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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!

Friday, May 24 ~ 7:00 – 9:00pmMĀ Yoga, Victoria BC What are you working to heal right now? Within yourself, within your family lines, your community, the planet – and/or for the collective? Join Satya during the Full Moon Vedic Fire Ceremony for Healing on Friday, May 24th at 7pm. Bring your sankalpa (healing intention) and make offerings…

Navratri – the nine nights dedicated to the Sacred Divine Feminine – is one of the most powerful festivals of my ancestral land of India. It symbolizes the triumph of light over dark, love over fear, unity over separation – and celebrates and honours Maha Shakti – the originating seed of the Sacred Divine Feminine, in all her names and forms.

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

On the Dark Moon of Friday, March 8th we celebrate Maha Shivaratri - “The Great Night of Shiva” - the one night of the year Shiva sleeps, while we hold the light for him. Maha Shivratri is the annual Indian festival of my ancestors, to remember and bring our awareness to the Centre of our Existence: Shiva. Where there are no labels or concepts. Where we can dissolve our limitedness - in order to expand into the aliveness of all that Is - that very consciousness that unifies us all.

While the Tridevi has always been present in my life by the Grace of my ancestral lineage - the Tridevi didn’t directly come all at once. She came in parts, one at a time.

You are warmly invited to a day 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.  

Join Satya (Vedic Priestess Temple) for a full day of yogic practice, contemplation, workshop, storytelling and ceremony. Indian yoga practitioner, Emmy Chahal (Healing with Emmy), will support us with yoga asana and pranayama (breathwork).

This kirtan lacked true presence. It lacked upholding the integrity and respect of the lineage and tradition kirtan is rooted in. The origins of kirtan and the prayers in the forms of songs and mantras that were sung - were not honoured.

Colonialism cancelled my culture. My ancestors were colonized by Europeans for 400 years in our homeland of India. Christianity was used to indoctrinate my people during this time. I have not, and cannot, celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ as a result. I am also not a Christian.  How can I celebrate an occasion that…

We've been getting a number of inquiries from off-island folks who have expressed interest in joining us, but need some support with organizing their arrangements on Salt Spring regarding their stay.

Part of what Kālī represents is the power to release that in us that is true - not only ultimate truth, but the Truth that is uniquely ours...

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.

Navratri - the nine nights dedicated to the Sacred Divine Feminine - is one of the most powerful festivals in my ancestral land of India. Come celebrate with me!