152: Saving Wild Tigers with Nina Rao

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Welcome to an exciting episode featuring Nina Rao, an incredible Kirtan leader who tours the world with Krishna Das. We discuss how chanting, particularly to Hanuman, can support you to feel hopeful, even in dark times, along with what is special about India’s wildlife and why it needs our support. Nina educates us on the work and origins of Saving Wild Tigers, the charity that we are supporting in the Cosmic Business Salon as the next round begins on April 22. This free event features powerful conversations on building your values-based, health-centered, spiritually-aligned, and financially successful business so you can bankroll the change you want to see in the world. Sign up today!

Nina Rao learned traditional chants from her grandfather in a village in South India when she was nine years old, and the chants quietly stayed with her until she rediscovered chanting with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. In 1998, she met her guru, Sri Siddhi Ma, in the foothills of the Himalayas and spent time with her regularly for 19 years. Her childhood was spent living in and moving between many countries around the world until settling in New York. Her working life began in the banking industry, and she soon moved into organizing and leading photographic wildlife safaris in Africa and India. Since 1996, Nina has worked as Krishna Das’ business manager and accompanist, as well as a chant leader on her own. Nina tours with Krishna Das and was honored in 2013 to accompany him to the Grammy Awards. Also in 2013, she released her debut album, Antarayaami–Knower of All Hearts, and followed up in 2018 with her second album, Anubhav, which was entirely crowdfunded. Since 1998, she has supported conservationists in preserving the sacred wilderness and forests of India via her charity, Saving Wild Tigers. Nina is a podcast host on the widely heard Be Here Now Network, exploring spirituality, practice, and conservation of wilderness and nature. In addition, she regularly leads Kirtan chanting workshops and virtual and in-person retreats in New York and beyond.

Show Highlights:

• The origins of Nina’s charity, Saving Wild Tigers, and why she left the banking industry for something more
• Nina’s account of how meeting Krishna Das and Sri Siddhi Ma helped her find a love for travel and wildlife
• Understanding the major issues, the scope, and the great need to save wild tigers
• The truth about why we need to preserve wilderness and cultivate a real reverence for nature
• The support that Saving Wild Tigers gives to other organizations
• Chanting, staying grounded, and fundraising for worthy causes are parts of Nina’s life
• Practice gives a foundation and a safe space to open up your mind, become more expansive, be inspired, and create important connections.
• The beauty and significance of Hanuman

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