One verse.
One reflection.
One small intention.
Then back to your life. Sadhana pairs each verse with a conversational guide who helps you sit with what the verse asks of your day — not what it means in the abstract, but what it asks of this day.
What you do each morning
Five to ten minutes. The same shape every day, never the same content.
Open the verse
One verse a day. Sanskrit, transliteration, and English — all three, because the Sanskrit carries something the translation can't.
Sit with the sakha
The sakha (companion) opens the verse with a small story, then asks what's actually showing up in your day. Type or speak. No platitudes. No therapy voice.
Carry one intention
A sankalpa — one small concrete thing. Not "be more patient." Specific. For today. Tomorrow the sakha checks in. The mandala fills. The practice builds.
Who it's for
Diaspora parents who grew up with the Gita on a shelf and want it in their week. Adults navigating careers, relationships, kids, parents — who don't have a teacher, don't want a guru, and don't need an Instagram quote.
If you've ever opened the Gita, read three verses, and put it down because you didn't know what to do with it — Sadhana is for you.
What it isn't
- Not a meditation app. No timers, no streaks, no badges.
- Not a teacher. The sakha is a reflection partner, not a guru.
- Not a feed. No infinite scroll. You finish your session and you close the app.
- Not for crisis. If you're in crisis, please reach out to a crisis line — we show one on every screen.
Be one of the first.
Sadhana is in private beta. Join the waitlist and we'll write you when it's your turn.
We'll only write to you about Sadhana — nothing else, ever.
A note from the founder
I built Sadhana because the apps that exist treat the Gita like a poster. The Gita isn't a poster. It's a conversation between someone who can't see his way forward and someone willing to sit with him until he can. I wanted a version of that conversation that fit in five minutes a day, on the way to work or after the kids are down.
— Preshit Mendhekar