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To Roar Like a Goddess is no joke and a responsibility not to be taken lightly. In this episode, Acharya Shunya rejoins us (see Podcast for Healing Neurology episode #42: Finding the Sovereign Self) for our first show together) to review some of the juicy bits of her new book, Roar Like a Goddess. We start with a definition of ‘goddess’ and how the various goddesses have the purpose of revealing the various aspects of our authentic goddess nature. “Just as the moonlight is no different than the moon, the self is no different from the Goddess. We are one.”

Telling the goddess stories about the power of Durga, the prosperity & ethics of Lakshmi, and the knowledge and peacefulness of Sarasvati remind us of our own inherent, indivisible raw power, intelligent discernment, and capacity for pleasure. This was written in the ten thousand plus year old Vedas- the songs of recognizing divinity everywhere- as well as the Upanishads, which instruct us on finding divinity within our own consciousness. And this is the first five minutes of the show. Seriously. This is a show to listen to over and over again.

These are the teachings we need to find our footing in an unstable world, to wake up our sleeping inner goddess, and to make order in our lives by rooting deeper beyond self, gender, politics, individual or community. Honoring your goodness can be just as important as asserting boundaries, roaring with rage, questioning your generosity and even engaging in violence, with discernment, to not tolerate atrocities against vulnerable people, animals or planet. Acharya Shunya reviews concepts of dharma (right living and connecting to our humanity), artha (prosperity, wealth), kama (pleasure, including the right pleasure of sex) and moksha (liberation). These concepts are told through mythology, story with clarity, wisdom and humor. Tune in to remember the brilliance of your nature and find encouragement to hold the boundary only as thick as a blade of grass.

Be like the Goddess- both sweet & salty.

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Bio

Acharya Shunya is a wisdom teacher and a catalyst for empowering health and elevating consciousness worldwide. She is an award-winning and internationally renowned author, speaker and scholar of nondual wisdom (Advaita) and a classically-trained master of Yoga and Ayurveda. She is the first female head of her 2,000-year-old Indian Vedic spiritual lineage, is the President of The Awakened Self Foundation with its international headquarters in California and the founder of the spiritual and philanthropic non-profit Vedika Global. Her top rated Shadow to Self podcast, award-winning Alchemy with Ayurveda program, and her signature offerings currently unfolding on the theme of Sovereign Life are creating shifts in consciousness and improving health. Acharya Shunya is the author of best-selling book Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom: A Complete Prescription to Optimize Your Health, Prevent Disease, Live with Vitality and Joy and her second book is Sovereign Self: Claim your Inner Joy and Freedom with the Empowering Wisdom of the Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita.

A sought-after speaker, Acharya Shunya leads workshops and global retreats and delivers keynote addresses at universities and conferences including UCSF, UCLA, Berkeley University, Stanford, Kripalu, 1440.org, Sivananda Ashrams, World Ayurveda Congress and the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). She is an advisor to many noteworthy, national and international organizations including the Government of India. She has served as President of the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine for two consecutive terms and is a Founding Director of Yoga Unify, a new non-profit preserving the tradition and stewarding the forward evolution of yoga. In 2015, she was recognized as one of the top trailblazers of Ayurveda and Yoga in America, by Spirituality and Health Magazine and in 2016, the California Institute of Integral Studies honored Acharya Shunya with the Distinguished Service Award. She received the Nalanda Award of Excellence in Ayurvedic Education by the Association of Ayurveda Professionals of North America in 2010 and the Global Women’s Power Award (2015).Acharya Shunya lives in Northern California with her husband Chef Sanjai and son Dhruv, enjoys sunrises, walks in nature, and planting and nurturing her bountiful garden. She delights in decoding scriptures, continuing to write books and nurturing her globally expansive community of students.