A Vedic Teacher for
a Global Community
Acharya Shunya is a lineage-holding Advaita Vedanta teacher and the first female head of her ancient Vedic tradition from Ayodhya. An award-winning author, she has guided seekers in the West for decades, building an international community of students across 21 countries.
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Two Paths of Study with Acharya Shunya
Study directly with Acharya Shunya through the Four Yogas: Bhakti, Karma, Upasana, and Jnana. Deepen devotion, sacred action, meditation, and Self-knowledge within a living Vedic lineage, preparing the heart and mind for inner freedom and Self-realization, the vision of moksha.
Full membership includes:
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Live Sunday satsangs with Acharya Shunya.
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Companion classes with lineage-trained teachers.
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An extensive teaching archive, study resources, and private community spaces.
Begin with four Sundays
Experience four consecutive Sunday gatherings for $75, with recordings available during the trial and for two additional weeks. No application is required.
Continue to vedikaglobal.org to explore membership.
Join a worldwide sangha across 21 countries, welcoming all genders, faiths, and cultural backgrounds.
Enter sustained study of Shakti, the Divine Feminine, through Goddess scripture, sacred practice, and liberating self-inquiry. With Acharya Shunya’s guidance, explore courage, desire, anger, and relationships as devotion deepens and understanding matures into inner freedom and trust in yourself.
Your membership includes:
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Two live online gatherings each month with Acharya Shunya.
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A growing digital library of recorded teachings.
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A private community forum for reflection and connection.
Beginning January 9, 2027. Join at the beginning or later, subject to availability. Recordings and forum access remain available while your membership is active.
A welcoming circle for women and nonbinary people who feel at home in a women-centered space, across cultures, faiths, and backgrounds.
“Acharya Shunya teaches with rare authenticity, bridging ancient Vedic wisdom and modern life with clarity and grace. Her timing often feels divinely aligned, as if her words arrive just when I need them most.”
— Maria Krisric, Financial Analyst, New York
The Sarayu Parampara
Acharya Shunya is the current head of Sarayu Parampara, an ancient Vedic lineage rooted in Ayodhya, India. Preserved through generations of direct transmission, its teachings carry the wisdom of the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, meditation, mantra, and sacred living into the changing circumstances of each age.
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