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A resident of Ananda since 1975, Savitri is a Lightbearer Minister, Spiritual Counselor, Raja Yoga Teacher, and former co-director of the Ananda Meditation Teacher Training program. Among Ananda’s most popular teachers, Savitri has taught at The Expanding Light Retreat and several of Ananda’s branch communities since coming to Ananda. She lives in Ananda Village with her spouse, Nayaswami Sudarshan.

An expert in the chakras for decades, she has taught hundreds of classes, workshops, and seminars on understanding and awakening the chakras. Among other courses, she currently teaches Know Your Chakras, an experiential chakras course. She also is the author of the Chakras for Starters book with an audio companion. Savitri’s perceptiveness in a trilogy of novels is highly valued by readers of any or all books from the collection.

Articles and Videos

Spiritual Growth

A Guided Chakra Meditation

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Talks with Ananda Pioneers

Talks with Ananda Pioneers: Nayaswami Savitri

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An Author Interview with Nayaswami Savitri (by Crystal Clarity Publishers)

Spiritual Growth

Fifth Chakra Challenges

Students with Unique Needs

Nine Deep Relaxations and Visualizations

Overcoming Challenging Karma

Dealing with Restlessness and Worldly Desires: The Fifth Chakra Challenge

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Meditation
Guided Meditations

Guided Meditation on the Chakras

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Classes
The History of Ananda

The History of Ananda Part 5: What Was Ananda like when I Arrived?

A Place Called Ananda

Introspection and Journal Writing Suggestions

Spirituality and Nature

Thirteen Weeks of River Solitude

Through Many Lives

Through Many Lives

Chakras for Starters

Chakras for Starters

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Answers to Spiritual Questions

Is Being Intellectually Ready for Spirituality Enough?

Dear Andy, What a great question! Thank you. It definitely is one that many, many spiritual seekers have. The answer depends on your natural temperament. Many people (as it seems you may be) are more intellectually inclined and that’s fine!

Is It OK To Meditate Sitting in a Chair?

Dear Theo, We are glad to hear that you are enjoying our website and that you are meditating daily. Keep it up! Yes, it is fine to sit in a chair for meditation. The chair should be steady and straight-backed

Why Does My Solar Plexus Feel Weird?

Dear Rupert, Thank you for your question. It is good to know that you are meditating regularly. Keep it up! What you are experiencing is not at all unusual or dangerous. It indicates that the kundalini power at the base

An Unusual Occurrence

Dear Grandma Lessey, What you what you have described seeing is, most likely, an aspect of your spiritual eye (or third eye, as it is often called). It is what Jesus mentioned in the Bible when he said: “If therefore

Can You Fail at Meditation?

Dear AC, Thank you for your questions. First, I congratulate you for persevering in your meditation practices for these past 8 years! Perseverance is one of the main qualities that a meditator needs to achieve success.  Where meditation is concerned,

I am Not Comfortable with My Sexuality

Dear Natalie, Thank you for your candid question. I am sure many sincere truth-seekers have similar questions but are uncomfortable about asking them. Please remember that sexual energy IS only energy. What makes it good or bad, helpful or harmful,

Dealing with Grief

Dear James, We are very sorry to hear of the death of your wife. There is no reason that you need to let go of her beautiful memory, while at the same time letting go of too much attachment to

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