In this premiere episode, Dr. Maneesha Asundi warmly welcomes you to My Yatra, a podcast that reawakens the inner divinity already present within you. She begins by reframing life as a sacred yatra (journey), guided by ancient Hindu wisdom and the eternal truths of the soul.

With grace and personal storytelling, Dr. Maneesha invites listeners to return to their spiritual starting point — the moment of birth — when each of us arrived as a complete “bundle of joy,” equipped with everything we need to thrive. Over time, external messages of lack, insecurity, and perfectionism distract us from this inner knowing.

Drawing from both her childhood in India and the Vedic philosophy of Atma (the soul), Dr. Maneesha teaches how to unwrap the “baggage” of emotional debris — from fear to frustration — in order to reveal our original gifts of peace, joy, abundance, and contentment.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why your soul already knows the path — and how to listen to it
• How external influences (marketing, societal norms, ego) cloud your inner voice
• The metaphor of the monkey and the peanuts: a parable on letting go
• How early gifts and intuition can evolve into professional strengths
• The importance of choosing peace first — before waiting for external order
• Why self-care and self-prioritization are not selfish, but sacred
  
  

Sanskrit Wisdom Spotlight:

• Atma – The soul; your truest identity beyond the ego
• Yatra – A sacred pilgrimage or journey; used here to describe the journey to self-awareness
• Ishta Devata – Your chosen form of divinity; reflects the personalized relationship with the divine

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a fellow yatri.

Have questions or insights? Write to Dr. Maneesha at maneesha.myyatra@vip.com

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