In this episode of Authbition, Andrew DiMeo is joined by Dharna Ashar, a writer, yoga instructor, former flight attendant, and new Medium writer based in Dubai. Dharna describes her life as many lives in one. She began in aviation, serving passengers at 40,000 feet, traveling the world, and learning how little we truly control. From there, her path moved through motherhood, yoga teacher training in India, teaching in Dubai and France, and eventually writing as a way to reflect on the many experiences that shaped her. The conversation explores what yoga really teaches beyond the mat: presence, humility, patience, non-comparison, breath, service, and the practice of returning to oneself. Dharna shares stories from intense yoga training in India, where meditation was difficult, uncomfortable, hot, buggy, and anything but peaceful at first — until practice slowly changed what was possible. Andrew and Dharna also play The Whole Mind Game on the tension between Observe and Absorb. Together, they explore what it means to care deeply without carrying everything, to witness pain without losing yourself inside it, and to stay open-hearted without becoming depleted. This is a conversation about travel, teaching, motherhood, spirituality, writing, human connection, and the wisdom that comes from living many lives and reflecting on them honestly. Where to find Dharna’s writing on Medium: https://medium.com/@fromSky2Soul
