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I was really excited when today’s guest, Kavitha Chinnaiyan reached out about sharing her new book with me, Shakti Rising. As many of you know I love studying archetypes and have a deep appreciation for stories and mythology about goddesses. As well, her big truth kicked off our chat with a bit of mystery, which I also always love.
Her truth was:
There is much more to life than what we see.
From there we explored:
-How we’re all far more than our limited identities.
-How yoga and spirituality stemmed from being men’s practices and few spiritual paths are tailored for women, with those that are traditionally, being quite hidden.
-We talked about her intentions for writing the book – to clarify conversations around the “Divine Feminine” and what The Goddess is. I loved this line she said, “There is nothing in existence that isn’t her…”
-We got into making your life your practice and navigating spiritual materialism and elitism along the way.
-And she also shared some of the differences between her spiritual beliefs and her husbands and how they instill beliefs, practices and rituals with their kids despite any differences.
I loved this chat and hope you do too!
About Kavitha Chinnaiyan:
Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, is an integrative cardiologist, meditation teacher and tantrika. She became drawn to the Direct Path through the teachings of Greg Goode and Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon, and has studied yoga, Sri Vidya Sadhana, Vedanta and Tantra through the teachings of Chinmaya Mission, Sri Premananda, Sally Kempton, and Paul Muller-Ortega. She blends her expertise in cardiology with her knowledge of Ayurveda, yoga, Vedanta, Tantra, and the Direct Path in her approach to healing, enabling patients to discover bliss amid chronic illness. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, MI. Find her workshops, upcoming talks, past interviews and online programs, including the Bliss Meditation Course on kavithamd.com.
What You’ll Hear:
5:55 The intersection of what we do and who we are + extracting meaning out of religion and spirituality
16:30 On Shakti Rising + understanding spiritual special ops
24:00 Kundalini awakenings, the ripple effect, and spiritual materialism
37:40 Belief systems and meditation within your family
48:33 Nuances within the spiritual path
Resources:
Shakti Rising
Awakening Shakti
A Woman’s Worth
Pratyabhijnahrdayam
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