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Following the nine nights of Navratri, the tenth day is known as Dussehra (aka: Vijayadashami), and it celebrates the victory of the Goddess - the triumph of wisdom over illusion, love and courage over fear, and light over darkness. And ultimately - unity over separation.

At the convergence of the Equinox, New Moon, and Navratri, we gather at a sacred threshold - together in fire ceremony to honour the creative power of the Goddess through Kamakhya Devi.

Join us for a guest offering by Satya of Vedic Priestess Temple, at the upcoming Soft & Sacred Wellness Retreat on Vancouver Island, BC. And invitation to decolonize wellness and experience healing in community.

We live in a culture that is not ancestrally rooted in daily life, and this gathering offers a return to what has always held us. Here, you will be supported in healing and reconnecting with your lineage, while also exploring and celebrating your ancestral gifts.

Together, we will walk a path rarely offered in this way - guided by myself, an Indian woman born and raised in the West with decades of experience living and travelling in Mother India - bridging continents, cultures, and lineage.

As we move toward the stillness of winter, we gather on the final full moon of the year - a threshold that is both a clearing and a blessing - a way to enter the season with more truth, clarity, presence, and devotion.

As we move toward the stillness of winter, we gather on the final full moon of the year - a threshold that is both a clearing and a blessing - a way to enter the season with more truth, clarity, presence, and devotion.

During Diwali, we gather to awaken the inner light that dispels fear, doubt, despair, and separation - restoring hope, love, faith, and unity.

During Diwali, we gather to awaken the inner light that dispels fear, doubt, despair, and separation - restoring hope, love, faith, and unity.

Join Satya of Vedic Priestess Temple for a weekend yoga retreat devoted to the yogic deity, Ardhanarishvara – the divine union of Shiva and Shakti, masculine and feminine, consciousness and creation. We will explore the sacred balance that sustains the cosmos and lives within us all – the living dance of Purusha and Prakriti – the still witness and the creative flow. 

In the rush of modern life, we rarely make time to tend to our roots. But this is the kind of tending that can support meaningful and transformative shifts in ourselves, our families, and our lineages - including the repatterining of long-standing trauma.

In the rush of modern life, we rarely make time to tend to our roots. But this is the kind of tending that can support meaningful and transformative shifts in ourselves, our families, and our lineages - including the repatterining of long-standing trauma.

Together we will chant the Gāyatrī Mantra 108 times — one of the most ancient and sacred mantras in the yogic tradition. This luminous prayer clears the mind, opens the heart, and illuminates our inner vision. It helps us make discerning, heart-led choices that align with love, unity, and soul purpose.

We will gather around the sacred fire to chant the Gāyatrī Mantra 108 times — one of the most ancient and revered mantras in the Vedic/Yogic tradition.

Through sacred rituals, embodied practice, and self inquiry – we will explore the Nine Faces of Goddess Durgā (Navdurgas)—each one a powerful reflection of our inner landscape. These divine aspects awaken fierce love, clarity, devotion, fearlessness, courage, and unwavering strength. Together, we will nurture Durgā’s Shakti and allow her to move through us, anchoring her energy in our bodies, hearts, and lives.

Join Satya for a Full Moon Shiva Fire Ceremony on May 10th, focusing on healing intentions for individuals, families, and communities. Participants will engage in chanting, making offerings, and ritual rooted in traditional bhakti yoga and Vedic lineage. This transformative ceremony purifies and heals through prayerful sacred fire, offering emotional cleansing and deep connection.

We will gather in sacred space on the New Moon to grow together in sisterhood, deepen self-love, and explore how we can collectively break free from patriarchal conditioning. Together, we will honour our roots, reclaim our power, and cultivate deep healing in a safe space.

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.

Through storytelling, guided meditation, reflective writing, and mantra chanting, we will align with Bhoomi’s wisdom to plant our deepest intentions for 2025, and receive her support to help clear away what's getting in the way.

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.

Today marks the beginning of Pitru Paksha - the annual 16-day lunar period (from full moon to new moon - Sept. 17 - Oct. 2) in the Vedic/Yogic tradition, when we pay homage to our ancestors. Here's 4 ways you can honour your ancestors starting today...

The first three days of this nine-day festival are dedicated to Goddess Durgā, the warrior goddess that Satya's maternal line has been devoted to since time immemorial. We will invoke Goddess Durgā in this ceremony, and be open to receiving her gifts and blessings.

Creating an altar dedicated to your ancestors is a powerful way to honour and connect with your ancestors. 

You don’t necessarily have to be from a traditional culture to be able to honour your ancestors. Here are a few other simple inquiries to inspire how you can honour your ancestors...

Have questions about the upcoming Reclaiming Our Sacred Wisdom: A South Asian Women's Healing Retreat, happening September 28-29 at Dharti Mata Centre on the outskirts of Nanaimo, BC? We've probably answered them here! Check it out...

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) as we commence the annual “fortnight to the ancestors” known as Pitru Paksha, in her ancestral land of India.

Through ancestral healing practices, embodiment, ritual, nature exploration, creative expression, and guided relaxation - we will weave together our common threads of sacred wisdom.You are warmly invited to a weekend of restorative healing and community building with other South Asian women. As we transition with the Autumn Equinox, join us for two welcoming days of reconnection and relaxation.

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.  

June 21 is International Day of Yoga and I am celebrating by honouring the yogic lineage of my ancestors.

Come join us for the convergence of International Day of Yoga, Full Moon and Summer Solstice for a Gāyatrī Vedic Fire Ceremony!