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June 22, 2018
Digital Addiction
Our screens promise connection, but they can quietly pull us away from ourselves and the people right in front of us. Sadhviji explores how digital distraction, social comparison and carefully curated online identities affect our attention and wellbeing—and why reconnecting with our inner lives and real-world relationships matters.
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.
June 15, 2017
Yoga and the Yoga Sutras
Yoga is far more than what happens on the mat. Through Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Sadhviji explores yoga as a discipline for how we live—from nonviolence and non-attachment to examining our relationship with scarcity, consumption and desire—and how these practices ultimately lead us toward true union and inner freedom.
September 28, 2016
6 Incredible Lessons I’ve Learned In My 20 Years In India
After two decades in India, Sadhviji reflects on six lessons that transformed how she understands a meaningful life—from discovering the difference between knowledge and wisdom and questioning Western measures of success, to living in the present, receiving love, speaking truth with kindness, and embracing Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: the world as one family.
October 31, 2015
From Prayer TO ACTION
What does it mean to put spirituality into action? Reflecting on the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Sadhviji explores a vision of faith that moves beyond personal prayer and inner peace to serving humanity—protecting clean water, addressing climate change and poverty, and recognizing the Divine in those whose lives and dignity are at risk.
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.
February 27, 2015
Know Yoga, Know Peace
Yoga offers far more than physical strength, flexibility or even a calmer mind. Drawing on Patanjali’s eight limbs, Sadhviji explores how the full practice of yoga—from nonviolence and nonattachment to meditation and surrender—can transform not only how we feel on the mat, but how we live, relate and move through the world.
December 12, 2013
An Idea Called India
India can be overwhelming precisely because it refuses to remain at a comfortable distance. Through humorous and revealing encounters with cultural differences, Sadhviji explores how surrendering our expectations can transform experiences of intrusion into connection—and open us to India’s deeply lived understanding that the world is one family.
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.
August 4, 2013
Swami Vivekananda – A Full Resurgence – The Value of Values
Reflecting on Swami Vivekananda’s enduring message, Sadhviji explores what a true resurgence of India would mean: not merely greater wealth or global influence, but a return to the spiritual and cultural values at its heart. From Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and reverence for women to service of the poor and recognition of India as sacred tirth, she argues that genuine leadership begins by restoring our sense of the Divine in one another and living as though the world truly is one family.