Remembering the Miracle Within

Welcome, beautiful soul.

My name is Anastasia Ripley, lovingly called Ambika Dass Mahatyagi on my spiritual path, a name that reminds me daily of devotion to the Divine and the sacred journey I walk. The name Ambika generally means mother or dear mother. In Sanskrit, it is one of the many names for the goddess Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva, and also carries meanings like good woman or sensitive. This name was given to me as a reminder of the nurturing, protective, and gentle strength I hope to embody for those I serve.

I am here not as an expert but as a companion. A spiritual life coach, a guide, someone who holds space for you to slow down, breathe, and hear the wisdom already within your heart.

My own path has been anything but straight. It has been raw, real, and full of learning. From nursing school and psychology studies in America’s busy world to being called toward surrender, silence, and sacredness. I spent over a year in India, living with sadhus and saints, walking barefoot in temples and forests, learning from ancient rivers and the silence of mystics. I have prayed under Himalayan skies and chosen again and again the path of clarity, truth, and simplicity.

I carry the memory of a childhood marked by poverty in Russia, being adopted twice into different families, feeling both the pain and the grace of loss and new beginnings. I know what it is to feel unwanted, to question where I belong, to shed layers of fear and doubt, and to choose love anyway.

Over eight years, I’ve offered this understanding and care to others. Supporting more than 130 souls through emotional healing, spiritual coaching, and life transitions. Walking beside mothers and families through pregnancy, labor, postpartum, and early parenthood. Holding space for children, teens, adults, and elders during times of grief, spiritual awakening, and deep change.

Healing, I’ve learned, is not about fixing. It is about remembering. Remembering who we truly are beneath the stories and the wounds. Knowing that we are not broken. We are simply coming home to ourselves.

I am here to hold that space with you. To walk beside you with compassion, presence, and care. To remind you that you are not alone, and that the miracle has always lived within you.

130+

Families Held in Birth Care

Souls Supported

Years Experience

8+

15+

Sunset in Hallan Draped in Himachali Colors

Location: Himachal Pradesh, India

Date: November 2024

With Gaia’s Touch

Location: Washington DC, USA

Date: January 2024

Praying at Sunrise on the Ganges during Maha Kumbh

Location: Prayagraj, India

Date: January 2025

Morning Blessings from Guruji at Maha Kumbh

Location: Prayagraj, India

Date: January 2025

With the Saints

Location: Ujjain, India

Date: December 2024

Reading the Bhagavad Gita by the Havan Fire at Maha Kumbh

Location: Prayagraj, India

Date: January 2025

Pashupatinath Temple Darshan

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Date: September 2024

Kedarnath Journey

Location: Himalaya, India

Date: July 2024

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Reach out to remember the miracle within you today.