True to Yourself: your soulful companion for the journey home to yourself.

What do you do when one difficult situation begins taking up so much space that it feels like your whole life?

After an unusually demanding week, Ananta Ripa Ajmera — award-winning author of The Way of the Goddess and longtime teacher of Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta — did something simple that unexpectedly became a powerful reminder of who she was.

In this short Fire of Transformation Ritual, Ananta invites you to reclaim a...

What happens when life suddenly asks more of you than you ever expected?

In this deeply personal yet intentionally private reflection, Ananta Ripa Ajmera — 10-time award-winning author of The Way of the Goddess and The Ayurveda Way, spiritual teacher, and longtime student and teacher of Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta — shares what she is discovering while moving through one of the most demanding experiences of her life.

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Have you ever known it was time to let go of someone—or something—but still felt an irresistible pull toward it?

Maybe it’s a relationship you keep returning to, someone’s approval you’re still waiting for, or a version of success you thought would finally make you feel complete.

What if the power you’ve been searching for has been yours all along?

In this Sacral Chakra Release, Ananta Ripa Ajmera, ...

Do you ever feel like your attention is being pulled toward someone—or something—even when you know it isn't good for you?

Maybe you're waiting for a message, seeking someone's approval, or reaching for another distraction when you want to be doing something more meaningful.

What if reclaiming your power isn't about fighting your desires, but discovering something you want more?

In this Sacral Chakra Ritual, Ananta Ripa Aj...

Have you ever wanted someone—or something—so badly that you kept chasing it, even when you knew it wasn't good for you?

Maybe it's a relationship, someone's approval, or the next achievement you hope will finally make you feel fulfilled. But what if the secret to reclaiming your power isn't getting more of what you want?

In this Sacral Chakra Reflection, Ananta Ripa Ajmera, award-winning author of The Way of the Goddess, ...

Have you ever felt like being fully yourself could cost you love, belonging, or safety?

In this Root Chakra Release, Ananta Ripa Ajmera guides you through a visualization for releasing the beliefs and protective patterns that may have once taught you to stay small, please others, ignore your needs, or abandon yourself in order to belong.

Guided by the archetype of Shailaputri, Daughter of the Mountain — the first stage of the D...

What if preparing a meal could become a way to reconnect with the earth, listen to your body, and feel more at home within yourself?

In this Root Chakra Ritual, Ananta Ripa Ajmera invites you into the kitchen for a grounding practice using food, spices, your senses, and the natural world to cultivate a deeper relationship with your body — and with what truly nourishes you.

Inspired by Shailputri, Daughter of the Mountain &mdash...

Have you ever felt betrayed by your own body — or started defining yourself by something you've been through? What would change if you could trust your body again, not as something to control, but as a sacred home to listen to and care for?

Before we're asked to open our hearts, speak our truth, trust our intuition, or reach toward higher states of consciousness, the Divine Feminine Hero's Journey brings us all the way back do...

Have you ever known, intellectually, that you don't need someone's approval anymore — but still felt something inside you waiting for it? Maybe you've already set the boundary, made the decision, or moved on. And yet, some part of you still wonders: Do they understand? Do they approve? Are they proud of me? Do they finally see who I am?

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurved...

Have you ever known what you wanted to do — and then asked so many people what they thought that, by the end, you couldn't even hear your own answer anymore? Or maybe you didn't ask anyone at all. Maybe you just found yourself wondering: Will they approve? Will they understand? Will they still love me?

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancie...

Have you ever deeply trusted a spiritual teacher, healer, mentor, or guide — only to eventually wonder whether following their guidance was helping you trust yourself more, or less? Maybe nothing was obviously wrong. Maybe they were wise, charismatic, even genuinely helpful. And yet, somewhere along the way, you started looking outside yourself for answers you once knew how to find within.

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera&m...

Is there an old version of yourself you've been carrying that's ready to be released? What if you could honor the part of you that once needed it — and finally let it go?

In this guided visualization, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and co-founder of The Ancient Way—closes the Higher Heart Chakra series with the Release stage of the Divine Feminine Hero's Journey, guid...

What if the secret to younger-looking skin isn't only what you put on your skin? And what if feeling younger has as much to do with what you're willing to release — and how much joy you allow yourself to feel — as it does with what you put on your body?

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and co-founder of The Ancient Way—continues the Higher Heart C...

Have you ever asked "why me?" when something devastating happened to you — and wondered if that was even the right question? Have you spent your life caring for everyone else, only to find yourself needing to receive love and not knowing how?

After surviving stage 2–3 breast cancer, former ER physician and Ayurveda expert Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh, M.D., had to learn something she had spent much of her life helping others d...

Do you already know, intellectually, that someone no longer has authority over you—and still hear their voice in your head? Do you still anticipate their judgment, want their approval, fear what they might think, or wonder whether they were right about you?

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way—completes our Crown Chakra series...

When you don't know what to do, where do you go first? A friend, a search engine, your therapist, your astrologer, another podcast? There's nothing wrong with seeking guidance. But what if, before reaching outward, there were one question worth asking first: What do I already know?

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way—continues our ...

Have you ever trusted someone so deeply—a spiritual teacher, therapist, healer, astrologer, coach, or mentor—that little by little, you started trusting their voice more than your own? Have you found yourself questioning your perceptions, overriding your body's signals, or believing someone else had access to wisdom, healing, or Truth that you couldn't access without them?

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-tim...

Do you already know exactly which boundary you need to hold, but guilt, fear, or obligation keeps pulling you back the moment you try? Have you ever wondered whether letting go of what keeps you tied to someone means letting go of your love for them too?

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way—completes our Third Eye Chakra series with...

Do you know exactly what a boundary should sound like, but freeze the moment you actually have to say it out loud? Have you ever held a limit with someone you love, felt their disappointment, and immediately wanted to take it all back?

In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way—continues our Third Eye Chakra series with the Ritual stage o...