Mental Refresh: Recent Episodes
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We at Ekya believe that art has the power to inspire the world. Art is fun, inspirational, creative and the best form of self expression. We aim to bring about a difference by innovation. Ekya is a platform that raises awareness about tabooed topics or anything that needs to be spoken about. We believe in using our skillset and creativity to put across a strong message and to make a change. In this podcast we bring to you conversations with innovators, creatives , activists, performers and influencers. Stay tuned for talk of the unspoken.
Ashwini Rudrakshi has the following Educational Background
• Bachelor of Fine Arts/Applied Arts (B.F.A)
• Diploma in Animation
• Diploma in Art Education (Dep.A.Ed)
• Certified N5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT
She has a professional experience of a total of 16 years in various fields.
She has worked in
• the Animation industry
• IT as a designer
• an educational setup as an Art teacher
The Fine Art Skills she possesses and the Mediums she uses are:
Watercolors Landscapes, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil, Oil Paintings, Portraits, Calligraphy, Sculpture, Photography, Printing, and Illustrations.
Join us in a conversation with Ameya Argade, in our third podcast 'Sports As A Coping Mechanism'!
He is a licensed football coach who has been working with varied age groups for the past 6+ years now. He, himself is a passionate football player and loves the game and the experience of playing in a team. He is a firm believer in the positive implications on the mental health of sportspeople, especially those involved in team sports. He also works as a scout to provide athletes with adequate exposure to reach their complete potential. Besides sports, he enjoys reading a good book learning new languages. He also particularly enjoys listening to music.
Join us in our second podcast with Vandana Khemani, on 'How to Find a Coping Mechanism that Suits You.'
Vandana Khemani works as a school counsellor in a renowned school in Pune, The Orchid School, mainly with 10-14 year-olds. She has studied psychology from SPPU and has a Post Graduate Diploma in School Psychology from Jnana Prabodhini Institute of Psychology.
She has also learnt Paediatric psychology, NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), JPMR (Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation) and Behaviour Modification from well-known organisations. As a hobby, she also teaches French to students.
Having studied in the discipline of psychology for so many years, she works towards raising mental health awareness, especially among the student population.
Though quite new to this field, the study of psychology has helped her on many fronts personally and professionally. She strongly believes that speaking about positive mental health right from childhood is the way to move forward to raising a fulfilled adult.
Her motto is ‘Have your personal space and let others have theirs’.
In this episode we will be talking about the effects of lockdown on mental health. We will be speaking to Anusree Menon.
Anusree Menon has been working with adolescents and young adults as a counsellor for the past 11+ years. Her training has been in Clinical Psychology and her work is strongly influenced by the idea of Mental Health being as rooted in the understanding of "health" as any other component; therefore as being crucial towards each individual trying to maintain their coping-functioning self to the best of their ability and reach their potential. She strongly believes in personal agency of every person, age not being a criteria, towards holding on to what is important to them. Apart from working in therapy with individuals, she's a content creator for issues on mental health and works with educational institutions to support them in addressing student mental health.
She feels that young people play an active role in enabling each other towards positive Mental Health. And when a community approaches positive mental health as a common goal, it benefits not just each individual, but also informs systems and functions and thereby makes a more balanced, empathetic and productive ecosystem.
When she is not passionately working, she's in some nook reading a book, on a nice long road-trip (until COVID came along), watching a drama-based series, catching up with loved ones or blaring some music while singing along.