from Cathy Burke To Ācārya: My yoga journey began late in life, when I was 60 years old, with the kind and steady guidance of Guy Donahaye, then teaching in New York City. At that time, he had already become your student! Today, I’m a month away from turning 76 — just a few months…
from Teresa Caetano To Ācārya: My first personal meeting with Ācārya was on October 11, 2017, the day my Father would have turned 87. The ripples from this meeting are still spreading in my mind and in my life, and I believe they will never stop. I had formally joined the Jivana program in Sintra…
from Carla Costa Namaste It’s been an Honor and a unique journey since I joined Sadvidya. It all started with a workshop on yoga and meditation. I had already done workshops before and looked for answers in many places, but this one was just – different. Everything was different: the people I met, how I…
In gratitude for Grace and the pure guidance of our teachers. https://sadvidyafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/red-woods-2.mov Ganapathiārya and Madhukeshwarārya’s visit and teachings were enthusiastically received! The public talks in San Francisco and Sebastopol were intimate and appreciated by all. Both of Ganapathiārya’s talks were illuminating, well organized, insightful and deeply engaging. The Ashland retreat went extremely well. There were…
Jivana Weekend Retreat in Sadvidya Sintra, May 24 – 26 Post by Jose Pedro and short film by Stacey सुभाषित subhāṣita Selected Lectures from Ā C Ā R Y A (2015 Fireflys Retreat) https://sadvidyafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-May-Retreat-Weekend.mp4 When you look at this window (the retreat movie), you get a sense of what the whole weekend was like. But…
from Dan Seward Letter to Acharya I apologize in advance for the biographical nature of this letter. Acharya’s teachings have quietly, slowly and methodically rearranged my life. An outside observer might not apprehend the changes, or would chalk them up to natural maturation and mellowing over time. Perhaps there’s some truth to this. Yet it’s…
from Lisa Norvell Letter to Acharya It is with heartfelt appreciation for Acarya and his teachings for well over the past decade that I would like to offer my gratitude. Since as long as I can remember, I have had a thirst for understanding universal spiritual truths and a desire to connect with the mystery…
from Joana Silva Letter to Acharya: These teachings taught me exactly where to go, what to do if things start to go off track, and how to regain balance. Yogaḥ citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ is quieting and being conscious of the modifications of the mind. These were undoubtedly the teachings that I relied on when I started my…
from Joe It is with great joy I wish to express how much Acharya has fulfilled a lifelong search for Truth. When just a young boy, I asked my Mother if there was a book on “how to be a human.” At that time, our family did not have access to the Yoga Sutras and…
from Maria Joao Fernandes Acharya: I had my first contact with Ācārya’s teachings in January 2019, during an “Open Day“ at Sadvidya Portugal, in the beautiful village of Sintra. I was very moved by the lecture I attended that day. Deep inside of me, it truly felt like I had just listened to something familiar…