Swishing Mindsets with Anuradha Varma

About Swishing Mindsets with Anuradha Varma

Listen in to conversations that "swish" or shift your perspective! Journalist and Mindset Coach Anuradha Varma interviews a diverse cast of people who share their expertise and experiences on a range of themes, across spirituality, inclusivity, entrepreneurship, mythology, and popular culture. Follow and share to stay updated and grow the conversation. Anuradha is a journalist with nearly three decades of experience, having worked for media houses such as The Indian Express, The Times of India, and The Pioneer. She is also an internationally certified Mindset Coach with expertise in Mindfulness, EFT and NLP. Follow her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuradhavarma/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/anuvee) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/anuradhavarma/?hl=en) Email: swishingmindsets@gmail.com Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are personal. Listener discretion is advised.

Publisher

Anuradha Varma

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Sept 2023

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Ep 79: Kim Griffith, angelic interpreter: Energy flows where attention goes

   What if the answers you keep searching for are already inside you? In this episode of Swishing Mindsets, Anuradha Varma speaks with Kim Griffith (https://kimgriffith.org/), an American author and angel communicator who interprets for Deborah, a collective of 76 angels named after the biblical prophetess, judge and warrior. Kim shares how a blunt conversation with her husband, who told her their marriage worked for him only 30% of the time, set her on a path away from complaint and cynicism and towards a life she now calls a joy. She explains why Deborah refuses to play fortune teller, why every choice (and "mistake") has a purpose, and how to tell a genuine sign from wishful thinking. There are practical tools too: quieting the monkey mind she calls "Karen", the I Am meditation, and the simple instruction to just ask. The conversation closes with a channelled message from Deborah and a live, unscripted experiment in which Anu tries to feel "the love of heaven" herself. Listeners are invited to try it along with her. Follow Kim: Website (https://kimgriffith.org/) | Book your angel conversation (https://kimgriffith.org/service-page) Timestamps 00:43 What an angel communicator, or interpreter, does 02:22 Why "Deborah": the prophetess, judge and warrior of Judges 4–5 05:06 Feeling their energy, the "knock on the back of the head", and handing over a bad day 06:15 A collective of 76, and whether they are guardian angels 07:44 Divine spirit, energy, and telling your own inner voice apart from Deborah's 09:35 What people come to Kim for, and why an open mind matters 11:17 The leader who learned she isn't responsible for her team's feelings 13:09 How this differs from life coaching 14:53 Kim's story: faith, doubt, and a marriage at 30% 18:16 Deciding to stop complaining, from Bob Proctor to Esther Hicks 20:10 "We are not a fortune teller": why the power stays with you 22:47 Energy flows where attention goes 25:34 The answer is already inside you, and there are no mistakes 27:49 Learning to trust your intuition 29:21 Quieting "Karen", the monkey mind, and the I Am meditation 33:30 Feathers, numbers and 11:11: how to read signs 37:02 When you're troubled, where to start: just ask 39:35 How to ask: there is no wrong way 40:32 "Why does this keep happening to me?" 43:21 Generalisations, gratitude, and the coach who asked, "Do your legs work?" 46:26 Angel communicator vs medium, and feeling her late father's presence 48:50 Deborah speaks: a channelled message 54:33 A live experiment: Anu tries connecting with Deborah For more, email swishingmindsets@gmail.com Disclaimer: Views are personal. Listener discretion is advised. Want to be a guest on Swishing Mindsets with Anuradha Varma? Send Anuradha Varma a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1750746513391971e921bbda5

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   30 Aug 2026

   Ep 78: From Led Zeppelin Tribute Bands to Shamanic Healing: Clementine Moss, Zepperella

   Clementine Moss, founder and drummer of Zepperella, an all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band formed in 2005, is also a solo musician, author, and spiritual counsellor trained in depth hypnosis, applied shamanism, and energy medicine. Clementine traces her path from a frustrated 27-year-old writer and bartender in New York City who picked up drumsticks on a whim, to becoming a devoted student of John Bonham's feel and timing, to founding Zepperella with guitarist Gretchen Menn. She reflects candidly on life on the road — the "sex, drugs, rock and roll" of touring in a van in her twenties versus the more disciplined, sober professionalism of touring today — and on what it meant, as a woman in heavy rock, to claim her own power and be heard. The conversation moves into her parallel spiritual path: an early Vipassana retreat, years of shamanic study across cultures, and her current work in depth hypnosis — a modality blending Western psychology, Buddhist philosophy, and shamanic practice that she credits with quieting her own harsh inner critic. Listen in!Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction: Clementine Moss, drummer, author, spiritual counselor 00:49 – Taking up drums at 27 — leaving writing behind for a creative, collaborative outlet 02:32 – Why drums specifically clicked, and her childhood connection to rhythm 04:01 – The spiritual and communal dimension of drumming 05:04 – Losing herself in the "flow state" behind the kit 07:09 – Drums as a "beauty accessory" — letting go of self-judgment on stage 08:02 – "If you have a problem, play the drums" — drumming as a clarity tool 09:29 – Creativity surfacing during meditation and a 10-day silent retreat 11:25 – Why Led Zeppelin — John Bonham's feel, timing, and emotional influence 14:52 – How Zepperella came together, and where the name came from 16:39 – Life in a band: van tours, 320 shows a year, and the myth vs. reality of rock life 19:48 – Coming into her own power as a woman in heavy rock 22:25 – Family support and touring life then vs. now 24:07 – Pre-show rituals and superstitions around her drum kit 25:29 – Her spiritual journey: early Vipassana experience and ongoing practice 28:07 – Studying cross-cultural shamanic traditions and universal belief systems 33:40 – Shamanic cosmology: upper, middle, and lower worlds 36:09 – Depth hypnosis explained — blending psychology, Buddhism, and shamanism 38:19 – How depth hypnosis helped quiet her own critical inner voice 40:43 – The "Path of Service" course — recognizing self-depletion in caregiving 43:26 – How she's evolved: trading ambition for enthusiasm 45:54 – Where to find her music — new solo album and Zepperella's fifth album For more, email swishingmindsets@gmail.com Disclaimer: Views are personal. Listener discretion is advised. Want to be a guest on Swishing Mindsets with Anuradha Varma? Send Anuradha Varma a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1750746513391971e921bbda5

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   30 Aug 2026

   Ep 77: Cathy Nesbitt: The Worm Advocate Who Turned Garbage Into Gold

   Listen in to a conversation on worms, waste, and wellbeing with Cathy Nesbitt (https://www.cathyscomposters.com/), a worm advocate, environmental innovator, sprout grower, and laughter yoga teacher from just north of Toronto, Canada. Cathy traces her unlikely path into vermicomposting — from reluctantly worm-sitting for a friend in 1993, to a "light bulb" moment reading that a pound of worms can convert a ton of organic waste a year. She explains how indoor composting with worms (especially red wigglers) works, why it beats other composting methods for apartment dwellers, and busts myths around smell, rats, and "ew, worms in the house." The conversation moves through her school workshops reaching over 100,000 students, a moving trip to Guatemala helping women turn coffee-plantation and dump-site waste into livelihoods, her 23-year daily sprouting habit (and why raw sprouts pack more digestive enzymes than cooked food), and finally her pivot toward laughter yoga. Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction: Kathleen Nesbitt, worm advocate from Canada 00:37 – Why worms? Toronto's 2002 landfill crisis and garbage exports to the US 03:01 – Origin story: reluctantly worm-sitting for a friend in 1993 07:30 – The "light bulb" moment: a pound of worms, a ton of waste 09:03 – Quitting her job to take a business-plan course and start a worm business 10:13 – 2002 garbage strike and the road trip that launched her in the press 12:20 – Tabling at events — and the awkward reactions from parents and kids 13:37 – Pivoting to school workshops (100,000+ students over 23 years) 15:56 – The teacher-friend's classroom worm bin story 18:51 – Worms' role in nature, reproduction, and soil immunity 21:02 – Do worms have personalities? Observing worm behavior 23:14 – Worm biology: five hearts, hermaphrodites, mating and cocoons 24:15 – Filming worms up close — the poop video kids love 26:40 – Why worms over other composting methods; the rats-in-the-co-op story 28:38 – How many worms you actually need (it's about lifestyle, not headcount) 31:01 – Types of composting worms: red wiggler, European/African night crawler, perionyx 32:13 – Worm jewelry, coconut coir from India, and peat moss vs. coir 36:57 – The Guatemala "worm trip" story — from a tweet to a fundraiser 41:06 – Inside Guatemala: coffee-waste composting and women's micro-businesses 44:39 – Sprouting: 23 years of daily mung beans and the enzyme story 50:01 – How laughter yoga entered her life, one day after nearly quitting 52:30 – What is laughter yoga? Dr. Madan Kataria's mission for world peace 54:01 – How laughter helped her stop taking rejection personally 55:44 – Closing message: her free Tuesday laughter club and a hopeful note For more, email swishingmindsets@gmail.com Disclaimer: Views are personal. Listener discretion is advised. Want to be a guest on Swishing Mindsets with Anuradha Varma? Send Anuradha Varma a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1750746513391971e921bbda5

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