An Urban Devi event with Syamala Priya Devi Dasi

Description: Many of us yearn to be fully immersed in devotional service and the natural flow of giving and receiving love. However, balancing practical responsibilities while living in the world can be challenging. In this Spring Urban Devi Sangha, Syamala Priya will share stories and lessons from her experience tending a community garden plot in Washington, DC, and how it organically transformed her relationship to bhakti. Together, we will explore how to unlock your own "secret garden" and turn the seemingly ordinary into an extraordinary gift of love.

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Syamala Priya Devi Dasi (Sara Sheikh) was introduced to Krishna Consciousness in Washington, DC, in 2010 through yoga classes and workshops with Hari-kirtana das. She is a member of the Institute for Applied Spirituality (IFAST) and ISKCON of DC communities, where she serves as a pujari and on the task force for the Prevention of Intimate Partner Abuse Initiative. Professionally, she is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Inner Foundations Counseling, specializing in holistic mental healthcare, somatic psychotherapy, and grief counseling. If you'd like to inquire about beginning therapy with Symamala, please reach out to her through her website (www.innerfoundationscounseling.com) and Psychology Today profile (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/sara-sheikh-washington-dc/942948)..

Urban Devi is a monthly interactive women’s discussion circle that seeks to make spirituality accessible to women in the 21st century. Each session will focus on a theme based on topics that are of importance to women and will offer insight and practical applications from the practice of Bhakti Yoga.