A Hero’s Journey from a Divine Feminine Perspective
Become the hero of your own spiritual journey with empowering daily rituals from the ancient Indian goddess tradition
Inviting you on a transformational voyage to reclaim your power at all levels, this award-winning book guides you, step-by-step, on a universal hero’s journey anyone can benefit from, regardless of gender or religion
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Dr. Deepak Chopra
“I very highly recommend Ananta’s book, The Way of the Goddess. It has a lot of very practical wisdom that we desperately need in this world right now, torn with violence, mechanized death, social and economic injustice, chronic disease, mental illness, and total absence of joy. I think that anyone and everyone, male or female, can benefit from this beautiful book, with all the illustrations, rituals, practices, insights, and the stories, both personal and mythical.”
You Can Benefit from this Book If…
You want to evolve on your spiritual journey, step-by-step (this book guides you in an accessible, systematic way to apply universal spiritual knowledge to your daily life, relationships and situations, regardless of how much time you have)
You seek to deepen your faith in any religion (you need not leave behind any faith you believe in to benefit from the mythological empowerment stories of the goddess tradition of India)
You wish to heal from any form of trauma or abuse (with real life, as well as mythological examples you can draw inspiration from, and practices to transform deep ancestral cycles by loving yourself as a way to love all others)
You wish to gain more clarity on your life purpose (this book’s guidance will help you take inventory of your gifts to find and follow your soul’s calling)
You are ready to know your full, true Self (and to learn how to be true to yourself, no matter what)
You are interested in gaining new tools to help yourself and others reconnect with your unique paths, voices, hearts, and higher selves (this book will inspire you with an abundance and variety of ancient practices you can easily apply to your daily life - and share with those you love and serve)
You wish to finally love and accept yourself and feel more confident in your own skin (you will learn how to heal and feel good about yourself from the inside-out)
You seek to gain more mastery over your emotions (this book’s practices will support you to fully honor and accept your current reality, feel your feelings, digest and get informed by, but not remain at the mercy of your emotions)
Inspired by the nine-night fall goddess festival of Navratri from the ancient Vedic spiritual tradition that gifted the world Yoga and its sister science Ayurveda, The Way of the Goddess is an invitation to embark upon your own sacred hero’s journey.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Internationally award-winning author and spiritual teacher Ananta Ripa Ajmera shares her story of how she overcame trauma and all forms of abuse with the spiritual power of love, to give you a roadmap to reclaim your own power.
Weaving together mythological storytelling, memoir, and inspired rituals, this is a step-by-step guide to balance each of your chakras. Each chapter leads you through simple daily rituals to reclaim nine spiritual superpowers, of stability, creativity, transformation, love, voice, intuition, truth, rejuvenation, and intention. Along the way, you’ll meet nine mythological Indian mother goddesses who represent each superpower within your own being. Their stories, along with Ananta’s personal experiences of overcoming sexual abuse, codependency, betrayal, eating disorders, and narcissistic abuse, will spark your own fire of transformation and healing.
Whether you’re looking to overcome trauma, deepen your spiritual practices, or simply to reconnect to what matters most, the daily spiritual practices in this vibrantly illustrated guide will help you reflect, rejuvenate, and most of all, inspire you to become the hero of your own spiritual journey.
Listen to the Gayatri Mantra to Evoke the Power of the Sun Within You to Give Birth to Your Most Authentic Expression
The Gayatri Mantra evokes the power of the sun in our lives. Gayatri Mantra is the sacred sound of Goddess Durga, the mythological warrior mother goddess protagonist of The Way of the Goddess. The word gayatri comes from the combination of the words gaya, meaning “poem,” and tri, which means “three,” and refers here to the combined power and strength of the three goddesses that represent different groupings of Durga’s immense power: Kali, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. In addition to being a collection of sacred sounds, Gayatri is a goddess who is an embodiment of the female form of the light of the sun (which is traditionally representative of masculine energy). The sun is a symbol of the divine wisdom that enlightens your soul.
As Featured In
The Time of the Feminine
Awakening with Amy Podcast
The Guide To Wellness by Marissa Otis
The Morning Ritual Podcast
The Crazy Wisdom Podcast
The Indo-American Arts Council’s Literary Festival
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
Your Chakra Coach Podcast
Vogue Magazine
The Universe Within Podcast
Newsweek
The Healing Catalyst
Empath and Narcissist
The Simple Ayurveda Podcast
Brains + Bellies Podcast
Ceremony Circle Podcast
Harper’s Bazaar
MindBodyGreen
Third Eye Talks Podcast
What People Are Saying ·
What People Are Saying ·
“This beautiful book radiates with the light and compassion of the mother goddess herself. With clear language, an empathetic voice, and a vibrant vision for what is possible for any of us, Ananta shows us the many faces of love. For what is that power within us to survive, to thrive, to overcome, to rise again and again, but the power of love saying yes and yes and yes to life. Inviting you on an enchanted journey from embattled darkness to hope-filled illumination, thai is a hero’s journey from a deeply poetic, profound feminine point of view.”
- LAURA PLUMB
Author of the bestselling Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners cookbook, Vedic practitioner, teacher and storyteller, founder of VedaWise
“Ananta is a generous and authentic practitioner of Vedic spiritual traditions, and this book leads you on a transformational journey of ritual, reflection, and rejuvenation at all levels.”
- DR. FRANK LIPMAN
New York Times bestselling author of How to Be Well, The New Health Rules, Revive and Total Renewal, a trailblazer in integrative medicine, Chief Medical Officer at THE WELL
“Reading The Way of the Goddess is like taking a deep dive into the divine feminine, finding our own power and precious gems of self-worth, and awakening to the goddess within. Ananta brings the esoteric powers of Goddess Durga to life in the most accessible way, making something ancient so relevant to our lives and inspiring the belief that this can help us live a more meaningful and spiritually connected life. A powerful read.”
- MIRA MANEK
Author of Prajna and bestselling cookbook Saffron Soul, health coach, and founder of Chai by Mira
“The Way of the Goddess is a stunning and special invitation to learn about nine Indian goddesses and put their wisdom into practice in your daily life. The rituals Ananta shares are fresh, approachable, and - most of all - impactful.”
- EMMA LOEWE
Author of Return to Nature and The Spirit Almanac, Senior Sustainability Editor at MindBodyGreen
Ananta Ripa Ajmera is the co-founder and CEO of The Ancient Way.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ananta Ripa Ajmera is an award-winning and best-selling author and spiritual teacher who believes that the greatest teachers are those who push you to own your true power. Ananta wrote The Way of the Goddess to share wisdom from her journey of healing from trauma, to inspire others on their awakening journeys, from the darkness of emotional turmoil to the inner light of spiritual wisdom. Despite growing up with her physical needs taken care of, she once felt there was a void in her life that she sought to fill in all the wrong places. After years of searching, she found answers in ancient Indian spirituality, especially in its goddess tradition. By immersing herself in over 12 years of deep study with master lineage-based teachers from the Vedic spiritual tradition, she writes about ancient spirituality in a way that blends seamlessly with modern psychology and healthy living.
Ananta is also an Ayurveda practitioner, yoga instructor, Co-founder and Director of The Ancient Way, an organization that supports you to embody wisdom to unfold your true Self. The Ancient Way offers a Spiritual Warrior Certification, Wellness Ambassador Program, and Circle of Life Community Program. Ananta is host of the True to Yourself Podcast and advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL, a modern wellness club, where she works with a team of integrative medical practitioners. The Way of the Goddess won an American BookFest International Book Award in Spirituality and Inspirational Books, Chanticleer International Book Awards First Place in Spirituality & Enlightenment, Coalition of Visionary Resources Gold Award in World Spirituality Books, Gold Book Excellence Award, Gold BookFest Award, Gold Nautilus Book Award, and Firebird Book Award. Her first book, The Ayurveda Way, won a Silver Nautilus Book Award and Gold Foreword INDIES Book Award. Ananta has taught at Stanford Medical School, NYU, and UNICEF, and lives in Southeast Florida.
The 9-Step Hero’s Journey You Can Take to Cultivate 9 Spiritual Superpowers
Each chapter of The Way of the Goddess outlines how you can cultivate a specific spiritual superpower with the inspiration of mythological stories of 9 different avatars of the warrior mother Goddess Durga. These mythological stories exist to make you aware of and reclaim powers you already possess deep within your being, in your 9 chakras (energetic centers).
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