Kapwa Konversations

About Kapwa Konversations

Kapwa Konversations was started in 2020 by Paul Jochico as a show to amplify the voices of Filipino/x folks in the health and wellness space, and build community across the diaspora. Often being the only POC in the room navigating predominantly white spaces, this show serves to change that narrative and open up the conversation to talk about everything from cultural identity to imposter syndrome. We use the indigenous Filipino wisdom of kapwa, or shared inner self, to inspire and remember that we are all connected. We release episodes bi-weekly, featuring a different voice in the community, and offer bonus guided meditations every now and then in between episodes. Visit www.kapwa.yoga or @kapwa.yoga on Instagram to keep the conversation going. Maraming Salamat! Thanks!

Publisher

Kapwa Yoga LLC

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Oct 2020

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Art as Empowerment with Casielle Gaerlan

   On this we have Casielle Gaerlan. Casielle Gaerlan is a Filipino-American artist born and based Brooklyn whose work centers on storytelling through painting and illustration. Her practice explores themes of identity, cultural memory, and belonging, often drawing inspiration from her Filipino heritage. Through a combination of portraiture and abstract visual language, she creates layered compositions that invite deeper interpretation. You can learn more about Casielle’s art on her website (https://www.casielle.com/about), and you can connect with Casielle on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/casielle.jpg/?hl=en). And if you’re interested in staying connected with the Kapwa Konversations, you can follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kapwa.konversations/) and substack (https://pauljochico.substack.com/). Til next time, ingat (take care)!

2. 

   21 Jul 2026

   A Way Home with Cinelle Barnes

   On this we have Cinelle Barnes. Cinelle Barnes is the Philippine-born author of Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir, Malaya: Essays on Freedom, and A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself and the Beauty of Returning. She is also the editor of the New York Times “New and Noteworthy” A Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of Color on the New American South. Cinelle is a survivor of a brain aneurysm rupture and sits on the Brain Injury Leadership Council of South Carolina, and is the recipient of awards and fellowships from the Sustainable Arts Fund, the Authors League Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, South Arts, and the North American Travel Journalists Association, among others. She has served on the jury panels for several literary awards, including the inaugural Pulitzer Prize for Memoir. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Coastal Living, Travel + Leisure, Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Southern Living, Memoir Land, and Longreads, among others. Cinelle lives in Charleston, SC, with her husband, daughter, and cat. You can purchase a copy of A Way Home here (https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-way-home-a-memoir-of-losing-yourself-and-the-beauty-of-returning-cinelle-barnes/1a3f1cce1c657294?ean=9781662510618&next=t&next=t&affiliate=598), and you can connect with Cinelle on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cinellebarnesbooks/). And if you’re interested in staying connected with the Kapwa Konversations, you can follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kapwa.konversations/) and substack (https://pauljochico.substack.com/). Til next time, ingat (take care)!

3. 

   26 Jun 2026

   aNAK in the Wild with Lauren Santiago

   On this we have Lauren Santiago, a Brooklyn-based community builder, multidisciplinary creative, and founder of aNAK—an immersive retreat experience rooted in the belief that creativity and connection can help us return to ourselves. aNAK stands for Awaken in Nature, Artistry, and Kinship, reflecting the three pillars that shape the experience: reconnecting with the natural world, engaging our innate creativity, and cultivating meaningful relationships with ourselves and others. Named after the Tagalog word anak, meaning “child,” the name also serves as a reminder of the curiosity, wonder, and authenticity the experience invites participants to rediscover. Drawing from a career in nonprofit leadership, storytelling, and experiential design, Lauren creates spaces that invite people to slow down, step outside of their routines, and explore what it means to live with greater intention and aliveness. As a Filipina American, her work is grounded in community, culture, and reimagining who these spaces are designed for—and who feels represented, welcomed, and at home within them. To learn more about aNAK, join the mailing list for future retreat cohorts at anakinthewild.com (http://anakinthewild.com/) and follow along at @anakinthewild (http://instagram.com/anakinthewild) on IG. As an exclusive save the date for our listeners, cohort 03 will be 10/15 - 10/18 at Outlier Inn in the Catskills! And if you’re interested in staying connected with the Kapwa Konversations, you can follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kapwa.konversations/) and substack (https://pauljochico.substack.com/). Til next time, ingat (take care)!

Who has been a guest on Kapwa Konversations

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kristine Citarella
• Justine Lee
• Jerome Viloria
• Andrew Suseno

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

10

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51