Service & Systemic Work: In her past, Anuttara served in one of the largest slums of Asia for several years. Working and learning from one of the most marginalized communities in the world gave her a deeper understanding of her meditation practice and its connections to systems thinking (the inextricable interdependence of political, social, ecological and spiritual forces). During this time, she also worked at the Gandhi Ashram, where she studied with inspiring Gandhian elders about Seva, Swaraj, Satyagraha and Ahimsa - the important cornerstones of the Nonviolent Freedom Movement. Later, she spent long periods in rural areas and remote forests, sometimes with tribal and native communities, learning indigenous practices and farming, often living in mud huts without electricity or running water and chance encounters with snakes dropping on her head. 

Currently, she offers retreats to a select few who are able to perceive the breadth and depth of these teachings and hold it with reverence. She meets with a small number of people as a Spiritual Counselor. Once every few days, she disappears in the forests and practices next to rivers and creeks. Her love for art, laughing with old friends, and the bamboo flute keeps her in ecstatic delight and gratitude for life.

Other Important Influences:

• Her close relationship with her dear mentor and teacher Joanna Macy has supported her life in indescribable ways. She is eternally grateful to Joanna’s vast love and contribution to her unfolding. She would not be here or sharing these teachings without Joanna’s support.

• She is thankful to other spiritual teachers, including a powerful elder, a female Indian Tantrika living on the mountain top, who supported Anuttara during a very critical phase of her process. And encouraged her to teach these teachings with confidence and assuredness.

• In her years of establishing a strong foundation in Vipassana, she is grateful for the generous teachings of SN Goenka-ji.

• She is trained in Trauma Healing in the modality of Somatic Experiencing.

• She has received her pedagogy in Depth Psychology and Myth by studying with world-renowned Jungian Analyst and post-trauma recovery specialist, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés.

• She was involved in Direct Action Movement Building work, a spiritual response to the crisis of our times, with the East Point Peace Academy, and she has co-designed the Fierce Vulnerability teachings.

Note to Wisdom Seekers:
Anuttara rarely accepts invitations to speak on spiritual panels, social media or conferences - preferring to teach in a quiet, and organic way to students who have desire for depth, diligence, and taking self-responsibility. She has no social media presence or traffic driving optimizations on this website, trusting that the right seekers will find their way here. She makes no claims beyond her personal embodied realization, inviting rigor of inner-inquiry rather than abstract intellectualization. If her approach benefits, brings clarity and liberation, students may continue, prioritizing their own direct experience and inner authority over concepts or dogma.