The Seastar of Neural Beings & Chief Mindfulness Officer Goddess; Anahita Moghaddam

Anahita Moghaddam is a seastar and a goddess as a founder and a trail blazer. She walks her path in life on the mental wellness path. She is such a powerful force. She is so many things to say about her, but first and foremost is her beautiful consciousness, that is ever so present. She has been a voice of reason and truth teller for Mel over the last few years and is an extremely esteemed guest on this podcast.

Anahita founded Neural Beings, a company that trains and coaches individuals and organizations aspiring to have positive impact in the world and who are interested in developing the skills necessary to achieve this goal. Her former role as Chief Mindfullness Officer of Y2X, a financial services company that is bridging the gap between the emerging digital economy and the regulated global financial markets by joint venturing to develop such companies. WOW! If every company had one of those! What kind of world would we be living in?

She left the role to move back to her hometown of Hamburg and be close to the things she values most; simplicity, nature, and family. This woman has had such an incredible journey to self-actualization. From couch surfing all over Manhattan over 10 years ago when she first wanderlusted into town to studying under the Dalai Lama, Anahita really was the New York dream achieved.. Her Iranian background has helped her not take anything for granted and to be fearless in the face of uncertainty. Her Friday IG Lives at 8am EST with the Dalai Lama's nephew, Tenzin Lodoe, are incredible and highly recommended for mental expansion and more awareness and drive to mediate daily. Her many videos on her site will guide you to higher consciousness, we promise!

When Mel attended The Assemblage (if you don't know this place and live in NY, it is a must see and belong to club), for an event with Deepak Chopra, she was delighted to hear Anahita speak alongside her meditation guide of the last several years. Mel reached out to Anahita after the talk and the two have been chatting ever since. When Mel asked Anahita to be on the podcast and she accepted, Mel was over the moon, because this conversation was not only with a magical person but someone who is connected to so much truth and is one of Mel's icons and role models.

Anahita and Mel discuss her journey and the work that she is doing now. Her contemplation of the mind and spirit on this wild ride called Life is something that most people can relate to. Her rebellion to the Iranian "female" ideal and the reasons we remember negatives so much more than positives are a few highlights from this session. Anahita describes the incredible concept of "micro-awakenings" and what that has done for her by slowly revealing her true self to herself.

Anahita made some great book suggestions! Try Overdrive to read for free. All you need is a library card! Write down and download all the book recommendations in this podcast for continued listening and exploration of this topic. Also head over to melrosemoney for the financial blog on this topic as well.