Self Inquiry

MAR. 29-30: Stand in Your Power ~ A Sacred Immersion into Goddess Durgā

By Satya J / 24 January 2025 /

Join Satya of Vedic Priestess Temple for a sacred immersion into yogic practice, storytelling, workshop, contemplation, and ceremony – calling on the transformative power of Durgā – the deity Satya’s maternal lineage has been devoted to since time immemorial.

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Transforming Fear: A Shiva Full Moon Day Retreat

By Satya J / 10 October 2024 /

Soon we will be entering the dark cycle, when the nights are longer than the days. This is a special time to call on Shiva, and turn inwards for reflection, transformation and empowerment. We’ve been taught to fear the darkness, but it can be a powerful, transmuting force.

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SEPT. 28 – 29 ~ Reclaiming Our Sacred Wisdom: A South Asian Women’s Healing Retreat

By Satya J / 13 July 2024 /

You are warmly invited to a weekend of restorative healing, deep connection, and solidarity building with other South Asian women. Through ancestral healing practices, embodiment, ritual, and relaxation, we will weave together our common threads of sacred wisdom.  

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Why Invoke the Tridevi?

By Satya J / 14 March 2024 /

Keeping our spring intentions in mind and heart, let’s take a closer look at why we might invoke the Tridevi.

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Wisdom in the Darkness: A Kālī Weekend Retreat

By Satya J / 14 October 2023 /

We are entering the dark cycle when the nights are longer than the days. This a special time to call on the Dark Goddess Kālī, and turn inwards for reflection, transformation and empowerment. We’ve been taught to be afraid of the dark, but there is a potent, creative healing force there. Seeds take root in the darkness – and we can find a fertile underground waiting to be activated.

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Learning About Ganesh From My Ancestors

By Satya J / 14 August 2023 /

In our house growing up, we gathered for aarti (a Vedic/Yogic ritual with sacred songs, prayer, and offerings) every evening at our family altar. One of the aartis we sang was the Ganesh aarti. The way our mother taught us…

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Clearing the Path: A Ganesh Half Day Retreat

By Satya J / 11 July 2023 /

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) during Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh’s birthday) and New Moon, for a half day of traditional yogic practice, workshop, storytelling and ceremony.

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What does the Living Shakti Series Mean to Me?

By Satya J / 7 June 2023 /

This series is a sequence of retreats that celebrates and honours the Vedic lineage of my ancestors, which is grounded in the true roots of yoga. This includes the many aspects of authentic yoga that go well beyond what is covered in a studio yoga class in the west.

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EXPANDING YOUR RADIANCE: A GĀYATRĪ SOLSTICE RETREAT

By Satya J / 11 May 2023 /

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) for a full day of yogic practice, contemplation, workshop, storytelling and ceremony.

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FLOW FROM YOUR POWER: A DURGĀ DAY RETREAT

By Satya J / 22 January 2023 /

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) and Hanna (Hanna Munneke Yoga) for a full day of practice, contemplation, workshop, storytelling and ceremony. 

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