Senior Meditation Guide · PhD Student in Buddhist Literature and Culture
Raised by a mother who worked as a psychologist, Arpita was introduced to self-development, spiritual exploration, and somatic practices from an early age. As a naturally curious child, she was drawn to ancient myths, archetypal systems, paganism, and shamanism, immersing herself in stories from the distant past and sensing that existence holds a deeper vision in the present moment.
In her teenage years, in the early 2000s, she encountered a body of knowledge that felt deeply alive within her and began formal study and practice of Hatha and Bhakti Yoga as a student in the Satyananda tradition. Its traditional approach to the ancient science and wisdom of Yoga inspired her, awakening a sense of wonder around the possibility of uniting the human microcosm with the universe in an alchemical way.
Driven by the timeless questions — “Who am I?”, “Why am I here?”, and “What is the purpose of life?” — she went on to study Western Philosophy, Latin, and Ancient Greek, and earned a BA in Culture Studies and Cultural Anthropology as well as an MA in Buddhist Studies with Sanskrit. In her early twenties, guidance led her into Theravada Buddhism and Vipassana meditation, where she experienced profound expansion of consciousness, unconditional compassion, and liberation.
She is currently a PhD student in Buddhist Literature and Culture, while continuing to spend extensive time in India, Nepal, and South-East Asia. Her life includes travel as part of a soul journey, along with facilitating and holding dozens of meditation, solo, and dark retreats.
Arpita lives her practice and offers her whole being in service to the awakening of all. She is available for 1:1 counseling, guided by her own experience that there is nothing more valuable than supporting others on the path of liberation. She is also a devoted nature and animal lover, an explorer of Jungian psychology, a Shibari/Rope Ritual space-holder, and a vegan/vegetarian chef.
“All that is necessary to awaken to yourself as the radiant emptiness of spirit is to stop seeking something more or better or different, and to turn your attention inward to the awake silence that you are.” — Adyashanti