Mind Sattva is a podcast about finding clarity and grounding in a noisy world. Hosted by Dr. Mitika Kanabar, a physician trained at Stanford with a background in addiction medicine, lifestyle medicine, and public health, the show blends ancient wisdom, modern understanding, and evidence-based perspectives to reflect on how we live, grow, lead, and connect.
Each episode offers conversations or solo reflections shaped by professional insight, lived experience, and sometimes teachings rooted in Eastern philosophy. Whether exploring grief, perfectionism, identity, or resilience, Mind Sattva creates space to pause, ask deeper questions, and return to what steadies you.
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Mind Sattva is a podcast about finding clarity and grounding in a noisy world. Hosted by Dr. Mitika Kanabar, a physician trained at Stanford with a background in addiction medicine, lifestyle medicine, and public health, the show blends ancient wisdom, modern understanding, and evidence-based perspectives to reflect on how we live, grow, lead, and connect.
Each episode offers conversations or solo reflections shaped by professional insight, lived experience, and sometimes teachings rooted in Eastern philosophy. Whether exploring grief, perfectionism, identity, or resilience, Mind Sattva creates space to pause, ask deeper questions, and return to what steadies you.
What is the true meaning of Navratri?
Why do devotees celebrate nine nights with devotion, dance, and ritual, and how can these ancient practices bring wisdom into our modern lives?
In this episode of Mind Sattva: Practical Wisdom for Modern Life, Dr. Mitika Kanabar welcomes Acharya Mrityunjay, theologist, astrologer, Hindu priest, and scholar, for a deep conversation on the spirituality of Navratri. Together, they explore the nine forms of Goddess Durga, the symbolism of Garba dance, the significance of puja rituals, and how stories of Krishna and Sharad Purnima illuminate timeless lessons of renewal and resilience.
Whether you are familiar with Navratri traditions or curious to learn more, this episode offers both cultural insight and spiritual reflection, showing how devotion, collective energy, and even a few minutes of heartfelt prayer can awaken joy and inner strength.
✨ In this episode:
What Navratri means: nine nights of devotion and renewal
The nine forms of Goddess Durga and their blessings
Rituals of puja: archan, stuti, jap, and dhyan
The deeper symbolism of Garba dance and collective energy
Krishna’s role in Garba and the story of Maharaas
The cosmic joy of Sharad Purnima, the brightest full moon of the year
Why even short, simple prayers can connect us to the divine
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Mind Sattva: Practical Wisdom for Modern Life
Mind Sattva is a podcast about finding clarity and grounding in a noisy world. Hosted by Dr. Mitika Kanabar, a physician trained at Stanford with a background in addiction medicine, lifestyle medicine, and public health, the show blends ancient wisdom, modern understanding, and evidence-based perspectives to reflect on how we live, grow, lead, and connect.
Each episode offers conversations or solo reflections shaped by professional insight, lived experience, and sometimes teachings rooted in Eastern philosophy. Whether exploring grief, perfectionism, identity, or resilience, Mind Sattva creates space to pause, ask deeper questions, and return to what steadies you.
