19 min
Talk
Why You Can't Focus Anymore
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati addresses scattered attention and what she says restores the capacity to concentrate.
About the teacher
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
Raised in Hollywood and trained as a psychologist at Stanford, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati moved to Rishikesh, India nearly three decades ago and has since become one of the most visible teachers at Parmarth Niketan, one of India's largest ashrams, on the banks of the Ganga. She leads daily satsangs and chanting there, and is also Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and President of the Divine Shakti Foundation, connecting her spiritual teaching to sanitation and women's empowerment work. She is the author of Hollywood to the Himalayas and Come Home to Yourself, and has spoken at the UN, TED and the Parliament of World Religions.
She continues to teach from Parmarth Niketan and travels for retreats and festivals abroad; in 2026 this includes appearances at the World Yoga Festival in the UK, a joint retreat with Tommy Rosen at Kripalu in Massachusetts, and a retreat in Surrey, UK.
“When I stood on the banks of the Ganga, it was like a veil was lifted from every aspect of me — how I saw, understood, and thought. For the first time, I was seeing the divine in everything, including myself.”Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
Upcoming events
Meet Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
No upcoming events are currently listed.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
34 min
Interview
A Discussion with My Dear Friend, Mentor and Brother, Bruce Lipton on His Ideas of Our Evolution
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati and cell biologist Bruce Lipton discuss his views on human evolution and where science and spirituality meet.
8 min
Talk
The Best Meditation Technique Is Not What You Think
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati discusses what she considers to matter most in a meditation practice.
12 min
Talk
Why Guilt Is Ruining Your Life—And How To Finally Be Free
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati speaks about guilt and self-blame and how she suggests people work free of them.
Listen
Recordings from Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations, playing from the platform this teacher publishes them on.
Sadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiBhakti
A Apple Podcasts
Ep75. A Journey Into Presence - Meditation from Sivananda Bahamas
A guided meditation led by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, recorded at the Sivananda ashram in the Bahamas.
From the podcast Ask Sadhviji
Listen on Apple PodcastsSadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiBhakti
A Apple Podcasts
Ep74. Moksha, Meaning, and the Guru: Liberation, Purpose, and the Path Within
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati answers listener questions on liberation, life purpose and the role of a guru.
From the podcast Ask Sadhviji
Listen on Apple PodcastsSadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiBhakti
A Apple Podcasts
Ep73. Addiction, Anxiety, and Anger: Finding Freedom, Peace, and Emotional Balance
An episode of Ask Sadhviji in which she responds to questions about addiction, anxiety and anger.
From the podcast Ask Sadhviji
Listen on Apple PodcastsSadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiBhakti
A Apple Podcasts
Ep67. Mastering the Mind - The Yogic Path to Inner Freedom: Live from Tulum, Mexico
A talk recorded live in Tulum, Mexico, in which Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati sets out the yogic approach to working with the mind.
From the podcast Ask Sadhviji
Listen on Apple PodcastsPath
The wider context.
❁
Love as the direct path
Bhakti
The path of loving devotion: surrender, chanting and remembrance as ways to dissolve the sense of separation from the divine.
Explore the path →