Today I’m speaking with Megha Mohan.

Megha learned Vedic Meditation in May of 2014.

She is the BBC's first global Gender and Identity Correspondent. She covers issues concerning women's rights, LGBT communities, and race and ethnicity, for the BBC's 41 language services. 

Megha regularly appears on BBC News TV, the World Service and Radio 4. 

She has reported from six continents and secured interviews with Finland’s all-women coalition government and Samoa’s first woman Prime Minister, as well as pop star Billie Eilish and actor Elliot Page. 

So Speaking of Meditation, here’s Megha.

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Speaking of Meditation is written and produced by Michael Miller, with direction by Jillian Lavender and assistance from Emma Rae.

Original music by Rich Jacques.
https://www.richjacques.com

Graphics by Elle and Elle.
http://www.elleelle.com

Speaking of Meditation… What are you noticing? Who is benefitting? And how are you staying inspired? 

Today I’m talking with Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London. He’s an award-winning scientist and author, with over 1,000 original articles published in some of the world’s top scientific journals — placing him in the top 1% most-cited scientists on the planet.   

Tim leads the world’s largest identical twins study, TWINS UK, and stemming from this wrote a best-selling book Identically Different, which makes understanding genetic traits and how our environment impacts our genes, easy for anyone.

He then wrote The Diet Myth and introduced the importance of the gut microbiome for human health. This expertise has now expanded into the Zoe App, a tool for testing your biome and blood sugar levels and then personalising your dietary intake.

During the pandemic, Tim pivoted the Zoe App to collect data on Covid-19. Tim and his data scientists mapped and analysed symptoms and positive cases, leading to the largest study in the world with over 2 million active participants.

His latest book, Food for Life… takes an in-depth look at all the latest scientific evidence on what we eat, how we eat, and why; and how we can use this knowledge to improve our own personal nutrition.

Tim learned to meditate in 1976 and has continued as a regular meditator ever since. I met Tim and his wife Veronique in December 2021.

So Speaking of Meditation, here’s Tim.

https://joinzoe.com

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Speaking of Meditation is written and produced by Michael Miller, with direction by Jillian Lavender and assistance from Emma Rae.

Original music by Rich Jacques.
https://www.richjacques.com

Graphics by Elle and Elle.
http://www.elleelle.com

Speaking of Meditation… What are you noticing? Who is benefitting? And how are you staying inspired? 

Today I’m speaking with Sarah Lyall.

Sarah was raised in New York City and lived in London for nearly two decades. She was the London correspondent for the New York Times for 18 years. She continues to work for the Times, covering a wide range of topics including sports, culture, media and international affairs. Recently she has covered the coronation of King Charles and written a feature on the psychologist Esther Perel.

Sarah learned Vedic Meditation in November of 2016.

So Speaking of Meditation, here’s Sarah.

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Speaking of Meditation is written and produced by Michael Miller, with direction by Jillian Lavender and assistance from Emma Rae.

Original music by Rich Jacques.
https://www.richjacques.com

Graphics by Elle and Elle.
http://www.elleelle.com

Speaking of Meditation… What are you noticing? Who is benefitting? And how are you staying inspired? 

Today I’m speaking with Philip Knatchbull.

Since 2006, Philip has been CEO of Curzon, the UK’s leading independent film distributor and cinema operator. He had spent the previous ten years running Knatchbull Communications, a telecoms, media and technology investment fund. He’s a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and a patron of the London Film Festival.

With a family background deeply connected to India, Philip came to Vedic Meditation in February of 2019 after a journey with other meditation practices.

So Speaking of Meditation, here’s Philip.

https://www.curzon.com

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Speaking of Meditation is written and produced by Michael Miller, with direction by Jillian Lavender and assistance from Emma Rae.

Editing by James Green at Green Podcast Productions.
https://www.greenpodcastproductions.com/

Original music by Rich Jacques.
https://www.richjacques.com

Graphics by Elle and Elle.
http://www.elleelle.com

Speaking of Meditation… What are you noticing? Who is benefitting? And how are you staying inspired? 

Today I’m speaking with Noomi Melchior Natan.

Noomi is an experienced leadership coach, and host of the Female Inner Power podcast. She learned to meditate in 2008.

For more than 15 years Noomi has coached leaders and business owners in more than 15 countries on how to overcome the blocks to success. She has worked with biotech start-ups, global multinationals, a fire service, and everything in between.

She is particularly passionate about helping women escape the shadow of the good-girl persona, tap into their full power, and increase their impact in the world.

• Her podcast Female Inner Power
• Noomi's interview with Jillian Lavender

So Speaking of Meditation, here’s Noomi.

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Speaking of Meditation is written and produced by Michael Miller, with direction by Jillian Lavender and assistance from Emma Rae.

Editing by James Green at Green Podcast Productions.
https://www.greenpodcastproductions.com/

Original music by Rich Jacques.
https://www.richjacques.com

Graphics by Elle and Elle.
http://www.elleelle.com

Speaking of Meditation… What are you noticing? Who is benefitting? And how are you staying inspired? 

Today I’m connecting with Peter Magnani.

Peter had a long career as an executive in media and advertising, including senior roles in two “big 5” agencies — Interpublic and Omnicom.

Alongside that success came a struggle with stress that in 2015 led him to learn Vedic Meditation. The change he experienced led to a fundamental shift in his focus, personally and professionally. This inspired him to found his own company and create Beam, a smart app that improves people’s mental, physical, and financial health.

So Speaking of Meditation, here’s Peter.

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Speaking of Meditation is written and produced by Michael Miller, with direction by Jillian Lavender and assistance from Emma Rae.

Editing by James Green at Green Podcast Productions.
https://www.greenpodcastproductions.com/

Original music by Rich Jacques.
https://www.richjacques.com

Graphics by Elle and Elle.
http://www.elleelle.com

Speaking of Meditation… What are you noticing? Who is benefitting? And how are you staying inspired? 

On today’s pod I’m connecting with Renée Elliot.

In 1995 Renée founded Planet Organic, the UK’s first organic supermarket, and changed the way the UK thinks about food. She challenged conventional retailing with a mission to promote health in the community and built a multi-million pound brand.

With her consultancy Beluga Bean, Renée employs her 30 years’ experience in business and personal development to mentor start-ups and small businesses on purpose, resilience and strategy.  And in her third business, Women Tree, she gathers groups of women to nourish, fulfill, empower and belong.  

Renée has been recognised as one of Britain’s 100 Most Entrepreneurial Women, London’s 1000 Most Influential People, and Businesswoman of the Year. She is also the author of cutting-edge cookbooks, a prolific corporate and public motivational speaker and a full-on mother of 3.

She has been meditating regularly since 1991.

So Speaking of Meditation, here’s Renée.

Women Rising Retreat
https://womentree.uk
For a 20% listener discount, use the code LondonMeditation20

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Speaking of Meditation is written and produced by Michael Miller, with direction by Jillian Lavender and assistance from Emma Rae.

Editing by James Green at Green Podcast Productions.
https://www.greenpodcastproductions.com/

Original music by Rich Jacques.
https://www.richjacques.com

Graphics by Elle and Elle.
http://www.elleelle.com

Speaking of Meditation… What are you noticing? Who is benefitting? And how are you staying inspired? 

Jesse Peretz started his artistic career as a musician, playing bass for seminal alternative rock band The Lemonheads and went on to direct music videos for other artists such as Foo Fighters, Jack Black and The Breeders.

His feature film Juliet, Naked, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018. His latest television project City on Fire, debuts on Apple TV in May.

Jesse learned to meditate in 1986. We connected in 2012 when he wanted to re-engage with a regular practice and have stayed in touch over the last decade.

So Speaking of Meditation, here’s Jesse.

City on Fire – Apple TV 
https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/city-on-fire/umc.cmc.r6vntb5r9wwbjwtt58xmyuz9

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Speaking of Meditation is written and produced by Michael Miller, with direction by Jillian Lavender and assistance from Emma Rae.

Editing by James Green at Green Podcast Productions.
https://www.greenpodcastproductions.com/

Original music by Rich Jacques.
https://www.richjacques.com

Graphics by Elle and Elle.
http://www.elleelle.com

Speaking of Meditation… What are you noticing? Who is benefitting? And how are you staying inspired?