Acharya Shunya

Acharya Shunya is a Vedic lineage-holder, bestselling author, and revered spiritual teacher of Advaita Vedanta, Yoga, and Ayurveda. As the first female head of the 2,000-year-old Sarayu Parampara, she shares ancient nondual wisdom with authenticity and grace. She is the founder of Vedika Global and the Vedic Study Circle —a donation-based community with students in over 21 countries, offering free access to teachings from the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, and sacred mantras. Acharya Shunya teaches worldwide at leading centers like Kripalu, Omega, Sivananda Bahamas, and the Ram Dass Love Serve Remember Foundation. Her popular podcast Shadow to Self explores the Four Yogas as pathways to inner freedom, while Silent Whispers from the Eternal shares meditative transmissions from the heart of the Vedas. Her bestselling books include Roar Like a Goddess, Sovereign Self, and Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom. On Insight Timer, she offers guided meditations, mantras, and timeless teachings to help you return to the Self beyond fear, illusion, and suffering—and awaken to the light that was always yours.

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Reviews

Lora

Dec 27, 2025

A transformative meditation in this time after my mother's passing. Thank you.🙏🏾

Heather Kahalehili

Dec 25, 2025

Helping me through my grief during the holiday season, thank you so much ❤️

Cynde

Dec 20, 2025

Beautiful and meaningful metaphors. Heart felt thanks.

Valerie M

Dec 18, 2025

That was incredible! You're incredible! Thank you for shedding light on the truths not seen. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. As an Ayurvedic practitioner myself, it seems everone looks at me as an herbalist. I can't seem to quite explain what it is that I do. Things get so lost in translation. I am inspired to take a path that doesn't look like what others think Ayurveda is. This sums that up perfectly. Nameste 🙏🏾

Suz

Dec 14, 2025

Thank you for your words of wisdom. I have been struggling with a recent death, my heart is broken. I’ve been focusing on the physical emptiness, the void of his absence and have been entirely overwhelmed. This meditation with your soothing voice and insightful reminder has helped to extinguish the emptiness in my heart. I thank you for your words of wisdom and for your reminder that only the physical parishes . . . Namaste 🙏🏼

Heidi K

Nov 21, 2025

Thank for a beautiful practice and putting my mind and body in a place I needed.

Christopher Medak

Oct 17, 2025

So beautiful, thank you so very much.

Sophie C

Oct 8, 2025

Thank you so much for your gentle guidance and loving kindness 💛 I am deeply grateful 🙏

Gaynor (Amana Premal)

Sep 10, 2025

Well worth listening too 🙏

Terri N

Jul 4, 2025

Thank you for the reminder that the opposites are always dancing together to create this reality 🙏🏻

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