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Show up for myself!

Thank you to everyone in our beautiful community for their shares and for everyone who was present at the Kula Session today! What a fabulous morning we had and thanks to Sadhvi Ishani and Sadhvi Aparna who led us through a contemplative and introspective conversation on how do we live like a yogi while being a grihasta (householder)!

What I saw coming up for myself today during the session was a bit of surprise. Whether it is due to the culture I grew up in or the family which I was blessed to be a part of in this lifetime, one of the primary goals of my existence has been to show up for others, show up in a way that others could make sense of who I am, show up to meet the expectations that society has on me.


Who I am truly has been a mystical question for me as Ishaa also said today during the Kula session, the need for external validation. Often in sessions when there is an opportunity to share, I would feel like massive wave of anxiety flooding my chest and pushing me to share something, anything, but as I delve deep into the vedic teachings and hear our teacher Shunya ji and the Sadhvi's speak, there is a small little voice that emerges that says in these moments, show up for yourself! Share if you feel the need to truly do that, share with intentionality and humanity. This voice brings in a lot of peace and relief to me and I am able to be present in the moment!. Wonder if anyone else has felt this way?

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Sadhvi Ishani
Sadhvi Ishani
27 de jan.

I really resonate with this. In fact, I rarely if ever shared in class during my first entire year of study with Acharya Shunya. Every time I would open my mouth to speak my cheeks would flush red, my eyes tear up, my chest get tight and throat close up. It felt impossible to put words to either my questions or insights (though plenty of them were coming up within). Hearing the shares of others, spending a lot of quiet time in contemplation (reflecting, journaling, taking walks, etc.) and giving myself a lot of grace and compassion slowly softened that experience. I eventually found words to express my experience. Showing up in your authenticity - either in your silent presence, or active sharing - either one is valuable to the collective.

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