Today’s episode takes a close look at the goddesses, anger, empowerment, and femininity. My guest has much wisdom and expertise to share from her latest book. I’m honored to introduce her to you. Please join us!
Acharya Shunya is the first female lineage-holder of her distinguished Vedic tradition and is an internationally-renowned scholar, teacher, author, speaker, and scholar of non-dual wisdom (Advaita Vedanta). She is a classically-trained master of yoga and Ayurveda and the founder of The Awakened Self Foundation. She also founded the non-profit Vedika Global, Inc., a learning, empowering, and awakening platform headquartered in northern California that empowers, educates, and inspires a global community of students through online courses, workshops, and retreats. These conversations are furthered by Shunya’s top-rated podcast, Shadow to Self. An award-winning author of international repute, Shunya’s most recent book, Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman’s Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful was published by Sounds True in September 2022 and is now available worldwide. In this episode, we talk about her book, the goddesses, and her inspiring work as the holder of her lineage.
Show Highlights:
- Acharya Shunya’s journey to becoming a roaring goddess and writing her latest book
- How we can utilize the energy of the three goddesses: Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati
- Why Acharya Shunya took the ancient stories of India and connected them to modern life and current movements
- How stories of the goddess Durga can help us step into self-respect
- The difference between productive and non-productive anger
- How Acharya Shunya identifies three types of anger: unconscious anger, conscious anger, and superconscious anger
- How the book came to Acharya Shunya as a re-envisioning of what it means to be feminine
- How the book is being received, both in the West and in India
- Acharya Shunya’s journey to becoming the first female head of her 2000-year-old lineage and what it means
- How wealth, our dharma, and the goddess Lakshmi are connected according to the Vedas
- What it means to Acharya Shunya to live in her purpose
- Why a spiritual teacher should not give away her solutions for free
- Hear Acharya Shunya’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, grounding habits, favorite hot beverage, last meal on earth, morning routine, an inspiring person, something people might not know about her, what she’s reading right now, and what’s bringing her joy right now.
Resources
Connect with Acharya Shunya: Website, Foundation, and Book
Books mentioned by Acharya Shunya: a favorite translation of the Bhagavad Gita and Sovereign Self by Acharya Shunya
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