Self Respect and How to Embody It Like A Goddess
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
Release Date: 10/06/2022
Creativity Without Chains – From Shadow to Self with Dr. Shamini Jain
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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 work in biofield science, and her love for the goddess, music and mantra, Dr. Jain speaks with Acharya Shunya about the healing source field, the four paths of yoga, and how embracing every part of ourselves—shadow and light—frees both our creativity and our spirit.
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What Melts the Shadow? A Journey Through Five Inner Glaciers
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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. Journey through the inner glaciers of ignorance, ego, attachment, aversion, and fear—and rediscover the Self that’s always been there. This is not lifestyle yoga. This is serious awakening.
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The Yoga's Way to Win Life
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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 point: when your life becomes an offering, not a performance. The Yogi’s Way to Win in Life Yoga isn’t a chase. It’s a fire. Listen now—and stop waiting. Start burning.
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Karmic Relief & the Real Yoga of Imperfect Lives
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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 Goldberg, bestselling author of American Veda and the forthcoming Karmic Relief: Harnessing the Laws of Cause and Effect for a Joyful, Meaningful Life (releasing October 2025). Together, they explore the deeper teachings of karma, yoga, imperfection, and inner transformation beyond spiritual clichés. Topics include: What karma really...
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Not a Teacher—A Guru
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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 for truth, she invites us to let yoga burn again.
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Come Home to Yourself
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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 grad living a typical American life in California — until a trip to India and a dip in the Ganges changed everything. For the past 35+ years, she’s lived as a renunciate by the Ganga, immersed in yoga, service, and awakening. This conversation is an invitation to question what we’re chasing — and come home to who we really are. Listen now...
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Yoga Was Never Meant to Soothe You
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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—returns to restore Yoga to its sacred fire. Not a trend. Not a performance. A path. New episodes drop on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays. Learn more: AcharyaShunya.com Google Podcasts Yoga Was Never Meant to Soothe You Season 2 begins with fire. Acharya Shunya returns to Yoga’s essence—not to calm illusion, but to burn through it....
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The Luminous Self: A Dialogue with Author Tracee Stanley
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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 author and esteemed Vedic teacher. Together, these two influential feminine leaders delve into the profound wisdom of yoga nidra, meditation, and self-inquiry, sharing insights and teachings that empower individuals on their journey of self-discovery and inner transformation. Tracee also offers a glimpse into her forthcoming book, "The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices &...
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Anchored but Unstuck: In Conversation with Teacher Author and Musician David Nichtern
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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 principles through his Dharma Moon platform. David mentors students and leads meditation teacher trainings worldwide. As an author, Nichtern has authored many books including Awakening From the Daydream, a contemporary exploration of the Buddha's Wheel of Life. He also hosts a podcast based on his book Creativity, Spirituality &...
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How Does Ayurveda Enables Health Despite Poor Prognosis
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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 promise of Ayurveda? What are some of Ayurveda's deep tenets and how can you come into alignment with your own deepest state of health? Listen to this informative and inspiring episode by Acharya Shunya, author of 'Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom' and other books.
info_outlineRespecting yourself is a critical prerequisite to everything else such as self-esteem, self-love, self-consideration and even feeling worthy of fulfilling your needs and availing opportunities like everyone else. For many people, especially women, self-respect is blocked. Acharya Shunya discusses 4 ways to unblock the flow of this divine self-validating emotion within you that shall make you more whole as a person and goddess like, in essence.