With 2020 behind us, we’re all looking for ways to envision a beautiful future — and that must start with seeking out the best version of ourselves. Enter Amisha Ghadiali, who is bringing a fresh perspective to how we interact with the world around us and ourselves through intuitive therapy. Amisha is an award-winning social entrepreneur, intuitive therapist, and the founder of the Presence Collective — an online community for creative, connected, and courageous living. Her work is centered around sacred activism, as she inspires international audiences to become effective agents of change and contribute to the collective wellbeing of the world. Her anticipated book, Intuition: Access your inner wisdom. Trust your instincts. Find your path is all about starting positive change within yourself and spreading it to the world around you. Looking for change? Amisha’s got the tools for you. Continue reading for our exclusive interview with Amisha Ghadiali.

Where are you based?
At the moment I am in Devon, on the South West coast of the UK. I am here so I can support my family during this pandemic.

Your job title is Intuitive Therapist. Could you explain to our readers the nuances of intuitive therapy?
I have many job titles, I prefer to see them as tools and skills rather than definitions. Intuitive Therapy is a form of energy healing that works on physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual levels. During one of my personal sessions, we focus on one particular pattern or issue that is showing up in your life. We explore and clear the root cause in your subconscious. We create new tools, re-wire your neural pathways and develop qualities within you to give you a fresher and more potent perspective on yourself and your behaviour patterns. We also clear your energy field so that you feel lighter and more in flow.

If we had “perfect childhoods” we would evolve all human qualities in equal measure, but as this isn’t possible there are some that we never establish within. For example, if somebody has never known self-worth, it’s hard to just have it all of a sudden. We can read books, or do courses and find them helpful, but often the shifts don’t stay because there is no true inner reference point for this quality. A unique part of this work is finding and activating these dormant qualities as seeds that we plant that can then be grown and nurtured over the integration period, allowing us to live in more of our wholeness.

What is the story of how you ended up in this career?
I see life as an evolving adventure, and so rather than strategise a career, I have listened along the way and allowed myself to explore different areas and industries. I started out in politics and social change. And alongside this, I set up an ethical jewelry label in 2006, before there was any kind of movement around this work. I was always interested in how we could make a difference in this world and have our lives contribute to leaving something beautiful for our future generations, and living in a world where we are able to be our true selves and live meaningful lives. I worked in the Sustainable Fashion movement for over a decade, bringing awareness to the issues around what we wear and how it is made. This included work with the Ethical Fashion Forum and Fashion Revolution. As well as this I was a political activist. I burnt out quite spectacularly at one point and this forced me to address the balance within my life. I had always been interested in the human condition. My parents are psychiatrists and therapists. And I had explored my spirituality deeply at different points in my life, especially during a trilogy of near-death accidents I had in my early twenties. I had intended to go deeper in my spiritual path for my own well-being, but it unfolded very naturally to support others in this way through yoga, meditation, and intuitive therapy. I have created my leadership mentoring programme now to bring different aspects of our spiritual, personal, and professional lives together.

Your book Intuition: Access your inner wisdom. Trust your instincts. Find your path, which has already been released in Australia, the UK, and the US. This book sounds like a great read, especially during our current confusing and chaotic times. How did you develop your vision for this book? What was the writing process like?
I was invited to write this book, and I felt such joy that this was something that was being asked for. Our relationship with our intuition is so important, and so much of our future rides on us finding this wholeness within and reclaiming our intuition. The vision came very clearly through a few discussions with my publisher, we wanted it to be very accessible and I also wanted it to have many layers so that those who already had a relationship with their intuition could deepen that connection. The book has nine principles of Intuition, and over 50 practices to support you in cultivating it. I wrote the book during the first global lockdown from a treehouse where I spent a couple of months alone. I was finishing and editing the book from my parents’ house when my Dad died suddenly two weeks before the book went to print. So the whole writing experience was intense. My father always believed in following his intuition and lived that way, so it feels very poignant. The book was written from a deep place within me, during a very unusual and special time.

What sort of ways do you think this book would be helpful, especially in the midst of COVID-19 and quarantining?
I feel that in this time of post-truth and in a time where we can see how clearly our actions affect others, it’s our intuition that we need to guide us. How do we know what to believe in all the competing narratives of this time? How do we decide whether it’s safe to go to certain places? Also, a relationship with intuition means cultivating a deeper relationship with oneself which is vital for these times and means that we can use this quieter time to recalibrate our energy, heal and integrate.

Book retailers have your book labeled as “self-help”. In the past decade, self-help books have been on the rise with publishers with and their growing popularity has been met with an equal amount of skeptical criticism. Do you like the label of self-help for Intuition: Access your inner wisdom. Trust your instincts. Find your path? What would you say to skeptics who might see it in the self-help section in-store or online?
There is an industry behind everything with labels that I personally never find fit the work. I don’t worry too much about things like that. I hadn’t even checked what category it was in, so didn’t know until you told me. My part was creating a book that could serve these times and invite those that read it into a deeper connection with themselves, each other, and the earth.

We love your podcast, The Future Is Beautiful.It certainly gives the same vibes that we try to have at Jejune. What inspired you to begin recording The Future is Beautiful?
I started this project over a decade ago in 2010 as a creative project to empower us, and remember that we are all creating the future by how we spend our time, money, and energy. We did a lot of cool creative activism projects which culminated in our book, first released as The Future We Choose. I re-published it and renamed it The Future Is Beautiful in 2016. I felt that this offered the vision that we need for these times. The book has over 200 contributors sharing their chosen vision of the future and how we can co-create it. A podcast felt natural for me as I love to ask questions and explore deeply with people. I wanted there to be something that took us beyond silos, and that asked the hard questions without needing to know the answers but as an exploration. I also wanted to host conversations with people from diverse backgrounds that could offer different perspectives to the dominant culture.

The intersectional nature The Future Is Beautiful is really interesting. Covering the relationship between politics, spirituality, sustainability, and creativity is a refreshing approach to thinking about our world in a more holistic way. Can you explain more about how intersectionality can relate to overall well-being?
The whole concept of silos and separation is made up. We are intersectional by our very nature. That is what is it to be a human, to be part of life and earth itself. We need to be able to live from a place that recognises this and how everything affects everything. That makes us more whole individually, and also can lead to much more collaboration, innovation, and creativity on a collective level.

How has it been recording The Future is Beautiful during COVID-19?
Great. I used to do all my podcasts in person and I loved that dynamic to it, but doing them online has meant we can open up to different perspectives and it doesn’t need us to be in the same place at the same time.

You currently run the Beautiful Leadership Immersion, an embodied learning and unlearning adventure for inner transformation and systemic change, and work one-on-one with clients in her Presence Leadership Mentoring program. Can you explain more to our readers about what the process of embodied learning / unlearning is like?
Presence Leadership Mentoring is deep inner work. I offer support in anchoring and showing up for yourself with rituals and practices and then each session we go deeply into an issue that is holding you back in your life. It’s powerful and beautiful work. For some time I had wanted to offer an online learning journey with it as I believe so much in transmission and learning through speaking and listening. I started The Beautiful Leadership Immersion for this purpose, which covers seven core themes (Redefining Leadership & Worth - Shadows, Trauma and Liberation - Sacred Activism & Decolonisation - Embodiment & Biohacking - Vision, Intuition & Edgewalking Creativity, Cultural Futurism & Flow Consciousness - Collaboration & Community) and we have a large guest faculty (who have all been on the podcast) that offer masterclasses. The two programmes are designed to be done together but can also be done separately and some people do one and then the other. It’s been a powerful journey so far. It’s a culmination of 15 years of study, teachings and experiences both on the inner work and our contribution. I find the combination of one to one and group experiences to be very nurturing and supportive to transformation.

Do you have any inspiring stories or impactful moments from being a mentor?
It’s very humbling and special to be trusted in this way. I have enjoyed and been inspired by all my clients and it has been amazing to witness them living more from their hearts and in some cases making life shifts and starting new projects and businesses that contribute to our beautiful future. I love witnessing humans get unstuck and become more comfortable with who they are. It inspires me every day.

Amisha Ghadiali - Bali - Photography by Steph Rasseur.

Since COVID-19 there has been a rise in creating mental health safe spaces online -- with more options for online therapy, accountability, and safe social interaction. How have you been able to create a safe space for your clients?
I have been working online for many years as both I and my clients used to travel a lot. I feel lucky to have that experience of working online along with in-person courses and one-to-one experiences. I have always wanted to create safe and brave spaces for our transformation and I have had wonderful teachers who have shown me how. I also have my own mentors and healers/therapists that support me which is very important for space holders so we are supported in supporting others.

How are you staying positive during shelter-in-place?
I have found that there have been many cycles this past year, and each of them has been rich in different ways. I don’t push down my frustration, or sadness, or anger when it comes up, but instead, find healthy ways to release it. And I open my eyes to the benefits of this time for me personally and collectively. I have been holding space for many during this year and that has been very powerful and kept me connected to what is important.

To learn more about Amisha Ghadiali, please follow her via the below platforms:
www.amisha.co.uk / www.thefutureisbeautiful.co
Instagram: @amishaghadiali
Podcast Instagram: @thefutureisbeautiful

Amisha Ghadiali Brings a Fresh Perspective with Intuitive Therapy