True to Yourself: your soulful companion for the journey home to yourself.

True to Yourself: your soulful companion for the journey home to yourself.

True to Yourself with Ananta Ripa Ajmera is a practical spiritual path home for anyone navigating anxiety, burnout, insomnia, heartbreak, or disconnection from purpose — because the hero's journey we're all on was never about reaching a place, but remembering who we truly are and living true to that self in how we eat, love, rest, and rise. Drawing on 15 years of lineage-based monastic study in Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedanta, and Divine Feminine wisdom, alongside today's most advanced integrative and energy healing practices — work embraced by Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Frank Lipman, and shared at Stanford School of Medicine, NYU, and UNICEF — Ananta guides listeners through the same 9-step chakra healing journey mapped in her bestselling, 8-time award-winning book, The Way of the Goddess (bit.ly/goddess-way). Each week explores one chakra through: * Ritual — Ayurvedic practices for energy, digestion, immunity, and fertility * Reflection — lessons and archetypes for your Divine Feminine Hero's Journey * Release — healing anxiety, insomnia, trauma patterns, narcissistic abuse, and codependent cycles at the root Nine chakras. Nine weeks. One continuous spiral home to yourself. New episodes weekly. Press play and remember who you are. 🔗 theancientway.co · IG @ananta.one

Episodes

July 27, 2026 31 mins

Have you ever smiled while quietly thinking, I don't want this? Said yes when your whole body was screaming no? Found yourself taking care of everyone else's emotions until you weren't sure what you were even feeling anymore? If you've ever searched "how to control anger issues," looked up healthy boundaries in relationships, or told yourself "I'm just not an angry person" — this episode is for you.

In this Solar Plexus Reflec...

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Do you still feel like you're carrying someone else's emotions long after the conversation ends?

Do you leave certain places feeling emotionally heavy without knowing why?

You don't have to keep carrying what was never yours.

In this final episode of our three-part Sacral Chakra journey, Ananta Ripa Ajmera—10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way—guides you through a sacred...

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Do you leave certain conversations feeling completely drained—even when nothing "bad" happened?

Do you walk into a room feeling calm, only to leave carrying emotions that don't even feel like your own?

If you're an empath, highly sensitive person, or simply someone who has spent years taking care of everyone else, you may not have a boundary problem.

You may have a sacral chakra problem.

In this second episode of our Sacral Chakr...

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Do you walk into a room and instantly feel everyone else's energy — but struggle to name your own? Do you feel responsible for other people's emotions, happiness, or healing? If you've ever searched "empath meaning," looked up the codependency definition, or wondered why setting boundaries in relationships feels almost impossible for you — this episode is for you.

In this Sacral Chakra Reflection, Ananta Ripa Ajmera &mda...

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Do you ever feel like you're carrying fear, anxiety, or exhaustion that isn't entirely yours — patterns that feel older than your own life? In this guided grounding visualization, we complete our three-part Root Chakra series with Release: the deepest layer of root chakra healing, where trapped emotions, inherited trauma, and nervous system dysregulation are gently offered back to the earth.

This isn't a typical episode &mdash...

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If anxiety relief, genuine nervous system regulation, and a truly settled sense of safety feel just out of reach — no matter how much you understand about why you feel this way — this episode is for you.

Most grounding exercises for anxiety address the mind. Ayurveda goes deeper — to the body itself, the nervous system, the daily rhythm — as the primary site where real stability is built and where the...

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Feeling exhausted even when you sleep enough? Anxious for no clear reason? Like you never quite feel at home in your own life? These could be signs of a root chakra imbalance — and in this episode, we break down exactly what that means and how to start healing it.

This episode kicks off a brand-new nine-week chakra healing series exploring the seven chakras through the lens of the Divine Feminine Hero's Journey, based on Anant...

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What if the most intractable problems in healing — narcissism and codependency, the trauma bond, the cycle of giving too much and receiving too little — could be resolved not by changing the other person, but by clearing your own inner world?

What if the path to unconditional acceptance — of yourself, of others, of all that has happened — was not a spiritual achievement reserved for the most advanced ...

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What if healing from narcissistic abuse wasn't about defeating another person—but about overcoming the unconscious wounds, fears, and shadows within yourself that keep you trapped in the cycle?

What if every obstacle on your healing journey—every experience of narcissistic abuse, every dark night of the soul, every moment that broke you open—was preparing you to become your own greatest ally?

In this deeply personal...

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Have you ever wondered why certain ways of working, deciding, and showing up feel completely natural — while others leave you exhausted, disconnected, and somehow less like yourself?

That is precisely the question Human Design was created to answer.

In this rich, wide-ranging conversation, Ananta Ripa Ajmera — 10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way &mdash...

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Have you ever found yourself awakening spiritually — doing the healing work, pursuing holistic healing — and still sensing that something at the root of your patterns hasn't fully shifted?

This episode is about what that root is. And how to heal it — permanently, at the karmic level.

In this deeply personal solo episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera — 10-time award-winning bestselling author of The Way o...

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Did you know that the inner jihad of Islam and the warrior goddess Durga of the Vedic spiritual tradition are describing the exact same battle? In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera sits down with Fatima Naseem — a coach, consultant, and graduate of the Become the Hero of Your Own Journey program (theancientway.co/hero) — for a conversation that bridges Islamic faith with universal spiritual wisdom, and explores what it t...

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Did you know that in Ayurveda, growing younger as you get older isn't a metaphor — it's a science? In this episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera shares what spiritual awakening actually feels like on the other side of deep healing work, and introduces Rasayana, the ancient Ayurvedic path of rejuvenation that has her more flexible, more energized, and more joyful with each passing year — not less.

This is a personal one. Ananta ope...

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Have you ever felt like you keep recreating the same painful dynamic — the same trauma bond relationship, the same loss of self, the same cycle — no matter how much inner work you do?

This is the episode that finally explains why. And more importantly — how to stop.

In this deeply personal finale to a three-part series, Ananta Ripa Ajmera — 10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda tea...

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Have you ever searched "narcissistic signs," worked through a mental abuse checklist, or looked up narcissistic characteristics — and felt the strange, disorienting relief of finally seeing it clearly?

This episode is for you.

In Part 2 of this deeply personal three-part series, Ananta Ripa Ajmera — 10-time award-winning bestselling author, Ayurveda teacher, and founder of The Ancient Way — shares wh...

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If you identify as an empath, you likely already know that your intuition is one of your greatest gifts. But what happens when narcissistic abuse — or years of gaslighting and manipulation — quietly dismantles your ability to trust it?

In this deeply personal solo episode, Ananta Ripa Ajmera — 10-time award-winning bestselling author, founder of The Ancient Way, and host of True to Yourself — shares h...

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What is an empath? If you've ever felt overwhelmed by other people's emotions or drained after social interactions, you might be an empath. This episode is your complete guide to understanding empath signs and protecting your sensitive energy.

Join Ananta Ripa Ajmera in conversation with George Lizos, author of Protect Your Light, as he shares powerful techniques for empath health and energetic well-being.

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What is manifesting and how does it work for empaths? Discover manifesting techniques, the law of attraction, and how empaths can use their intuition to manifest without stress or burnout.

In this episode, I'm joined by Emma Mumford, the UK's leading law of attraction expert and author of Hurt Healing Healed. We dive deep into what empaths are, and why highly sensitive people need a different approach to manifesting.

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Discover powerful throat chakra healing techniques to overcome fear of rejection and stop people pleasing behavior. Learn how spiritual practice through silence can heal throat chakra blocked symptoms and unlock your authentic voice.

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • Throat Chakra Healing – Transform throat chakra blocked symptoms through the power of silence and deep reflection
  • How to Stop People Pleasing – Break free fr...
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What are the warning signs about suicide that even loving, attentive parents miss?

At 82 years young, psychotherapist Sally Raymond shares her extraordinary journey from devastating loss to life-saving mission. After losing her brilliant 23-year-old son to suicide, Sally spent 28 years uncovering the truth about what she missed—and transforming that wisdom into hope for others.

In this episode, you'll discover:

  • Warning signs...
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