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

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True to Yourself with Ananta Ripa Ajmera is a practical spiritual path home for anyone navigating anxiety, burnout, insomnia, heartbreak, or disconnection from purpose — because the hero's journey we're all on was never about reaching a place, but remembering who we truly are and living true to that self in how we eat, love, rest, and rise. Drawing on 15 years of lineage-based monastic study in Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedanta, and Divine Feminine wisdom, alongside today's most advanced integrative and energy healing practices — work embraced by Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Frank Lipman, and shared at Stanford School of Medicine, NYU, and UNICEF — Ananta guides listeners through the same 9-step chakra healing journey mapped in her bestselling, 8-time award-winning book, The Way of the Goddess (bit.ly/goddess-way).Each week explores one chakra through:* Ritual — Ayurvedic practices for energy, digestion, immunity, and fertility* Reflection — lessons and archetypes for your Divine Feminine Hero's Journey* Release — healing anxiety, insomnia, trauma patterns, narcissistic abuse, and codependent cycles at the rootNine chakras. Nine weeks. One continuous spiral home to yourself.New episodes weekly. Press play and remember who you are. 🔗 theancientway.co · IG @ananta.one

  1. 1 hr ago

    058: 5 Signs You Struggle to Set Healthy Boundaries as an Empath (and What to Do About It) | Third Eye Chakra Reflection

    Do you feel guilty the moment you say no — even when saying yes is costing you your peace? Have you ever sensed something wasn't right, only to let someone else talk you out of what you already knew? What if your struggle to trust your intuition is actually a boundary problem in disguise? In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way—opens our Third Eye Chakra series with the Reflection stage of the Divine Feminine Hero's Journey. Inspired by Katyayani, the archetypal sword-and-lotus goddess who teaches us that a loving heart and clear boundaries are not opposites, you'll explore the subtle ways we override our own inner knowing in the name of love, compassion, helping others, and keeping the peace — and why setting healthy boundaries begins with learning to trust what you already know. In this episode, you'll discover: Third Eye Chakra Healing — Why it governs intuition and discernment, and the surprising connection between trusting your inner knowing and setting healthy boundaries.5 Signs Your Boundaries Need Attention — Recognize the patterns that can quietly keep empaths and deeply caring people stuck in self-doubt, overgiving, and self-abandonment — sometimes without realizing they're doing it.The Savior Pattern — Ananta shares a personal story about a time when her genuine desire to help someone led her to override her own intuition — and the uncomfortable question that helped her finally see what was happening underneath.Fragrant Boundaries — Discover a different way to think about limits: not walls built from fear, but clear boundaries held with strength, compassion, and a genuine wish for the highest good of yourself and others.A Simple Third Eye Practice — A gentle practice for reconnecting with your inner knowing and beginning to trust what you've been sensing all along.If you're an empath, highly sensitive person, recovering people-pleaser, caretaker, or spiritual seeker who has ever wondered whether setting a boundary makes you selfish, difficult, or somehow less loving, this episode is for you. You don't have to become harder in order to have boundaries. You can have a soft heart and a strong gate. TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP Ready to reclaim the power you've been giving away to everyone but yourself? The Way of the Goddess is a nine-step journey through the nine chakras — nine goddesses, nine spiritual superpowers — guiding empaths and deep feelers from depletion back into wholeness, one sacred daily ritual at a time. This is the same roadmap shaping this podcast series. "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml Done the work — but still feel something deeper holding you back? Book your free Sovereign Within sample session. 7 healing modalities woven into an integrated experience. No reliving the past or talking required. 100% of participants recommend it. → bit.ly/sovereign-within You were never meant to walk this journey alone. Join The Ancient Way Village — our free community with book club, Q&As, daily spiritual practices and like-hearted people walking this path alongside you. → bit.ly/ancientwayvillage Serious about your growth? Join the Circle of Life Community — a free, by-interview space for those called to heal deeply and give generously. 2026 Global Health & Pharma Award winner. → theancientway.co/community Want a complete Ayurvedic foundation — at your own pace? The Ayurveda Lifestyle In-Depth Program gives you everything: your constitution, your rhythms, your healing. → bit.ly/ayurveda-lifestyle Ready for a deeper transformation? The Divine Feminine Hero's Journey is a small-group container limited to 12 souls — so every person is truly seen, heard, and held. → theancientway.co/hero Book your free discovery call to explore joining any of our programs. → bit.ly/call-tera ──────────────── Ananta's books The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More   → amzn.to/4reaXyz ──────────────── More free resources Living Liberated Newsletter: theancientway.kit.com Chakra Healing Guide: chakrahealingguide.com Digestion Healing Guide: theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing ────────────────── Disclaimer: All resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

  2. 3 days ago

    057: Releasing What You Never Said: A Guided Visualization to Free Your Voice | Throat Chakra Release

    Do you replay conversations for days, wondering if you said too much — or not enough? Have you ever felt a lump in your throat, like the words got stuck somewhere between your heart and your mouth? You don’t have to carry those unsaid words forever. Sometimes staying quiet begins as a way of protecting yourself — from conflict, rejection, or the fear of being “too much.” But over time, the words you swallow can become resentment, self-doubt, and the exhausting feeling that your true voice never quite gets to come through. In this final episode of our three-part Throat Chakra journey, Ananta Ripa Ajmera — 10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way — guides you through a gentle visualization for releasing what was never said and reconnecting with the voice beneath the fear. Inspired by Skandmata, the Vedic goddess who teaches us how to carry fire without being consumed by it, and by Vishuddha, the Throat Chakra governed by the element of space, this practice invites you to let old words, resentment, and silencing patterns move through you without needing to confront anyone or relive the past. This isn’t just another podcast episode. It’s a practice you can return to whenever a conversation is still running in your mind, whenever you catch yourself going quiet to keep the peace, or whenever you need to remember what it feels like to trust your own voice again. In this episode, you’ll experience: Release What You Never Said — A compassionate visualization to help you gently release swallowed words, unfinished conversations, and truths you weren’t ready or able to speak.Throat Chakra Healing — Create more spaciousness around Vishuddha, the chakra of sound, silence, listening, and authentic self-expression.Release Resentment Without Confrontation — Explore how anger and resentment can soften without needing to send the message, have the perfect conversation, or force closure.The Wisdom of Skandmata — Experience the teaching of carrying fire without suppressing it or allowing it to consume you.The Healing Power of Sound — Use gentle humming to feel your own voice moving through the throat and dissolving into space.A Return to Your Own Voice — Anchor into the truth that your voice was never too much — it was always exactly the right size.A Practice to Return To — Save this visualization for moments when your throat feels tight, old conversations resurface, or you find yourself becoming smaller to keep someone else comfortable.Perfect for empaths, highly sensitive people, recovering people-pleasers, and spiritual seekers healing from unspoken anger, unfinished conversations, fear of conflict, or years of staying silent to keep the peace. You do not have to become louder to become powerful. Your voice becomes powerful because it is true. TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP Sometimes a visualization opens a door — but some patterns have been carried for years. If you feel ready to release old heartbreak and self-abandonment patterns at a deeper, more permanent level, book your free Sovereign Within sample session. 7 healing modalities woven into an integrated experience, including Dr. Nelson's Body Code, Emotion Code, and Belief Code alongside Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedanta, and Vedic Astrology. No reliving the past or talking required. 100% of participants recommend it. → bit.ly/sovereign-within You were never meant to walk this journey alone. Join The Ancient Way Village — our free community with book club, Q&As, daily spiritual practices and like-hearted people walking this path alongside you. → bit.ly/ancientwayvillage Serious about your growth? Join the Circle of Life Community — a free, by-interview space for those called to heal deeply and give generously. 2026 Global Health & Pharma Award winner. → theancientway.co/community Want a complete Ayurvedic foundation — at your own pace? The Ayurveda Lifestyle In-Depth Program gives you everything: your constitution, your rhythms, your healing. → bit.ly/ayurveda-lifestyle Ready for a deeper transformation? The Divine Feminine Hero's Journey is a small-group container limited to 12 souls — so every person is truly seen, heard, and held. → theancientway.co/hero Book your free discovery call to explore joining any of our programs. → bit.ly/call-tera ──────────────── Ananta's books The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More   → amzn.to/4reaXyz ──────────────── More free resources Living Liberated Newsletter: theancientway.kit.com Chakra Healing Guide: chakrahealingguide.com Digestion Healing Guide: theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing ────────────────── Disclaimer: All resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

  3. 5 days ago

    056: How to Speak Your Truth Without Guilt or Regret: 4 Spiritual Practices for Conscious Communication | Throat Chakra Ritual

    Do you replay difficult conversations for days, wondering if you said too much—or not enough? Do you go quiet to keep the peace, only to feel resentment resurface later, aimed at no one in particular? In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera shares four practical spiritual practices to help you speak your truth without guilt, regret, or the exhausting mental replay that often follows difficult conversations. Drawing from the Bhagavad Gita's timeless teachings on conscious communication, fifteen years of Ayurvedic and Vedic study, and her own journey beyond people-pleasing and silence, she guides you through a simple framework for knowing what to say, how to listen beneath the words, and how to let your values—not fear or the need for approval—guide your voice. If you're tired of replaying difficult conversations, apologizing before you've done anything wrong, over-explaining yourself, or swallowing your truth to keep the peace, this episode offers a compassionate path back to authentic communication and a voice that feels like coming home. As Ananta shares: "Your voice doesn't become powerful because it's louder—it becomes powerful because it's true." In this episode, you'll discover: Four spiritual practices for speaking your truth with confidence, compassion, and integrityHow sacred silence helps you hear your authentic voice before you speakA simple Truth Filter from the Bhagavad Gita for more mindful, conscious communicationHow deep listening can transform difficult conversations and strengthen your relationshipsWhy your core values—not fear, guilt, or people-pleasing—should guide your wordsA simple daily ritual to help you stop replaying conversations and begin speaking with greater peace and clarityPerfect for empaths, highly sensitive people, recovering people-pleasers, and spiritual seekers who want to communicate with more confidence, create healthier boundaries, and express themselves with authenticity instead of fear. TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP Ready to reclaim the power you've been giving away to everyone but yourself? The Way of the Goddess is a nine-step journey through the nine chakras — nine goddesses, nine spiritual superpowers — guiding empaths and deep feelers from depletion back into wholeness, one sacred daily ritual at a time. This is the same roadmap shaping this podcast series. "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml Done the work — but still feel something deeper holding you back? Book your free Sovereign Within sample session. 7 healing modalities woven into an integrated experience. No reliving the past or talking required. 100% of participants recommend it. → bit.ly/sovereign-within You were never meant to walk this journey alone. Join The Ancient Way Village — our free community with book club, Q&As, daily spiritual practices and like-hearted people walking this path alongside you. → bit.ly/ancientwayvillage Serious about your growth? Join the Circle of Life Community — a free, by-interview space for those called to heal deeply and give generously. 2026 Global Health & Pharma Award winner. → theancientway.co/community Want a complete Ayurvedic foundation — at your own pace? The Ayurveda Lifestyle In-Depth Program gives you everything: your constitution, your rhythms, your healing. → bit.ly/ayurveda-lifestyle Ready for a deeper transformation? The Divine Feminine Hero's Journey is a small-group container limited to 12 souls — so every person is truly seen, heard, and held. → theancientway.co/hero Book your free discovery call to explore joining any of our programs. → bit.ly/call-tera ──────────────── Ananta's books The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More   → amzn.to/4reaXyz ──────────────── More free resources Living Liberated Newsletter: theancientway.kit.com Chakra Healing Guide: chakrahealingguide.com Digestion Healing Guide: theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing ────────────────── Disclaimer: All resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

  4. 10 Aug

    055: 5 Signs You're Silencing Your Own Truth (and What Your Emotions Are Really Trying to Tell You) | Throat Chakra Reflection

    Do you go quiet and agreeable to keep the peace, only to think of the perfect response hours later? Have you ever felt a lump in your throat, like you're swallowing words instead of speaking them? In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way—opens our Throat Chakra series with the Reflection stage of the Divine Feminine Hero's Journey. Inspired by the wisdom of Skandamata, the Divine Mother who teaches us how to hold fire with compassion, you'll discover why finding your authentic voice begins not with speaking—but with learning to truly listen. In this episode, you'll discover: • Throat Chakra Healing — Discover why Vishuddha governs both sound and silence, and how learning to listen transforms the way you speak. • 5 Signs You're Silencing Your Own Truth — including delayed reactions, a tight throat, unfinished conversations, and over-explaining yourself. • Why Certain People Trigger You — how recurring irritation can become an invitation to discover what still needs healing within yourself. • The Body as Messenger — Ananta shares how years of recurring skin breakouts led her to discover that her body was expressing what her voice wasn't, and how deep emotional clearing transformed the way she understood healing. • Emotional Hygiene — A powerful new way to think about emotional healing as a daily practice, just like brushing your teeth. • A Simple Vishuddha Practice — A one-breath ritual to help you pause, listen, and speak your truth with wisdom instead of fear. Perfect for empaths, highly sensitive people, recovering people-pleasers, and spiritual seekers who are ready to stop confusing silence with peace—and start speaking their truth with wisdom, compassion, and courage. TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP Ready to reclaim the power you've been giving away to everyone but yourself? The Way of the Goddess is a nine-step journey through the nine chakras — nine goddesses, nine spiritual superpowers — guiding empaths and deep feelers from depletion back into wholeness, one sacred daily ritual at a time. This is the same roadmap shaping this podcast series. "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml Done the work — but still feel something deeper holding you back? Book your free Sovereign Within sample session. 7 healing modalities woven into an integrated experience. No reliving the past or talking required. 100% of participants recommend it. → bit.ly/sovereign-within You were never meant to walk this journey alone. Join The Ancient Way Village — our free community with book club, Q&As, daily spiritual practices and like-hearted people walking this path alongside you. → bit.ly/ancientwayvillage Serious about your growth? Join the Circle of Life Community — a free, by-interview space for those called to heal deeply and give generously. 2026 Global Health & Pharma Award winner. → theancientway.co/community Want a complete Ayurvedic foundation — at your own pace? The Ayurveda Lifestyle In-Depth Program gives you everything: your constitution, your rhythms, your healing. → bit.ly/ayurveda-lifestyle Ready for a deeper transformation? The Divine Feminine Hero's Journey is a small-group container limited to 12 souls — so every person is truly seen, heard, and held. → theancientway.co/hero Book your free discovery call to explore joining any of our programs. → bit.ly/call-tera ──────────────── Ananta's books The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More   → amzn.to/4reaXyz ──────────────── More free resources Living Liberated Newsletter: theancientway.kit.com Chakra Healing Guide: chakrahealingguide.com Digestion Healing Guide: theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing ────────────────── Disclaimer: All resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

  5. 7 Aug

    054: How to Release Old Heartbreak and Open Your Heart to Love Again: Guided Visualization | Heart Chakra Release

    Do you struggle to let go of old heartbreak? Have you noticed your heart becoming just a little more guarded with every passing year? You don't have to carry it forever. If your heart has become more protected after disappointment, you're not alone. Often, that's simply the heart's way of trying to keep us safe. But what once protected us can also quietly prevent us from fully receiving love again. In this final episode of our three-part Heart Chakra journey, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way—guides you through a gentle guided visualization inspired by Kushmanda, the Vedic goddess of the Heart Chakra. Together, you'll gently release old heartbreak, soften what's kept your heart guarded, and remember what it feels like to love yourself—and love again—with an open heart. This isn't just another podcast episode. It's a practice you can return to whenever your heart feels heavy, whenever an old memory resurfaces, or whenever you're ready to gently open your heart again. In this episode, you'll experience: Release Old Heartbreak — A compassionate visualization to help you gently let go of emotional pain, old attachments, and the heartbreak your heart has been quietly carrying.Heart Chakra Healing — Open and nourish Anahata, the Heart Chakra, creating space for greater love, compassion, forgiveness, and emotional freedom.The Wisdom of the Air Element — Discover why the element of air teaches us to hold love with an open hand instead of a clenched fist.Kushmanda's Golden Light — Experience a visualization inspired by the smiling goddess from The Way of the Goddess, reminding you that true love begins within.A Return to Self-Love — Anchor yourself in the affirmation, "I love myself unconditionally," remembering that your worth has never depended on another person's ability to love you.A Practice to Return To — Save this visualization and revisit it whenever grief resurfaces, your heart feels guarded, or you simply need to remember how to love yourself first.Whether you're healing from a romantic relationship, the loss of a friendship, family pain, grief, or simply the gradual guardedness that comes from years of putting everyone else before yourself, this visualization offers a gentle way to soften—without forcing yourself to "just move on." TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP Sometimes a visualization opens a door — but some patterns have been carried for years. If you feel ready to release old heartbreak and self-abandonment patterns at a deeper, more permanent level, book your free Sovereign Within sample session. 7 healing modalities woven into an integrated experience, including Dr. Nelson's Body Code, Emotion Code, and Belief Code alongside Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedanta, and Vedic Astrology. No reliving the past or talking required. 100% of participants recommend it. → bit.ly/sovereign-within You were never meant to walk this journey alone. Join The Ancient Way Village — our free community with book club, Q&As, daily spiritual practices and like-hearted people walking this path alongside you. → bit.ly/ancientwayvillage Serious about your growth? Join the Circle of Life Community — a free, by-interview space for those called to heal deeply and give generously. 2026 Global Health & Pharma Award winner. → theancientway.co/community Want a complete Ayurvedic foundation — at your own pace? The Ayurveda Lifestyle In-Depth Program gives you everything: your constitution, your rhythms, your healing. → bit.ly/ayurveda-lifestyle Ready for a deeper transformation? The Divine Feminine Hero's Journey is a small-group container limited to 12 souls — so every person is truly seen, heard, and held. → theancientway.co/hero Book your free discovery call to explore joining any of our programs. → bit.ly/call-tera ──────────────── Ananta's books The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More   → amzn.to/4reaXyz ──────────────── More free resources Living Liberated Newsletter: theancientway.kit.com Chakra Healing Guide: chakrahealingguide.com Digestion Healing Guide: theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing ────────────────── Disclaimer: All resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

  6. 5 Aug

    053: You Cannot Pour from an Empty Heart: 3 Ayurvedic Rituals to Receive the Love You Give Everyone Else | Heart Chakra Ritual

    Have you become so good at caring for everyone else that you've forgotten how to care for yourself? If you're an empath, caregiver, healer, or someone who naturally puts others first, this episode is your invitation to pause, breathe, and begin filling your own heart again. In this second episode of our Heart Chakra series, award-winning author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way, Ananta Ripa Ajmera shares three simple yet profound Ayurvedic rituals that gently retrain your heart to receive the same love you've spent years giving away. Because self-love isn't a reward you earn once you've healed. It's a daily practice that makes healing possible. In this episode, you'll discover:  Why awareness alone isn't enough—and what actually begins healing an exhausted heart.  Three simple Ayurvedic rituals you can begin today to replenish your emotional, physical, and spiritual energy.  Why nourishing yourself doesn't take love away from anyone else—it allows you to love more freely.  The beautiful Sanskrit teaching that reveals love is something we don't just feel—we can practice.  How these rituals prepare you for this week's Heart Chakra Release, where we'll gently let go of the emotions your heart has been carrying. If you've been pouring from an empty heart for far too long, this episode will help you begin filling it again—one loving practice at a time. TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP Ready to reclaim the power you've been giving away to everyone but yourself? The Way of the Goddess is a nine-step journey through the nine chakras — nine goddesses, nine spiritual superpowers — guiding empaths and deep feelers from depletion back into wholeness, one sacred daily ritual at a time. This is the same roadmap shaping this podcast series. "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml You were never meant to walk this journey alone. Join The Ancient Way Village — our free community with book club, Q&As, daily spiritual practices and like-hearted people walking this path alongside you. → bit.ly/ancientwayvillage Done the work — but still feel something deeper holding you back? Book your free Sovereign Within sample session. 7 healing modalities woven into an integrated experience. No reliving the past or talking required. 100% of participants recommend it. → bit.ly/sovereign-within Serious about your growth? Join the Circle of Life Community — a free, by-interview space for those called to heal deeply and give generously. 2026 Global Health & Pharma Award winner. → theancientway.co/community Want a complete Ayurvedic foundation — at your own pace? The Ayurveda Lifestyle In-Depth Program gives you everything: your constitution, your rhythms, your healing. → bit.ly/ayurveda-lifestyle Ready for a deeper transformation? The Divine Feminine Hero's Journey is a small-group container limited to 12 souls — so every person is truly seen, heard, and held. → theancientway.co/hero Book your free discovery call to explore joining any of our programs. → bit.ly/call-tera ──────────────── Ananta's books The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More   → amzn.to/4reaXyz ──────────────── More free resources Living Liberated Newsletter: theancientway.kit.com Chakra Healing Guide: chakrahealingguide.com Digestion Healing Guide: theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing ────────────────── Disclaimer: All resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

  7. 3 Aug

    052: 5 Signs You're Putting Everyone Else Before Yourself (and How to Love Yourself Too) | Heart Chakra Reflection

    Discover heart chakra healing practices to stop putting everyone else before yourself and finally learn how to love yourself too. Learn how the ancient wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita — "your self alone is your friend, your self alone is your enemy" — can help you recognize self-abandonment, heal people pleasing behavior, and build healthy relationships without losing yourself in the process. In this episode, you'll learn: Heart Chakra Healing – Open your heart chakra (Anahata) and heal the self-abandonment that keeps you giving until you're emptyNotice the Signs of Codependent Patterns – Recognize five signs you've built your worth around being needed instead of being nourishedBhagavad Gita Quotes – Ancient wisdom on why "your self alone is your friend, your self alone is your enemy" (chapter 6, verse 5)Healing Codependent Patterns – The difference between true service and quietly rescuing others at your own expenseLove vs. Attachment – Swami Parthasarathy's teaching on how to tell true love apart from attachment disguised as devotionSelf Love Affirmations – A simple heart-centered practice to reconnect with your own worth, no matter what you did or didn't accomplish todayBoundaries for Empaths & Caretakers – Reflection prompts to notice which relationships nourish you and which quietly drain youThis episode explores heart chakra healing through The Way of the Goddess spiritual book framework, introducing Kushmanda, the smiling goddess of the fourth chakra, who teaches that we can only pour out the love we've first poured into ourselves. Perfect for empaths, caretakers, mothers, and spiritual seekers who give endlessly to others and are ready to practice self love without guilt, heal self-abandonment, and finally include themselves in the circle of people they take care of. Free resource: Download the free Chakra Healing Guide at chakrahealingguide.com for a full breakdown of all nine chakras — where your energy is flowing, where it's blocked, and how to restore balance. TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP You were never meant to walk this journey alone. Join The Ancient Way Village — our free community with book club, Q&As, daily spiritual practices and like-hearted people walking this path alongside you. → bit.ly/ancientwayvillage Done the work — but still feel something deeper holding you back? Book your free Sovereign Within sample session. 7 healing modalities woven into an integrated experience. No reliving the past or talking required. 100% of participants recommend it. → bit.ly/sovereign-within Serious about your growth? Join the Circle of Life Community — a free, by-interview space for those called to heal deeply and give generously. 2026 Global Health & Pharma Award winner. → theancientway.co/community Want a complete Ayurvedic foundation — at your own pace? The Ayurveda Lifestyle In-Depth Program gives you everything: your constitution, your rhythms, your healing. → bit.ly/ayurveda-lifestyle Ready for a deeper transformation? The Divine Feminine Hero's Journey is a small-group container limited to 12 souls — so every person is truly seen, heard, and held. → theancientway.co/hero Book your free discovery call to explore joining any of our programs. → bit.ly/call-tera ──────────────── Ananta's books The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More   → amzn.to/4reaXyz ──────────────── More free resources Living Liberated Newsletter: theancientway.kit.com Chakra Healing Guide: chakrahealingguide.com Digestion Healing Guide: theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing ────────────────── Disclaimer: All resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

  8. 31 Jul

    051: Transform Anger, Strengthen Boundaries & Return to Your Inner Power | Solar Plexus Release

    Do you swallow your anger to keep the peace, only to feel it curdle into resentment later? Do you know exactly what your heart needs — but stay quiet because saying it out loud feels selfish, scary, or unsafe? In this guided visualization, we complete our three-part Solar Plexus series with Release: the deepest layer of third chakra healing, where anger, resentment, and old boundary wounds are gently witnessed and transformed — not suppressed, not exploded, but turned into clarity and quiet strength. This isn't a typical episode — it's a guided visualization you can return to anytime anger feels stuck, resentment begins to build, or you feel disconnected from your own needs. In this episode, you'll experience: A guided visualization to Manipura, your solar plexus — "the city of jewels" — to reconnect with the fire at your centerAyurvedic wisdom on Agni, the sacred digestive fire, and how it transforms not just food but unprocessed anger, grief, and shame into courage and clarityA gentle practice for locating a boundary your body already knows is true — without needing to act on it right nowA ritual reframe of meal preparation as a sacred offering, restoring your relationship with your body as a temple rather than a machine to manageImagery and affirmations to help you hold your inner fire as contained, purposeful power — instead of something to swallow or something that erupts TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP Want a complete Ayurvedic foundation — at your own pace? The Ayurveda Lifestyle In-Depth Program gives you everything: your constitution, your rhythms, your healing. → bit.ly/ayurveda-lifestyle Book your free discovery call to explore joining any of our programs. → bit.ly/call-tera Done the work — but still feel something deeper holding you back? Book your free Sovereign Within sample session. 7 healing modalities woven into an integrated experience, including Dr. Nelson's Body Code, Emotion Code, and Belief Code alongside Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedanta, and Vedic Astrology. No reliving the past or talking required. 100% of participants recommend it. → bit.ly/sovereign-within Want to walk your own version of this journey for a deeper transformation? The Divine Feminine Hero's Journey is a small-group container limited to 12 souls — so every person is truly seen, heard, and held. → theancientway.co/hero You were never meant to walk this journey alone. Join The Ancient Way Village — our free community with book club, Q&As, daily spiritual practices and like-hearted people walking this path alongside you. → bit.ly/ancientwayvillage Serious about your growth? Join the Circle of Life Community — a free, by-interview space for those called to heal deeply and give generously. 2026 Global Health & Pharma Award winner. → theancientway.co/community ──────────────── Ananta's books The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self "A book we all desperately need. I plan to re-read it." — Dr. Deepak Chopra → amzn.to/4rQXYml The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More   → amzn.to/4reaXyz ──────────────── More free resources Living Liberated Newsletter: theancientway.kit.com Chakra Healing Guide: chakrahealingguide.com Digestion Healing Guide: theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing ────────────────── Disclaimer: All resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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True to Yourself with Ananta Ripa Ajmera is a practical spiritual path home for anyone navigating anxiety, burnout, insomnia, heartbreak, or disconnection from purpose — because the hero's journey we're all on was never about reaching a place, but remembering who we truly are and living true to that self in how we eat, love, rest, and rise. Drawing on 15 years of lineage-based monastic study in Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedanta, and Divine Feminine wisdom, alongside today's most advanced integrative and energy healing practices — work embraced by Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Frank Lipman, and shared at Stanford School of Medicine, NYU, and UNICEF — Ananta guides listeners through the same 9-step chakra healing journey mapped in her bestselling, 8-time award-winning book, The Way of the Goddess (bit.ly/goddess-way).Each week explores one chakra through:* Ritual — Ayurvedic practices for energy, digestion, immunity, and fertility* Reflection — lessons and archetypes for your Divine Feminine Hero's Journey* Release — healing anxiety, insomnia, trauma patterns, narcissistic abuse, and codependent cycles at the rootNine chakras. Nine weeks. One continuous spiral home to yourself.New episodes weekly. Press play and remember who you are. 🔗 theancientway.co · IG @ananta.one

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