Amanda Ahern
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Amanda Ahern
Sadhana Journal
by Amanda Ahern
Radha is the force of divine longing — love experienced as devotion rather than possession. She embodies the ache that opens the heart beyond personal desire. In Radha, longing becomes a sacred current rather than a lack.
Her core myth tells of union and separation with Krishna. When together, love overflows. When apart, that love intensifies. Inwardly, this reveals longing as a path inward — a fire that refines attention and opens the heart to the Self.
I came to understand Radha slowly. Over years of singleness, longing did not disappear — it softened and deepened. Love found
expression through practice, creativity, and devotion. What once reached outward began to circulate within.
Radha teaches us to stop outsourcing our ecstasy. Desire is not a problem to solve, but an energy to inhabit. When we remain present with longing, it reveals its deeper nature — love without condition.
This journal invites you to stay with what you yearn for. Radha does not promise fulfilment in form. She offers something subtler and
enduring: the recognition that what you seek has always been alive within you.
“Exploring what it means to live as the Goddess — a sacred feminist at work”
Amanda Ahern is an anthropologist, artist, author and yoga teacher, and deeply immersed and facilitating transformational work. With nearly five decades of experience in yoga, ritual, creativity and personal transformation, her work bridges ancient wisdom and contemporary life in a grounded and accessible way. Her book, The Way of the Goddess, is an interactive guide inviting readers into a living relationship with the Goddess through reflection, ritual and daily practice. She is also the creator of a series of Sādhana journals—four themed volumes and twelve individual Goddess journals—designed to support deep personal practice and devotional inquiry. Published through Sacred Shakti Publishing, her books and journals are practical tools for self-study, spiritual growth and creative embodiment.
A modern guide to ancient feminine spirituality
The Way of the Goddess
A doorway into myth, mantra, and sacred feminine practice.
Born from the first Shakti Salon, this book shares real stories, creative rituals, and lived experience—revealing how present and responsive the Goddess truly is.
