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Jiviniti, a Virsā initiative, Ludhiana (2026)

06/04/2026

We’re honored to share that The Virsa Foundation Inc. (and our JIVINITI research program) has earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from (Candid) - the highest level of recognition for nonprofit openness and accountability. Keep up with our accomplishments on our

For us, this isn’t just a badge. It’s a commitment.

To transparency in our research.
To integrity in our storytelling.
To measurable impact in the communities we serve.

As we prepare to strategize and launch our national impact campaign with (Picture Motion), this moment feels especially meaningful. We’re building something that connects evidence, lived experience, and action—bringing Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor’s Guide into communities, classrooms, and conversations across the country.

If you believe in this work -
in bridging personal and planetary health,
in advancing prevention and resilience,
in making research accessible and actionable -

we invite you to be part of it.

Your support helps turn insight into impact. 🤍

🔗 Link in bio to learn more and contribute - DONATE NOW ❤️

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Note: Here’s our Candid Nonprofit Profile:
https://app.candid.org/profile/9730133/the-virsa-foundation-inc/?pkId=9b4ea945-272d-4008-a199-29e97bf8d075&isActive=true

Candid Platinum / Guidestar Platinum

02/02/2026

📉 When “Perfect” Curves Meet Imperfect Humans

For decades, economics students have been taught the elegance of perfect supply and demand - smooth curves, rational actors, tidy equilibria.

But real life has never looked like the textbook.

Human behavior is messy. Stress is cumulative. Burnout is embodied.
And economies don’t exist in isolation from food systems, health systems, or planetary limits.

At the same time, fear-based narratives dominate public discourse:
• government debt crises
• de-dollarization
• a shifting global order
• rising war budgets alongside shrinking welfare commitments

The promise of perpetual equilibrium begins to resemble a fairytale - one with no recessions, no exhaustion, and no human cost.

This is why heterodox economists like .stevekeen Prof. Steve Keen challenge the foundations of neoclassical thinking - questioning equilibrium, exposing the role of private debt, and insisting that real economies must account for instability, power, and lived human experience.

Because when systems are built on abstract perfection rather than reality, burnout isn’t a bug.

It’s the outcome.

Watch this YouTube video of JIVINITI’s founder in conversation with Prof. Keen’s to get his perspective on government debt and also, watch him model it out in very practical terms using his amazing framework Ravel.

03/12/2025

🌱 Since 2020, we’ve been building something powerful at JIVINITI.

🌱We delivered the largest U.S. nonprofit study on diet, burnout & infectious disease recovery (14,000+ people).

🌱We created our first feature documentary, THIRD DEGREE BURNOUT – A Survivor’s Guide, now winning awards around the world.

Now we’re entering our impact phase — bringing evidence-based burnout education to schools, hospitals, universities, workplaces, and communities.

✨ We need your support. All contributions count!

Donors contributing $5,000+ receive:
🎞️ A private screening link
🎙️ A meet-the-Director session
🎁 A special curated gift

If our mission speaks to you, please reach out via DM here or to our founder and president

Together, we can help more people move beyond burnout

24/09/2025

🔥💚 Burnout is real. Resilience is possible. Hope is already in motion.

We’re excited to share that our Founder & President, Nivi Jaswal-Wirtjes, was recently interviewed by Authority Magazine. 🌍✨

In this feature, Nivi highlights why burnout is not just a personal struggle — it’s also a planetary one — and how resilience can be the bridge between the two.

From the GAIA Study to our feature-length documentary Third Degree Burnout — A Survivor’s Guide, The Virsa Foundation’s work reframes burnout not as collapse, but as an invitation:
🌱 To choose differently
🌱 To recover deeply
🌱 To put hope in action

Every small step — each meal, each pause for rest, each act of care — becomes a seed of resilience for ourselves and for the planet we call home.

👉 Swipe through this carousel for highlights from the article, then tap the link in bio to read the full Authority Magazine interview.

18/09/2025

We are grateful to share a thoughtful feature from the (Planetary Health Alliance) highlighting our nonprofit advocacy at JIVINITI Research and our feature documentary, Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor’s Guide, directed by our founder : ➡️ 🔗 Check out the link in our bio!

Deep thanks to Tulsi Modi, Hannah Blair and Yasmin Ahdab of the Planetary Health Alliance at The Johns Hopkins University for elevating this conversation. The article is featured under resources for Mental Health, Economics and Economic Systems, and Climate Change — a reflection of how deeply interconnected personal exhaustion and ecological crisis truly are.

👉 Please also check out our carefully curated “Burnout Resources” section, created by brilliant students at University of California, Berkeley as part of their Plant Futures Initiative course earlier this Spring, led by lovely Brittany Sartor and amazing Miyoko Schinner.

As we continue our film’s journey across the festival circuit, we are honored to be part of a growing dialogue on how our internal resilience and external systems must evolve together.

✨ Follow us on Instagram for the latest news and to see if we’re playing at a festival near you! ✨

We’re part of several film festivals this Fall (with more to come!) — including the The Seattle Film Festival , Show Low Film Festival (White Mountains, Arizona), Awareness Film Festival (Santa Monica), LA Femme International Film Festival (Los Angeles), San Pedro International Film Festival (Los Angeles), Arlington International Film Festival (our Boston premiere), and beyond. Our team, cast and crew and I would love to see you at one of these events!

23/08/2025

Act Today: Help Bring “Third Degree Burnout - A Survivor’s Guide” to Bigger Screens 🌍✨

Some actions feel small in the moment — and yet they ripple outward in powerful ways.

That’s what this online Watch & Vote contest is all about.

🎥 Our hybrid-format feature documentary Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor’s Guide () has earned Semifinalist honors at the Seattle Film Festival. From Sat, Aug 23 (8 AM PT) to Mon, Sept 9 (8 AM PT)

🇺🇸 U.S. audiences have a limited-time opportunity to watch, vote, and share this urgent story about burnout, resilience, and planetary health.

A heartfelt thank you to the and .flix for organizing this geo-locked, online contest that gives independent films like ours a chance to reach wider audiences. 🙏

👉 One click from you could help bring this message to bigger screens and stronger futures. 🔗

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30/07/2025

✨ It’s official! Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor’s Guide is making its NYC Premiere at the Green Point Film Festival 🎬💥

What began in grief, solitude, and … now stands in the light of community, healing, and bold conversation. In minutes, our press release saw 280+ pickups, over 1,000 media channels, and billions of impressions. But what truly matters? The joy of seeing this labor of love take flight. 🌎💚

📍Join us in Brooklyn on August 9 at 1:00 PM – GFF Screen 1, Program 19 – Time’s Running Out

📰 Read the press release on • keywords: third degree burnout, premiere, Greenpoint

Forever grateful to our incredible cast, crew, and coalition of believers. You know who you are. 🌿💫

27/05/2025

A decade ago, Planetary Health was an emerging concept. Today, it’s a powerful global movement - and we’re proud to be part of it.

The Virsa Foundation and our JIVINITI Research & Advocacy Program are honored to stand alongside 500+ partner organizations across 80+ countries as members of the Planetary Health Alliance, advancing the bold idea that human and ecological well-being are inseparable.

Through our work - from the GAIA Study to public health education rooted in food systems - we remain committed to restoring ecosystems, building resilient communities, and ensuring planetary health is at every policy table.

The next 10 years will define the future we all share. Let’s shape it with intention.

Learn more and join the movement: and www.planetaryhealthalliance.org

08/05/2025

🚨 New Guest Post in VEGCONOMIST 🚨

Burnout, Buy-In & the Next-Gen Plant-Based Consumer

We are honored to share our founder ’s latest piece published by Vegconomist - a deep dive into what JIVINITI Research’s GAIA Study reveals about the future of plant-based consumption, especially among those recovering from ever-increasing motley of infectious disease and navigating personal burnout.

We didn’t just stop at nutritional outcomes. Our segmentation work uncovered rich behavioral insights about how different people respond to crisis - emotionally, physically, and psychologically. From agency and hope to fatigue and frustration, this research paints a timely portrait of the next-generation consumer.

🙏🏽 Heartfelt thanks to Kandice Vincent Ⓥ🌱 from the Vegconomist Global Newsdesk for their generous invitation and thoughtful collaboration. Your platform continues to elevate critical conversations on health, sustainability, and systems change.

📖 Read the full article here /
https://lnkd.in/e2WUR5ps

vegconomist - the vegan business magazine | JIVINITI Research | Ipsos Public Affairs

01/05/2025

🧠 Burnout, Ultra-Processed Foods & the Hidden Role of Diet

Honored to see our GAIA Study featured in by journalist Ani Freedman. The article explores how everyday dietary choices - especially the rise of ultra-processed foods - could be silently fueling stress, anxiety, and burnout.

🔗 Read the piece: https://lnkd.in/eCJqjr_k ( )

The GAIA Study, conducted by JIVINITI Research with Ipsos Public Affairs, looked at over 14,000 adults, linking food systems, mental health, and resilience. Findings show people following a Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diet reported milder COVID-19 cases, fewer medical interventions, and higher mental well-being than those on a Standard American Diet.

This is not just about food. It’s about how we recover, how we cope - and how we thrive.

24/04/2025

Burnout is more than personal - it’s planetary. And before the screen lights up, we’re setting the stage with a powerful conversation.

We’re hosting a private pre-release screening of Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor’s Guide this Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Coolidge Corner Theatre () in Brookline, MA. To open the morning, we’ll be holding a 30-minute pre-screening panel:

“Burnout Unpacked: What’s Planetary is Personal”

This intimate dialogue will feature:

🌱John Morales, Emmy-winning meteorologist, atmospheric scientist and our film’s narrator, reflecting on the emotional toll of climate storytelling ()

🌱Sahar Ahmed, chef and nonprofit founder, speaking to burnout in food systems, food service and restaurant sector ()

🌱Priya Merchia, our Gen Z voice, a recent graduate in Food Systems & Social Innovation and a brilliant product developer, on navigating future uncertainty and identity - and how Late Millennials and Gen Z are demanding a cultural shift in how evidence based content is presented for impact 💥 ()

Moderated by the amazing Sean Wirtjes (), Co Executive Producer of our film, this panel invites us to consider burnout not just as an individual struggle - but as part of a larger web of systemic, generational, and ecological pressures.

😇😎🤩 We have only two seats available for anyone in the area who’d love to join this invite-only special gathering. Please DM us if you’re interested - we’d be happy to share details 🎫 🎫

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