The Hridaya Podcast: Living with an Open Heart

What does it really mean to live from the Heart?
How can meditation shape the way we meet our relationships, navigate challenges, and discover a deeper sense of purpose?
In this episode, Hridaya Yoga teacher David Coleman explores how a regular meditation practice helps us cultivate inner stillness, deepen our connection to the Spiritual Heart, and bring that presence into everyday life.
Together, we reflect on the role of intention as a guiding force, the importance of learning to trust our inner wisdom beyond ideas of success and failure, and how every experience—pleasant or challenging—can become an opportunity to live with greater openness and awareness.

Whether you're beginning your meditation journey or seeking to deepen an existing practice, this conversation offers practical insights into living with more presence, clarity, and trust in the unfolding of life.

About Hridaya
Hridaya was born from a deep yearning to share the message of the Heart with the world. At our centers in France, Mexico, and Romania, we offer non-dual teachings through silent meditation retreats, yoga modules, workshops, and a vibrant community dedicated to living with an open heart. We aim to help you connect with the inner Self and embrace a life of love, freedom, and joy.
We share these teachings in the spirit of selfless service.

Explore how meditation can transform your life by joining one of our silent meditation retreats offered throughout the year in Mexico, France, and Romania:
5-Day Silent Meditation Retreat: Awakening Love Within
3-Day Silent Meditation Retreat
10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat

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In this episode, we begin with a consecration before exploring how letting go of the fruits of our actions can become a powerful spiritual practice—one that reconnects us with our True Nature, reveals a deeper sense of purpose, and brings the joy of selfless service into everyday life.
Hridaya Yoga teacher Spandananda, originally from Brazil and now teaching at the Hridaya Center in Mexico, shares his journey from studying marine biology and working in conservation and environmental activism to discovering the transformative path of Karma Yoga.
Through his personal story, he reflects on how each stage of life became an opportunity to serve without attachment to results.
Together, we explore why enthusiasm can be a compass that points us toward our deepest aspirations, how selfless action transforms ordinary life into spiritual practice, and what it means to live in alignment with the Heart.

About Hridaya
Hridaya was born from a deep longing to share the message of the Heart with the world. At our centers in France, Mexico, and Romania, we offer non-dual teachings through silent meditation retreats, Hridaya Yoga, workshops, and a vibrant community dedicated to living with an open heart.
We invite you to discover the practices that help reveal the True Self and support a life of Love, freedom, and joy.

Interested in learning more about Hridaya or the practices shared in this episode?
If you're inspired to explore selfless service as a spiritual practice, learn more about our free Karma Yoga Program in France and Mexico.
Karma Yoga program
Dive deep within one of our on-site silent meditations retreats offered in Mexico, France and Romania throughout the year. 
Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats

Learn more about our guest Spandananda

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What really happens when you meditate every day for over 40 years?
In this episode, Sahajananda—having maintained a daily meditation discipline since 1981—shares a rare, long-term perspective on spiritual practice.
We explore what changes over the decades, what remains constant, and what continues to surprise even after a lifetime of dedication. From the early years of practice under challenging conditions to guiding silent retreats around the world, his insights reveal the depth, patience, and subtlety of the inner path. They reveal a story of grace and surrendering.
An honest and grounded reflection on meditation beyond trends, apps, and quick results. 

About Hridaya
Hridaya was born from a deep yearning to share the message of the Heart with the world.
At our centers in France, Mexico, and Romania, we offer non-dual teachings through silent meditation retreats, yoga modules, workshops, and a vibrant community dedicated to living with an open heart.
We aim to help you connect with the inner Self and embrace a life of love, freedom, and joy. We share these teachings in the spirit of selfless service.

Interested in diving deeper?
We offer silent meditation retreats in Mexico, France and Romania:
3-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats
10-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats
Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats

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Can trauma become a doorway to awakening?
This episode explores the intersection of trauma-informed care and non-dual spiritual teachings, honoring the personal story of each individual while pointing toward the Absolute.
We dive into pain and suffering as catalysts for transformation, the role of fragmentation and wholeness, and the subtle process of inner alchemy that happens through the Heart.
Blanca challenges common assumptions, suggesting that there’s no need to “go into the shadow.” Rather, we cultivate the capacity to meet what arises with integrity and honesty.
Drawing from her path through Hridaya teachings, Advaita Vedanta, Tantra, and somatic practices, Blanca offers a grounded and compassionate perspective rooted in trust, presence, and the intelligence of the Heart.
This is a nuanced exploration of healing, awareness, and the possibility of transformation through what we often resist.

Hridaya was born from a deep yearning to share the message of the Heart with the world.
At our centers in France, Mexico, and Romania, we offer non-dual teachings through silent meditation retreats, yoga modules, workshops, and a vibrant community dedicated to living with an open heart.
We aim to help you connect with the inner Self and embrace a life of love, freedom, and joy. We share these teachings in the spirit of selfless service.

Interested in diving deeper?
Dive into the teachings of the Spiritual Heart at silent meditation retreats in Mexico, France and Romania:3-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats
10-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats
The Alchemy of the Heart
Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats⁠

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What does it truly mean to live and to die in the present moment?
In this episode, Claud shares profound reflections on mortality, presence, and what it means to live fully.
Drawing from his personal journey and years of teaching, we explore how the awareness of death can become a powerful gateway to presence, clarity, and authenticity.
Challenging common assumptions, Claud reminds us that life isn’t the opposite of death—birth is. From this perspective, mortality is no longer something to fear, but a teacher that reveals what truly matters.
A contemplative conversation on embracing life more deeply by meeting each moment with openness and awareness.

Hridaya was born from a deep yearning to share the message of the Heart with the world.
At our centers in France, Mexico & Romania, we offer non-dual teachings through silent meditation retreats, yoga modules, workshops, and a vibrant community dedicated to living with an open heart.
We aim to help you connect with the inner Self and embrace a life of love, freedom, and joy. As a non-profit organization, we share these teachings in the spirit of selfless service.

Interested in diving deeper?
 We offer annual 28-day and 49-day solitude retreats as well as dark room retreats in both Mexico and France.
28-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat with Claud
Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats
49-Day Pratyabhijna Retreat
Spend 3 days exploring the foundations of intimate relationships with Claud Vaduva at The Flowering of Love workshop

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