Author Archives: vandanasoni

We Are Here With You, Always

What remains when the body, personality and roles through which we know one another change? Their departure was sudden. The way it happened left the entire family in shock. There was no time to prepare for the silence that followed, to say everything we carried in our hearts, or to finish the ordinary moments weContinue reading “We Are Here With You, Always”

The Peace I Was Taught to Call a Weakness

For most of my life, I believed there was something wrong with me. Not because I thought I was incapable. Quite the opposite. I was the girl who was considered smart, creative, academically accomplished. The one who could put her mind to something and figure it out. And yet, there was another part of myContinue reading “The Peace I Was Taught to Call a Weakness”

What If We Learned to Let Go?

We get glimpses of the stillness within when we spend time in nature, and sometimes even in the middle of our ordinary, everyday activities. A moment happens. Something becomes very clear. We experience an unexpected sense of knowing, an aha moment, or perhaps something we cannot quite explain. And we wonder: What just happened? WeContinue reading “What If We Learned to Let Go?”

The Ground of Silence

The silence within is not the silencing of the mind, the body, or the intellect. It is not the stopping of our daily activities or the withdrawal from life. It is the very ground in which the body, mind, and intellect arise, move, and thrive. We can glimpse this silence when we observe Mother Nature.Continue reading “The Ground of Silence”

The “I” we think we are

Sixteen years ago, I went into silence with a question: What can I change within myself so I can experience the joy within? I didn’t have a roadmap. I didn’t know where the question would take me. I only knew that the desire to experience that joy had become so intense that I was willingContinue reading “The “I” we think we are”

Reclaiming My Senses: A Journey Through Balancing Nature’s Five Elements

As a yoga and meditation practitioner for 14 years, I’ve always embraced a holistic lifestyle that includes long walks in nature, Sun gazing, and healthy eating. I believe in the adage, “we are what we eat,” and continuously seek to learn, grow, share, and contribute. Over the years, I’ve learned through experience that when myContinue reading “Reclaiming My Senses: A Journey Through Balancing Nature’s Five Elements”

Eternal Mirrors: The Dance of Divinity Within

May the Divine within me witness the Divine within you, May the Divine within me caress the Divine within you, May the Divine within me perceive the Divine within you, May the Divine within me savor the Divine within you, May the Divine within me resonate with the Divine within you, May the Divine withinContinue reading “Eternal Mirrors: The Dance of Divinity Within”

Embrace our Duality!

From Darkness to Light: Remembering Our True Essence We are all specks of light that chose to experience ourselves in this world. Lo and behold, for we did not fully comprehend what we asked for. To truly appreciate the light we are, we had to step into the darkness. We promised to remember “Who weContinue reading “Embrace our Duality!”

Basking in Eternal Grace: From Emptiness to Oneness

Why 108 Sun Salutations! The (1) One bestowed upon me thy Grace, And guided me to the deep well of the Void, Where I embraced the (0) Emptiness within, Awakening to the (8) Eternal essence of my being. In its Glory, I have forever basked, For there is no beginning, nor an end. (1) OneContinue reading “Basking in Eternal Grace: From Emptiness to Oneness”