Has this hot weather, humidity and rainy season got you feeling static? Fret not, you are not alone in this feeling. The unpredictable weather and even more uncertain world scenario has us feeling down too. In these trying times, words of inspiration and little pockets of joy mean so much, don’t they? Luckily, we have just the thing for you! We have recently had the privilege of hosting conversation with little bursts of inspirations who inspired us with their sometimes deep, sometimes random, and sometimes uniquely wise words.
Talking to Prabodhi and Sadish has helped us make space for young voices to talk about what gives them pleasure, joy, and inspiration to move about and how they experience life. This reflection has also inspired us to listen to not just the youngsters around us but also the inner child within us.
Sit back, tune in and invite the child within you to ponder upon the simpler things of life and watch as the magic unfolds~
#innerchild #favouritethings #utarchadhav #mentalhealthmatters
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This season we are diving into conversations on pleasure and inspiration. We are excited to show you the process of how different conversations become one complete episode.
Join us as we bring to you raw snippets with a lot of ummm-hmmm you would otherwise not hear from our conversations, straight from our new studio space for your auditory pleasure.
Utar Chadhav started out as a space focused on capturing the voices that felt were not being centered when it came to mental health. The idea that we at Utar Chadhav really put into continued practice that comes from Narrative practices is that people are experts of their life, that we know what we are about and try to do our best given the context of our lives.
Instead of moving to a prescriptive model of telling folks how to live their lives, which we ourselves had been told, we realized that learning from each other about how we are making sense of this often disorienting and scary world and finding our spaces of solace be it in a living being, in a book, in a moment in time and so on.
If you identify as a storyteller, Utar Chadhav is a space that bears witness to our stories as we try to capture and bring out stories that might not otherwise get space but we recognize often those stories, those moments in time, make a collage of who we are becoming. And through our workshops, our podcast episodes, and our listening sessions as well as online engagements we create a collective story which is about the beginning of something and never a conclusion.
We believe in slowness and as each of the topics we dive into take us many many months to ideate, we often go back to them and create gatherings to have a conversation with that conversation. And the witnessing continues to keep all of those stories alive. That's right, we are in the business of keeping stories alive, nurturing them and spreading them….
And you can be part of that action too!
Our team comprises members who love process rather than the on-to-the-next model of working. We are simultaneously working on several episodes at one time which means that when you listen to our podcasts you will see many connecting threads that outline our values… We stand steadfast and are always influencing a way of being that there is hope behind our actions and by lessening the effects of shame and blame, we can reach a space of feeling accountable and emerging as a community that cares for each other. That means although we abide by timelines as a team it is loosely built to withstand the unpredictability of life especially post covid. We felt that we should experience fun and make space for our feelings while we work to create something that hopes to do just that for you.
We are on various different platforms and we make open calls for participation. So follow us. One of the best ways to understand how we work is to attend one of our listening sessions where you will listen to a recent release with a small group of people and get to see how we interact and curate a welcoming lively space for conversation. After that you can come join us in our episode workshop and contribute to the episode.
When you contribute your thoughts and feelings through your voice, that does not mean we have the right to use it as we see fit. We practice a continued consent method where if you do not want something recorded during a session that is allowed. If you change your mind later on and contact us to not include your sound byte, that is also welcome. We then send the last edit to you if your voice is part of it and give you at least 2 days of time to sign off on it. In all of this, your names will never be mentioned. However, we love crediting people. So, everytime we use the word, thank you to our participants, that's for you < 3
Utar Chadhav holds copyright to all the content produced. One can freely use the resources from the website, however do not forget to credit us or the artist involved. For much reachout to us.
We are not an Emergency Crisis Responder or front facing service providing organization.
As one of our community member said, “ Utar Chadhav is not just podcast or community but safe and open space to nurture the intentional friendships with calmness and steadiness which has been distant in this fast-paced world”
We are grateful to each one of you who has redefined Utar Chadhav for ourselves. Thank You for making this possible <3
आभार, सम्झना अनि माया <3
