We are honored to feature Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati for this second volume of The Himalayan Sessions. As Stanford graduate with a PhD in psychology, Sadhvi-ji moved from the top-tier academic world to the banks of the Ganges over 25 years ago.

She disarms the skeptic by combining deep psychological insight with ancient spiritual truths, offering a unique bridge between science and soul.

If you have ever felt “stuck” in a cycle of addiction or compulsive behavior, it is rarely because you have the wrong goals You are looking for peace of mind, freedom, and bliss … wonderful goals that every human shares.

Beyond Recovery: The Promise of Complete Freedom

Most of us are taught that “recovery” is a lifelong battle—that the best we can hope for is to be “an alcoholic who doesn’t drink”. This session challenges that narrative.

Sadhvi-ji explores the possibility of Complete Freedom: a state where the underlying anxiety that once led to your “drug of choice” no longer has power over you.

“What is possible is such complete freedom… that there is no anxiety that leads you to have to use”.

What You Will Discover:

The Technology of the Wave: Why you cannot outrun your emotions—and how “diving under” the wave allows you to come up on the other side.

The Wizard and the Projector: How our “demons” are often just a “tiny guy with a projector” (a past memory) rather than a giant monster.

The Identity Shift: Moving from the “addict” identity to the “Ally in the Self”; the one
who is big and spacious enough to contain any emotion.

Real vs. Chemical Bliss: Why reward chemicals from external fixes only last a moment—and how to find a happiness that sustains itself.