The guest in this episode is Eric Maddern, a storyteller, musician and writer, whose vision brought to life Cae Mabon, a magical eco-village resort center in Wales, inspired by the ancient stories and mythology of that ancient land. Born in Australia and educated in England, after graduating in social sciences Eric spent ten years traveling around the world seeking a deeper understanding of humanity and himself. This culminated in working as a community artist in the Aboriginal communities of Central Australia, an experience that touched him profoundly. After returning to Britain he moved to North Wales where, with other like-minded friends, he created Cae Mabon at the foot of the mystical Mount Snowdon. Now, many years later, Cae Mabon is a spiritual destination for people seeking healing and inspiration from all over the world.

Ross Jackson, for many years an innovative leader in the world of business and NGOs and today author, entrepreneur in the field of renewable energy, new technologies and organic food. Ross is the founder of the Global Ecovillages Network (GEN) and is president of Gaia Trust and Gaia Education. In this video, he shares his thoughts on the current state of the world, the eco-villages movement and the future of the Planet.

David Pearl, is an innovator who works in business, the arts and social change. Through his books, talks and programs, he helps you engineer experiences that shake-up working cultures, inspire performance and change lives for the better.

Michael Pawlyn is a British architect noted for his work in the field biomimetic architecture and innovation. He was part of the principal team of architects that conceived and designed The Eden Project in Cornwall, and is a regular keynote speaker at events on innovation and environmental sustainability. His best selling RIBA book « Biomimicry in Architecture » was published in 2011 and a revised second edition, with a foreword by was published in 2016. He is one of the three founders of The Sahara Forest Project- a way of supplying fresh water, food and renewable energy in arid conditions – and remains actively involved as a Founding Partner and Design Manager.

Feroze Dada was born in Karachi. He has lived and worked for most of his life in London. He has been a qualified chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor. He was the senior partner of his private client tax practice in Mayfair, London for 25 years. Feroze is also a non-executive director of several private companies. Outside his professional life, Feroze is passionate about cricket and music. He performs in his own band, and is an occasional TV interviewer.

In 2012, during a trip in Myamar, Feroze and his wife MuMu – a photographer, interpreter and guide – took a boat trip on the beautiful Inle Lake but a terrible storm obliged them them to get ashore in a great hurry. It was already dark, and the rain was torrential. On the shore, they saw dozens of eyes looking at them. They were some of the monks and the children of the Buddhist monastery of Phaya Taung, who took the scared and wet group to shelter. That night in the monastery changed Feroze’s life. He met the head monk Phongyi, who was passionately caring for and teaching more than 600 orphaned and refugee children of the revolutionary wars. Touched by the human goodness that shines also in the darkness of war, Feroze took action to support the Monastery and its children. He set up the Inle Trust, whose goal is the relief of poverty and improving health through the provision of water, sanitation, hygiene and education.

The guest in this episode is Cynthia James, a transformational coach and an inspirational leader and teacher guiding and helping thousands of people to make changes in their life and in the world.

Cynthia comes from a lineage of 5 generations of women that were prophetic dreamers, but also experienced trauma and abuse. She felt the necessity to stop this pattern, so she started a deep spiritual work that led her into creative expression through music, teaching and writing. She especially works with women from all over the world, leading them in a process of transformation through personal example.

The guest in this episode is Oleg Cherne, aka Ben Chelero, aka Chom: many names for his many personalities and roles. Oleg is a Tao master, a spiritual teacher, an explorer, a philosopher, a researcher and an alchemic wine maker. Oleg was born in Russia, in the former Soviet Union, and as a child, he fell from a roof and was very ill for a long time. This led him to develop a strong ability for introspection and led him to a discovery of his body’s healing abilities. In this interview Oleg describes how the lack of “external freedom” opened him up to the possibility of exploring his inner freedom. At the time he grew up, in the Soviet Union one could have been imprisoned for spiritual practices, yet Oleg says that “the most difficult battle is the one with yourself.”

Extraordinary conditions often give the opportunity to express extraordinary talents: watch this video, meet Oleg and hear his incredible life’s story.