Upcoming Vedic Events

Date: September 6–27, 2026
Time: Sundays, 7:00–8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Online via Zoom
Rate: $75 one-time payment
Format: Four consecutive live Sunday teachings
Includes: Personal Zoom access and designated session recordings
Renewal: One-time payment, no automatic renewal

Four Live Teachings. Personal Zoom Access. A One-Time Opportunity to Experience the Inner Mandala.

Experience the Inner Mandala directly through four live Sunday teachings with Acharya Shunya.

This one-time introductory opportunity allows you to enter the ongoing Upasana Yoga teachings of the Inner Mandala and experience the teachings as they unfold alongside the existing community.

Over four consecutive eligible Sundays, you will join Acharya Shunya for live teachings rooted in meditation, mantra, sacred contemplation, inner discipline, and the Vedic path of drawing closer to Ishvara.

This is more than a preview or standalone introductory course. It is an opportunity to experience the rhythm of live study, the teachings, and the community of the Inner Mandala before discerning whether you wish to continue into full membership.

After enrollment, you will receive your four eligible Sunday session dates and personal Zoom joining information by email. Designated recordings will also be provided for the trial sessions.

The $75 trial membership is available once per person and does not automatically renew.

Dates: September 12 – December 12, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Live online
Rate: $65 for one class | $216 for all four
Format: Four live Goddess teachings
Includes: Recordings of the teachings
Who It's For: Women seeking deeper self-understanding through the wisdom of the Goddess

The Four Thresholds:
• September 12: When Shame Silences Shakti
• October 10: The Sacred Fire of Anger
• November 14: The Goddess & The Unlived Life
• December 12: The Goddess & Inner Authority

Four intimate teachings exploring the places where women may feel silenced, constrained, disconnected, or uncertain of their own inner authority.

Drawing from the living Goddess traditions of India, Acharya Shunya explores four powerful dimensions of a woman's life: shame, anger, the unlived life, and inner authority.

Through the wisdom of Goddess traditions including Kali, Matangi, Durga, Bhairavi, Tripura Sundari, Parvati, Tara, and Saraswati, each teaching offers a distinct threshold into deeper self-understanding, discernment, and transformation.

You may attend one teaching that speaks to something alive in your life, or experience all four as a deeper journey. Each class stands on its own, and no membership or further commitment is required.

Date: September 12, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM Pacific Time
Where: Online
Format: Live online gathering
Offering: Free will donation
Who May Attend: All sincere seekers welcome

Join Acharya Shunya for a special Veda Sangha exploring Navratri, the sacred festival of the Goddess.

Every year, seekers from around the world come together to deepen their connection with the Divine Feminine. In this special gathering, Acharya Shunya will introduce the significance of Navratri and the Vedic understanding of honoring the Goddess.

Explore why we celebrate the Devi, how rituals and devotional practices can support the yogic journey, and how cultivating a relationship with the Goddess can deepen our spiritual life.

All sincere seekers are welcome.

Date: October 3, 2026
Time: 1:00–3:00 PM Central Time
Where: Online via Zoom
Format: Live, interactive teaching
Member Rate: $35
Standard Rate: $40
Includes: Recording with four weeks of on-demand access
Experience: Teachings, chanting, meditation, and live Q&A
Prerequisite: No prior background required

What if the universe we experience is not something outside of us, but something that lives within us?

The Mandukya Upanishad offers a profound exploration of consciousness through the states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep, inviting us to recognize the awareness that remains constant through every changing experience.

In this live, interactive session, Acharya Shunya guides participants through the teachings of the Mandukya Upanishad and the nature of the Self beyond these changing states.

The experience includes traditional Vedic teachings, chanting of select verses, experiential meditation, and live questions and responses. No prior knowledge is required.

The program will be recorded, and all registered participants will receive four weeks of on-demand access to the recording.

Dates: October 4–20, 2026
Where: Online
Format: 11 live sessions + recordings
Includes: Community forum, Navratri resource library, music, recipes, videos, and more

Essential Journey:
• October 4: Opening Orientation
• October 11–19: Nine Morning Transmissions
• October 20: Closing Celebration

Optional: Afternoon immersions are available for those who wish to explore the Goddess of the day more deeply.

For more than 15 years, seekers from around the world have gathered with Acharya Shunya during Navratri to pause, pray, and reconnect with the wisdom of the Divine Mother.

This year, enter a global community for a sacred journey of mantra, meditation, devotion, and daily teachings on the Goddess. Each morning transmission offers an opportunity to slow down, receive, and reconnect with what is sacred within.

Come if you are tired of carrying too much. Come if your heart longs for strength, softness, clarity, and renewal.

The Essential Navratri Journey includes an opening orientation, nine morning transmissions, a closing celebration, recordings, community access, and a rich collection of Navratri resources. 

Dates: October 11–19, 2026
Time: 12:00 Noon PT / 3:00 PM ET
Where: Online
Format: Nine live afternoon sessions
Includes: Teachings, mantra, meditation, reflection, and selected passages from the Devi Mahatmya
Focus: The Goddess, inner life, relationships, devotion, and spiritual longing

The morning gatherings open the doorway. These afternoon sessions invite you to go further in, meeting the Goddess within your own heart, life, relationships, and spiritual longing.

Join Acharya Shunya from October 11–19 for nine intimate and devotional afternoon sessions, each dedicated to the Goddess of the day. Through sacred teachings, mantra, meditation, 

reflection, and selected passages from the Devi Mahatmya, each gathering offers a deeper encounter with the living presence of the Goddess.

These quieter afternoon immersions create space to listen more deeply, turn inward, and discover the qualities the Goddess awakens within us: strength, wisdom, compassion, protection, abundance, courage, surrender, and peace.

Come as you are, and allow each afternoon to become an opportunity for deeper connection, reflection, and devotion.

Dates: October 29 – November 2, 2026
Where: Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Format: Five-day residential Ayurvedic retreat
Tuition: $795
Teachers: Acharya Shunya & Chef Sanjai
Includes: Ayurvedic meals, cooking demonstrations, yoga, meditation, teachings, and evening healing circles
Focus: Seasonal renewal, digestion, nervous-system balance, and Ayurvedic living

As summer gives way to autumn, Ayurveda invites us to slow down, restore balance, and gently reset the body and mind.

Join Acharya Shunya and Chef Sanjai for a five-day Ayurvedic retreat at Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas, created around the seasonal transition from summer into autumn. Through nourishing food, Ayurvedic practices, yoga, meditation, and rest, you'll explore ways to cool excess heat, support digestion, calm the nervous system, and restore balance.

At the heart of the retreat is Ayurvedic cooking with Chef Sanjai, featuring seasonal recipes, balancing meals, cooking demonstrations, herbal drinks, and practical approaches you can bring into your own home.

Each day also offers yoga and meditation, teachings on Ayurveda and seasonal living, time for rest and reflection, and intimate evening circles with Acharya Shunya.

This retreat is an opportunity to step away from the pace of everyday life and experience nourishment, renewal, and a deeper connection with Ayurvedic living in the peaceful setting of the Sivananda Ashram.

Date: November 4, 2026
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM Eastern Time
Where: Online via Zoom
Length: 2 hours
Tuition: $49
Format: Live online experience

Celebrate Diwali as an invitation to return to the light within.

Through the timeless wisdom of the Vedic tradition, Acharya Shunya offers a sacred space for reflection, spiritual renewal, and deeper connection with your inner wisdom.

Gather in the spirit of Diwali to illuminate the heart, reconnect with what is most essential, and rediscover the light that lives within. Through reflection and Vedic wisdom, this special experience invites you to cultivate greater clarity, awareness, and inner connection and carry that light into everyday life.

Come as you are and allow this Diwali gathering to become a moment of renewal, reflection, and return to your inner light.

Dates: March 7–28, 2027
Format: Four-part workshop series
Where: Online
Includes: Gayatri meditation, Gayatri Pranayama, mantra chanting, chakra alignment, word-by-word meaning, and daily sadhana guidance
Recordings: Lifetime access
Community: Dedicated community space for continued practice

Enter into a deeper relationship with the Gayatri Mantra through a week-long immersion in meditation, mantra, pranayama, and daily sadhana.

Gayatri is one of the most revered mantras of the Vedic tradition, associated with divine light, awakened intelligence, and inner guidance. In this annual immersion, Acharya Shunya introduces Gayatri not simply as a chant, but as a living sadhana, a sacred practice that can be returned to throughout one's life.

Through the series, you will learn traditional Gayatri meditation, Gayatri Pranayama, the word-by-word meaning of the mantra, and four ways of chanting with chakra alignment. You will also explore the four subtle levels of sacred speech through which mantra deepens: outer speech, mental speech, perceptive speech, and transcendental speech.

The immersion is designed to support both understanding and continued practice, with practical guidance for bringing Gayatri into your daily life.

Registration includes lifetime access to the recordings and a dedicated community space, allowing you to return to the teachings and continue deepening your relationship with Gayatri over time.

Dates: April 13–17, 2027
Where: Sivananda Ashram, Bahamas
Format: Five-day Ayurvedic retreat
Teachers: Acharya Shunya & Chef Sanjai
Includes: Ayurvedic detox practices, nourishing meals, cooking lessons, lifestyle teachings, and guided practices
Focus: Detoxification, rejuvenation, nourishment, and Ayurvedic living

Step away from everyday demands and immerse yourself in five days of traditional Ayurvedic detox, nourishment, and renewal in the Bahamas.

Join Acharya Shunya and renowned Ayurvedic chef Sanjai for a five-day full-body Ayurveda retreat designed to support a deeper reset of body and mind. Through daily cleansing practices, nourishing meals, and guided Ayurvedic teachings, you'll explore traditional approaches to rejuvenation and restoring balance.

The retreat also includes cooking and lifestyle lessons at no additional cost, giving you practical knowledge that you can carry into your everyday life long after the retreat ends.

Set in the peaceful surroundings of the Bahamas, this annual retreat offers a dedicated space to slow down, learn, nourish yourself, and reconnect with the wisdom of Ayurveda.

Dates: June 10–August 26, 2027
Format: 12-week online journey
Where: Online
Teacher: Acharya Shunya
Live Integration: Thursdays at 6:00 PM Pacific Time with Sadhvi Ishani
Includes: Weekly teachings, integration exercises, live Assimilation Circles, and private community access
Recordings: Lifetime access to audio and video recordings
Enrollment: Wisdom Access $298 | Wisdom Seeker $348 | Wisdom Steward $398

There is a presence within you that remains untouched by the struggles, fears, and changes of the mind. The Vedic tradition calls this witnessing consciousness the Self, or Sakshi.

In this 12-week journey, Acharya Shunya guides you into a direct and practical exploration of your Sovereign Self and its nine dimensions. Through Vedic wisdom, contemplation, and lived practice, you will explore how to recognize the awareness beneath your thoughts, emotions, and conditioned patterns, and begin living from a deeper foundation of clarity, courage, compassion, and freedom.

The journey combines weekly teachings from Acharya Shunya, practical integration exercises, and live weekly Assimilation Circles with Sadhvi Ishani. These sessions create space to reflect on the teachings, ask questions, and explore how this wisdom can be integrated into everyday life.

You do not need to have read Sovereign Self to participate. The course includes the teachings and practices needed to engage with the material, while those familiar with the book will discover additional frameworks and contemplations for applying its wisdom to their own lives.

Registration includes lifetime access to the recordings and a private community, allowing you to return to the teachings and continue your journey of self-recognition over time.