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Lineage-holder. Bestselling Author. Fierce Voice for Timeless Wisdom​

Born into an ancient Vedic lineage in India, and now rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area, Acharya Shunya is a globally respected spiritual teacher. She does not dilute or modernize the truth — she remembers it, lives it, and transmits it with power, clarity, and compassion. 

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Inside her Vedic Study Circle — an online sanctuary offering deep teachings in Bhakti, Karma, Jnana, and Upasana (Raja) — she guides seekers from 21 countries in a sacred return to the Self through the Four Yogas. Not as theory, but as a living path. 

Rooted in an unbroken tradition and offered entirely on a donation basis, the Study Circle is part of her mission to restore the sacred fire of Yoga in modern times.

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With uncompromising clarity, she burns through illusion, spiritual bypassing, and the commodification of truth.

Acharya Shunya's voice carries ancient echoes — and modern medicine.

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"Not a product. Not a brand.

Acharya Shunya is a real teacher, in a real tradition, walking a real path."​​​​

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A living lineage.
A true community. A path we walk together.

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Come sit with us — not to be

fixed, but to be found.

In the warmth of tradition,

the light of wisdom,  and the

presence of a compassionate teacher,

your inner knowing shall rise.
 

Acharya Shunya: A Living Flame in Modern Times

In an age where artificial intelligence offers information, Acharya Shunya offers transformation.

 

Her teachings are not algorithmic; they are embodied, experienced, and eternally relevant.​

 

As the first female head of a 2,000-year-old Vedic lineage, she bridges ancient wisdom with contemporary life, guiding seekers not just to know the Self, but to live it.​

 

“She doesn’t reinvent yoga—she remembers it, fiercely and reverently.”

 

​In a world saturated with commodified spirituality, Acharya Shunya stands as a tower of authenticity—a teacher who doesn't just share wisdom but lives it, inviting you to do the same.

Why Lineage Matters — Even Now
 

In an age of spiritual noise and commodified yoga, lineage offers something rare:
accountability, depth, and trust.

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Acharya Shunya is the first female lineage-holder of the Sarayu Parampara, a 2,000-year-old stream of Vedic wisdom from Ayodhya, India.

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She descends from a long line of awakened beings who lived in the world, but not of it — each transmitting truth not through doctrine, but through presence.

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“Truth does not require escape from life. It is revealed through one who lives it fully.”
— Baba Ayodhya Nath

A living lineage: Baba Ayodhya Nath, Acharya Shanti Prakash, and Acharya Shunya.

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A living lineage.
A Global Family.

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The Vedic Study Circle is not a course — it is a sanctuary. A sacred return.
​Seekers join from over 21 countries:  from ashrams, yoga studios, hospital break rooms, and family kitchens.  

We come as teachers, therapists, students, healers, and householders.
 
Some arrive quietly, with curiosity.  
Others come bold with longing.  

What unites us is not background — but a call.  

A call to remember the Self, and live it with clarity, courage, and sacred dignity.​

“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

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From the banks of the River Sarayu in Ayodhya, India, to seekers around the world —  this living lineage,
rooted in nondual Vedanta and the truth of One Self,
Four Yoga Pathways
Spiritual Ayurveda,
continues to guide  
sincere students of all backgrounds toward freedom and radiant remembrance.

Season 2 of Shadow to Self — Yoga Burns Again

 

With 46 soul-stirring episodes and a top 2.5% ranking on ListenNotes, Acharya Shunya's podcast Shadow to Self has become a quiet revolution.

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Now, in Season 2, the fire rises.

This season is not spiritual sedation. It’s a wake-up call.

It’s for seekers ready to walk the path as it was meant to be — bold, illuminating, unflinching.​​​

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🎧 New episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday.

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Books
That Carry the Flame

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Critically Acclaimed, Widely Respected Books:

Roar Like a Goddess — Winner of the prestigious OMMIE Award, recognized for excellence in spiritual and feminine empowerment.


Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom — Named one of Healthline’s Top 10 Alternative Medicine Books of the year and taught in Ayurveda colleges  United States and UK.


Sovereign Self — A beloved Bhagavad Gita companion for the modern seeker, embraced by yoga and spiritual schools worldwide.

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These and other international bestsellers have become trusted companions to seekers, teachers, and healers across continents.

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Annual & Ongoing Offerings

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Gayatri Sadhana:

A Vedic mantra journey into radiant light. Offered each March in intimate cohorts. Sacred seats fill quickly — enroll now.

Navratri Goddess Sadhana

Nine days of devotion to the Divine Feminine. Every autumn. A 15-year legacy of sacred joy for all genders — awaken, embody, honor.

Vedic Study Circle

A living sanctuary of online Vedic study, where the Four Yogas become a way of life. Includes 10+ free programs. Donation-based. Join anytime. Walk at your own pace.

Navodaya New Dawn Satsang & Online Retreat

  Held every January,  — receive your sacred reset and spiritual theme for the year from Acharya Shunya.

Yoga That Remembers. Offerings That Transform.

Each offering is a return — to
sacred fire, ancient mantra, fierce devotion, and the soul of a 2,000-year-old path.

These are not events, but transmissions — of goddess, of mantra, of
Vedic Yoga that transforms you from within.

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For Over 15 Years, A Mission to Uplift
A Vow to Share Freely

Over 15 years of free Vedic teachings — lovingly offered.
Acharya Shunya’s mission is simple: to reduce suffering by making truth accessible.

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Her YouTube channel shares a vast treasury of teachings.


Her podcast, Shadow to Self, ranked in the top 2.5% globally, has reached seekers in over 50 countries.


Her blogs offer gentle wisdom, curated with care — not content, but contemplation.​

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All of these free resources are not add-ons.
They are an essential part of Acharya Shunya’s spiritual mission:
To reduce suffering, to restore remembrance, and to make truth available to all — not as a brand, but as a blessing.

Check Out Retreats & Public Events

Meet a true teacher — not just a speaker

A rare opportunity to sit with an awakened woman teacher — rooted in a 2,000-year-old living lineage.

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Join Acharya Shunya in sacred spaces around the world — from Kripalu and Omega to the Sedona Yoga Festival, Sivananda Bahamas, and Ram Dass retreats.

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Experience the transmission of awakened wisdom in person — through satsangs, immersions, and retreats steeped in beauty, devotion, and depth. Pilgrimage to India coming soon.

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Experience the warmth, power, and direct transmission of her presence — through satsangs, immersions, and retreats that awaken the Self in settings of beauty, devotion, and depth.
Pilgrimage to India coming soon.


Come receive what only a true teacher can give.

 

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Each email will be a blessing — not inbox noise, but Shakti’s whisper.

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- Team Acharya Shunya

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Walking Together. Real people. Real practice. Real joy.

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Acharya Shunya’s Twin Flames logo symbolizes the personal Self and the universal Self merging into a single eternal flame. This evocative symbol reflects her teachings that the individual and the cosmos share one unified divine essence.

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