much everyone has heard about it, at least anyone who is interested in novel thinking of all kinds, but a quantum theory in its traditional form, which is microcosmic quantum theory is now about a hundred years old. And for a long time, this was just a very fascinating...

  36. Mo Gawdat and Dorota Stanczyk on Self-Love, Acceptance and (Re) Connection

    I would say the first step to reconnect with either ourselves, or nature, or anyone, is to create a space for it, to create time for it. And that means that even if you have a conversation with someone, don't be somewhere else in your mind, because actually when you are somewhere else when your...

  37. Vandana Shiva on (Re) Connection and Healing Throughout Food

    Half the people of the world are still farmers. We forget that. Every fourth in the farmer of the world is in India. These are small farmers, and they provide 80% of the food we eat. If we were to think of it, half of humanity could be happier if you could just have a better food system. We don't...

  38. Loretta Breuning on 3 Obstacles to Happiness (and how to relieve them)

    The first obstacle is waiting for permission to be happy. Many people wait for permission to be happy instead of giving themselves permission. It's easy to do this with all good intentions, you think I can't be happy until everyone else is happy. So you wait until there's some kind of signal that...

  39. Tia Kansara on The Epigenetics of Wellbeing

    Hi everyone. I'm Dr. Tia Kansara, founder of Replenish Earth Limited and board member of the World Happiness Foundation. Super happy to be here with you. We're excited to bring a special program together for you to enjoy. I'm super excited to be meeting all of you albeit digitally and always…

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  40. Manas Mandal on Beyond Pandemic: (Re)connecting Happiness

    Millions of people are now suffering in this world, under the pain and difficulties of this pandemic. The last couple of years we have been suffering from this, and probably someday it will go as well, but the scar will remain for a longer period unless we do not play by the rules. That is unless...

  41. Saamdu Chetri on Self-Development from an Eastern Perspective

    Aristotle said, "Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." Remember, what we do each day repeatedly builds into a self-developed habit. Further, I try to find the righteous path to walk on it and learn every day to live in compassion but thus said, your thoughts and your mind are the…

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  42. Philip Kotler and Christian Sarkar on Happiness, Hope and Human Rights.

    Philip Kotler and Christian Sarkar talk about Happiness, Hope, and Human Rights as part of the World Happiness Fest. ---- “…Brand Activism will be required reading, not only in business schools and by NGOs and campaigners, but by asset managers, owners, pension funds’ trustees and senior…

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  43. 10 Billion Happy People by 2050

    A podcast about the game of life and the heroes journey we all experience. The Heroes of Reality Podcast is hosted by Dylan Watkins, a Human Centered Designer, Immersive Technology Consultant, Explorer of the Inner/Outer Universe. Your NPC in the game of life. The World Happiness Podcast. A space...

  44. Luis Gallardo on the Freedom to Be, "Happytalism", Synarchic Systems for Common Good and Blending Spirituality & Science

    Luis and Pooja begin by uncovering the fundamental tenants of Luis's World Happiness Foundation: Freedom, Consciousness, and Happiness. More on Luis: Luis is the Founder & President of the World Happiness Foundation and World Happiness Fest and author of Happytalism and The Exponentials of...

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What are the barriers to happiness? How do we heal? How do we maximize our potential? How do we remember who we are? How can we be of service to the world?

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