True to Yourself: your soulful companion for the journey home to yourself.

Welcome to a celebratory return to this show after over a year! In this episode, I open up and share the challenges I've personally faced since I recorded the last show. Join me as I reveal how I transformed these obstacles into powerful catalysts for growth, making each day a joyful celebration of the eternal victory of light over darkness. Prepare to dive deep into the ancient wisdom of the...

Discover the transformative power of being an instrument of the divine in this episode. From a young age, my heart yearned to make a difference and give back to the world, yet I sought clarity on how to truly serve at the highest level. It was through the sacred Vedic spiritual teachings that I uncovered the profound meaning of service and its ability to elevate our existence. Join me on an enligh...

Prepare to be amazed as we unravel the hidden wisdom behind mosquito bites and their profound connection to our path towards spiritual liberation. In this episode, I delve into a revelation that may well forever change the way you perceive these tiny creatures.  Join me as I recount my recent relocation to the enchanting state of Florida, where I found myself in a fierce battle against swarms of r...

Prepare to embark upon a transformative journey through the holidays and beyond. During this time, our buried emotions resurface, presenting us a unique opportunity for profound healing and transcendence. In the depths of these challenging moments, we have a chance to connect with our inner child, heal old wounds and foster deep inner growth. Simultaneously, we are invited to expand our spiritual...

Unleash the power of gratitude and the secrets for a joyful and spiritual lifestyle as we delve into the ancient Vedic spiritual tradition, which unveils profound wisdom that places gratitude at the very heart of human existence. Join me in this episode as we explore the sacred teachings of the Vedic scriptures, revealing the five daily sacrifices that, when offered into the sacred fire of transfo...

In this episode, I sit with Gautamji Jain, senior protege of world renowned philosopher Swami Parthasarathy, to discuss the spiritual process of transformation. We discuss the biggest subconscious thought pattern that everyone wrongly believes, the law of karma, how to control your mind to control your life and be true to your conviction and conscience. This episode is perfect for anyone seeking t...

A true spiritual warrior can dance between the heights of light and the despair of the darkness, unscathed. I share in this podcast about my personal journey of awakening to the power of my inner light in the midst of the darkest experience of my life. In the Vedic spiritual tradition, it is believed that all the suffering we experience in life is due to lack of spiritual knowledge of who really a...

Having healthy boundaries is one of the hardest things for empathetic souls to successfully manage. We tend to put the needs of others ahead of our own, to the point where we don't even feel like it's okay to have any needs of our own. When people with domineering personalities take over us to the point of even denying our lived subjective experience, and/or what objectively happened in...

We live in a world of projection. There is so much we can learn about ourselves and one another by listening very deeply to our own words, those of others and the emotions underlying them. If we look very closely, we will see that whatever we really admire in another is a reflection of what is admirable within us. Whatever we criticize in another is what we are critical of in our own selves. That...

Discipline often sounds like a scary word that many of us perhaps associate with being punished for things we did - or did not do. In The Bhagavad Gita, one of the greatest spiritual texts that is essentially a manual for how to be successful on the battlefield of our daily life challenges, it says "What is like poison in the beginning becomes like nectar in the end. What is like nectar in th...

We often hear this expression about forgiveness and forgetting, to simply 'forgive and forget.' What often happens, however, when we simply forget past violations is we tend to unconsciously recreate the situation in a new context, with a new cast of characters, playing the same old roles. The only way to truly forgive without recreating situations that allow others to harm us is to deve...

Prepare to break free from the shackles of fear and unlock the boundless potential that resides within you. In this episode, I dive deep into the heart of fear, unraveling its intricate web of limitations that hold us back from living life to the fullest. Join me as I unveil the primary root causes of fear, shining a light on the hidden corners of our minds, where it takes root. Discover the trans...

In this episode, I sit with Rock-Star Shaman Alyson Charles, a motivational speaker, healer and teacher dedicated to sharing medicines for expansion into your fullest power. We discuss a potent time when she was initiated into her calling to be true to her highest Self, how to reclaim your intuition, our personal connections with members of the big cat family, how you can connect with power animal...

So many people believe that you can simply meditate your way to the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment. They say how much relief they got from meditation, only to then get frustrated with it later, not be able to sustain the practice and eventually give it up altogether. This is extremely normal. The ancient wisdom of The Bhagavad Gita explains WHY it happens, and what you should actually fo...

Spiritual awakening is the ultimate goal of our human existence, according to all the world's ancient wisdom traditions. The ancient spiritual science of Vedānta (the spiritual philosophy underlying the Yoga and Ayurveda traditions) gives us a solid framework of 4 stages to be true to our own higher Self. Learn what they are, how I applied them to my own life (to overcome shame) and how you c...

Central to the process of being true to your higher Self is freeing yourself from the grip of desires that keep you feeling bound by your physical body, your emotional feelings and intellectual thoughts. Learn in this episode about 3 timeless paths designed by ancient Vedic sages to help you transcend your desires at all three levels. I also share about the spiritual meaning of cockroaches and sna...

Welcome to the True to Yourself Podcast, where we explore the power of authentic living. I'm Ananta, Co-founder and Director of The Ancient Way.  Ayurveda, and its sister science, Yoga, are oral lineage-based traditions, passed from teacher to student since time immemorial. I consider myself fortunate to have studied in lineages for 12+ years. I learned Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta spiritual ph...