Vedic Study Members Enter Above
Navratri 2025
September 20 to October 1
The Sacred Surrender
Embracing the Divine Feminine this Navratri
With Acharya Shunya
Navratri 2025: The Flow of Events
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Sept. 20th (Sat) - 12 Noon to 1:00 PM PST on Zoom
Sep. 22nd to 30th, 12 Noon to 12:30 PM PST on Zoom
Sep 20: Join Us for an Introductory Session: How to Celebrate Navratri
We invite you to a special Zoom session with Vedic Teacher Sadhvi Aparna before Navratri begins, on September 20th (Saturday). Learn how to celebrate Navratri and cultivate Sattva, the quality of inner mental clarity. Receive guidance on rituals, mantras, recipes, meditations to deepen your connection with the divine energies.
Sep 22 to 30: Join Acharya Shunya for Navratri Celebrations: Channel the Goddess
Join Acharya Shunya from September 22nd to 30th, daily from 12 noon to 12:30 PM, PST, (audio-only) celebration over Zoom. Acharya Shunya will lead guided meditations on the goddess of the day, chant and share Goddess Katha (evoking legends). Immerse yourself in the blessings of Navratri.
Oct 1st (Wed), 12 Noon to 1:30 PM PST on Zoom
Oct 1: Join Us for a Concluding Celebratory Session with Acharya Shunya
We invite you to a special concluding session of our Navratri celebration featuring Acharya Shunya, Sadhvi Aparna, and kirtan artist. This joyous event will include participant shares from around the world, a concluding satsang from Acharya Shunya, and live kirtan to uplift your spirit.
The Recordings of All Sessions will Be Made Available to Participants
Evoke Durga
Evoke Lakshmi
Goddess Lakshmi is the second major manifestation of Shakti, and we meet her three archetypes from the 4th to the 6th day of Navratri. Each represents abundance through stable and loving relationships, material wealth and comforts, and above all, good luck, that we all humans need that.
In the final three days of Navratri, you will meet Goddess Saraswati and her three archetypes, who will each take you further, to meet their own divine Self. Saraswati orchestrates our ultimate and final awakening. This is the non-dual circle – whatever is shining out there as spirit, we find shining in here, as the innermost divine feminine truth.
Evoke Saraswati
The first three days of Navratri are dedicated to Goddess Durga and her three archetypes, who are each, the destroyer of inner challenges in the form of conditioning, negativity and self-doubt and remover of outer obstacles. Durga is one of the most impressive, formidable, and popular goddess manifestations of all-pervading Shakti.
Celebration Includes
Daily live chanting
by Acharya
Sharings on online community
Access to audio video
recordings for 3 months
Q+A+ Share
opportunities
End of Festival
Celebration
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An Unforgettable Goddess Experience
Shares from Past Participants
Vimala B
Listening to Acharya Shunya's teachings on the nine goddesses of Navratri was like a lullaby inviting me into the deeply powerful and enchanting world of the divine feminine. As she described the attributes, aspects and challenges of each goddess they came to life for me in a way that willed me to stop struggling, and surrender to their strength and beauty. Over these days I began to recognize and look for these goddess qualities within myself.
Manju B
​With Acharya Shunya's teachings, the nine forms of Durga emerged in 9 days for us to embrace the significance of them in our modern lives, our souls and our very being. As her stories unfolded the essence of the goddesses, the Goddess in me was invoked, their presence felt and their essence embodied my soul.
Yizhao
​Acharya Shunya's Goddess teachings are so alive, flowing like a river of wisdom, artfully telling the sacred Goddess stories, awakening how we can roar as modern day Goddesses too. When I am connected with the Goddess, I could activate an inner awareness that is radically okay, vastly open, and wisely welcoming, despite my outer circumstances changing like the weather patterns. I continue to cultivate inner attitudes to acknowledge my feelings deeper like Maa Durga; to experience this is all gifts like Maa Lakshmi; and to flow with what shows up in life externally and internally like Maa Saraswati. Jai Maa!
Goddess Invocator: A Divine Feminine Wisdom Keeper
Acharya Shunya
Acharya Shunya has grown up in a feminine body and a family that has revered the Divine Feminine for the last 2000 years in India. At the age of 9, which is the typical age in India to be inducted into spirituality, she was formally initiated into a lifelong path of Vedic learning, teaching, and service. She was also introduced to the wisdom of ancient goddess scriptures, worship rituals, mantras, and mystical practices by her grandfather, a renowned Hindu sage and yogi of his time in India.
The more time Acharya Shunya spent contemplating and meditating on the mythology and teachings of goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, the more inner strength awakened within her. Today, as the first female head of her 2000-year-old Vedic lineage and as someone who has been leading nine-day, nine-night 'Navratri' goddess immersions and retreats through Vedika Global since 2008, Acharya Shunya has imparted her unique and original goddess teachings to countless thankful students worldwide. She is also the author of "Roar Like A Goddess" (Sounds True, 2022), a book that has inspired many on their spiritual journey.
Festival Host and Navratri Guide
Sadhvi Aparna
Sadhvi Aparna is a Vedic Teacher in Acharya Shunya's ancient lineage. Aparna's first exposure to The Goddess was through an intensive 9 Day 9 Night 'Navratri' Retreat with Acharya Shunya in 2009, soon after receiving her spiritual name. Aparna experienced transformational change by implementing and embodying the archetypal values associated with each of the 9 Devis. After coordinating Acharya Shunya’s community celebrations of the Goddess for over a decade, Sadhvi Aparna is well suited to support seekers as they celebrate Navratri with Acharya Shunya.
In recognition of her unwavering commitment, spiritual depth, and embodiment of Vedic principles, Aparna has been honored with the title of 'Sadhvi' by Acharya Shunya. This esteemed title not only marks her as an advanced seeker within the lineage but also recognizes her capacity to lead and share the teachings with others. As a Sadhvi, Aparna is now entrusted with the sacred responsibility of guiding others on their spiritual journeys, sharing her rich experiences and deep wisdom.
Kirtan Artist Behind the Scenes
Nina Rao, Celebrated Kirtan Artist
Nina Rao learned traditional chants (bhajans) from her grandfather in a village in south India when she nine years old. The chants quietly stayed with her until she rediscovered chanting with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. For many years Nina has been Krishna Das’ business manager and accompanies him musically as well. In 2007, she recorded the track 'Nina Chalisa' on Krishna Das’ CD “Flow of Grace" released by Sounds True. January 2013 she released her debut album, “Antarayaami-Knower of All Hearts"; August 2018 her second album “Anubhav” was released entirely crowd-funded. Nina regularly leads kirtan, workshops, and retreats in her hometown of Brooklyn/New Paltz New York and beyond. She is also founder & chairwoman of non-profit Saving Wild Tigers which supports conservation of wild tigers and all species in their natural habitat in India. In addition, she hosts a podcast series on the Be Here Now Network exploring spirituality, practice, and conservation of wilderness and Nature (https://beherenownetwork.com/category/guest-podcasts/nina-rao/).
Nina Rao has recorded special goddess mantras exclusively for Acharya Shunya led Navratri retreats that will be made accessible to registered participants.
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Meet 9 Goddesses Over 9 Days 9 Nights
Goddess Shailputri
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Goddess Brahmacharini
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Goddess Chandraghanta
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Goddess Kushmanda
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Goddess Skandmata
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Goddess Katyayini
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Goddess Kalaratri
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Goddess Mahagouri
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Goddess Siddhidatri
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