Four Gardens Podcast

Nov 20 2024 51 ep. 52 mins

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The Four Gardens Podcast hosted by Jake Ifshin features conversations with inspiring people making contributions in the areas of service, creativity, health, and nature. In addition to exploring the work of each guest, the podcast looks at how specific personal practices have contributed to their success. Guests are also invited to share about a current personal challenge and how they are growing through it.

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51: Johann Klaassen - What is Socially Responsible Impact Investing?

Nov 20 2024 64 mins

The Four Gardens Podcast returns after a long hiatus with an interview of Johann Klaassen, the CEO and CIO of Horizons Sustainable Financial Services. I am thrilled to be working at Horizons as an investment advisor representative. One reason I enjoy my work so much is that I get to collaborate with Johann and learn from him every day. In our conversation, Johann explains what we

Celebrating and Reflecting on 50 Episodes of the Four Gardens Podcast

Feb 02 2023 39 mins

In this conversation, we reflect on the 50 episodes of this show that we have created in collaboration with so many incredible guests. We revisit our intentions behind making this podcast, and discuss a handful of our favorite episodes. We identify the key lessons we have learned and track the huge impacts this project has had on both of our lives. Whether you are brand new to the

50: Sonia Zilberman on Growing Personal Sovereignty By Taking Ownership Over Challenging Feelings

Sep 26 2022 56 mins

Sonia Zilberman is somatic therapy practitioner, relationship coach, and sacred medicine facilitator helping people cultivate authentic self-expression, intimate relationships, and ease in their lives. She joins the podcast to share about emotional health. I currently work with Sonia as one of her coaching and therapy clients, and have felt the transformative effects of her work. I

49: Nil Akselioglu on Cultivating Deeper Pleasure, Healthy Sexual Roots, and Self-Love

Sep 21 2022 53 mins

Nil Akselioglu is a Sex, Love, and Relationships Coach who supports people to “reclaim their joy, pleasure, love and safety.” Nil how having healthy, rooted sexuality can be incredibly supportive to overall health and feeling truly alive. Shame can often block our sexual expression, and Nil shares how practices of embodiment, witnessing, and affirmation allows us to bring those

48: Victoria Wolfgang on Autism, ADHD, and the Yoga and Creative Practices that Help Her Thrive

Sep 13 2022 59 mins

Victoria Wolfgang is passionate about studying and teaching the ancient insight practice of yoga and helping other neurodivergent people find self-acceptance and holistic wellness. In our conversation, she shares about the bullying and isolation she experienced growing up with undiagnosed autism and ADHD, as well as the unique strengths that her different neurology gives her. She s

47: Shirin Biswas on Practicing Self-Love and Playful Self-Care

Sep 06 2022 51 mins

Shirin Biswas's mission is to co-create a community where people practice Self-Care, daily. He shares his knowledge of Engineering Design tools to help people discover Self-Care activities that are meaningful to them and he empowers them to apply these practices in their daily routine. In our conversation, Shirin shares about his own healing journey and his practical approach

46: Lyrra Magda on Intimacy with Nature as a Path of Resilience and Beauty

Aug 29 2022 63 mins

Lyrra Magda is a folk botanist, hide tanner, and teacher based in the Southeast & Mid-Atlantic regions. She studies the plants and animals of these landscapes through the simple immersion of living close to them— cutting wood, carrying water, living in simple structures like tents and cabins, cultivating wild and domestic plants into a blur that erases their distinctions, rai

45: Umair Ahsan on Connecting to the Healing Within Hands Reach

Aug 22 2022 44 mins

Umair Ahsan is the founder of Aquanimous, a company that markets sustainable cork-based yoga, recovery and self-massage tools. Aquanimous also organizes classes for recovery practices using self-massage tools. Aquanimous was founded to bridge personal wellness practice and environmental consciousness, and aims to shift the normalization of plastics and artificial materi

44: Yonah Levy on Growing Out of Anger and Violence and Finding his Path to Peace

Aug 15 2022 64 mins

Yonah Levy guides people back to peace and from there to thriving through Counseling, Coaching, Business Wellness Consulting and Group Leadership. Yonah has worked with thousands of clients from all walks of life, helping them move beyond inner blockages and optimize their lives. He has been practicing and teaching Mindfulness and Meditation for over two decades. In our

43: Becca Salky on Finding Purpose and Gratitude While Living with MOG, a Rare Autoimmune Disease

Aug 08 2022 52 mins

Becca Salky joins the podcast to share her story of finding purpose and gratitude through living with MOG antibody disease. Since Becca was four years old, she has periodically experienced intense, debilitating symptoms from MOG including seizures and blindness. For most of her life, her condition perplexed doctors and was mis-diagnosed. Becca herself was a leading force in finding