The AWA AGORA Podcast

In this episode, Abhay Wadhwa talks with Richard Rosen about “Design Initiatives for Senior Living”. Richard is a principal in the Senior Living Studio with Perkins Eastman (https://www.perkinseastman.com/). Richard is responsible for the design and planning of all levels of senior housing, from Independent Living Communities through Long Term Care Environments. He has written

Today we are thrilled to share part 3 in a series of stories from Abhay Wadhwa about his book "Contextualizing Light" (website) that was released in June 2020.In part 3 of this series about the reasons behind writing this book, Abhay talks about cultural approaches when undertaking a project and the reasons this book is important. This is a book that Abhay and his team have tireles

In this episode, Abhay Wadhwa talks with Arnab Bishnu Chowdhury (https://www.ninad.in/). Arnab is the founder of “Know Your Rhythm” - a training program that helps participants discover their own sense of Rhythm in life and work, creating 'conditions' to experience Aha! Moments, raising well-being, wellness, empathy, teamwork, and leadership. They also discuss results from a Pi

Today we are thrilled to share part 2 in a series of stories from Abhay Wadhwa about his book "Contextualizing Light" (website) that was released in June 2020.In part 2 of this series about the reasons behind writing this book, Abhay talks about problem-solving with light. This is a book that Abhay and his team have tirelessly worked on for several years documenting AWA projects in

In this episode, Abhay Wadhwa talks with the incredibly talented artist Tara Boirard, from New York, about the Theme You Are Powerful. Tara works in pastels, acrylic, and oil paint and she has pieces that are political and speak against social injustice and also others that display a softer side of life. She is an incredible artist, and Abby even owns some of her unique works. Join

Today we are thrilled to share part 1 in a series of stories from Abhay Wadhwa about his book "Contextualizing Light" (website) that was released in June 2020. In part 1 of this series about the reasons behind writing this book, Abhay talks about why people should care. This is a book that Abhay and his team have tirelessly worked on for several years documenting AWA projects in th

This episode features a conversation recorded in December of 2020 between Abhay and Dr. Jacob Liberman about “Seeing beyond 2020.” A discussion about our purpose in the world and what is next. Dr. Jacob Liberman is a pioneer in the field of light, vision, and consciousness and the author of Luminous Life: How The Science Of Life Unlocks The Art of Living and other books. Jacob

In this episode, host Abhay Wadhwa talks with Doreya Karim about “Biogeometry”. Doreya is the Director and Vice-President of BioGeometry (WEBSITE.) BioGeometry uses specially designed shapes, color, sound, motion, and wave configuration, to induce harmony into biological subtle energy systems. It is a new field of science and a design language that deals with the energy of shap

Today we are thrilled to share with you the story of the making of Abhay Wadhwa’s book Contextualizing Light (website) that was released in June 2020. This is a book that Abhay and his team have tirelessly worked on for several years documenting AWA projects in their relevance to stories that they tell and also compiling all the writings from the previous 25 years about our zeitg

In this episode, Abhay Wadhwa talks with Joel Bergner about “Art-Making with Communities in Crisis.” Joel (https://joelartista.com/) is the Co-Founder of Artolution (https://www.artolution.org/). He is an artist, educator, and organizer of community-based public art initiatives with youth in conflict-affected and traumatized communities around the world, from Syrian refugee cam