Circle of Life Community Program
You are welcome to join our beautiful global family of spiritual wellness seekers
Membership in our Community Circle of Life Program includes:
- application-oriented ancient spiritual teachings
- intergenerational power of practice circles
- embodiment class recordings (yoga, tai chi, dance, etc.)
- seasonal Ayurvedic recipes
- healing sessions (crystal therapy, reflexology, etc.)
- 1-1 co-mentoring program for personal support
- holistic product recommendations and discounts
- discounts on workshops and retreats
Ancient Spiritual Wisdom Teachings
- Monthly wisdom teachings with reflection and application-oriented self-inquiry
- Learn the universal spiritual philosophy of Vedanta
- Receive guidance to life a life of heartfelt service, according to the ancient spiritual teachings, which can benefit all of your relationships and your work
- Action-oriented application questions will accompany each of the teachings, to support you to make them your own
Power of Practice Circles
- After we receive spiritual wellness teachings, we have to practice them, to transform knowledge into our own living wisdom
- Each month, we will offer a community circle around the power of putting spiritual wellness practices into practice
- Experience the support of a loving community spanning all ages, races, genders
- Feel less alone in making sustainable wellness changes
Embodiment Classes
Embody the healing power of ancient wisdom through diverse ancient movement modalities:
- Ayurvedic Yoga classes
- Tai Chi
- QiGong
- Martial Arts
- Classical and Folk Dances
Seasonal Recipes
- Receive seasonal food guidance from Ayurveda
- Learn the benefits of food as medicine
- Easy-to-follow seasonal recipes that give you healthier versions of your favorite foods
Healing Sessions
Learn from a garden variety of ancient modalities:
- Crystal Therapy
- Aromatherapy
- Vedic Astrology
- All-Natural Ayurveda Beauty
- Reflexology
- Shamanism
- And much more!
Program offerings
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"The Ayurveda Way" by Ananta Ripa Ajmera
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"Governing Business and Relationships" by Swami Parthasarathy
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"Animal Power" by Alyson Charles
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"Symbolism of Hindu Gods and Rituals" by Swami Parthasarathy
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Circle of Life Membership
- $29.00 / month with 1 month free trial
What Our Members Are Saying
“I was seeking for a practical guide to help me with my health issues after being diagnosed with a chronic Leukemia. My search led me to Ananta Ripa Ajmera. When I signed up for her program, I didn’t realize this program would shift my thinking, and my approach to life in a profound way. I recommend anyone wishing to take control of your physical and mental health, to give this program a try. The way Ananta structured the program, allowed the students to become “community buddies” and support each other while we’re learning, we became each others’ cheer leaders. Going through the Wellness Ambassador program was a transformational experience for me, as it has given me the tools and spirituality to not only understand myself as a physical being but also as a spiritual being. Once I was able to make the connection to my Higher Self, I learned to respect my body in a way I have never done before. This mental change made it easier for me to add Ayurveda practices to my everyday life consistently and reap the benefits. My digestion has improved, I have mental clarity and most importantly I have peace of mind.”
Suganthi Lem, Senior Construction & Public Transportation Manager
“Not only did Ananta's empowering approach to teaching strengthen me personally, but being part of her program also connected me with a beautiful family of light she created, which has become my soul tribe. Most of us are not connected by blood but we are by our souls, by our positive vibrations and our desire to seek light and the highest truth within ourselves. I feel the most content I have ever felt.”
Nachi Chopra, Business Transformation Leader and Emotional Intelligence Enthusiast
“Ananta has a pure devotional heart and is a true spiritual aspirant, genuinely living what she teaches, which is really important thing for me in choosing a teacher. It is an honor to be a part of of this program and to learn alongside a truly beautiful and wise community of people from all over. I highly recommend this program for everyone and anyone who wants to truly learn and embody the authentic teachings of Ayurveda, make loving changes in lifestyle, habits, food & nutrition and radical self care for all five senses and layers of Self.”
Corinne Andrews, Owner/Director of Shraddya Yoga and Birthing Mama
Monthly Membership Rates
We invite you to enjoy being part of our community free of charge for the first month. We invite students, including those enrolled in any program (past, present or future) of The Ancient Way and seniors 65+ to join our community at a special rate. If you would like to join our Community and need financial assistance, please write to us at [email protected] and let us know what your specific needs are.
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$29.00 / month with 1 month free trial
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$15.00 / month with 1 month free trial
For students and seniors 65+
Circle of Life Lead Teacher
Ananta Ripa Ajmera
Co-founder & Director, The Ancient Way
Discover insights from Ananta Ripa Ajmera, 10-time award-winning author and 2-time bestselling author of The Way of the Goddess and The Ayurveda Way. With over 13 years of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedanta training, Ananta has taught at Stanford School of Medicine, UNICEF, and New York University, and been featured in MindBodyGreen, Elephant Journal, and ABC News Radio.
Her approachable teachings blend ancient wisdom with modern life, helping thousands thrive through seasonal living and daily rhythms. Her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Yoga Journal, Forbes, and Harper's Bazaar. She has worked with various organizations, including Stanford School of Medicine, UNICEF, California Department of Public Health, ABC News, Global Sisterhood, and more.
Assistant Teacher Team
Each of the Circle of Life Assistant Teachers is being personally trained by our founder, Ananta Ripa Ajmera, to share their embodied experiences with the teachings that have been most personally transformational for them. Scroll right to see and read about each one.
Lenka Hales
Spiritual Mentor
Lenka's healing journey started the day she was diagnosed with Breast cancer. She knew right away that she wanted to have her body at healthiest state possible, so her recovery would be without further complications. Becoming vegan, drinking green matcha tea, meditation, grounding, exercise and many other self care modalities were her daily self-care routines. She was always looking for inspiration in books and after reading “The Ancient Way” by Ananta Ripa Ajmera, she knew her healing needed to be deeper. After becoming a Wellness Ambassador and Spiritual Warrior Certificate Program Level 1 Graduate in The Ancient Way's inaugural program, she has learned to understand the true connection to Self. The true way of being of service to others, the ancient way, started with healing within her own heart. Healing takes time, just like anything worthwhile in life, and she is thankful to Ayurveda for showing her the way as she is enjoying her journey of becoming.
Nathan Medlock
Spiritual Mentor
Nathan Medlock is a certified Yoga Teacher with 200 hr of training, a Spiritual Warrior Program Graduate, Ayurvedic Wellness Ambassador, Meditation and Yoga Nidra Teacher, and practitioner of Vedic Chanting. He will soon be a registered Reiki Master level I Healer. He has a spirit that enjoys helping and healing others through many different healing modalities. He appreciates the unique journey we all have and shares his experiences in overcoming adversity. He has also graduated/attended a Buddhist mentorship program, where his experience that allows him to draw from heartfelt intentionality.
Eshita Dayani
Spiritual Mentor
Eshita is a graduate of the Ancient Way's Wellness Ambassador program and Spiritual Warrior Certificate Level I program.She has spent over 9 years working in the education and corporate sector in the capacity of several diversified roles from associate, researcher, business development to sales and marketing. Apart from that, she is an active volunteer in different sustainable organisations, NGOs, healthcare, and others where she contributes her time for selfless services.She is an experienced registered yoga teacher of 200 HRS and has been associated with Shraddha Yoga for Online Ayurveda Yoga sessions on a weekly basis. Her approach of teaching yoga and meditation is holistic and traditional that brings a meaningful connection in body, mind and soul. She is also conducting her offline Classes in person and in group sessions at UrjaWellness, India. Currently, she is pursuing her passion for learning deep into Vedanta Philosophy, and Spiritual teachings under the guidance of a revered master while pursuing a fulltime job. Her deep connection with nature is what keeps her grounded and motivated to keep a balance in life while encouraging others to guide people on this path of soulful journey.
Becky Alby
Spiritual Mentor
Rebecca Alby is a graduate of The Ancient Way’s Wellness Ambassador Program, and Level 1 of the Spiritual Warrior Certificate Program. She now leads the Parenting group as a Spiritual Mentor for the Circle of Life Community Program. Rebecca holds a master’s degree in psychology, where she works as a psychotherapist in a Western Pennsylvania counseling center. Rebecca’s passions involve Ayurveda, aromatherapy, foreign languages, mindfulness, Vedanta, as well as being an amateur botanist of foreign plants. She’s unapologetically-encompassed with helping individuals find their joy in life.
Inspiration for the Circle of Life
Traditionally, a seasonal diet following the rhythms of Mother Nature in Ayurveda, the ancient science of life (and sister science of Yoga) is honored by a sacred 9-night goddess festival that empowers you to ceremoniously transition from the wellness needs of one season to those of the next.
Garba dancing (a traditional form of folk dancing from India) is performed by a group of people, male and female, in a circle around the bright flame of a lamp in the center. The flame is symbolic of the sacred womb of creation, from which we all emerge and can enter anytime we wish to transform ourselves to live in greater alignment with the light of spiritual wisdom, so we may ultimately realize our divine potential.
In the Circle of Life Community Program, we come together as a global family, to form a community wellness movement and celebrate the light that lives within us all. And we bow, again and again, to that light, which symbolically resides in the center of the garba dance, representing the power we all have to give birth to our true Self, which connects us with all living beings in an endless, beautiful circular dance of life.
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