Sadhviji

SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI, PhD is a renowned spiritual leader, author and motivational speaker based in Rishikesh, India.  She’s the author of newly released #1 bestseller, Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing & Transformation. Originally from Los Angeles and a graduate of Stanford University, Sadhviji has been living at Parmarth Niketan for 25  years. She is Secretary-General of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, dedicated to clean water, sanitation and hygiene; President of Divine Shakti Foundation, dedicated to women and children; and director of the world-famous International Yoga Festival.  She serves on the United Nations Advisory Council on Religion and on steering committees of Int’l Partnership for Religion & Sustainable Development and Moral Imperative to End Extreme Poverty, a campaign by the UN and World Bank. She oversees humanitarian projects, teaches meditation, lectures, writes and serves as a unique female voice of spiritual leadership across the world.