Category Archives: video & film

Breathwork practices to reset & recharge in less than 30min

Posted on October 31, 2020 by

After a month of campaigning to #cancelborat and CNN, Variety and The Times  exposing racism in this film as a result (campaign now running under #WeAreNotYourJoke), I am switching gears and preparing to take part in one of the  Blue Morpho … Continue reading →

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Awake. The Life of Yogananda

Posted on October 24, 2020 by

I heard about Yogananda and his book “Autobiography of a Yogi” before. But it is only this year that someone shared this documentary with me and I finally got to learn more. I had goosebumps several times watching it. This … Continue reading →

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White privilege has a double standard. Amazon and Prime Video, stop release of the racist “Borat 2” film #cancelborat

Posted on October 3, 2020 by

As you may know, I am British but also Kazakh. This week with the news of “Borat 2” forthcoming release saturating my newsfeed, I was vividly reminded of mental torment I, my family and my Kazakh friends were put through … Continue reading →

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Dreamy aerial strap artists… Thank you, Cirque du Soleil 🤩

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

There is something about aerial strap (men) artists… Remember this post from before? Cirque du Soleil did a cool thing and posted several clip compilations of their shows on Youtube. Luzia, the show that I wanted to go see in … Continue reading →

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“My soul drifts light upon a sea of trees” — a film about a Zen priest helping depressed, suicidal people.

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

After losing two friends and an uncle to suicide, Zen priest Ittetsu Nemoto made it his life’s mission to support those struggling with depression and suicidal behavior. My Soul Drifts Light upon a Sea of Trees follows three of the … Continue reading →

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Have A Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics — May 11th on Netflix

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Samadhi — Enlightenment… Bliss… Emptiness…

Posted on May 2, 2020 by

Samadhi – eternal bliss, the union with God, enLIGHTenment, ultimate destination of any spiritual seeker… yet something that is unattainable if we strive for it. This beautiful, thought provoking, perspective shifting documentary by Daniel Schmidt is dedicated to one of the … Continue reading →

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“Fantastic Fungi”: a documentary about mushrooms 🍄

Posted on April 11, 2020 by

Paul Stamets, the biggest world’s mushroom enthusiast 😊 fascinates me. His passion for mushrooms and fungi is awe inspiring. He already has a Ted talk that has been viewed more than 6 million times and now there is a documentary … Continue reading →

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⚠️ “Becoming Nobody” with Ram Dass is finally streaming in the UK (and worldwide) 🙏

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

I consider Ram Dass to be my guru. He has been one of my most important spiritual mentors. His teachings led me to psilocybin, further study of Buddhism and radically changed how I see myself, other people and reality, and … Continue reading →

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Everything and Nothing. Order and Disorder. Disorder is the fate of everything.

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

I love physics because it’s weird 😊 I’ve watched two awesome physics documentaries (on Amazon Prime) called “Everything and Nothing. The Amazing Science of Empty Space” and “Order and Disorder: The Forces that Drive the Universe”. My mind has been … Continue reading →

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