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
