Overview
Leela Life is offering a unique internship designed for students of public health, alternative medicine, nutrition, social work, management, human development, anthropology, mindfulness, psychology or associated fields and those interested in impacting the overall betterment on both an individual and societal level.
What is Leela Life?
Leela Life is a mission-driven organization based in New York. As the wellbeing market shifts towards holistic health, Leela Life provides an innovative platform that helps wellbeing enthusiasts discover and personalize wellbeing solutions for daily use.
What's our Mission?
Our mission is to cater to the wellbeing needs of highly educated, skilled, creative, and accomplished individuals worldwide who are seeking a more harmonious, healthier, and joyful life. While many of these individuals have already embraced practices like Yoga, Meditation, and Ayurveda and experienced their benefits, they are often unaware of the vast realm of practical Indic solutions available to them. India's ancient, timeless knowledge encompasses deep insights across various domains such as Health, Mindfulness, Food, Intimacy, Personal Care, Nature, Spirituality, and Art, all aimed at achieving a joyful and fulfilling life. However, the sheer breadth of insights, practices, and products within the Indic knowledge system, coupled with the multitude of specialists and sources advocating them, makes it challenging for individuals to discover, choose, and integrate the most relevant solutions for their holistic wellbeing.
Leela Life’s flagship product helps them find the unique, personalized combination of wellness solutions and determine relevant life routines efficiently, using ancient Indic knowledge sourced from authentic experts and proprietary algorithms.
What are we solving: addressing life’s voids, feelings of emptiness, unhealthy compromise and the absence of a perpetual state of joy
An epidemic has been silently raging across the world over the last few years & is set to become a significant cause of human misery in the next few decades. Starting with developed, western countries, it has been gradually moving into other nations across the world, causing much human misery. This condition affects successful people; individuals who have reached (or are well on their way to reaching) significant success in education, professional position, consumption indulgence and financial security. As people achieve traditional success, they are increasingly falling prey to the “listlessness of success” which is becoming a debilitating condition that compels many successful people to live a life bereft of joy.
What is the solution to this unique problem?
According to ancient Indian knowledge, to be in a state of Joy (Ananda - bliss, or Leela - playful joy) is every human being’s natural destiny and that we suffer a lack of joy simply due to personal misalignment. A life of joy requires us to focus a lot more on our innate qualities & our capacities by modifying and enhancing life's routines holistically vs. randomly and without personal alignment.
What is this internship about?
This unpaid internship is an opportunity to work closely with seasoned founders and subject matter experts in an early-stage start-up leveraging holistic Indic Knowledge to impact those seeking an alternative, timeless and transformational approach to overall wellbeing.
What You Will Learn?
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Operations & Project Management
- Marketing & Sales
- Holistic Wellbeing: knowledge and ability to differentiate between wellbeing, wellness and health
Type of projects:
- Establishing a global ambassador program
- Creating a movement centered around holistic wellbeing
- Defining the Leela Life community
- Conducting research to identify competitive marketplace
- Attracting and fostering relationships within the Leela Life community
Whom you will learn from?
Hari Nair, Founder, Leela Life
Hari is an Indic wellbeing thinker and compelling communicator. With over a decade of research on Indic civilization and modern wellbeing, he has also been a successful entrepreneur and management consultant. Hari previously hosted the video series "Conversations With Hari," engaging with celebrities about travel and life journeys.
Eileen Benwitt, Chief Ambassador, Leela Life
Eileen is a multi-certified Holistic Wellbeing & Executive Coach with over 35 years of corporate experience, specializing in personal and organizational wellbeing. She has served as the Chief Talent Officer at Horizon Media and as the Chief Ambassador, she leverages her extensive expertise and network to promote Indic Wellbeing Knowledge globally.
Who Can Apply?
Undergraduate and Graduate students interested in working in early-stage startups and holistic wellbeing; ability to commit to a minimum of 15 hours weekly for one semester
What will you get?
- Understanding of the holistic wellbeing domain
- Shaping & influencing go-to market strategy
- Certificate on successful completion of the internship
- Mentoring and coaching from seasoned founders
- Letter of Recommendation / Recommendation on LinkedIn for outstanding performers from founders