A practice rooted in presence

Brahmacharya — The Student

I grew up in the hustling and bustling streets of Old Delhi, India, where I began training as a classical Kathak dancer at age five — moving to the rhythm of tabla and harmonium until I was certified at fourteen. Alongside that discipline was a different kind of pull: I’ve always needed to understand not just the what, but the why behind everything. That curiosity later drew me to science — biology, chemistry, the way the natural world holds together — and then to technology, taking one of my first artificial intelligence courses back in 2001 during my master’s degree. I remember being amazed by where it might lead, though I never imagined how much it would shape daily life today.

Grihastha — The Householder

When I moved to the U.S. after getting married, my love for mathematics found a new outlet. I sat for actuarial exams and eventually earned my Fellowship with the Society of Actuaries, building a two-decade career — first in consulting, then at one of the country’s largest insurance companies — while raising two boys and working a demanding, full-time corporate role. Along the way, I embraced Western life fully, learning new ways of living and thinking that expanded how I saw the world. During COVID, I founded a nonprofit, the South Asian Network of Actuaries, to connect professionals from similar backgrounds. This was the West chapter — full immersion in career, family, and achievement.

Vanaprastha* — Turning Inward

When the world reopened after COVID, I started traveling — twenty countries over the next few years, still working, but restless for something more. Then a tragedy close to my heart left me searching for the meaning of life. After exploring many avenues, I found sound healing — also known as Nada Yoga — an ancient science with roots going back nearly 5,000 years. The more I dive into it, the more there is to learn.

I had already planned a sound healing certification course in Rishikesh, and when I finally made the trip to the Himalayas, I sat through days of nonstop, thunderous rainfall during a sound immersion. By the third day, something released in me that I still don’t have words for. I stayed to complete my training, and — with what felt like the blessing of Shiva and Ganesha — became certified as a Level 3 Sound Healer.

This is where I am now — still turning inward, still peeling back the layers of this practice one at a time, always finding something new underneath. I’m not sharing this from some finished, enlightened place. I’m sharing it because I’m in the middle of it, and I’d love for you to walk this stretch of the path with me. Whatever comes after this stage will come in its own time — for now, this is the journey, and I’m honored to open it up to my fellow travelers.