Grinding the Groundhog

KASHI AZAD is an instructor of Persian Yoga™  and based in Australia. Persian Yoga is the world’s longest running form of total strength and martial arts conditioning originating from Iran. In this episode we hear all about the fundamentals of Persian Yoga, how KASHI came into the practice and his early life as well as … Continue reading KASHI AZAD – PERSIAN YOGA →

MANDY is a meditation and mindfulness studio owner and in this episode we hear about the cake that MANDY ate that changed her life forever.  After suffering an allergic reaction and almost dying, MANDY took up meditation as a path to recovery and to help her cope with the stresses of the corporate world. Now MANDY has … Continue reading MANDY DORE – Madam Heap →

DOUG born in Melbourne lived and worked in investment banking in London and New York, ran marathons to offset the party lifestyle and in 2013 had the diagnosis of a brain tumour that changed everything. Now DOUG spends his time running adventure marathons competitively, teaching Kundalini yoga and working in drug rehabilitation. In this episode we hear all … Continue reading DOUG WILSON – Kundalini Running →

GURU MEHER born in the south of the USA, GURU MEHER found the spiritual path while studying engineering at university and since then has practiced yoga and meditation every day of his life for the last 40 years. His enquiring mind has lead him to explore his own emotional system and create a yoga therapy system called SOS … Continue reading GURU MEHER KHALSA – SOS Senses of the Soul →

JEN KARLICH is a mum, a partner in a family development business, a qualified laughter yoga leader & wellbeing facilitator, a QOYA teacher in training and has recently started a new wellness business. In this episode we hear all about the game changers in JEN’S life that have brought her to where she is today, including … Continue reading JEN KARLICH – Laughter Yoga →

SANGEETA  is a Vietnamese American opera singer, mantra singer, producer and 2016 Global Peace Song Award Winner. In this episode, among many things, we hear all about SANGEETA’S experiences as a sound artist, her early life and her inspiration to bring healing and awakening through music and yoga, and Niguma: The Mantra Project, a stage production inspired by an … Continue reading SANGEETA KAUR – The Mantra Project →

SIRI GIAN is based at the mother ashram community of 3HO and talks to us about soul listening, the healing heart breath, mind, emotion and the everyday self, along with stories from her 73 years of life and over 25 years working as a healer. More information on Siri Gian:  http://soulanswer.com/ Learn to listen to Soul:  http://soulanswer.com/what_is_soul.html … Continue reading SIRI GIAN KAUR KHALSA – Soul Listening →

RITA is from a first generation migrant family from Lebanon and talks about her early life in Melbourne, Australia, her time at a University in Beirut, working for the government and cracking her mould to create her dream life,  a life were she has no boss and owns every minute of her day. RITA  tells us all … Continue reading RITA – Creating a Dream Life →

Hello I’m Mich and I’m the host of Grinding the Groundhog. Grinding the Groundhog come together as I wanted to connect with people who have broken out of their everyday grind and to hear how this has impacted on their world. I’m sharing these conversations to inspire change in listeners, as like many I’m always looking … Continue reading Introduction →