When I first started working with Aparna I was simply a mess.  I felt like life had become one episode after another of suffering and misery.  I thought I was broken beyond repair. I had given up on a spiritual path, I just believed that I couldn’t do it or it was some sort of false belief to help relieve the pain of our world.  For some reason she believed that I could also find something more, and ultimately find the love of divine mother.  She gently and patiently encouraged me to let go of my skepticism and cynical beliefs, and told me that if I opened my heart to a different path that I could find a sense of peace love and purpose and even some bliss.  She helped me to forgive myself and get past my negative self judgements.  Now we joke that almost everything she predicted has come true.  It wasn’t fast or easy or without some setbacks but little by little, through learning the shreem meditation, mantra practice , asana, pranayama and her spiritual mentoring I’ve now got a sense of purpose and beauty in my life like never before.  The journey just evolves as I continue to work with her.  Thanks to her guidance I’ve become an end-of-life doula and am using all that she has taught me to serve others.  I’m teaching meditation, pranayama and asana regularly and have brought a number of others to her teachings and path.  I have regular moments of recognizing the divine in nature, my family, my relationships and through my daily work.  I’ve found a way to stay committed to the practices and this path like never before.  I hope that anyone who reads this and is suffering can open themselves to trying a different way of being.  Our world needs people to follow and lead others to this path.  If you are struggling or suffering or simply want more out of this life I highly suggest you give this a try!!