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June 10, 2026
You Are Not Your Mind
Discover the ancient yogic teaching that you are not your thoughts or your mind—and how cultivating witness consciousness can free you from overthinking, emotional reactivity, and the stories that keep you stuck.
March 29, 2022
Life, Death and the River of Knowing
What if our fear of death comes from forgetting who we really are? Drawing on nearly 25 years in India, Sadhviji explores how a culture that weaves death into everyday life—and a spiritual tradition rooted in the immortality of the soul—offers a radically different way to understand aging, grief, mortality and surrender.
January 14, 2022
8 Powerful Insights My Mom’s Stroke Has Given Me
When her mother suffered a devastating stroke, Sadhviji’s instinct was to fix what had happened. Instead, months of caregiving taught her profound lessons about acceptance, impermanence, self-compassion and discovering love and beauty even when life cannot be made the way we wish it were.
February 16, 2020
Spirituality is becoming you
What if the spiritual path isn’t about becoming someone better, but discovering who you already are? Drawing on nearly 25 years in India, Sadhviji explores how releasing comparison, negative thought patterns and dependence on external success can reconnect us with the wholeness, peace and divinity already within.
December 5, 2019
How Do We Build Confidence?
Why do we struggle to trust ourselves when confidence seems to come naturally to every other species? Sadhviji explores how turning away from external expectations and toward the truth of who we are can reveal a confidence rooted not in achievement, but in our inherent wholeness.
November 30, 2019
You Can Overcome Fear And Anxiety
What are we really afraid of when we fear failure, embarrassment or rejection? Sadhviji explores how fear loses its power when we stop letting other people’s reactions define our worth, ground ourselves in who we truly are, and develop the faith to step fully into our lives.
November 4, 2019
If I Am God’s Perfect Creation, Why Should I Practice Reining In My Senses?
If our senses are gifts from the Divine, why does yoga teach us to rein them in? Sadhviji explores pratyahara—the practice of turning our attention inward—and why learning to consciously direct our senses is an essential step toward meditation, inner awareness and deeper spiritual experience.
July 20, 2019
You are not a Pen, You are not a Body
If we are not our bodies, our thoughts, or even our emotions, who are we? Drawing on an early teaching from her Guru, Sadhviji explores how emotions can illuminate the places where we remain wounded or stuck—and how spiritual awakening asks us to move through those experiences without mistaking them for our identity.
February 12, 2019
Knowledge is Not Wisdom and Other Insights India Taught Me
What if everything we’ve been taught to pursue—knowledge, achievement, money, status—is not where wisdom or happiness actually comes from? Drawing on the contrast between her Stanford education and the lessons of more than two decades in India, Sadhviji explores how a meaningful life grows from inner wisdom, connection, gratitude, and discovering who we truly are.
February 2, 2019
Nothing is yours, so why fear loss?
What if the fear of losing what we love comes from believing it was ever truly ours? Sadhviji explores how recognizing the impermanence of our possessions, abilities, identities, and relationships can free us from grasping—and shift our connection toward the Divine presence that cannot be lost.