lisa ray

A creative and mindful photographer, artist and wellbeing guide, Lisa Ray has a natural ability to bring people into a comfortable space to embody their unique expression.

The combination of Lisa's years of commercial photography experience and her experience guiding wellbeing classes enables her to create an environment that is professional yet relaxed for her clients.

Based in Melbourne, Lisa graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in 2007. For the past 15 years Lisa has been creating and exhibiting her personal work whilst shooting for her commercial clients and working with one of Australia’s most established post-production studios.

She now enjoys working alongside heart led entrepreneurs, and leaders in the wellbeing industry to bring their visions to life.

Lisa is also a qualified Yoga and Qigong teacher, and has completed training in various healing and wellbeing modalities. These interests now intersect with her unique ‘Depth of Her’ Photography experience and make for a sensory and memorable photography session. 

In this episode Lisa shares her story, we talk about Yin Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Meridians and Acupressure, I share my healing experience through Lisa’s Depth of Her Photography Experiences, we talk all things Photography, Fine Prints, Flowers, Aromatherapy and we also touch on one of my favourite topics to talk about, which is of course Sound Healing!

Lisa and her body of work have been a huge part of my journey to wellness and I feel truly grateful to be able to have Lisa in my life as a dear friend.

There is truly so much to take away from this episode – let’s dive in!

To connect with Lisa head to her website https://www.lisaray.com.au/ and you can also connect with Lisa via socials on Instagram @lisaray and @depthofher

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BONUS-While our team is busy getting the next slate of VERY exciting episodes ready, here's one of our favorites from last year!  I don't remember laughing so hard in a interview...

Zarna Garg is an Indian immigrant, mom, and lawyer turned New York comedian and TikTok star (https://www.tiktok.com/@zarnagarg) with more than 20 million views on the platform. She has performed standup at sold-out clubs across the country and headlined her own show My American Dream at the famous Carolines on Broadway. Unwilling to let the pandemic stop her, Zarna has kept audiences laughing with online comedy shows (which were recently profiled in the New York Times) and impromptu sets outside major landmarks across New York City including Central Park and The Met.

Her debut romantic comedy screenplay “Rearranged” won the Best Comedy Screenplay Award at the 2019 Austin Film Festival (placing #1 out of 11,000 scripts), and was also a 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowships Semi-Finalist. The script has been optioned by Marginal Mediaworks.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:42 - Introductions

00:05:50 - Flight Deck - “Cameras” Lyric Video

00:34:35 - Chop Session - With Context Comes Enlightenment

00:51:50 - Gimme Some Headlines

01:09:00 - Gimme Some Headlines

01:24:35 - Colour Commentary - Fine AF Mt. Rushmore

02:18:35 - “That’s Not Racist” - Jon Gruden

02:29:45 - Tell Me Something Good - Black Surfer’s Collective

EPISODE PLAYLIST

GSH Theme Song x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic

Ride Around x I. Sean ft. Zan Dretti

Brand New x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic + P. Henry Trotter IV (Career Day)

Cameras x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic + P. Henry Trotter IV (Baecation)

High As Hell x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic (Insomnia)

TV N Da Studio (Ep. 2) x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic

TV N Da Studio (Ep. 2) x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic

Next To Me x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic + P. Henry Trotter IV

Late Nights x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic (Demolition Man)

Imported (Remix) x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic + P. Henry Trotter IV (Baecation)

TV N Da Studio (Ep. 9) x C.O.D. DecaturboyMusic

LINKS

Black Surfers Collective - http://www.blacksurferscollective.org/

J.R. Smith Golf Updates - https://theathletic.com/news/jr-smith-shoots-83-and-78-in-golf-debut-for-north-carolina-at/rqERxcdYsJUv/

SOCIAL MEDIA

IG - https://www.instagram.com/gimmesomeheadlines/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/GimmeSomeHead_s

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gimmesomeheadlines?lang=en

BONUS EPISODE!!

Before we begin our fall interviews in September, we wanted to post some of our favorite chats from this past year for the next 5 days.  The final episode for our "highlight" series is my interview with actress and author, Lisa Ray.  

Thank you for your support and for subscribing to our podcast.  We'll see you next week with all new episodes!

Internationally acclaimed performer, philanthropist, author, and public speaker Lisa Rani Ray does not shy away from a challenge.  With a career that spans three decades and several continents, this trailblazer has a reputation for taking on issue-orientated films with courage and grace.   The two of us get a chance to play catch-up after 18 years (I basically was a chaiwallah on her movie set) and talk about it all.  From her first taste of public attention, to working in Bollywood in the 90's, to how serendipity has really played a major role throughout her career.  

We talk about how all the unexpected turns in her life, including her multiple myeloma diagnosis, led her to completing her memoir, Close to the Bone, and her plans to continue writing in the future.  From motherhood to breaking it down with Govinda to pet names for our hubby's, we pretty much cover it all.  Let me tell you guys, I would be a chaiwallah for this fascinating woman any day.  

Zarna Garg is an Indian immigrant, mom, and lawyer turned New York comedian and TikTok star (https://www.tiktok.com/@zarnagarg) with more than 20 million views on the platform. She has performed standup at sold-out clubs across the country and headlined her own show My American Dream at the famous Carolines on Broadway. Unwilling to let the pandemic stop her, Zarna has kept audiences laughing with online comedy shows (which were recently profiled in the New York Times) and impromptu sets outside major landmarks across New York City including Central Park and The Met.

Her debut romantic comedy screenplay “Rearranged” won the Best Comedy Screenplay Award at the 2019 Austin Film Festival (placing #1 out of 11,000 scripts), and was also a 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowships Semi-Finalist. The script has been optioned by Marginal Mediaworks.

When it comes to South Asian representation in the media, Sheetal Sheth has had a few conversations the past 20 years on the issue.  Author, actress, producer and activist Sheetal Sheth has been a trailblazer for women of color across media with 20 feature film roles and many TV show appearances throughout her compelling career. Sheetal’s story is a beautiful amalgam of strength, perseverance, grit and heart.  On a side note, she can also bust out with some ghetto Gujarati (Indian language from state of Gujarat, India) when needed.

www.sheetalsheth.com

@beneaththesheetz

www.equalitynow.org

www.therepresentationproject.org

Lisa defines herself as a writer, not an actress or model.

Tara and Michelle are joined by author Lisa Ray, a former model, actress and TV personality. 

She reveals the dark side of the entertainment industry, especially the rampant stereotyping and typecasting, and talks about her attempts to break free from it. As a victim of labelling, she tells us how her book Close to the Bone was her attempt to seize the narrative and take control of her own life. 

Lisa spends hours at her writing desk and on this podcast she redefines herself as a writer, not an actress or model. She hasn’t revealed her creative process as a writer on any other platform before! 

She gets personal about the challenges she’s faced – from societal pressure and trying to find her own identity to battling eating disorders and cancer. On a lighter note, she gushes about her parents’ love story, her ideal travel destinations and her favourite books.

'Books and Beyond' is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D'costa of Bound talk to some of the best writers in India and find out what makes them tick.

Lisa Ray is an actress, model and TV personality who has modelled for leading Indian brands and starred in award-winning movies like ‘Kasoor’, ‘Water’ and ‘The World Unseen’. Her first book Close to the Bone was published by HarperCollins in 2019. She also runs an Instagram poetry account, has appeared as a columnist on Canada Reads and is currently working on several works spanning different genres.

You can get your copy of her book here: 

https://www.amazon.in/Close-Bone-Lisa-Ray/dp/9353570158

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‘Books and Beyond with Bound’ is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D’costa uncover how their books reflect the realities of our lives and society today. Find out what drives India’s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, insecurities to publishing journeys. Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social media platforms.