294: The Power of Breath & Meditation: Managing Stress & Negative Emotions with Dr. Ajay Tejasvi
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Aileen Xu
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🗓️ 30 November 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Dr. Ajay Tejasvi is a renowned meditation and breathwork expert and a part of the executive team for The Art of Living Foundation. As a key figure in Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Office in Washington, DC, he contributes to diverse global initiatives. Ajay holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and is actively involved in supporting education, youth, and women's empowerment initiatives.
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3:47 What Inspired Dr. Ajay’s Path
10:04 Sky Breath Meditation
13:57 Breathing Technique for Nervousness
17:17 Full Yogic Breath
21:22 Nose Breathing vs. Mouth Breathing
26:16 The 4 Pillars of Energy
31:48 Managing Difficult Times
32:56 Learning from Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
37:29 Conscious vs traditional leadership
43:23 Bringing Meditation to College Campuses
48:13 Building Confidence & Resilience
49:20 Last Message
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| 0:00.0 | Inside everyone, there is a positive human being. Like the atom is positively charged at the |
| 0:06.7 | center, the nucleus and the electrons, the negatively charged particles are just around it, |
| 0:11.0 | orbiting it. Like that, at our core, we are love. We are peace. We are joy. And all the |
| 0:17.7 | negativity are circling around. |
| 0:23.6 | So when we become in touch with our real self, |
| 0:26.3 | then there's a transformation in the way we see the world. |
| 0:35.8 | Welcome to the Lavenderet Lifestyle, the podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design. |
| 0:41.6 | My name's Eileen, and I'm here to guide you to shine as your brightest self and create your dream life. |
| 0:45.5 | We all have a light within and the power to create a life we love. |
| 0:52.4 | Every Sunday, we'll share thoughtful conversations exploring how we can build a better future for ourselves and our world. |
| 0:59.0 | Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece. Hello, my loves. Welcome back to the Lavender Lifestyle podcast. It's Eileen. In today's episode, we talk about the power of |
| 1:04.9 | breath and meditation for managing stress, anxiety, negative emotions, and also to give us more energy to live our best |
| 1:13.9 | lives. We also touch on conscious living and bringing more consciousness, emotional resilience, |
| 1:20.5 | and peace to our society, from world leaders and governments all the way to our youth. Our guest |
| 1:26.8 | today is Dr. Ajay Tajafi. |
| 1:29.5 | Dr. Ajay Tabasfi is a renowned meditation and breathwork expert and a part of the executive |
| 1:35.2 | team for the Art of Living Foundation. As a key figure in Guru Dev's Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's office |
| 1:41.5 | in Washington, D.C., He contributes to diverse global initiatives. |
| 1:46.5 | Ajay holds a PhD in political science and is actively involved in supporting education, |
| 1:51.9 | youth, and women's empowerment initiatives. Before we begin, a quick plug for my favorite |
| 1:57.2 | new year planning tool. The Artist of Life Workbook is your ultimate guide to designing |
| 2:01.7 | an intentional and successful 2026. With 150 pages of prompts and exercises, it helps you reflect, |
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