Sattva Himalayan Wisdom with Anand Mehrotra

Take 15 minutes to reset, reconnect, and return to the present moment. In this short guided meditation, Anand Mehrotra leads you through a simple yet powerful practice of breath awareness and relaxed attention. Designed to be used anytime during your day, this meditation helps you release mental noise, soften the body, and drop into a state of effortless presence. By observing the breath and witne...

In this guided meditation, you are invited to return to the simplicity of the present moment. Through breath awareness, this session guides you on an inward journey away from the noise of the external world and toward the steady presence of the inner witness, the “seer.” Exploring the transient nature of thoughts, emotions, sensations, and life experiences and learning to observe them without fear...

In Part 2 of Sattva Himalayan Wisdom, Yogic Master Anand Mehrotra continues the exploration of Sattva Yoga Academy’s vision, diving deeper into the meaning of lineage and the living transmission of yogic wisdom. Anand Mehrotra shares the distinction between written and oral traditions, revealing how true lineage is carried through direct experience, connection to a teacher, and the depth of embodi...

In Part 1 of Sattva Himalayan Wisdom, Yogic Master Anand Mehrotra shares the original vision behind the creation of Sattva Yoga Academy and its renowned teacher training programs. This episode explores the intention to make authentic Himalayan yogic teachings accessible, undiluted, and deeply transformative for sincere seekers around the world. Anand reveals how Sattva was designed not only to tra...

“Across universes and lifetimes, the journey is the same — to awaken the light of dharma within.” In this episode, we enter the timeless story of Garuda, the celestial bird and devoted vehicle of Narayana. Seeking to understand the mystery of existence — how the boundless becomes finite — Garuda journeys to the Himalayas to meet the sage Kakbhushundi, who had realised the true nature of the Self....

"Narada’s journey through the dream of life reveals that within Maya lies the invitation to awaken to your true, eternal nature." In this episode, we follow Narada, the mind-born son of Brahma, on his quest to understand Maya. Through his journey as a householder, he discovers that life’s dreamlike nature is not a trap but an invitation to awaken to higher states of consciousness. This is a call t...

In this timeless tale from the Katha Upanishad, a wise soul, Nachiketa, meets Yama—the Lord of Death—and asks the ultimate question: What survives when all else fades? Through deep inquiry, courage, and stillness, Nachiketa uncovers the nature of the true Self—birthless, deathless, and eternal. Anand Ji guides us through this sacred dialogue, revealing how the fire of longing (mumukshutva) and the...

Awakened Tales invites you into the timeless tradition of sacred storytelling rooted in the Yog-Vedantic path. Guided by Anand Ji, each episode is a journey through powerful narratives drawn from India's living oral tradition. These stories do more than entertain—they transmit deep wisdom, awaken insight, and connect us to the source intelligence that flows through the ancient teachings. Embrace e...

In this final episode of Through the Visionary Lens, we return to the Chandogya Upanishad to explore the powerful teaching of the Lotus of the Heart (Sutra 8). Drawing from the Chandogya course on Sattva Connect, this episode dives into heart - centered awareness, intuitive understanding, and the mystery of cosmic consciousness — where all things exist and don’t exist, held in stillness and love....

Continuation of the series Through the Visionary Lens. In this episode, we explore one of the oldest and most profound insights from the Rig Veda, attributed to the sage Dhirgatamas: Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti—"The truth is one, but is expressed in many ways." What is truth? Is it absolute or relative? Through the lens of this ancient wisdom, we uncover the nature of Sat—a singular, timeless r...

Join us in this transformative episode of Through the Visionary Lens as we explore the timeless invocation mantra from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishads: • Asato Ma Sadgamaya (Lead me from untruth to truth) • Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya (Lead me from darkness to light) • Mrtyor Ma Amrtam Gamaya (Lead me from death to immortality) This powerful mantra serves as a guide to align our intentions with universal...

Welcome to "Through the Visionary Lens," a podcast series dedicated to exploring the profound mysteries of existence through timeless wisdom and modern understanding. In this first instalment from the series, we delve deep into the ancient Yog-Vedantic teaching of “Yatha Pinde, Tatha Brahmande”—"As within, so without." This knowledge invites us to recognise the inseparable connection between the s...

Welcome to the fourth episode of Impressions—The Art of Relating. Recorded during a transformative retreat in Australia in 2018, this episode explores the deep and essential question: Is it possible to love others without first loving ourselves? Drawing from the Sattva Connect course, we journey into the dynamics of love, perception, and the ego's role in distorting our understanding of self-worth...

In this episode of Impressions, we delve into the profound teachings of the Chandogya Upanishad and explore the ancient wisdom behind "Yatha Pinde Tatha Brahmande"—as within, so without. We examine the fundamental ground that gives rise to all material reality, revealing how matter emerges from the immaterial, and how consciousness, in its purest form, shapes the fabric of existence. Join us as we...

Welcome to the second episode of the series Impressions , this podcast is inspired by the transformative teachings of the course The Alchemy of Life. In this episode, we embark on a profound exploration of the self and the fundamental nature of reality. We delve into the concepts of transformation, karma, and dharma, and how aligning with consciousness can lead to a deeper understanding of existen...

In this new series each episode takes a glimpse into a jewel of wisdom that is offered during retreats. This opportunity here now offers us a connection to the specific knowledge that expands during these intensive offerings. We invite you to pause and journey with these moments from each retreat.  In this first episode we visit the opening talk of Enlivening the Spirit Retreat from 2021. This tal...

Concluding our Gita Insights series, Anand invites us to recognise our Arjuna nature as we contemplate the phenomenal teachings of Krishna. Our inner longing is for unity, a wholeness that is expressed in the word Yoga. If our intention is to access that state of unity, then it is natural that the approach has to be also unified. For growth to be genuine, there has to be growth in a holistic manne...

Continuing with Gita Insights, Krishna is advising Arjuna is to live a life where there is no failure, but rather just opportunities and possibilities. This is a brilliant insight to help us navigate the journey in this samsara, in this world, with great elegance. Do not be attached to inaction. Act you must. But let your action be an act of service and know that when your action is of the highest...

In this episode of the Gita Insights, Anand Ji explores another rich pearl of wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita. We say we only honour worthy inquiry; we should only teach or share insights when asked. In the Gita we have Arjuna declaring to Krishna, “I am your shishya.” A shishya is a student with a very deep inner commitment. This is the highest kind of a student.   All that we value and all that we...

In this first episode of the Gita Insights series, Anand reminds us that we are listeners and students of the wisdom that Krishna shares in the Bhagavad Gita. The same wisdom is being offered to those who are listening and yet it has different effects on them, because every listener listens from his or her own consciousness state. Arjuna fully awakens and gets enlivened, while Dhritarashtra is lef...

Take a journey into your own inner dimension to peace. Become the seer of your own consciousness with Anand Ji in this guided meditation.  This episode continues with the Contemplation Meditation Sessions. Allow yourself to let go and dissolve into the ocean of peace, as we remind ourselves that all dissolves and only the seer remains, for here lies freedom and the ability to choose our own realit...

Join Anand Ji in this transformative meditation of expansion for the self. Go within and realise the choice of who you are is your’s as the creator of your own reality. Let go of the fixed narrative that is the ego and open yourself to the supreme possibility that all possibilites exist within the Self.  Ignorance and misunderstanding of reality keep us separate from the creative, fluid state that...

This episode continues our current series of Contemplative Meditation Sessions. In this meditation taken from a Sattva Connect livestream, Anand Ji invites us to pause and surrender into the experience of the Luminous Self, to stay innocent with our thinking, allowing all thoughts to pass. He guides us into complete clarity, building a luminous aura within and without. Allow yourself to totally su...

This episode launches our new series, Contemplation Meditation Sessions. We begin with a livestream aired on Sattva Connect 26th of November 2023. On the surface of life, there is seeming separation, boundaries, but when you go deeper you realise the underlying unity that is our reality. And when you perceive this unity, you experience immense kindness and compassion; you begin to treat the other...

Moving on with The Inquiry Sessions, this episode sees Bajrang, Sattva Master Teacher, Jyoti and founder of Sattva California, joining the sessions to pose the question on one of the fundamental aspects of living in community. How do we cultivate it? The discussion opens up with the knowledge that community is a concept and moves into the realisation of the individual as the whole. This brings awa...