For decades, Dr. Anita Sanchez, Nahuatl (Aztec/Toltec) and Mexican American, has committed herself to bridging indigenous wisdom and science for individual, business, and societal renewal. Drawing on her indigenous life experience and inner-city origins, Anita is a messenger of the Eagle Hoop Prophecy and gifts: forgiving the unforgiveable, healing, unity, and hope in action. A renowned consultant, trainer, coach, and speaker, she focuses on cultural transformation, leadership, diversity, inclusion, and belonging for Fortune 500 companies, education, and global non-profit organizations. Anita is a board member of Bioneers, a member of the Evolutionary Leaders and Transformational Leadership Council, an Elder Council member of The Wellbeing Project, Wisdom Weavers of the World, and the Fire Circle Earth.
Anita is a grandmother, Auntie, mother, and activist who holds a Ph.D. in organizational development. The author of seven books, including her international award-winning book, The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times, and her upcoming book, Your Kaleidoscope Mind: Getting More Done by Letting More Go, Anita shares tools for transmuting trauma and pain into freedom and joy. Dr. Anita’s recent awards include 2022 Mogul’s Top 100 DEI Leaders, 2020 Conscious Company Media “World Changing Woman”, and the 2020 World Woman’s Foundation “Woman of the Hour”- #SheisMyHero, a campaign to inspire one million girls to live their dreams and leadership. Each year, Anita leads an annual journey into the sacred headwaters of the Amazon, continuing her personal mission of inspiring people to discover and trust their gifts so that they become a life-giving force to all, people and the earth.
In this podcast, our intention is to amplify Native voices that are essential, and largely muted. Indigenous leaders from every part of the world – the east, west, north, and south, share their life experiences, unleash their knowledge, wisdom and expand our perspective: to inspire us to dream a different dream. They light the way from a dream of separation and illusions to one of connections and relationships, highlighting the “original knowledge” that provides an essential path to ensuring our (and the planet’s) survival. When we allow ourselves to be quiet enough to listen to the wisdom from within, from Elders, and from Mother Earth, we give ourselves the opportunity to experience unity and oneness with all life.
Learn more about Dr. Anita, her acclaimed self-paced online course, and her free song at FourSacredGifts.com and Anita-Sanchez.com
Anita Sanchez and Indigenous social entrepreneur, Hasina Kharbhih, explore matrilineal leadership, climate justice, and the prevention of human trafficking through culturally rooted, community-based innovations.
In this episode, Anita and Hasina explore:
- Growing up as an Indigenous woman in a matrilineal society
- The loss of land and how vulnerability gets created
- The 12 pillars of Hasina’s Impulse Model
- Combating human trafficking effectively across South and Southeast Asia
- The connection between climate change, migration, and human trafficking
- The Journey with Purpose Initiative and showcasing Indigenous resilience
- Reviving Indigenous Wisdom Through Land and Art
- Shared farming on reclaimed Indigenous land, seed banking, and traditional textile production as migration-prevention and cultural preservation
- The rise of female voices and matrilineal leadership
- How ancient Indigenous wisdom offers real-world solutions to global crises
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About Hasina Kharbhih:
For 36 years now, Hasina has been working to provide sustainable livelihoods in a safe environment for women and children. What started out as a mission in her home state of Meghalaya has today evolved into a global program that aims to put an end to human trafficking and exploitation worldwide. Hasina’s work stands on two pillars: the first is Impulse NGO Network which was conceptualised in 1987 and is a significant force against human trafficking today; the second pillar is Impulse Social Enterprises which aims to promote local artisans and create sustainable livelihood through its artisan brand Impulse Empower, that helps prevent unsafe migration, which often leads to human trafficking.
You can read more about Hasina’s work by visiting the websites linked above, or read about some of the incredible people and ideas that have enriched her life over the years by exploring her blog here.
“The economy of movement is the vital importance of giving choices to women who are the custodians of taking care of the land, the property, nature, and the family, where we capitalize on the traditional skills of these women, where they have a choice to be entrepreneurial from their home. Everywhere in the world, you’ll find indigenous people rich in craft, textiles, and all kinds of beautiful art. What we try to do is revive, restore.” – Hasina Kharbhih
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