From Stanford to Rishikesh
Hollywood to the Himalayas is the memoir of a reluctant spiritual seeker who finds much more than she bargained for when she travels to India.
As a Stanford grad, in the midst of getting a PhD in psychology, Sadhvi Bhagawati was comfortable with her life. Despite years of grappling with an eating disorder and trauma from her early childhood, she felt as if she was successfully navigating her way through early adulthood. Then she agreed to travel to India to appease her husband.
This autobiographical book describes Sadhvi’s odyssey towards spirituality and inspiration through her extraordinary connection with her guru -Swami Chidananda Saraswati-and renewed confidence in the pleasure and joy that life can bring. Now one of prominent female spiritual teachers in the world, Sadhvi recounts her journey with wit, honesty, and clarity and, along the way, offers teachings to help us all step onto our own path of awakening and discover the truth of who we really are—embodiments of the Divine.
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati was officially ordained by her guru into the tradition of sanyas and lives at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh, where she serves Swamiji’s humanitarian projects, teaches meditation, gives discourses, and counsels individuals and families.
Says Sadhvi about her book, “It details the incredibly grace-filled experience of awakening I was gifted with on the banks of Mother Ganga, the healing and transformation I experienced with Pujya Swami ji’s blessing and grace and the beautiful and blessed journey I’ve had over the past 25 years living on the banks of Ganga in the lap of the Himalayas.”
Comments Deepak Chopra: “Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati is a great teacher of spirituality and consciousness. Her inspiring wisdom illuminates the path to healing, happiness, and inner peace.”
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati has published her autobiographical book titled ‘Hollywood to the Himalayas’
