The Journey So Far: Season One’s Best Moments with Mom Afagh Mazloum Haghbin EP17

In this heartfelt episode, I sit down with my mother, Afagh Mazloum Haghbin, to reflect on the most meaningful moments from Season One of The YAM Podcast. Together, we revisit the lessons, laughter, and insights that shaped the first season, offering a glimpse into our shared journey of growth, spirituality, and connection.

My mom shares her wisdom, life experiences, and heartwarming stories that have touched listeners worldwide. From the power of prayer and dreams to navigating life’s challenges, her words remind us of the importance of compassion, resilience, and faith. As we explore the highlights of Season One, we also discuss how these lessons continue to shape our lives and inspire future episodes.

In This Episode, We Explore:

🔹 The most impactful moments from Season One
🔹 Life lessons and spiritual insights from my mom
🔹 The role of dreams and prayer in our lives
🔹 Reflections on personal growth, motherhood, and family
🔹 How these experiences influence Season Two and beyond

This episode marks a special milestone as we transition into Season Two, now featuring video episodes for the first time. Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or are tuning in for the first time, this conversation offers a heartwarming look back while setting the stage for what’s to come.

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A Deep Conversation on The Seven Valleys: History, Wisdom, and the Soul’s Journey: Dr.Sohrab Koroush EP 16

In this illuminating episode, I sit down with Dr. Sohrab Koroush, author of Seven Valleys Self-Study Notes, to explore the profound wisdom of The Seven Valleys. This timeless mystical text, attributed to Bahá’u’lláh, outlines the journey of the soul toward truth, love, and divine union. Together, we dive deep into its origins, history, and the spiritual significance that continues to inspire seekers today.

Dr. Koroush shares his insights into the layers of meaning within each valley and how they reflect universal themes of transformation, detachment, and self-discovery. We discuss how The Seven Valleys connects with other spiritual traditions, including Sufism, yoga philosophy, and mystical poetry from Ibn Arabi and Attar. Whether you're well-versed in this work or encountering it for the first time, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on its teachings and their relevance in our modern lives.

In This Episode, We Explore:

🔹 The origins and historical significance of The Seven Valleys
🔹 Key insights from Dr. Koroush’s self-study notes and why he created them
🔹 How the valleys represent stages of spiritual awakening
🔹 Parallels between The Seven Valleys and other mystical traditions, including Sufi and yogic philosophies
🔹 Practical ways to embody these teachings in daily life

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Inside The Mamas Daily Comfort Toolkit EP 15

What we covered in the Episode

  • The new way we are going to conduct season 2 that you can look forward to

  • What moms told me how they felt after the affirmations I created for them

  • What should be the bread, butter and rice of mom’s daily practices

  • The meditation that Yoga Avec Moi translated in 22 languages

  • What Nahal wants to stop all mothers from feeling

  • The importance of daily practice for mothers

  • Where the Mama Comfort Toolkit interviews took Yoga Avec Moi

Other Resources

Note the Single Breath Program has been extended to February 6th - April 30th, Early bird deadline is February 1st, last day to register for the program is February 4th.

Back Story of the Seven Valleys: Details about the Single Breath Program

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Ukrainian Mothers Adjusting to Life in Germany as Refugees: Farid Bidardel EP 14

What we covered in the Episode

  • How the Ukrainians ended up in Germany

  • How the Ukrainians are adjusting to life in Germany

  • How the companies that Farid used to work with banded together to help again

  • How the Syrian refugees reacted when the Ukrainian refugees arrived

  • How the Ukrainian’s are learning German

  • What are the challenges with this refugee crisis

  • What it’s like to be half Ukrainian and Russian at this time

  • How the Ukrainians dealt with their children during this war

  • How the Russians are also fleeing to Germany

  • Yoga Avec Moi creating Ukrainian meditations for the Bicentenary Meditation Project

  • What are conversations that people are engaging with in society about the situation

  • What can the mothers on the YAM Podcast do to help the situation

  • How a Afghani refugee took in the same Ukrainian family that took him in initially

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Lessons From The Bhagavad Gita for Motherhood: Sunita Maholtra EP 13

What we covered in the Episode

  • Sunita’s beginnings of learning The Bhagavad Gita

  • What is the Bhagavad Gita about?

  • What is a Guru？

  • What is Guru Tatva?

  • What is the difference between Sikhism and Hinduism?

  • The unconditional love you feel for your children

  • The importance of being an example for your children

  • The importance of praising other children in front of your own

  • How to overcome jealousy

  • The importance of surrender

  • What to say when the child is being disciplined

  • The importance of mothers doing breath practices

  • What is condemned in the Bhagavad Gita?

  • What we need to teach our children?

  • How to reuse toys and get children involved with it?

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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Delivery Story in Thailand Part II: Mona Greenspoon EP 12

In this episode we covered:

  • How long you should wait before you go to the hospital after your water breaks

  • What helped Mona during the most painful parts of labor

  • The miracle of Mona’s sister coming to the rescue

  • An angel professor came to help

  • How one challenge after another came even after the birth

  • The power of prayer

  • Recalling those who have passed during childbirth

  • The mystery of death and birth

  • The unexpected complications that happened after birth

  • How birth is a miracle for the mother and the baby

  • How spiritually high you feel after birth

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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Delivery Story in Thailand Part I: Mona Greenspoon EP 11

In this episode we covered:

  • What the society in Thailand is like

  • How the realities in Thailand are like for Mona Greenspoon being half white half Thai

  • The importance of understanding English to access knowledge of the world

  • Baha’i Sacred Writings and book translations

  • What is the Ruhi Institute and how it can help your community?

  • What the Thai society thinks about birthing

  • Mona Greenspoons first birth with cesarean delivery

  • Mona’s search to do a VBAC in Thailand

  • Difference between Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC) & Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

  • Prices of VBACs in Thailand

  • VBAC’s in Chiangmai

  • Envisioning the delivery process

  • The importance of prayer in decision making

  • What are braxton hicks and what does it feel like

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Mamas Using Naturopathic Medicine & The Power of Thought: Melissa Rodriguez EP 10

In this episode we covered：

  • What is naturopathic medicine

  • How naturopathic medicine is not susceptible to the placebo effect

  • How homeopathic medicine be used for animals

  • Typical reasons why mothers would approach a naturopath

  • How does hypnotherapy work

  • The prerequisite conditions you need for your body to heal

  • How dreams work

  • What is naturopathic medicine good for

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[Bliss Series] The Process of Building a Startup, Female Coders & Leaders : Farid Bidardel EP 9

How Farid Bidardel ended up helping Syrian refugees

  • What Farid was working on before creating a start up

  • Why Farid started prioritising training female Syrian refugees

  • Why Farid hired a female CEO to run the company

  • What Farid learned from his mother

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[Expert + Bliss] Microgreens and Their Health Benefits For Moms: Joshua Patton EP 8

In this episode we covered：

  • What are micro greens

  • How much micro greens do you really need

  • How the colours of micro greens relate to yogic chakras

  • How long do microgreens take to grow

  • What are the benefits of microgreens

  • How Josh started to think about microgreens

  • How to grow microgreens

  • How to sneak microgreens in your recipes for your kids

  • Some thoughts on how to make microgreens as your business

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Mothering After Deep Yoga Practice & Postpartum Rage： Amber Sawyer EP 7

In this episode we covered：

  • Humble origins of Elikah’s music career

  • The first album Elikah released

  • The miraculous gifts Elikah developed with little sleep

  • All the things that Elikah does

  • Where organization and beauty came into the picture

  • Behind the scenes of what it’s like to create a album

  • Composing music for the departed

  • How music for the departed helps people grieve

  • Joining music and videos together

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[Bliss Series] Balancing Creative Work & Parenting： Elikah Mahony EP 6

In this episode we covered：

  • Humble origins of Elikah’s music career

  • The first album Elikah released

  • The miraculous gifts Elikah developed with little sleep

  • All the things that Elikah does

  • Where organization and beauty came into the picture

  • Behind the scenes of what it’s like to create a album

  • Composing music for the departed

  • How music for the departed helps people grieve

  • Joining music and videos together

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Educating Children with Special Rights (Autism)： Linda Luxion EP 5

In this episode we covered：

  • How do you assess children with special needs

  • What is Autism

  • How to open the portal of communication with children with Autism

  • How can we go deep into the world with children with Autism

  • What can a parent do to get into their child’s world

  • How can parents become attentive of their children

  • Children are the expert of who they are

  • How do you deal with children who crumble after criticism

  • How to help children navigate the world

  • How to view the word discipline

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Mothering Whilst Grieving Post Traumatic Event： Nahid Eshraghi Mazloum EP 4

In this episode we covered：

  • My aunts background in Iran

  • What it’s like to age beyond years my aunt thought she would live

  • What it was like in Iran after the revolution

  • Who are Baha’is and what are their beliefs?

  • How my aunt was personally affected by being a Baha’i after the revolution in Iran

  • What it was like for my aunt to mother after grief and a traumatic event

  • What it was like for my aunt to live in a third world country

  • What it was like living and mothering in Malawi as an expat

  • What it was like to mother without a mother

  • Dreams that my aunt had of her parents during her mothering

  • My aunt sharing her experiences as a therapist

  • The one client that just couldn’t kick out of her office

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Hope After Hospitalized Perinatal Mood Disorder: A Mom EP 3

In this episode we covered：

  • Quote A Mom shared about motherhood

  • The unique relationship I have with A Mom

  • The challenges that ensued after birth

  • Statistics of perinatal mood disorders

  • What got A Mom hospitalized for perinatal mood disorder

  • The shocking number of hospital beds available for perinatal mood disorders

  • How do you know you have a perinatal mood disorder

  • The important lesson of learning to drop breastfeeding in favour of moms mental health

  • What it was like for A Mom to be in a 7-day perinatal mood disorder program

  • When A Mom realized she was back

  • The yoga class that changed A Mom life

  • How loving yourself during hard times is what brings you back to centre

  • How no body focuses on the mom after birth

  • What A Mom message is to other women who have perinatal mood disorders

  • How A Mom prepared for her second birth

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Interviewing My Sister-in-Law: Asiyih Modarai Haghbin EP 2

In this episode we covered：

  • What it was like for my sister-in-law to be a first-time mom

  • The best decision she made about breast feeding

  • How I learned to get on board with my sister-in-law’s decision

  • How my sister-in-law coped with lack of sleep

  • The trade-off people make during motherhood

  • What it was like for my sister-in-law to have a second-baby

  • The incredible birth story of the second birth

  • What breast feeding was like second time around

  • How my sister-in-law instills virtues in my nephews

  • Activities you can do with your kids to instill virtues

  • My sister-in-laws perspective on how to raise boys that will become gentlemen

  • What I learned about healing my own inner masculine

  • One of the most un-conventional decision’s my sister-in-law made after second baby came

  • Our relationship with the male counterpart

  • How do masculine and feminine energies come to the fore with toys

  • The advice my sister-in-law had for me

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Interviewing My Mother: Afagh Mazloum-Haghbin EP 1

In this episode we covered：

  • How I almost died when I was one years old

  • Importance of knowing your Human Design energy types

  • Why my parents decided to put their kids in a Chinese local school

  • Why my mom put me in kindergarden after starting Grade 1 in China

  • How my brothers adapted in Chinese school compared to me

  • That time when the principle called my mom to come to the school

  • How my siblings and I were when we were teenagers

  • The only time I lied to my mom

  • How I shaped my mom as a mother

  • The timeless yogic principle about parents

  • How we helped each other see the purpose of our lives

  • What my mom has found the most rewarding being a mother

  • What my parents decided before they had kids

  • My mothers advice to other moms about believing in their own intuition

  • Perspective on why some women are miserable in motherhood

  • Bonus of my mom reading my favourite children’s book for my audience :)

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Why We Started The YAM Podcast?

The YAM Podcast was born out of a request from 31 one interviews that we did with women from around the world for a product we wanted to create called The Mama’s Daily Comfort Toolkit. These women interviewed were from 12 countries and 25 different cities, nearly one woman per new city, where we ask them the question of “What brings them comfort?”

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