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Join master spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Acharya Shunya on her new show, Shadow to Self. She'll help you understand the universal coexistence of light and darkness within each and every one of us, share real-life stories, and explore concepts surrounding non-dual spirituality, relationships, existential question marks, consciousness, karma, dharma, moksha and more. She will also have guests on occasion, where she'll have deep conversations that will open your heart to a higher dimension of consciousness and instill empowerment and freedom. Subscribe now for updates.
Acharya Shunya hosts Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya, a education show with 56 episodes published.
In this episode of Shadow to Self, Acharya Shunya shares the Gayatri Mantra not as theory, but as living memory. From early dawn walks along the Sarayu River in Ayodhya to the disciplined transmission of her grandfather,
In this episode, Vedic wisdom meets the depths of Jewish mysticism as host Acharya Shunya sit sin dialogue with Rabbi Matthew Ponak. Together, they explore how the shadow is not something to be conquered but met with div
Sita, the heroine of the Hindu epic Ramayana and a divine feminine avatar of Lakshmi, is often misunderstood. She is praised for her patience, remembered for her suffering, but rarely honored for her sovereign choices, h
Acharya Shunya is joined by Dr. Shamini Jain—clinical psychologist, award-winning researcher, founder of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative, and author of Healing Ourselves. Drawing from her Jain upbringing, her wo
Beneath your spiritual practices may live five ancient forces freezing your truth: the kleshas. In this poetic and piercing episode, Acharya Shunya reveals how real Yoga doesn't just soothe you—it thaws the false self. J
In this episode of Shadow to Self, Acharya Shunya flips the script: Real yogis don't chase life—they serve it. And that's when life starts giving back. Drawing from the fire of Karma Yoga, she reveals the true turning po
What if your stuckness, your suffering, even your failure to "get it right" on the spiritual path… is not a detour, but the path itself? In this compelling conversation, Vedic teacher Acharya Shunya meets with Phil Goldb
A true Guru doesn't comfort the ego—they burn it. In this episode, Acharya Shunya contrasts the rise of yoga instructors with the sacred fire of the Guru tradition. Through lineage stories, sacred verses, and fierce love
In this moving episode, Acharya Shunya speaks with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati about her new book Come Home to Yourself — a heartfelt guide for anyone seeking inner peace and spiritual clarity. Sadhviji was a Stanford gra
Yoga was never meant to soothe you. It was meant to burn—to pierce illusion, dissolve ego, and awaken the Self. In this Season 2 premiere of Shadow to Self, Acharya Shunya—a Vedic scholar and fierce voice of lineage—retu
In this enlightening conversation, Tracee Stanley, the author of the bestselling book "Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity," joins podcast host Acharya Shunya, a three-time bestselling autho
In this enlightening conversation, Tracee Stanley, the author of the bestselling book "Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity," joins podcast host Acharya Shunya, a three-time bestselling autho
Join Acharya Shunya in conversation with David Nichtern is a senior Buddhist teacher who has practiced meditation for over 40 years. He was an early student of Tibetan master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and teaches Buddhist
Ayurveda, the ancient Vedic system of health and healing is often able to deliver results despite a poor prognosis. How does that happen? How can you intellectually align with classic wisdom to benefit from the deepest p
Vedic mythology which is timeless and teaches us about ourselves, from beyond culture, religion and gender. These myths are tales of characters who never existed, and yet the characters who variously embody shades of lig
In this episode, Vedic Scholar and author of best selling book Sovereign Self clarifies how in each one of us we have a dimension that lives inside space and time constructs and occupies a story and a dimension that is b
Shree or Shri represents Goddess Lakshmi herself and her grace, splendour, beauty, wealth, affluence, prosperity, good luck. Did you know that each embodied soul has a karmic quota of "Shree' to unpack in a given lifetim
If you're willing to believe that your shadow isn't just the scary, fearful, uncomfortable part of you, but your inner friend, you can start to feel comfortable sitting it down, asking some questions, and seeing it as yo
Learn how to free yourself from your own negative, self-doubting and betraying mind. This timely episode is a soothing balm for our times. Discover how to embrace authenticity, self-love and rewrtie a life script of peac
Acharya Shunya talks about being whole and coming into a relationship with the Shadow and the Self. Being human means accepting the co-existence of the appearance and the truth – this phenomenon she calls "Enlightened Vu
Acharya Shunya
revered teacher of Vedic wisdom, lineage-holder
12 appearances on this show
Mirabai Starr
author, translator of sacred writings, interspiritual teacher
1 appearance on this show
Nina Rao
sound as spiritual practice
1 appearance on this show
Shamini Jain
clinical psychologist, scientist, founder · Consciousness and Healing Initiative
1 appearance on this show
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
null · null
1 appearance on this show
Tracee Stanley
meditation teacher, bestselling author of "Radiant Rest" and "The Luminous Self" · Empowered Life Circle
2 appearances on this show
David Nichtern
Senior Buddhist teacher and Emmy award-winning musician
1 appearance on this show
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