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Welcome to the twentieth and final episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2.’ In this episode, we have with us Sara Auster, a sound therapist, meditation teacher, and author. She has spent the past decade introducing sound baths to diverse audiences and unique environments all across the world. Her work explores how sound and listening transform space—both physically and psychologically—for the purpose of creating connection and healing.In this episode, we speak with her about how sound healing works as a therapeutic and restorative practice, how it can help us navigate and heal emotional trauma, and how we can incorporate sound practices into our daily lives, and much more. If you’re curious about this space and want to learn more about this mindful practice, we’d love for you to tune into this conversation.


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Welcome to the nineteenth episode of 'The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2.' In this episode, we have with us Isold Halldorudottir from Reykjavik, Iceland, who began her modeling career just over five years ago. She was discovered by a fashion and creative director after applying to a talent competition to be featured in Love Magazine in 2017.Since then, she has continued to advocate for diversity both within and outside the fashion industry, challenging the status quo as an artist and activist. You can follow her work on her Instagram. In this heartfelt conversation, we discuss her journey of embracing her beauty in a stereotypical system, navigating through insecurities, standing up to societal norms, and finding a safe space to express herself through her art. We also explore how she has strengthened her role as a body image activist. The conversation was so earnest and deep, striking a chord for all of us. We hope it resonates with you too.


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Welcome to the eighteenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us George Harding-Rolls, the Director of Policy & Advocacy at Eco-Age, who runs the organization’s work on pushing for the equitable phase-out of fossil fuel from fashion. Previously, he was with the Changing Markets Foundation, a Dutch non-profit formed to accelerate solutions to sustainability challenges by leveraging the power of markets, where he ran several hard-hitting corporate investigations pushing for accountability and advocating for legislative change. In this episode, we speak with him about his active involvement in environmental advocacy in his career, about his new impactful role at Eco-Age, and how the organization is addressing some of the most pressing issues we are facing today in the fashion industry. We also speak with him about his key role in launching the Fossil Fashion campaign, how it has affected the public awareness of fossil fuel dependence, and his thoughts on how small brands with limited resources can look to be more sustainable. We look forward to you tuning into this very insightful discussion!


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Welcome to the seventeenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Mili Ghosh, a highly acclaimed photographer known for her unique style of work and vision. With over a decade of experience, she’s widely recognized as one of the leading editorial wedding photographers in the industry. She has photographed weddings from all over the world and has been featured in numerous publications such as Vogue and Brides Today. Her work stands out with her carefully composed and artfully executed images/videos with an avant-garde approach. Each moment she captures reflects the essence of the people in them, influenced by a combination of her classic and modern aesthetics, and she continues to break the rules of traditional photography with her niche. In this episode, we speak with her about her journey, her unique style of framing life, what inspires her to break away from the mainstream narrative as an artist, and more. There’s so much to learn from this introspective conversation, and we are so excited for you to tune in! You can follow her work on her Instagram.


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Welcome to the sixteenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking to Sara Idacavage. She’s a doctoral candidate and instructor in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors at the University of Georgia. She is passionate about sustainability and mental health awareness, and her current research examines how fashion education can be enhanced by using sustainability to frame historical inquiry, placing unsustainable ideas, practices, and systems within broader historical contexts. In this episode, we speak with her about bringing together history and sustainability through her research, the interesting connection between the two, and how history can make the fashion industry more sustainable. We also delve into the intention behind her work as a historian and educator, about facing eco-guilt and eco-anxiety in today’s time and how as individuals, we can constructively navigate through such complex feelings. We learned so much from this conversation about history, sustainability and more, and we look forward to you tuning into it!


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Welcome to the fifteenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Aishwarya Sharma, India’s first fashion activist who focuses on using fashion as a medium of change through her social media platforms and passionately advocates for climate and women rights. 

In this episode, we speak with her about her journey to becoming a fashion activist, the storytelling aspect of writing about social issues on her platform, and the projects she’s working on currently. She also speaks with us about how Indian fashion is compared to global standards in terms of sustainability, how its perception is changing amongst the International audience, and the issues around sustainability & ethical practices in India. This was such an engaging and eye opening conversation for us, and we’re so excited for you to tune into it!


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