What if your stuckness, your suffering, even your failure to “get it right” on the spiritual path… is not a detour, but the path itself?

In this compelling conversation, Vedic teacher Acharya Shunya meets with Phil Goldberg, bestselling author of American Veda and the forthcoming Karmic Relief: Harnessing the Laws of Cause and Effect for a Joyful, Meaningful Life (releasing October 2025).

Together, they explore the deeper teachings of karma, yoga, imperfection, and inner transformation beyond spiritual clichés. Topics include:

• What karma really means (it’s not a punishment system!)

• How modern yoga lost its roots—and what we can reclaim

• Why the Bhagavad Gita, not the Yoga Sutras, is the yogi’s true guide

• The danger of performative sadhana vs. sincere practice

• How pain can teach what pleasure cannot

This conversation will land for seekers who’ve outgrown “quick-fix” spirituality—and want the real thing: a path that’s raw, honest, wise, and human.

Phil Goldberg is a respected voice in global yoga circles and the host of Spirit Matters Podcast. He’s been immersed in Vedic teachings for over 50 years.

Season 2 of Shadow to Self is themed “Yoga Burns Again”—a call to rekindle the true fire of inner awakening.

Learn more at:
PhilipGoldberg.com | AcharyaShunya.com

Karmic Relief releases October 2025