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What if the peace you’re searching for is already closer than you think?
In this deeply moving conversation, I’m joined by spiritual teacher Asha Nayaswami,to explore inner peace, meditation, spiritual awakening, consciousness and self-realisation, drawing on more than 50 years of living and teaching the principles rooted in Paramahansa Yogananda and Kriya Yoga.
This conversation left me feeling deeply steady for hours afterwards — and I think there is something here for anyone searching for greater peace, clarity and inner freedom.
We begin with Asha’s extraordinary journey in Northern California in 1969, during a time of psychedelics, Eastern philosophy and spiritual exploration. She shares the quiet realisation that the conventional paths to success were not going to answer the deeper question she was searching for: Who are we, really?
Asha shares the profound moment she met Swami Kriyananda and recognised what she describes as a boundless presence, as well as the meaning behind her spiritual name and the Nayaswami path — bringing spirituality, meditation and higher consciousness into everyday life.
From there, we explore Christ consciousness, spiritual awakening and the relationship between revelation and religion, including why profound spiritual experiences can sometimes become rigid belief systems — and why discernment is so important in a world filled with endless voices and opinions.
Asha also shares practical wisdom around meditation, consciousness, habits and inner transformation. We explore how our habits shape our inner energy and experience, and one beautifully simple question we can ask ourselves throughout the day:
“Can I be more expanded and less contracted right now?”
We also have an honest conversation about grief, tragedy and suffering, exploring how better questions can sometimes widen our perspective without denying the reality of heartbreak.
And we explore something surprisingly simple but powerful: how music, environment and the energy around us can influence the mind, much like tuning an instrument.
Ultimately, this conversation is about peace, presence, meditation, consciousness, self-realisation and the journey inward — and discovering that perhaps the peace we are searching for is not somewhere we need to get to, but something we can practise returning to, moment by moment.
If you’re interested in spiritual awakening, Kriya Yoga, meditation, Paramahansa Yogananda, higher consciousness, inner peace or living a more meaningful life, I think you’ll find something valuable in this conversation.
🎧 Listen now and join us for a deeper exploration of peace, consciousness and the journey home to yourself.
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