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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.
January 21, 2019
Yoga a Noble Tradition
Yoga is far more than a physical practice. Sadhviji explores Patanjali’s eight-fold path—from the ethical foundations of the yamas and niyamas through breath, meditation, and ultimately enlightenment—and why preserving yoga’s spiritual roots matters as the tradition spreads around the world.
December 20, 2018
My 22-Year-Old India Love Affair Began with Food
A trip to India that began with a love of vegetarian food became the unexpected turning point of Sadhviji’s life. She shares how a spiritual awakening on the banks of the Ganga transformed her understanding of purpose, abundance, and service—and taught her to stay open to the path life is calling her to follow.
October 8, 2018
How do we connect with our Divine Self, and then stay connected?
How do we move beyond the identities, roles, thoughts and emotions we mistake for who we are and reconnect with our True Self? Sadhviji explores the practice of neti, neti, meditation and remembrance as pathways back to our divine essence—and why self-compassion is essential when we inevitably lose that connection along the way.
October 3, 2018
What is God, and what is our relationship to that God?
What does it really mean to say that God is everywhere—and how should that change the way we live? Sadhviji explores the Sanatan Dharma teaching of one Divine reality expressed through infinite forms, and how seeing that same divinity in ourselves and others can transform our relationships, compassion and experience of separation.
August 26, 2018
Raksha Bandhan: An Opportunity for Divine Connection
Raksha Bandhan offers more than a celebration of family bonds—it is an invitation to recognize the Divine connection that unites us all. Sadhviji explores how the sacred thread can remind us to extend our love, protection and sense of responsibility beyond those closest to us to the entire human family and Mother Earth.
May 11, 2018
I Click, Therefore I Am
What happens when capturing and sharing our lives becomes more important than actually living them? Sadhviji explores how selfie culture can turn our sense of identity and belonging into a search for external validation—and how turning our attention inward can reconnect us with a Self that doesn’t depend on likes, comments or approval.
July 27, 2015
Beware of the Spiritual Shortcut
A profound spiritual experience can open the door to transformation, but it doesn’t mean our inner work is finished. Drawing on a pivotal lesson from her own early years in India, Sadhviji explores the danger of “spiritual bypass” and why true awakening requires us to bring awareness to our old wounds, patterns, fears and reactions.
November 24, 2013
Know Your True Self
Suffering begins when we mistake our changing roles, achievements, emotions and physical bodies for who we truly are. Drawing on Sanatan Dharma and her Guru’s teachings, Sadhviji explores how awakening means removing the ignorance that obscures our innate divinity—and discovering a Self that is already whole, complete and overflowing.