Acharya Shunya is an internationally recognized lineage-based spiritual teacher who awakens health and consciousness with Vedic spiritual wisdom of Vedanta, Yoga and Ayurveda lifestyle. She is founder of Vedika Global, a wisdom school and spiritual community in California. Recipient of multiple awards for promoting authentic Vedic education, Acharya Shunya is a designated advisor to the Government of India, Ministry of Health, on Yoga and Ayurveda. She was named amongst the top 100 Ayurveda and Yoga trailblazers by Spirituality & Health Magazine in 2016, and is a sought-after speaker, delivering keynote addresses to audiences including: World Ayurveda Congress, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), University of California, Berkeley, UCLA and UCSF. Acharya Shunya's book, "Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom' (Sounds True 2017) was voted top-10 Books in Alternative Medicine i(by Health Line) and has been translated into seven languages already. Today, the book, is being used as course book by myriad Yoga and Ayurveda schools and teaching programs across USA. Her forthcoming book 'Sovereign Mind Sovereign Self' on Vedic spirituality and Yoga psychology from the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads is slated for release in September, 2020 (SoundsTrue).