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Reclaim Feminine Intuition: Heal from High-Functioning Burnout

So many women live in a state of high-functioning burnout—holding it all together on the outside, yet feeling emotionally drained, numb, and disconnected on the inside. In this episode, we explore how to reclaim your feminine intuition as the medicine that restores wholeness.

✨ What you’ll discover in this episode: 
(00:00) What is High Functioning Burnout? 
(01:59) How Does it Connect to Female Intuition?
(03:20) Gentle Energy Practices to Reconnect 
(07:37) Question for Your Soul

• How high-functioning burnout silences the voice of your intuition
• The hidden cost of over-functioning on your body, mind, and spirit
• 3 embodied practices to reconnect with your inner guidance
• Soulful reflections that invite you to remember your intuition as your compass home

This is not just about “managing stress.” It’s about reclaiming your feminine essence and awakening to a deeper way of living, leading, and loving.

💫 If reclaiming feminine intuition feels like home, follow and join our circle.

📌 Stay connected:

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@thetimelessteachings

What if your period could cost you your education?

When I sat down with Christine Denning, I wasn’t expecting to be so fired up about menstrual cups — but her story blew me away. Christine is the founder of an NGO tackling period poverty across Africa, and she's on a mission to replace shame and disposables with dignity and 10-year solutions.

We talk about how she went from growing up in a cold house in upstate New York to working with African leaders, fighting for girls’ access to education, and shaking up outdated laws. She also shares the one product that could change everything — and why hardly anyone’s talking about it!

IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) Life Pauses for a Period
(01:41) Can We Fix Poverty Without Playing Saviour?
(04:33) The Teacher Who Taught Kids to Read. With Mud.
(08:16) Why Do Girls Vanish After Primary School?
(10:08) The 88-Year-Old Secret to Ending Period Poverty
(15:57) Who’s Keeping Menstrual Cups Out of the Conversation?
(17:07) Is There Money in Keeping Girls Dependent?
(22:46) How $10 Buys 10 Years of Dignity
(24:11) Periods Aren’t Just Physical
(27:31) “No One Told Me What Was Happening”
(31:14) From Shame to Strength: Let’s Rewrite the Story

Christine Garde Denning

Christine Garde Denning is the founder and CEO of CouldYou?, a nonprofit on a mission to end period poverty globally by 2040. With over 30 years of leadership experience across the U.S. and Africa, she created the CouldYou? Cup—an FDA-registered menstrual cup providing a sustainable 10-year solution for women and girls worldwide.

Under Christine’s leadership, CouldYou? has distributed nearly 200,000 cups across 15 countries, helping girls stay in school and reducing unsafe practices linked to lack of menstrual products. Her community-driven approach has earned international recognition, including a 2024 Earth Shot Prize nomination and formal endorsements from African governments.

Connect with Christine ►

Website: https://couldyou.org/

YANA FRY

Yana is a global speaker, impact coach, wellness retreats facilitator, spiritual educator, co-author of three books, award-winning poetess, and truth illuminator who inspires, empowers, educates globally. She is the founder and CEO of Awaken Human, where she helps leaders worldwide to realise their highest potential and maximise their impact. Yana has been studying and teaching consciousness and wellbeing since she was 8 years old and has clients and students from 30+ countries. With decades of training and education in a variety of Western Methods and Eastern Philosophies, Yana became a living vehicle that teaches humans how to unlock their highest potential in both material and metaphysical worlds. She has also been professionally interviewing thought leaders and change makers all over the world since 2015 and became a founder of two successful content platforms, Singapore’s leading independent talk-show YanaTV and a global podcast Timeless Teachings. 

CONNECT with YANA ►

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yanafry

Check out YanaTV - an independent and highly popular Singapore grown talk show that amplifies the voices of impactful and conscious people of Asia.

==► YanaTV : https://youtube.com/@yanatvsg

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Timeless Teachings by Yana Fry has been ranked among top 3 podcasts in Singapore in Spirituality. We talk about consciousness, human advancement, self-mastery and achieving full potential.

Is happiness really a choice—or just a fleeting feeling we keep chasing?

In this episode, I sit down with Shailesh, a senior banking professional by day and a passionate Art of Living teacher on weekends. From high-stakes professional interactions to quiet meditation halls, he shares his journey of balancing a demanding corporate career with a deep commitment to mindfulness and self-growth.

We explore why happiness often feels out of reach, how a simple shift in perspective can change everything, and why giving back might be the most powerful path to fulfillment.

Tune in for a heartfelt and thought-provoking conversation that just might change the way you think about happiness.

IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) The surprising truth about happiness (it’s not what you think!)
(02:46) A simple trick to make your happiest moments last
(04:29) The unexpected way giving brings you more joy
(08:09) Are you using your talents the way they’re meant to be?
(11:32) The secret to thriving at work without burnout
(16:22) Too busy to meditate? Then you need this even more!
(19:18) Why meditation apps might be doing it all wrong
(21:20) The type of pollution no one talks about—but you need to know
(23:25) The one lesson you’ll wish you had learned sooner!

Shailesh Venkatesh

Shailesh Venkatesh likes to call himself an ordinary man living an extraordinary life. Guided by a deep sense of gratitude, he embraces everything life has to offer—challenges and joys alike.

Shailesh wears many hats: a devoted husband and father, a seasoned banker, and an Art of Living Meditation instructor. His journey has taken him across continents—from India to the UK, and now Singapore—each chapter adding richness to his life story.

He believes that while we may not control everything, we can always choose managing our energy and our intentions. Whether he’s teaching meditation, exploring ways to make a meaningful impact, staying fit, or riding his motorcycle on long journeys, Shailesh is fueled by a passion for living fully and purposefully.

https://shaileshvenkatesh.com/

YANA FRY

Yana is the founder of YanaTV and Timeless Teachings Podcast. She is a global speaker, impact coach, wellness retreats facilitator, spiritual teacher, co-author of three books, award-winning poetess, and truth illuminator who inspires, empowers, educates globally.

Since 2012 Yana has been helping global leaders to realise their full potential through private coaching, group workshops, soulful retreats, bespoke keynotes, online immersions and public teachings. 

Yana is a former mentor at Singapore’s Council of Women Organisations (SCWO), former Co-Chair for Speakers Academy at Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS), current Golden Door Ambassador and current Community Chair on The Leadership Team of Eco-Societies. 

She has also been professionally interviewing thought leaders and change makers all over the world since 2015 . 

CONNECT with YANA ►

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yanafry

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

Yana is also a founder and a host of YanaTV - an independent and highly popular Singapore grown talk show that amplifies the voices of impactful and conscious people of Asia.

==► YanaTV : https://youtube.com/@yanatvsg

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Timeless Teachings by Yana Fry has been ranked among top 3 podcasts in Singapore. We talk about consciousness, human advancement, self-mastery and achieving full potential.

Yana is currently in the middle of her gap year. She has already travelled through 15 countries, all in the midst of the pandemic. The main reason for her global travel adventure is to be that person on the ground who witnesses and documents things as they are. In this episode, Yana is sharing her observations about what unites people all over the world, regardless of their nationality, religion, skin colour, social status, relationships preferences, or anything else. 

Soulful Moments to Listen For:

• What are the three main needs any human being has right now.
• A message for the Wild Souls.
• An opportunity to connect with your own Inner Wisdom. 

ABOUT YANA

Yana is an award-winning poetess, life coach, inspirational speaker, transformational teacher, and soul illuminator, who inspires, empowers, and educates globally. She has been born into a mystical family and started her spiritual journey at the age of 8. Yana is the founder of Timeless Teachings podcast and Awaken Human. Her clients and students come from 30+ countries and highly diverse backgrounds. Right now Yana is on her sabbatical year that she started in the midst of the pandemic during the summer of 2021. She is travelling and teaching around the world.     

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As we are approaching the end of 2021, I wanted to record this episode saying something important to you, something wise, something that will change your life… I reflected on what to say, I meditated on it, I journaled… and then I realized that so many beautiful, powerful, wise, lifechanging things have already been said before me, have been already written… and all what I have to do is to find them and to read them to you. So, I did some research and selected this poem by Sanne Burger that resonates greatly with my heart. Today I will read it to you. All what you have to do is relax, close your eyes and simply allow your soul to speak to you through these words… 

I can’t stay, mother
I love you, but I wasn’t born to please you
I wasn’t born to make you happy
or give your life meaning
I wasn’t born to rot under your wings
like an unhatched egg

I can’t stay, teacher
I wasn’t born to be put into your boxes
to think along your lines
or to memorize your facts
I was born to think independently

I can’t stay, my love
I wasn’t born to satisfy your needs
to take care of you
or to hide in your arms
I wasn’t born to make myself smaller
or to be taken for granted

I can’t stay, boss
I wasn’t born to make money for others
I wasn’t born to follow orders
or to repeat the same day over and over again
I wasn’t born for boredom

I can’t stay, master
I wasn’t born to follow your ideas of what truth is
or to live according to your dogmas
I was born to find my own truth
and make my own rules

I was born to meet life full on
To get lost on Andean trails
To be seduced by mysterious men
To meet different faces, places and cultures
to be out in the jungle all night
To run with wolves
To be swept off my feet
To be taken by storm
To be heartbroken
Devastated
Stunned
Shocked
Lost
Thrown into the deep

I was born to get my hands dirty
To get sand in my mouth
Mud on my clothes
Thorns under my feet
I was born to jump into the abyss

I was born to meet aliens
To do rituals
To be cracked open in ceremony
To go beyond time and space
To welcome magic
To totally lose myself

I was born to feel everything
To taste everything
The bitter taste of sorrow
The foul taste of deceit
The sweet taste of love

I was born to learn how to handle change gracefully
I was born to know the truth
to learn how to fly

I was born to learn how to speak the language of love
How to unchain my heart
How to shed everything
How to let go of all expectations
I was born to learn how it feels to lose everything
except what really matters
I was born to live a life that would strip away everything that wasn’t real
that wasn’t true
that wasn’t me

I am a phoenix
I am born to spread my wings and fly towards the sun
To burn up and turn to ashes
To fall down to earth and rise up again

When I am old
I will be proud of my scars
My wrinkles
My memories
My stories
My wisdom
My freedom

I was born to be free
And therefore, I can’t stay

By: Sanne Burger

Timeless Teachings Space: https://linktr.ee/timelessteachings

Yana Fry IG account: https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

Currently I am on a journey that I call #yanayear or in other words “a sabbatical”. Basically, I gave most of my belongs and money away to people who needed it, had an honest conversation with my husband and leaped into the unknown with no plans, no structure and no expectations in the midst of the pandemic… If you want to learn more about my journey (and why I did it) and follow my adventures, let’s connect on 

Instagram or Facebook

 I share there openly all the craziest, inspirational and beautiful moments!

Today our guest is Karma Lhatrul Dorji Rinpoche - a reincarnated Tibetan Lama from Bhutan. This is a second time Karma Rinpoche is coming on the Timeless Teachings Podcast to share his wisdom and teachings. If you haven’t watched the first interview yet, go to the episode number 3 and you will learn about the life of a yogi in a modern world, where Rinpoche shares honestly and openly his life story and a day to day living of a spiritual practitioner in a modern world. Today we also have one more person joining us for the interview – Natalia Karikh, who is one of Rinpoche’s students and one of the community leaders for Russian speaking spiritual seekers. She has her own school and specialises in integrative psychology and yoga. Natalia will be mainly the one asking questions during the episode, because I believe in giving an opportunity to other people to be in the space of timeless teachings with our teachers, gurus, sages and influencers. Make yourself comfortable and let’s begin… 

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Welcome to the Timeless Teachings podcast and Timeless Teachings YouTube Channel. My name is Yana and I am your guide into the world of mysticism, spirituality and consciousness in a practical and down to earth way. 

Here we have open and honest conversations with teachers, leaders, influencers and simply ordinary people from all over the world about the subjects that matter for our Mind, Body and Soul. It is all about weaving the sacred, the soulful and the ordinary into our everyday life. 

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TIMELESS TEACHINGS SPACE (Podcast + YouTube + Community)

https://linktr.ee/timelessteachings

CONNECT with KARMA RINPOCHE 

https://www.instagram.com/karmarinpoche

CONNECT with YANA FRY on SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanafry

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-fry-43886453/

Currently I am on a journey that I call #yanayear or in other words “a sabbatical”. Basically, I gave most of my belongs and money away to people who needed it, had an honest conversation with my husband and leaped into the unknown with no plans, no structure and no expectations in the midst of the pandemic… If you want to learn more about my journey (and why I did it) and follow my adventures, let’s connect on Instagram or Facebook. I share there openly all the craziest, inspirational and beautiful moments! 

Today our guest is Dr Haridass Kaur, who is Kundalini Lead Teacher Trainer and Mentor, Infinite Goddess Training Creator, Entrepreneur and Explorer of Creating Happiness. 

In this episode Haridass talks about her own journey into the world of Kundalini yoga, teaches us the Breath of Fire - explains its benefits, when and how to do it. 

She touches upon the inner wisdom, how to access it and shares how she draws deep inspiration from Yogi Bhajan teachings. We also discuss the differences between the “guru vs. non-guru path”, when it comes to choosing the direction of a spiritual journey. 

My favourite part of the interview is her answer to my question: “If I were to ask you to give an advice to a 7-year old, what would you say?” She responded… brilliantly! Listen for yourself. 

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Welcome to the Timeless Teachings podcast and Timeless Teachings YouTube Channel. My name is Yana and I am your guide into the world of mysticism, spirituality and consciousness in a practical and down to earth way. 

Here we have open and honest conversations with teachers, leaders, influencers and simply ordinary people from all over the world about the subjects that matter for our Mind, Body and Soul. It is all about weaving the sacred, the soulful and the ordinary into our everyday life. 

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TIMELESS TEACHINGS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5rNcfGQxDEq5KwX_syXbA

TIMELESS TEACHINGS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT 

https://www.instagram.com/timeless.teachings.space/

Connect with Dr Haridass Kauron Social Media 

Website – http://www.linktr.ee/infinitegoddess

Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/drharidass

Connect with Yana Fry on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanafry

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-fry-43886453/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/yanafrytt

Currently I am on a journey that I call #yanayear or in other words “a sabbatical”. Basically, I gave most of my belongs and money away to people who needed it, had an honest conversation with my husband and leaped into the unknown with no plans, no structure and no expectations in the midst of the pandemic… If you want to learn more about my journey (and why I did it) and follow my adventures, let’s connect on Instagram or Facebook. I share there openly all the craziest, inspirational and beautiful moments! 

Welcome to the Timeless Teachings podcast and Timeless Teachings YouTube Channel. My name is Yana and I am your guide into the world of mysticism, spirituality and consciousness in a practical and down to earth way. 

Here we have open and honest conversations with teachers, leaders, influencers and simply ordinary people from all over the world about the subjects that matter for our Mind, Body and Soul. It is all about weaving the sacred, the soulful and the ordinary into our everyday life. 

Today our guest is Tahira Amir Sultan Khan, who is an Author, Speaker, Technologist and Spiritual Futurist. 

A natural born leader and creative Visionary, Tahira was appointed to be the first female President of Mobile Alliance Singapore, an initiative supported by the International Enterprise Singapore (2014). She was given the task of making Singapore the leading hub for mobile innovation in all of Asia. 

After 20 years in technology as an Advisor and Consultant to international governments, she took on a huge risk when she made the big switch to becoming a full-time author.  

Nine months of near-isolation - researching, writing, reflecting, meditating and fasting, she received countless divine revelations and prophetic visions, which included the vision of the "Golden Door". She was guided instinctively to persevere, despite the financial losses and the loneliness that she had to endure.

And through that journey, she transformed to become a Renaissance woman, who was able to masterfully interleave spirituality, philosophy, geometry, quantum physics, symbolism, biology, ancient wisdom, poetry, literature and art.

Tahira's "Golden Door" is justice through the values of truth and integrity. Her "Be-ing" is to radiate it out through her words and actions of love. 

In 2019, she founded the pioneering Golden Door - Truth & Integrity of the Written Word. Inaugurated on the 5th Sep 2020, GOLDEN DOOR was featured in the New York Chronicle, Asia One and Market Insider as the World’s First. It is a movement and platform that recognises and raises truth-writers to become truth-creators for the manifestation of the heavenly blueprint for the New World. 

Singapore's former Ambassador-at-large to the United Nations, Prof Tommy Koh called her a visionary, She was nominated for the Tallberg Snf-Eliasson Leadership Prize by prominent former Singapore Government Leaders (2021). Other awards: The ASEAN Lady of Excellence (2017), Asia Pacific Golden Brand Award (2018).

TIMELESS TEACHINGS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5rNcfGQxDEq5KwX_syXbA

TIMELESS TEACHINGS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT 

http://www.instagram.com/timeless.teachings.space 

Connect with Yana Fry on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-fry-43886453/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanafry

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5rNcfGQxDEq5KwX_syXbA

Connect with Tahira Amir Sultan Khan on Social Media 

Website/s – http://www.tahiraamirkhan.com, http://www.goldendoorawards.com

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tahiragoldendoor

Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tahiragoldendoor

Through The Golden Door, the book: bit.ly/goldendoorbook

Currently I am on a journey that I call #yanayear or in other words “a sabbatical”. Basically, I gave most of my belongs and money away to people who needed it, had an honest conversation with my husband and leaped into the unknown with no plans, no structure and no expectations in the midst of the pandemic… If you want to learn more about my journey (and why I did it) and follow my adventures, let’s connect on 

Instagram or Facebook, 

where I share there openly all the craziest, inspirational and beautiful moments!

Self-healing, modern awakening and conscious relating are very popular topics at the moment in the spiritual community all over the world. However, what do these words mean and how can we apply these concepts to the real life in a practical way? Today our guest is Amara Samata, who is the founder of InnerGuidanceTM and CRS Collaborative Relating System. She is a healer, coach, speaker and trainer, who works with an international clientele, uplifting the lives of conscious seekers, leaders, couples and parents. My name is Yana Fry and I am your guide into the world of mysticism, spirituality and consciousness. You are listening to the Timeless Teachings podcast or watching Timeless Teachings YouTube Channel, where we have open and honest conversations with teachers and leaders from all over the world about the various aspects of what is called “spirituality and consciousness” and its application in a real life for people just like you and me.

Connect with Yana Fry on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-fry-43886453/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanafry

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5rNcfGQxDEq5KwX_syXbA

Connect with Amara Samata on Social Media 

Website – http://www.amarasamata.com

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/amarasamata

Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/amarasamata

Telegram – https://www.telegram.com/amarasamata

Currently I am on a journey that is called #yanayear or in other words “a sabbatical”. Basically, I gave most of my belongs and money away to people who needed it, had an honest conversation with my husband and leaped into the unknown with no plans, no structure and no expectations in the midst of the pandemic… If you want to learn more about my journey (and why I did it) and follow my adventures, let’s connect on Instagram or Facebook. I share there openly all the craziest, inspirational and beautiful moments!

Have you ever had a gap year in your life? Or in other words - a leap year or a sabbatical? That time with yourself when you are having an honest look at all aspects of your life, asking yourself soulful questions about what makes your heart smile, because of deepest joy, fulfilment, and aliveness. This is exactly what I am experiencing right now. I have started this journey 2.5 months ago and what an adventure it has already been! Today I am being interviewed by Annie Kallis about all the highs and lows of what it means to take a leap year during the pandemic, real life stories that have happened, things that I have already learned, and, since many people have asked, how do I manage to do all of that, while being married and with my husband currently staying on the other side of the planet. Annie is a relationship coach and so yes, we did talk a lot about what it means to be in a conscious relationship, especially during such uncertain times! My name is Yana Fry and I am your guide into the world of mysticism, spirituality and consciousness. I talk with real people about practical aspects of spirituality and its application in a real life. And you are listening to the Timeless Teachings podcast or watching Timeless Teachings YouTube Channel. 

Connect with Yana Fry on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafry

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-fry-43886453/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanafry

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5rNcfGQxDEq5KwX_syXbA

Connect with Annie Kallis on Social Media 

Website -  http://www.anniekallis.com

Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/anniekallisrelationshiparchitect 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/annie_kallis

Currently I am on a journey that is called #yanayear or in other words “a gap year”. Basically, I gave most of my belongs and money away to people who needed it, had an honest conversation with my husband and leaped into the unknown with no plans, no structure and no expectations in the midst of the pandemic… If you want to learn more about my journey (and why I did it) and follow my adventures, let’s connect on Instagram or Facebook. I share there openly all the craziest, inspirational and beautiful moments!