Inviting Action-Oriented, Self-Determined Empath Seekers

Whether you are a healer, teacher, parent, corporate professional, senior, or simply a seeker, we invite you to deepen your own healing, receive spiritual group coaching, and connect with like-minded new friends in live Power of Practice Circles, Member-Led Workshops, and Small Group Gatherings. Plus, download delicious Ayurvedic recipes, try new ancient healing arts (like yoga, tai chi, qigong, and dance) and find resources for holistically addressing your most pressing health issues, as well as conscious business development resources. Join today to make inspiring new spiritual friends and receive personal 1-1 mentoring on your spiritual wellness journey.

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Program Curriculum

    1. A Warm Welcome from Our Co-founder and Director, Ananta

    2. Our Organizational Values and Commitments

    3. About Our Membership Agreements

    4. Membership Agreements

    5. If You See Something, Please Say Something

    1. Help Us to Better Serve You

    2. Getting to Know You

    3. Invitation to Personalized 1:1 Membership Orientation with a Spiritual Mentor

    1. Mark Your Calendar: 2023 Live Events

    2. How to Make the Most of Your Membership

    1. Check Out Your Chakra Healing Guide

    2. Embark Upon Your Hero's Journey

    1. Power of Practice - Cultivating Stability Circle - May 6, 2023

    2. Power of Practice - Cultivating Creativity Circle - June 3, 2023

    3. Power of Practice - Cultivating Transformation Circle - July 8, 2023

    4. Power of Practice - Cultivating Self-Love Circle - August 19, 2023

    1. Writing Circle - Creatively Channeling Your Energy - June 24, 2023

About this Program

  • $47.00 / month with 14 day free trial
  • 160 lessons
  • 39 hours of video content

Who is This Community For?

We welcome anyone who identifies as an action-oriented, self-determined empath who has humility and strongly seeks to grow spiritually to lead, serve, and love with integrity to join us. We also specifically serve four groups:

  • Healers and Teachers

    Joining our Community will support you with the opportunity to lead your students and clients by example, by continuously deepening into your own and/or other complementary healing modalities that have been well-vetted for depth of experience and teachers with humility, empathy and integrity. You will also gain access to a wealth of conscious business development resources to support you with exactly what you need at this stage of your journey. For anyone who has ever been hurt by spiritual teachers or healers in any way, our Community offers a safe and sacred space to separate your teachers from their teachings, and rededicate yourself to living even more deeply by the teachings themselves. So that you can truly be the change you feel called to impart to others. We are the ones we have been waiting for, and we heal most profoundly when we do so together.

  • Parents and Expecting Parents

    Joining our Community as a parent empowers you to plant beautiful seeds of wellbeing in your children, by supporting you to re-parent your own self as a way to lead by example. For women planning to bear children, this is the perfect place to learn how to prepare your body to prevent having postpartum depression and other related challenges. In the Community, you will receive tools, resources, insight and support to help you become a more conscious parent. You will find solace as a parent to know that you are never alone in the struggles you face to conceive, grow, and raise happy and healthy children. This is a safe place to build lifelong bonds with others as everyone seeks to re-parent themselves and consciously parent their children. No one can parent perfectly, but we can all definitely parent better collectively than we can alone.

  • Corporate Professionals

    This Community is designed to help busy professionals like yourself enhance your overall wellbeing and spiritual growth by introducing you to ancient healing modalities that have been proven to promote physical, mental, and emotional health, and can help you achieve a better work-life balance while boosting your productivity and performance. Don't let the stresses of corporate life hold you back from achieving your full potential. Join the Community to discover ancient healing modalities that can help you achieve greater success and fulfillment, personally and professionally. Become a beacon of light and inspiration to your team through your personal example of living in harmony with nature and according to the spiritual values you hold most sacred at your workplace.

  • 55+ Community

    The number one cause of death in the elderly, besides physical disease, is loneliness. Joining our Community gives you an opportunity to reconnect with your spirituality, and the hard-earned wisdom you gained from weathering life’s ups and downs. It also gives you a chance to give back in a meaningful way during your twilight years. The hardest thing to do as we get older, and experience our community and friends pass away, is to find a new sense of belonging. Those who embark on The Ancient Way journey together have already committed to finding a new community, and that purpose alone is why joining our community will help to rebuild your community life, combat loneliness, and give everyone you connect with everything you have to offer in your senior years.

Pricing Options

You are welcome to join our membership on a monthly or annual basis. The annual membership subscription includes a special gift of The Way of the Goddess book, a journal, pen, Ayurvedic spices from Divya's Kitchen, and Ayurvedic skincare gifts from Sahajan Skincare that will be mailed to you once your payment is completed. Shipping is free for U.S. members, but will need to paid for by international members.

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Benefits of Membership

The primary reason to be part of our community is to immerse yourself in an ocean of life-long learning, and to take it all at your own, non-hurried, organic, beautiful pace. Here are just some of the many ways you can benefit from being part of our community:

  • Gaining the courage to make necessary, empowering changes in your life to become the best version of yourself

  • Learn to trust your intuition and how to offer your gifts in service of yourself and others

  • Become embodied in ancient healing modalities that will give you a greater sense of body, mind, spirit integration and connection

  • Have an opportunity to be seen, heard, and celebrated for who you are a soul

  • Deepen your spiritual healing journey even more than you ever believed could be possible

  • Develop strong spiritual relationships with in the community and apply what you learn from forming these bonds to your existing relationships with family, friends, children, parents, students, etc.

  • Learn to love yourself enough to feel whole and approach relationships from a place of worthiness

  • Find healing, grounding and community support in an emotionally safe environment

  • Gain conscious business growth resources to take your work to the next level of spiritual excellence

About Your Program Leader and Her Team

Learn more about Ananta, Dr. Mitch Hall, and your Community Outreach Coordinator, Gabrielle Brannon.

Ananta Ripa Ajmera

Co-founder & Director, The Ancient Way

Ananta is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, Ayurveda practitioner, yoga instructor, host of the True to Yourself Podcast, Advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL, and Co-founder and Director of The Ancient Way. Empaths seek Ananta's guidance to discover their inner peace and achieve optimal health, allowing them to live in alignment and find true happiness. By working with Ananta, empaths can transform pain into power by learning to serve others authentically without sacrificing their own wellbeing. Ananta's students, of all walks of life, in yoga and wellness studios, corporations, and government agencies, appreciate how she empowers them to awaken their inner guru and ignite the fire of spiritual transformation to make profound changes in their lives they never imagined they could make. Ananta is author of two award-winning books: The Way of the Goddess and The Ayurveda Way. 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.

Dr. Mitch Hall

Internationally Recognized Leader in Spirituality, Psychology, Human Rights and Environmental Advocacy

Mitch Hall (PhD) has over 60 years of experience, education and advocacy in human rights, peace, and the environment. He has decades of experience with Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, contemporary somatic modalities, and meditation. He is a member of the Task Force on Indigenous Psychology and the Nonkilling Psychology Research Committee. He has served as a wellness counselor for disadvantaged, traumatized, inner-city youth and adult patients with complex medical and psychological needs; a peace and environmental movement organizer in Europe with the Fellowship of Reconciliation; a professor, adviser to international students at Stanford University and Norwich University, academic program director, and academic dean in higher education; a French-English interpreter for African refugees; a writer, translator, storyteller, and more. The Indian Board of Alternative Medicines in Kolkata honored Mitch with a PhD (h.c.) in Alternative Medicines. His master’s degree in Sociology is from the University of Chicago, and his bachelor’s in Religion is from Columbia University. He has been a speaker in peace psychology symposiums of the American Psychological Association, and presented at the 12th International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma.

Gabrielle Brannon

Community Outreach Coordinator

Gabrielle is a gracious and motivated individual. With a Bachelors in Business Administration, she grew her skills in marketing and was inspired to help small businesses grow. She has worked for many entrepreneurs who specialized in life/health coaching. Enjoying her journey of helping others, she wanted to be more involved in her local community. So, she became an entrepreneur herself and began making crystal jewelry and educated others on the power of crystals and meditation. She would attend many local events and was surrounded by many yogis and healers. This began her own healing journey. Her passion grew towards yoga, meditation, medicinal herbs and Ayurveda. Being passionate in holistic healing, she took her marketing experience and began helping holistic entrepreneurs. She currently is working as a Wellness Coordinator at Rooted Method Spa & Apothecary in Virginia Beach, where she can educate her clients on herbal medicine, infrared saunas, a variety of massages and Reiki. To continue her passion in community work, she began working for Ananta as a Community Outreach Coordinator at The Ancient Way. With her passion for meeting new people and guiding the public, she feels she can make an impact and looks forward to meeting many inspired individuals and connecting them with like-minded healers. She believes she can help guide you, as well as learn from you. She is excited to be a part of a community of true empaths who are ready to transform their own selves and communities.

Spiritual Mentor Team

Meet the team of Spiritual Warrior Program Graduates who have each studied with Ananta for 1-2+ years.

Brandi Remington

Spiritual Mentor

Brandi joined and completed the Spiritual Warrior Certificate Program as a strongly spiritual individual looking to fully honor and partner with her physical body, and she is proud to say that is slowly but surely getting there! She resides in Ithaca, NY, where enjoys spending her time among the trees and the waterfalls. She comes to the teachings of The Ancient Way by the way of the Spiritualist Church, where she served as a practicing medium for many years. With a deep connection to Source and her own intuition, Brandi has been channeling and providing soul path readings for over a decade. She holds a Masters in Community Development and currently serves as the Youth Development Coordinator for the TST BOCES region. Her passion is helping others find their “spark” and working with both youth and adults to uncover their unique story and purpose. She believes that once you truly begin to understand who you are and embrace your unique talents, service to others flows effortlessly.

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.

Spiritual Mentor Team

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.

Brandi Remington

Spiritual Mentor

Brandi joined and completed the Spiritual Warrior Certificate Program as a strongly spiritual individual looking to fully honor and partner with her physical body, and she is proud to say that is slowly but surely getting there! She resides in Ithaca, NY, where enjoys spending her time among the trees and the waterfalls. She comes to the teachings of The Ancient Way by the way of the Spiritualist Church, where she served as a practicing medium for many years. With a deep connection to Source and her own intuition, Brandi has been channeling and providing soul path readings for over a decade. She holds a Masters in Community Development and currently serves as the Youth Development Coordinator for the TST BOCES region. Her passion is helping others find their “spark” and working with both youth and adults to uncover their unique story and purpose. She believes that once you truly begin to understand who you are and embrace your unique talents, service to others flows effortlessly.

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.

Spiritual Mentor Team

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.

Suganthi Lem

Spiritual Mentor

Suganthi Lem is a graduate of The Ancient Way's Wellness Ambassador Program and participated in many Circle of Life programs. Suganthi holds a Finance degree, Construction Management and Naturopathic Nutrition diploma. She worked as a Senior Manager of Construction in the Public Transit industry, taking major public projects through the conception, design and construction phases. Suganthi is currently taking some time off to seek and contemplate life, what it means to be in service, and to continue seeking moksha (spiritual liberation). She feels called to contribute to the Ancient Way in any way that makes sense.

What Members Are Saying

“Since 2020, I have been taking classes through The Ancient Way. I first started on my journey with Ananta and The Ayurvedic Wellness Ambassador Program where I was able to learn both a holistic overview of Ayurveda as well as practical means of putting this ancient wisdom into practice in my everyday life. I have found myself feeling more in tune with myself in many aspects of my life with family, as a parent, and in my work profession, as a hospital attendant, sitting with the critically at risk. When I am well, I meet the rest of the world in a beneficial way. This personal wellness goal had begun to change drastically for the better with what I learned in the Ayurvedic Ambassador Program. The second course I've taken that's brought me to a deeper understanding of myself has been the Spiritual Warrior Program. This program follows the Way of The Goddess book by Ananta to bring daily rituals and spiritual practices into focus, using very accessible lessons from the journey of Goddess Durga and her 9 goddess forms. The Spiritual Warrior Program integrates ancient lessons and techniques of practicing spirituality into a very real and usable space. By using the chakras, goddesses, and spiritual practices through both an ancient and modern lens, you will find a way to cultivate your own sacred self into harmony with your deepest intentions through the Spiritual Warrior Program. By seeing myself through the stories laid out in Goddess Durga’s journey, I was able to truly hold myself to a higher purpose. This paid off in deepening my connection to my own spirit, strengthening my capacity for patience under stress, and learning ways to identify and set healthy boundaries, both in my personal and professional life. The Ancient Way and Ananta have been a tremendous asset towards my own spiritual seeking and awakening. Though the topics are wide and deep in their knowledge and implications, Ananta has found a way to make the seemingly intangible practices of ancient spirituality into a very usable modern day format that will yield results in your life. Ananta would remind myself as well as other students, ‘You don't strive to give something up, you strive to transcend to something higher.’ The Ancient Way offers a real and clear way to make strides in your spiritual journey. Come journey with us, transcend to new heights!”

Nathan Medlock, Yoga Instructor, Ayurveda Wellness Ambassador, Hospital Professional, Amherst, MA

““I was seeking a practical guide to help me with my health issues after being diagnosed with 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’ cheerleaders. 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, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

““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 Shraddha Yoga and Birthing Mama, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

““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, New Jersey, USA

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