<![CDATA[Innerpreneur Journeys]]>Innerpreneur Journeys:

A Library of Lived Wisdom

What if the most important work we'll ever do isn't what we build - but who we become while building it?

An Innerpreneur is someone who invests in their inner life with the same intention that an entrepreneur invests in building a venture -because they know who we become shapes everything we create.

We live in a world overflowing with information. AI can answer almost any question. Yet many of us still struggle with the ones that matter most.

Who am I beyond my achievements and roles? What does a truly fulfilling life look like? How do I navigate change without losing myself?

For most of human history, we explored these questions through conversation - around dinner tables, across generations, in communities, and through stories.

Today, many of us are left trying to answer them alone.

Innerpreneur Journeys exists to bridge that gap.

This is a living library of honest conversations exploring the inner journey behind meaningful work, purposeful living, and what it means to become more fully ourselves.

Each 15 minute episode explores enduring human questions through the lens of someone who has genuinely lived it - not from a stage or a book, but through their own lived experience.

We sit with founders and parents, artists and athletes, scientists and spiritual teachers, creatives and healers, environmentalists and activists, thinkers and seekers.

People willing to speak openly about what life has taught them - and what it's still teaching them.

Just real conversations about the questions that shape us all.

Episodes are organised into thematic shelves - Identity, Purpose, Failure, Love, Grief, Belonging, Transitions, Enough, and more - so you can explore the library through the question you're living, not simply the guest you're listening to.

I'm Ash, your host and fellow traveller. I've rebuilt more than once - through the kind of loss that strips away the roles you thought made you who you are - and come out the other side more myself, not less. I don't have all the answers. What I do have is a deep curiosity about what helps people live with greater clarity, courage, and authenticity.

Time and again, I've found that one honest conversation, with the right person, at the right moment, can quietly change the way we see ourselves - and our lives.

Because wisdom isn't about knowing the most. It's about transforming what we've lived into the way we lead, love, choose, and show up in the world.

This isn't a podcast to binge once and forget.

It's a library you'll return to - because each time you do, you'll be different, and so will what you discover.

Welcome to Innerpreneur Journeys.


]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:50:43 GMTWed, 15 Jul 2026 10:21:21 GMT60Ash Abraham<h1><b>Innerpreneur Journeys:</b></h1><h1><b>A Library of Lived Wisdom</b></h1><p><b>What if the most important work we'll ever do isn't what we build - but who we become while building it?</b></p><p></p><p>An <b>Innerpreneur</b> is someone who invests in their inner life with the same intention that an entrepreneur invests in building a venture -because they know who we become shapes everything we create.</p><p></p><p>We live in a world overflowing with information. AI can answer almost any question. Yet many of us still struggle with the ones that matter most.</p><p></p><p><i>Who am I beyond my achievements and roles? What does a truly fulfilling life look like? How do I navigate change without losing myself?</i></p><p></p><p>For most of human history, we explored these questions through conversation - around dinner tables, across generations, in communities, and through stories.</p><p></p><p>Today, many of us are left trying to answer them alone.</p><p><b>Innerpreneur Journeys</b> exists to bridge that gap.</p><p></p><p>This is a living library of honest conversations exploring the inner journey behind meaningful work, purposeful living, and what it means to become more fully ourselves.</p><p></p><p>Each 15 minute episode explores enduring human questions through the lens of someone who has genuinely lived it - not from a stage or a book, but through their own lived experience.</p><p></p><p>We sit with founders and parents, artists and athletes, scientists and spiritual teachers, creatives and healers, environmentalists and activists, thinkers and seekers.</p><p></p><p>People willing to speak openly about what life has taught them - and what it's still teaching them.</p><p></p><p>Just real conversations about the questions that shape us all.</p><p></p><p>Episodes are organised into thematic shelves - Identity, Purpose, Failure, Love, Grief, Belonging, Transitions, Enough, and more - so you can explore the library through the question you're living, not simply the guest you're listening to.</p><p></p><p>I'm Ash, your host and fellow traveller. I've rebuilt more than once - through the kind of loss that strips away the roles you thought made you who you are - and come out the other side more myself, not less. I don't have all the answers. What I do have is a deep curiosity about what helps people live with greater clarity, courage, and authenticity.</p><p></p><p>Time and again, I've found that one honest conversation, with the right person, at the right moment, can quietly change the way we see ourselves - and our lives.</p><p></p><p>Because wisdom isn't about knowing the most. It's about transforming what we've lived into the way we lead, love, choose, and show up in the world.</p><p></p><p>This isn't a podcast to binge once and forget.</p><p>It's a library you'll return to - because each time you do, you'll be different, and so will what you discover.</p><p></p><p><b>Welcome to Innerpreneur Journeys.</b></p><p></p><p><br /></p>episodicAsh Abrahaminnerpreneurjourneys@gmail.comno<![CDATA[4.2: Shruti S: Finding & Following Your Calling]]>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone.

Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it.

She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.

What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.

We dig into:

  • Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it
  • Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling
  • Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise
  • Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge
  • Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>c65967f4-f614-4043-b6be-fa07bf52ea9eThu, 17 Sep 2026 06:45:10 GMT<p>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone.</p><p></p><p>Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it.</p><p></p><p>She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.</p><p>What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><ul><li>Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it</li><li>Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling</li><li>Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise</li><li>Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge</li><li>Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:35:251154.2: Shruti S: Finding & Following Your Callingfull<![CDATA[4.5 Shruti S: Learning to Listen & Trust Your Intuition]]>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone.

Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it.

She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.

What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.

We dig into:

  • Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it
  • Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling
  • Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise
  • Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge
  • Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>c212ac05-37b5-4126-af08-67df8013e1acMon, 14 Sep 2026 14:41:27 GMT<p>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone. </p><p></p><p>Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it. </p><p></p><p>She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.</p><p>What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><ul><li>Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it</li><li>Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling</li><li>Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise</li><li>Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge</li><li>Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:25:521144.5 Shruti S: Learning to Listen & Trust Your Intuitionfull<![CDATA[4.4 Shruti S: Navigating Transitions & Leadership Through Disruption]]>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone.

Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it.

She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.

What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.

We dig into:

  • Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it
  • Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling
  • Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise
  • Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge
  • Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>e26ab075-cbb7-4d18-83de-3f0af23189ceMon, 14 Sep 2026 14:39:58 GMT<p>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone.</p><p></p><p>Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it.</p><p></p><p>She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.</p><p>What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><ul><li>Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it</li><li>Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling</li><li>Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise</li><li>Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge</li><li>Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:14:301134.4 Shruti S: Navigating Transitions & Leadership Through Disruptionfull<![CDATA[4.3 Shruti S: Dreaming Big While Encouraging our Kids too]]>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone.

Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it.

She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.

What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.

We dig into:

  • Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it
  • Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling
  • Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise
  • Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge
  • Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>dcbd7b40-c9c5-461a-90d0-116ca9c18300Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:37:15 GMT<p>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone. </p><p></p><p>Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it. </p><p></p><p>She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.</p><p>What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><ul><li>Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it</li><li>Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling</li><li>Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise</li><li>Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge</li><li>Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:17:221124.3 Shruti S: Dreaming Big While Encouraging our Kids toofull<![CDATA[4.2 Shruti S: Finding & Following Your Calling]]>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone.

Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it.

She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.

What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.

We dig into:

  • Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it
  • Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling
  • Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise
  • Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge
  • Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>3f2a2c6a-e162-4722-9b12-42cec5698c84Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:33:09 GMT<p>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone. </p><p></p><p>Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it. </p><p></p><p>She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.</p><p>What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><ul><li>Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it</li><li>Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling</li><li>Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise</li><li>Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge</li><li>Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:35:251114.2 Shruti S: Finding & Following Your Callingfull<![CDATA[4.1 Shruti S: Intro, Accepting & Preparing for Change]]>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone.

Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it.

She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.

What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book:

how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.

We dig into:

  • Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it
  • Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling
  • Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise
  • Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge
  • Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>742ac25d-76bb-4f4a-8a9f-ee2da85f5e66Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:30:08 GMT<p>Chemistry major. Then finance, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Then — barely a year in — gone. </p><p></p><p>Shruti Shibulal has rebuilt her working life roughly every five years since: co-founding a restaurant company in Bangalore in 2008 while taking an MBA at Columbia, building The Tamara Coorg on a 170-acre working plantation, growing Tamara Leisure Experiences tenfold as CEO between 2018 and 2025, and then choosing to step out of the CEO seat and into the Executive Vice Chair role to steward what she'd built rather than run it. </p><p></p><p>She's a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and now sits on the board of an AI company rethinking how hospitality makes decisions.</p><p>What connects all of it isn't ambition. It's a pattern of noticing, early and honestly, when a chapter is done.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shruti's book: </p><p>how you choose change instead of waiting to be changed, what a calling actually sounds like when it first shows up, and how you raise children who can handle a world that won't hold still.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><ul><li>Choosing change — the difference between accepting it and embracing it</li><li>Walking away from finance a year in, and what it taught her about calling</li><li>Trusting intuition when the obvious next step says otherwise</li><li>Leading through disruption, and what changes when you stop being the one in charge</li><li>Dreaming big while raising independent kids — and helping children navigate change without absorbing our anxiety about it</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom — stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:13:341104.1 Shruti S: Intro, Accepting & Preparing for Changefull<![CDATA[3.4 Rana: Adopting Practical Wisdom Practices for Everyday Life]]>Beirut to a yoga mat in India is not a straight line. Rana Abi Hayla spent years in corporate healthcare across multinationals - inside the wellness industry before wellness became her life. Today she teaches yoga, hosts global retreats, and holds space for those seeking mind-body and soul practices. She's one of the two people who turned my own practice from a class into a way of living.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Rana's book: the loss that ended one version of her life, the slow work of building the next one, and what she's learned about carrying guilt without letting it drive.

We dig into:

  • Grief, and what rebuilding actually looks like from the inside
  • Guilt, the body, and the choices we make about it

  • A 2-minute somatic integration practice you can do while listening

  • Holding onto hope in these geopolitically brutal times

  • Living under other people's judgement - and how we think AI is changing our landscapes

  • Practical wisdom: the small practices that hold an ordinary day together

  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>3a407174-0091-4c87-b07f-32a26bd13392Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:12:26 GMT<p>Beirut to a yoga mat in India is not a straight line. Rana Abi Hayla spent years in corporate healthcare across multinationals - inside the wellness industry before wellness became her life. Today she teaches yoga, hosts global retreats, and holds space for those seeking mind-body and soul practices. She's one of the two people who turned my own practice from a class into a way of living.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Rana's book: the loss that ended one version of her life, the slow work of building the next one, and what she's learned about carrying guilt without letting it drive.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Grief, and what rebuilding actually looks like from the inside</li><li>Guilt, the body, and the choices we make about it</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>A 2-minute somatic integration practice you can do while listening</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Holding onto hope in these geopolitically brutal times</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Living under other people's judgement - and how we think AI is changing our landscapes</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Practical wisdom: the small practices that hold an ordinary day together</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:10:38193.4 Rana: Adopting Practical Wisdom Practices for Everyday Lifefull<![CDATA[3.3 Rana: Geopolitical Hope, Judgement & AI's impact]]>Beirut to a yoga mat in India is not a straight line. Rana Abi Hayla spent years in corporate healthcare across multinationals - inside the wellness industry before wellness became her life. Today she teaches yoga, hosts global retreats, and holds space for those seeking mind-body and soul practices. She's one of the two people who turned my own practice from a class into a way of living.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Rana's book: the loss that ended one version of her life, the slow work of building the next one, and what she's learned about carrying guilt without letting it drive.

We dig into:

  • Grief, and what rebuilding actually looks like from the inside

  • Guilt, the body, and the choices we make about it

  • A 2-minute somatic integration practice you can do while listening

  • Holding onto hope in these geopolitically brutal times

  • Living under other people's judgement - and how we think AI is changing our landscapes

  • Practical wisdom: the small practices that hold an ordinary day together

  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>857becfd-ff5a-4a19-ba93-da58c26d8f6bMon, 14 Sep 2026 08:39:28 GMT<p>Beirut to a yoga mat in India is not a straight line. Rana Abi Hayla spent years in corporate healthcare across multinationals - inside the wellness industry before wellness became her life. Today she teaches yoga, hosts global retreats, and holds space for those seeking mind-body and soul practices. She's one of the two people who turned my own practice from a class into a way of living.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Rana's book: the loss that ended one version of her life, the slow work of building the next one, and what she's learned about carrying guilt without letting it drive.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Grief, and what rebuilding actually looks like from the inside<p></p></li><li>Guilt, the body, and the choices we make about it</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>A 2-minute somatic integration practice you can do while listening</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Holding onto hope in these geopolitically brutal times</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Living under other people's judgement - and how we think AI is changing our landscapes</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Practical wisdom: the small practices that hold an ordinary day together</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:11:11193.3 Rana: Geopolitical Hope, Judgement & AI's impactfull<![CDATA[3.2 Rana: Guilt, Body Choices, & Intuition + 2min Somatic Integration practice]]>Beirut to a yoga mat in India is not a straight line. Rana Abi Hayla spent years in corporate healthcare across multinationals - inside the wellness industry before wellness became her life. Today she teaches yoga, hosts global retreats, and holds space for those seeking mind-body and soul practices. She's one of the two people who turned my own practice from a class into a way of living.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Rana's book: the loss that ended one version of her life, the slow work of building the next one, and what she's learned about carrying guilt without letting it drive.

We dig into:

  • Grief, and what rebuilding actually looks like from the inside
  • Guilt, the body, and the choices we make about it

  • A 2-minute somatic integration practice you can do while listening

  • Holding onto hope in these geopolitically brutal times

  • Living under other people's judgement - and how we think AI is changing our landscapes

  • Practical wisdom: the small practices that hold an ordinary day together

  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>a92f4acd-823a-4b63-a325-4ad15629cc30Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:35:32 GMT<p>Beirut to a yoga mat in India is not a straight line. Rana Abi Hayla spent years in corporate healthcare across multinationals - inside the wellness industry before wellness became her life. Today she teaches yoga, hosts global retreats, and holds space for those seeking mind-body and soul practices. She's one of the two people who turned my own practice from a class into a way of living.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Rana's book: the loss that ended one version of her life, the slow work of building the next one, and what she's learned about carrying guilt without letting it drive.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Grief, and what rebuilding actually looks like from the inside</li><li>Guilt, the body, and the choices we make about it</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>A 2-minute somatic integration practice you can do while listening</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Holding onto hope in these geopolitically brutal times</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Living under other people's judgement - and how we think AI is changing our landscapes</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Practical wisdom: the small practices that hold an ordinary day together</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.</p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:13:30183.2 Rana: Guilt, Body Choices, & Intuition + 2min Somatic Integration practicefull<![CDATA[3.1 Rana: Navigating Grief & Rebuilding ]]>Beirut to a yoga mat in India is not a straight line. Rana Abi Hayla spent years in corporate healthcare across multinationals - inside the wellness industry before wellness became her life. Today she teaches yoga, hosts global retreats, and holds space for those seeking mind-body and soul practices. She's one of the two people who turned my own practice from a class into a way of living.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Rana's book: the loss that ended one version of her life, the slow work of building the next one, and what she's learned about carrying guilt without letting it drive.

We dig into:

  • Grief, and what rebuilding actually looks like from the inside

  • Guilt, the body, and the choices we make about it

  • A 2-minute somatic integration practice you can do while listening

  • Holding onto hope in these geopolitically brutal times

  • Living under other people's judgement - and how we think AI is changing our landscapes

  • Practical wisdom: the small practices that hold an ordinary day together

  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts.

Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>09a93fbd-e1c6-484f-8e1f-8fd9629d9dddMon, 14 Sep 2026 08:26:23 GMT<p>Beirut to a yoga mat in India is not a straight line. Rana Abi Hayla spent years in corporate healthcare across multinationals - inside the wellness industry before wellness became her life. Today she teaches yoga, hosts global retreats, and holds space for those seeking mind-body and soul practices. She's one of the two people who turned my own practice from a class into a way of living.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Rana's book: the loss that ended one version of her life, the slow work of building the next one, and what she's learned about carrying guilt without letting it drive.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Grief, and what rebuilding actually looks like from the inside<p></p></li><li>Guilt, the body, and the choices we make about it</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>A 2-minute somatic integration practice you can do while listening</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Holding onto hope in these geopolitically brutal times</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Living under other people's judgement - and how we think AI is changing our landscapes</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Practical wisdom: the small practices that hold an ordinary day together</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. </p><p></p><p>Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:13:14183.1 Rana: Navigating Grief & Rebuilding full<![CDATA[2.5 Shreya K: Unf*ckwithability, Freedom & Vulnerability]]>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of Words Matter. Today she's Managing Director of AnitaB.org India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.

We dig into:

  • Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure
  • Purpose, AI & Hope
  • Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself & Redefining Love
  • Womanhood, Friendship & Intuition
  • Unfuckwithability, Freedom & Vulnerability
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>eb93a402-bbe5-458f-9d70-71dd70e1dfe5Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:27:00 GMT<p>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of <i>Words Matter</i>. Today she's Managing Director of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://AnitaB.org" target="_blank">AnitaB.org</a> India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure</li><li>Purpose, AI &amp; Hope</li><li>Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself &amp; Redefining Love</li><li>Womanhood, Friendship &amp; Intuition</li><li>Unfuckwithability, Freedom &amp; Vulnerability</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:10:13172.5 Shreya K: Unf*ckwithability, Freedom & Vulnerabilityfull<![CDATA[2.4 Shreya K: Womanhood, Friendship & Intuition]]>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of Words Matter. Today she's Managing Director of AnitaB.org India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.

We dig into:

  • Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure
  • Purpose, AI & Hope
  • Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself & Redefining Love
  • Womanhood, Friendship & Intuition
  • Unfuckwithability, Freedom & Vulnerability
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>97bfc6b9-9366-4e37-851d-3c7ec1035003Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:23:52 GMT<p>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of <i>Words Matter</i>. Today she's Managing Director of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://AnitaB.org" target="_blank">AnitaB.org</a> India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure</li><li>Purpose, AI &amp; Hope</li><li>Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself &amp; Redefining Love</li><li>Womanhood, Friendship &amp; Intuition</li><li>Unfuckwithability, Freedom &amp; Vulnerability</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:12:55162.4 Shreya K: Womanhood, Friendship & Intuitionfull<![CDATA[2.3 Shreya K: Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself & Redefining Love]]>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of Words Matter. Today she's Managing Director of AnitaB.org India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.

We dig into:

  • Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure
  • Purpose, AI & Hope
  • Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself & Redefining Love
  • Womanhood, Friendship & Intuition
  • Unfuckwithability, Freedom & Vulnerability
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>7dffd775-37a3-4d85-a947-18f80fa784b5Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:20:54 GMT<p>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of <i>Words Matter</i>. Today she's Managing Director of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://AnitaB.org" target="_blank">AnitaB.org</a> India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure</li><li>Purpose, AI &amp; Hope</li><li>Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself &amp; Redefining Love</li><li>Womanhood, Friendship &amp; Intuition</li><li>Unfuckwithability, Freedom &amp; Vulnerability</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:21:27152.3 Shreya K: Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself & Redefining Lovefull<![CDATA[2.2 Shreya K: Failure, Purpose & AI's impact]]>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of Words Matter. Today she's Managing Director of AnitaB.org India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.

We dig into:

  • Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure
  • Purpose, AI & Hope
  • Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself & Redefining Love
  • Womanhood, Friendship & Intuition
  • Unfuckwithability, Freedom & Vulnerability
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>572a00aa-059e-4414-b570-756b0913934cFri, 11 Sep 2026 06:17:29 GMT<p>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of <i>Words Matter</i>. Today she's Managing Director of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://AnitaB.org" target="_blank">AnitaB.org</a> India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure</li><li>Purpose, AI &amp; Hope</li><li>Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself &amp; Redefining Love</li><li>Womanhood, Friendship &amp; Intuition</li><li>Unfuckwithability, Freedom &amp; Vulnerability</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:15:53142.2 Shreya K: Failure, Purpose & AI's impactfull<![CDATA[2.1 Shreya K intro: Inner Authority & Lessons from Failure]]>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of Words Matter. Today she's Managing Director of AnitaB.org India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.

In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.

We dig into:

  • Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure
  • Purpose, AI & Hope
  • Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself & Redefining Love
  • Womanhood, Friendship & Intuition
  • Unfuckwithability, Freedom & Vulnerability
  • The one page from her story she wants you to live this week

Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.

]]>deb4237f-e853-4d09-b505-285c101cb3ecFri, 11 Sep 2026 06:13:01 GMT<p>Shreya Krishnan has been an environmental journalist at The Hindu, head of marketing and communications at Aon India, a Gestalt therapist, a poet, a dancer, and the co-author of <i>Words Matter</i>. Today she's Managing Director of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://AnitaB.org" target="_blank">AnitaB.org</a> India, where her work is building the rooms - and the language - that let women in tech stay, lead, and be heard.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Innerpreneur Journeys, Ash opens Shreya's book: the idealistic graduate who wanted to change the world, the corporate years that taught her how power actually moves, and the choice to stop treating her many selves as a distraction from her "real" self.</p><p></p><p>We dig into:</p><p></p><ul><li>Inner Authority and Lessons from Failure</li><li>Purpose, AI &amp; Hope</li><li>Navigating Divorce, Choosing Yourself &amp; Redefining Love</li><li>Womanhood, Friendship &amp; Intuition</li><li>Unfuckwithability, Freedom &amp; Vulnerability</li><li>The one page from her story she wants you to live this week</li></ul><p></p><p>Innerpreneur Journeys is a library of lived wisdom - stories from people who walk the talk, make conscious choices, and rewrite scripts. Open a book, borrow a page.</p>no00:15:53132.1 Shreya K intro: Inner Authority & Lessons from Failurefull<![CDATA[1.2 Manish Pole: 1min Reset, AI's impact & Irreverence ]]>Freedom is not doing whatever you want - it’s no longer being trapped by the roles, expectations, and identity that quietly run your life. In this conversation, Ash Abraham sits down with yoga teacher and human transformation guide, Manish Pole to unpack the turning points, practices, and hard-earned clarity that can change how you live, work, and age.

Perfect for anyone who feels pulled between ambition and ease, is reevaluating life in their 40s, or wants a more grounded way to think about purpose, practice, and the future of human work. This is a conversation that doesn’t just inspire - it gives you something practical to take into the rest of your day.

What begins with a single glimpse of a smiling yogi in the Himalayas becomes a much larger conversation about waking up to the limits of ambition, success, and performance.

Manish shares the moment that pulled him out of a straightforward career path and into a life of inquiry, then explains why freedom, contentment, and irreverence matter more than status, speed, or looking impressive.

You’ll discover:

  • Why a 10-second encounter can redirect an entire life

  • How to tell the difference between freedom and performative “liberation”
  • The real meaning of contentment when you’re in your 40s and thinking about unfinished business
  • A simple three-breath practice Manish uses anywhere, anytime to reset the mind
  • Why AI may democratize knowledge but make human wisdom and embodied teaching more important than ever.


Ash and Manish also get candid about the pressure to keep producing, the danger of being successful on the wrong path, and why the real question may no longer be “What can I achieve?” but “What kind of human do I want to become?”

About Manish:

Manish Pole is a yoga teacher, international speaker, and founder of Awaken Wellness. He has spent decades teaching embodied practices, retreat experiences, and a critical, non-dogmatic approach to inner growth.

]]>43e6b9df-36c3-4dd0-bce5-bcb0c2eb418bTue, 08 Sep 2026 11:22:39 GMT<p>Freedom is not doing whatever you want - it’s no longer being trapped by the roles, expectations, and identity that quietly run your life. In this conversation, Ash Abraham sits down with yoga teacher and human transformation guide, Manish Pole to unpack the turning points, practices, and hard-earned clarity that can change how you live, work, and age.<br /><br />Perfect for anyone who feels pulled between ambition and ease, is reevaluating life in their 40s, or wants a more grounded way to think about purpose, practice, and the future of human work. This is a conversation that doesn’t just inspire - it gives you something practical to take into the rest of your day.<br /><br />What begins with a single glimpse of a smiling yogi in the Himalayas becomes a much larger conversation about waking up to the limits of ambition, success, and performance.<br /><br />Manish shares the moment that pulled him out of a straightforward career path and into a life of inquiry, then explains why freedom, contentment, and irreverence matter more than status, speed, or looking impressive.<br /><br />You’ll discover:<br /></p><ul><li>Why a 10-second encounter can redirect an entire life<p></p></li><li>How to tell the difference between freedom and performative “liberation”<br /></li><li>The real meaning of contentment when you’re in your 40s and thinking about unfinished business<br /></li><li>A simple three-breath practice Manish uses anywhere, anytime to reset the mind<br /></li><li>Why AI may democratize knowledge but make human wisdom and embodied teaching more important than ever.<br /></li></ul><p><br />Ash and Manish also get candid about the pressure to keep producing, the danger of being successful on the wrong path, and why the real question may no longer be “What can I achieve?” but “What kind of human do I want to become?”<br /><br />About Manish:<br /><br />Manish Pole is a yoga teacher, international speaker, and founder of Awaken Wellness. He has spent decades teaching embodied practices, retreat experiences, and a critical, non-dogmatic approach to inner growth.</p>no00:14:29121.2 Manish Pole: 1min Reset, AI's impact & Irreverence full<![CDATA[1.1 Manish Pole: Finding Freedom & Contentment]]>Freedom is not doing whatever you want - it’s no longer being trapped by the roles, expectations, and identity that quietly run your life. In this conversation, Ash Abraham sits down with yoga teacher and human transformation guide, Manish Pole to unpack the turning points, practices, and hard-earned clarity that can change how you live, work, and age.

Perfect for anyone who feels pulled between ambition and ease, is reevaluating life in their 40s, or wants a more grounded way to think about purpose, practice, and the future of human work. This is a conversation that doesn’t just inspire - it gives you something practical to take into the rest of your day.

What begins with a single glimpse of a smiling yogi in the Himalayas becomes a much larger conversation about waking up to the limits of ambition, success, and performance.

Manish shares the moment that pulled him out of a straightforward career path and into a life of inquiry, then explains why freedom, contentment, and irreverence matter more than status, speed, or looking impressive.

You’ll discover:

  • Why a 10-second encounter can redirect an entire life
  • How to tell the difference between freedom and performative “liberation”
  • The real meaning of contentment when you’re in your 40s and thinking about unfinished business
  • A simple three-breath practice Manish uses anywhere, anytime to reset the mind
  • Why AI may democratize knowledge but make human wisdom and embodied teaching more important than ever.

Ash and Manish also get candid about the pressure to keep producing, the danger of being successful on the wrong path, and why the real question may no longer be “What can I achieve?” but “What kind of human do I want to become?”

About Manish:

Manish Pole is a yoga teacher, international speaker, and founder of Awaken Wellness. He has spent decades teaching embodied practices, retreat experiences, and a critical, non-dogmatic approach to inner growth.

]]>9c3cf223-64ba-47b1-88d1-f36ededcaf7fTue, 08 Sep 2026 11:05:52 GMT<p>Freedom is not doing whatever you want - it’s no longer being trapped by the roles, expectations, and identity that quietly run your life. In this conversation, Ash Abraham sits down with yoga teacher and human transformation guide, Manish Pole to unpack the turning points, practices, and hard-earned clarity that can change how you live, work, and age.</p><p></p><p>Perfect for anyone who feels pulled between ambition and ease, is reevaluating life in their 40s, or wants a more grounded way to think about purpose, practice, and the future of human work. This is a conversation that doesn’t just inspire - it gives you something practical to take into the rest of your day.</p><p></p><p>What begins with a single glimpse of a smiling yogi in the Himalayas becomes a much larger conversation about waking up to the limits of ambition, success, and performance.</p><p></p><p>Manish shares the moment that pulled him out of a straightforward career path and into a life of inquiry, then explains why freedom, contentment, and irreverence matter more than status, speed, or looking impressive.</p><p></p><p>You’ll discover:</p><ul><li>Why a 10-second encounter can redirect an entire life</li><li>How to tell the difference between freedom and performative “liberation”</li><li>The real meaning of contentment when you’re in your 40s and thinking about unfinished business</li><li>A simple three-breath practice Manish uses anywhere, anytime to reset the mind</li><li>Why AI may democratize knowledge but make human wisdom and embodied teaching more important than ever.<p></p></li></ul><p>Ash and Manish also get candid about the pressure to keep producing, the danger of being successful on the wrong path, and why the real question may no longer be “What can I achieve?” but “What kind of human do I want to become?”</p><p></p><p>About Manish:</p><p>Manish Pole is a yoga teacher, international speaker, and founder of Awaken Wellness. He has spent decades teaching embodied practices, retreat experiences, and a critical, non-dogmatic approach to inner growth.</p><p></p><p></p>no00:16:12111.1 Manish Pole: Finding Freedom & Contentmentfull