Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat

09/26/2025

Why is laughing so good for you?! 🤔😃

In this uplifting clip from Pause To Elevate With Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat Podcast, Fun Expert Treena Innes shares how laughter and fun belong in your health plan too. Fun and laughter calms anxiety, balance hormones, and bring natural joy to life.

Watch the full episdoe as Treena shares practical insights on why embracing playfulness boosts our mental health, sparks innovation, and helps us navigate challenges with a lighter heart.

Please share and spread the word about this 👍🏼

You can watch in YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPR3KYsFRzg

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4

09/23/2025

What if fun wasn’t just a luxury, but a necessity?!

In this uplifting conversation, Fun Expert Treena Innes reminds us that joy isn’t something extra we sprinkle on life, it’s a core ingredient to resilience, creativity, and connection.

Treena shares practical insights on why embracing playfulness boosts our mental health, sparks innovation, and helps us navigate challenges with a lighter heart.

This was a fun one 😃

Please share and spread the word about this 👍🏼

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPR3KYsFRzg

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPR3KYsFRzg

We’re obsessed with health—but almost never talk about fun health: the everyday play, lightness, and micro-moments that calm anxiety, reduce stress, and refi...

09/20/2025

I am still at awe at the power of community practicing mindfdulness together and the wisdom teachings of compassion, awareness and kindess! Just finished co-teaching a 7-day Insight Inside Us meditation retreat with a dear friend and mentor Bob Stahl.

Thank you Bob for being such a rare human and for all the amazing particpants! I am already looking forward to the next online retreat, which will be in March of 2026 here is the link.

https://centreformindfulness.ca/event/5-day-online-mindfulness-meditation-retreat-cultivating-wisdom-and-compassion-winter-2026/

09/12/2025

What might be possible if we transform self-doubt? 🤔

In this Pause To Elevate With Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat episode, Certified Nonviolent Communication trainer Jenna Card, shares her journey in facing self-doubt and the shift to self-love. That shift allows us to step into who we were truly meant to be, guided by purpose.

You can watch the full episode on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDxt3nJgc2w

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4

09/11/2025

Have you ever found yourself turning up the volume and speaking louder when feeling unheard in your communication? 🤯

It is a natural instinct to do so, but that is often not helpful!

In this episode, Certified Nonviolent Communication Jenna Card explores how compassionate communication can transform the way we relate—whether at home, at work, or within ourselves.

Through radical honesty, self-compassion, and mindful dialogue, Jenna shows that authentic connection isn’t about speaking louder, but about listening deeper.

Thank was so insightful!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDxt3nJgc2w

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDxt3nJgc2w

Feeling unheard and turning up the volume rarely creates connection.Certified Nonviolent Communication trainer Jenna Card shares how compassionate communicat...

09/08/2025

What does "pausing" mean to you? ⏸️🤔

My guest in this Pause To Elevate Podcast, Nahal Haghbin, shares how in the rush of daily life, we forget that clarity comes from stillness.

Pausing allows us to hear what truly elevates us. Without quiet moments, the noise of the world drowns it out.

Watch this entire Pause To Elevate With Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat Podcast on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hld_zni9jvo

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4

09/06/2025

How fast can slower breathing calm your nerves!? 🌿

My guest in this Pause To Elevate Podcast, Nahal Haghbin, shares how one of the quickest ways to relax is through slow, steady breathing.

This signals safety to the nervous system, quieting stress and opening access to clear thinking and creativity.

This practice can shift your state in minutes—bringing calm, focus, and balance right where you are.

Watch this entire Pause To Elevate With Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat Podcast on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hld_zni9jvo

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple-https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4

09/02/2025

Can science and spirituality meet to bring us calm?

As a species, we sure are witnessing wars around the world beyond comprehension, infectious diseases, and other forms of suffering.

It is easy to feel powerless in the face of so much upheaval. This conversation offers a grounded look at how science and spirituality can work side by side to bring relief—not just individually, but collectively (and regardless of your spiritual or religious beliefs).

My guest, Nahal Haghbin, a Persian Canadian Integrative Yoga Therapist with a global health background, including having experience working with World Health Organization (WHO). She shares practices and insights that bridge modern neuroscience with ancient wisdom traditions.

This conversation is a gentle yet powerful reminder that healing begins within. By tending to our hearts, minds, and closest relationships, we participate in building a more resilient and compassionate world.

Watch this entire Pause To Elevate With Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat Podcast on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hld_zni9jvo

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple-https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hld_zni9jvo

Wars, infectious disease and suffering are happening around the world. This episode is a grounded look at how science and spirituality can work side-by-side...

08/25/2025

A refreshing early morning walk in the woods as the sun pierced around the trees. It is magical to feel the forest waking up in the morning 🌿

08/23/2025

What if the very thing that breaks your heart could also open the door to healing? 💔

Trauma reshapes the brain, but, as Amy Banks, Harvard Trained Psychiatrist and Relational Neuroscience Expert, shares how human connection, compassion and forgivenesscan rewire it again!

At 17, she lost her father to murder. Soon after, a young Black teenager, Isaac Knapper, was wrongfully convicted of the crime. Years later, their reunion became a story not of bitterness, but of resilience and connection.

A powerful lesson on trauma, justice, and the surprising pathways to healing.

Watch this entire Pause To Elevate With Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat Podcast on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTII-HrOh-k

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple-https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTII-HrOh-k

At just 17, Dr. Amy Banks lost her father to murder. Soon after, a young Black teenager, Isaac Knapper, was wrongfully convicted of the crime. This story rev...

08/19/2025

What's the problem with the Standard American Diet? 🍔 🤔

My guest is Certified Nutritionist and Occupational Therapist Kylie James from Koru Nutrition. She explains how we have normalized unhealthy eating and sheds light on what’s really going on inside your body. Plus, she shares what healthy eating can do for your mood!

Watch the entire episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H31BgiB-0FM

You can also listen to the full episode on -

➡️ Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pause-to-elevate-with-dr-kasim-al-mashat/id1743082892

➡️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/15yQZXEHCp18aTjgTn834x?si=8e2ed9d531d344f4