Join master spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Acharya Shunya on her new show, Shadow to Self. She'll help you understand the universal coexistence of light and darkness within each and every one of us, share real-life stories, and explore concepts surrounding non-dual spirituality, relationships, existential question marks, consciousness, karma, dharma, moksha and more. She will also have guests on occasion, where she'll have deep conversations that will open your heart to a higher dimension of consciousness and instill empowerment and freedom. Subscribe now for updates.
Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya
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Join master spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Acharya Shunya on her new show, Shadow to Self. She'll help you understand the universal coexistence of light and darkness within each and every one of us, share real-life stories, and explore concepts surrounding non-dual spirituality, relationships, existential question marks, consciousness, karma, dharma, moksha and more. She will also have guests on occasion, where she'll have deep conversations that will open your heart to a higher dimension of consciousness and instill empowerment and freedom. Subscribe now for updates.
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Recent Episodes
February 26, 2026
The Inner Sun: Entering the Gayatri Mantra
<p>In this episode of Shadow to Self, Acharya Shunya shares the Gayatri Mantra not as theory, but as living memory.</p> <p>From early dawn walks along the Sarayu River in Ayodhya to the disciplined transmission of her grandfather, she reveals how Gayatri became the inner architecture of her life.</p> <p>You will learn:</p> <p>• Why Gayatri is called the mother of the Vedas<br /> • The meaning of its three lines and three vyahritis<br /> • The significance of its nine words and twenty-four sounds<br /> • How sound shapes consciousness<br /> • Why this mantra is an invocation of clarity, not superstition<br /> • How Gayatri moves us from shadow to Self</p> <p>More than a chant, Gayatri is structured illumination. It refines the mind, strengthens discernment, and anchors us in inner radiance. Whether you are new to mantra or returning to it with deeper intent, this episode invites you to rediscover the inner sun that never sets.</p>
January 22, 2026
When the Shadow Meets Grace: Advaita and Kabbalah in Dialogue
<p>In this episode, Vedic wisdom meets the depths of Jewish mysticism as host Acharya Shunya sit sin dialogue with Rabbi Matthew Ponak. Together, they explore how the shadow is not something to be conquered but met with divine intelligence, how ancient traditions guide us when the self feels fragmented, and how grace arrives when effort alone falls short. Drawing from Advaita and embodied Kabbalah, this conversation moves beyond theory into lived experience, revealing how sacred lineages across cultures point toward the same inner rescue: remembrance, humility, and the quiet help that comes when we stop pretending we can do it alone. Rabbi Matthew Ponak is a teacher of Jewish mysticism and spiritual counselor, ordained with honors from Hebrew College's neo-Hasidic rabbinical school and author of Embodied Kabbalah.</p>
December 4, 2025
Sita's Gems: Reclaiming Sita's Voice from the Shadows
<p>Sita, the heroine of the Hindu epic Ramayana and a divine feminine avatar of Lakshmi, is often misunderstood. She is praised for her patience, remembered for her suffering, but rarely honored for her sovereign choices, her hidden fire, her radical return to Self. In this extraordinary episode, Acharya Shunya brings together the creators of Sitayana—a groundbreaking audio retelling of the Ramayana through Sita's eyes. Together with producer Michael Sternfeld, devotional artist Nina Rao, mystic Mirabai Starr, and author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, she explores exile, dharma, silence, devotion, and the moment when Sita says no… and returns to the Earth. Includes a stirring passage from "Sita Returns to Mother Earth" and a devotional song offered by Nina Rao to invoke her presence through sacred sound.</p>
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