TY - BOOK AU - Saraswati, Bhagawati TI - Hollywood to the himalayas: a journey of healing and transformation SN - 9789391019877 U1 - Autobiography SAW-B PY - 2021/// CY - India PB - Jaico Publishing House KW - Autobiographies KW - Autobiography KW - Bhagawati Saraswati, Sadhvi KW - Travel KW - Biographies KW - California KW - Doctoral students KW - Doctoral students California Biography KW - Doctorants Californie Biographies KW - Eating disorders KW - Feeding and Eating Disorders KW - Spirituality autobiographies (literary works) N1 - An enlightening memoir of a reluctant spiritual seeker who finds much more than she bargained for when she travels to India. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, from Hollywood, California, had a privileged upbringing that hid some dark secrets. She grappled with an eating disorder and trauma from her early childhood for years. But, as a Stanford grad getting her PhD in Psychology, she felt she was successfully navigating adulthood. After getting married, when she agreed to travel to India to appease her husband, little did Sadhviji know a journey of healing and awakening awaited her. She had everything the material world could offer. Soon, she would give it all up to follow the divine path. Hollywood to the Himalayas describes Sadhviji’s odyssey towards divine enlightenment and inspiration through her extraordinary connection with her guru and renewed confidence in the pleasure and joy that life can bring. Now one of the preeminent female spiritual teachers in the world, Sadhviji recounts her journey with wit, honesty, and clarity. Along the way, she offers teachings to help us all step onto our own path of awakening and discover the truth of who we really are—embodiments of the Divine ER -