New World, New Thinking with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

What does Māori culture have in common with ancient Indian thought? How do our physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing empower us?

About this Conversation

Uncertainty, trauma, and change has typified our everyday lives since the onset of the pandemic. How can we best reflect on our lives, our roles and responsibilities in the post-lockdown era?

Precious Clark and Francis Valentine join Derek Handley in conversation with the esteemed spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to discuss how we could use modern and ancient wisdom to make sense of our new world.

Precious Clark

Precious Clark is an ambassador of Māori culture and Managing Director of Maurea Consulting Ltd. which supports organisations and individuals in their Māori Cultural Competency.

Frances Valentine

Frances Valentine is a leading education futurist. She has received many distinguished accolades for her educational programmes and is the Founder of The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a spiritual leader active in peace and humanitarian work. Gurudev's impressive worldwide following includes millions who seek his advice and guidance.

Why tune in?

Through his life and work, Sri Sri has inspired millions of people around the world as an ambassador of peace and human values. He believes spirituality is that which enhances human values such as love, compassion and enthusiasm.

"Make use of this time as an opportunity to restart, reboot ourselves to a new beginning." - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Sri Sri founded the Art of Living Foundation in 1981 and the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) in 1997 to promote his vision of a stress-free, violence-free world. In 2016, he was endowed with India's second-highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan.