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LUWS - LightupwithShua Podcast


Podcast in English & Urdu - YEAR 2023

https://lightupwithshua.com/ 

My name is Shua and I am the owner of LUWS ACADEMY LLC (USA) and the founder & host of lightupwithShua, a weekly podcast on Conscious Living and Parenting.

I hope you all have passed through the Covid times without too much loss and some good also came out of it. The virus is still hanging around us and we have learned to live with it to some extent. May this pandemic be a learning lesson for us all and goes away sooner than later. 

This is a bilingual podcast. So far I have published about 100 plus episodes. Season 1 was a time of learning and making connections. I had some amazing guests who were supportive and graciously took time out to come to the studios in Groton, MA or be on Skype or available in Person. That is still happening. I feel very lucky and blessed to have amazing guests on my shows.

Season 2 started with interviews with younger people in Urdu as well. Did some travel shows while in Pakistan, more coming on that.

Season 3 started with  Environment and Climate Change. Hope you had a chance to watch or listen to it.

LightupwithShua podcast is for people like you and me, who are full of life, always learning, striving to get better and move on to mastery.

My podcast may help people, individuals, parents and anyone who is willing to evolve and grow by listening to rich conversations from people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

You and I can together learn to solve and transform our problems to solutions. How? Well by listening to the stories of amazing individuals from all age groups, all kinds of professions, cultures, and ethnicities. In addition to listening and doing call to action on the lightupwithShua website and on the shows, you will have the opportunity to attend live shows on Facebook, join the free Facebook group and attend workshops, retreats and programs that are coming up this year 2023. So, stay tuned by visiting the website, instagram, Linkedin and facebook pages.

A thought:

When I was a little younger person, I would have liked to listen or watch similar programs where I could hear diverse viewpoints from multicultural backgrounds and learn from people talking about diverse topics.

I believe this podcast is also helpful for people who are not able to travel far away for whatever reason and get this valuable information in their hands so conveniently through smart devices and other smart technology today. 

I believe that someone, somewhere will benefit from these fascinating conversations doesn't matter who you are. This is to serve you! And I think at the end of the day, that is what matters, what do you think?

In addition to you learning and benefiting from our conversations on LUWS - lightupwithshua, my esteemed interviewees have expressed that my thoughtful questions provides them the opportunity to think about things they never thought of before or didn’t articulate it the way they do during our interviews. So, I guess I am happy to bring mostly the best in my interviewees! ;-)

Some of my guests have expressed that their time with me during these interviews will help them to further ponder and transcend through similar issues discussed. So, my hope is that you will also think about the questions and our conversations in ways that will benefit you and those with whom you would like to share these conversations.   

Those who are regular listeners of this podcast might have gathered that I am enjoying the process of meeting people and learning from them. For me, interviewing people is like reading an infinite book, a book with never ending chapters with captivating stories.

This LUWS podcast is for people who are open to the possibilities and ready to learn. Beautiful souls looking to find any opportunity to broaden their horizon, challenge their limits and share their knowledge and experiences. Thank you for listening and watching. And if you like this podcast or any episode, please feel free to send me your comments and feedback!

A little more reminder for dear listeners, you will find guests from Native American tribes, African Americans, Pakistani Americans, Jewish Americans, Indian Americans, Swedish, Pakistani, and so many more. This is quite fascinating and not sure how many podcasts have such a diverse line of interviewees. 

I am a Muslim, Pakistani-American, born in Saudi Arabia, woman, and immigrant, who hosts and interviews Indians/Hindus, Christian-Evangelists, Rabbis, students, people of all genders, housewives, professionals, entrepreneurs, you name it!

This I think is called inclusivity and diversity. Hope you can appreciate and learn with me on this journey! In one podcast, you can find guests who are multinational, multi-faith, multicultural, non-faith, and all, talking about one topic! They are all lighting up our world with great insight and a message of hope!

And lastly, please subscribe, share, rate and review. This will be a tremendous gift to me from you.

Thank you!

Shua - شعا ع 

https://linktr.ee/Shuakhan

 

May 11, 2020

#Covid-19 #ClimateResilience #LightupwithShua

CVC - Corona Virus Conversations

Baat Corona: Lets Talk

Guest: Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee - Part 2

 

I started these conversations during the Corona Virus Pandemic. I do plan to continue it after we are Inshaa Allah - God Willing, out of this current self isolation/quarantine times which urges me to think now that What will be our new normal? This program is in Urdu and in English. I asked my guests 5 questions related to Corona Virus times.

Here are the questions and their replies:

1. How are you effected and/or dealing/managing with the current situation/challenges, of the CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC?

2. Any positive message that you would like to give?

3. What have you learned, gained or lost during this time?

4. How do you envision the world after this is over?

5. What is the first thing you will do once CORONA VIRUS is all gone?

About: Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee recently earned her Ph.D. in Social and Ecological Ethics from Boston University School of Theology. Her dissertation, "Creation, Food, and Ecological Ethics: The Garden as Mediation," examined the potential of congregations to heal the Earth and build communities grounded in ecological peace and justice.

She has written, "When churches cultivate vegetable gardens, their communities are strengthened through a greater commitment to eco-justice.... Cultivating a sacred relationship with the 'The Garden of God' can overcome our alienation from nature and from one another."

Grenfell-Lee's dissertation explores a basic ethical problem: we the people of faith know we are called to do better; so what are the impediments to a virtuous and holy life? She performed participatory ethnographic research with local congregations that demonstrated a link between intersectional nature connection programs and a sustained increase in pro-environmental behaviors to address the ecological crisis.

Grenfell-Lee examined current behavioral science regarding pro-environmental behaviors as well as relevant Wesleyan and ecofeminist understandings of the Judeo-Christian tradition. In 2009, during her doctoral program, she helped draft a Green Vision for the School of Theology and helped found and lead the Theology group, which focused specifically on integrating ecological and ecojustice awareness into all aspects of the school community, including not only the introduction of recycling and fair trade products, but also clergy ecological skills and resources training, natural disaster resilience, nature connection and primitive skills, spiritual life, intersectional justice awareness, and political activism.

Grenfell-Lee also continues to explore the connections between parenting and ecofeminist understandings of the Judeo-Christian and United Methodist traditions. Specifically, she with her partner and children have incorporated ideas such as: democratic parenting, democratic education/self-directed learning, intuitive eating, mindfulness techniques, non-violent communication, frugality, nature-based learning and ritual, ancestral rituals, coming of age rituals, and body positivity.

Grenfell-Lee previously did graduate research on the molecular biology of Alzheimer’s Disease as well as preventive research on Ovarian Cancer. She received a B.Sc. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.A. in Molecular Biology from Harvard University, and an M.Div. from the Boston University School of Theology.

She is a regular contributor to the Feminism and Religion Blog, where she continues to explore intersections of ecofeminism/ecojustice, grief, nature connection, and parenting. She is certified in permaculture design and is in the process of developing a climate chaplaincy program for spiritual and nature skills-based climate resilience.

Remember to subscribe, share, rate and review. Let me know what are you doing, thinking, and feeling during these challenging times.

Climate Resilience Chaplaincy Link: 

https://www.facebook.com/Climate-Resilience-Chaplaincy-107196470926502/

Thank you.

Shua - شعا ع

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