Giri Govardhana dasi

I have been practicing Krishna consciousness since 1987 and am a brahminically initiated disciple of Romapada Swami. I served as his secretary for over a dozen years and as a pujari while living in the ashram of Radha Govinda Mandir in New York for 7 years. I am a certified dance educator and have been privately mentored by master healers to hone and utilize my natural God-given intuitive healing abilities at a high level of professional practice and ethics. I established White Lotus Ballet in 2004, which grew into White Lotus Grace to introduce healing and Krishna consciousness to others, and now White Lotus Bhakti to serve the beloved devotees. There is nothing that gives me greater joy than connecting with such sweet souls and sharing the wondrous gifts that Krishna touches and transforms each heart and life with.

My Story

For many years, I received the good fortune to serve my spiritual master and Sri Sri Radha-Govinda in New York. I was sheltered, trained, and well engaged. In my heart, I felt inspired, enthusiastic, and joyful in devotional service. A sense of gratitude filled up and overflowed inside me. At the same time, I encountered a lot of struggle with my health and mind. I tried so, so, so hard to apply everything in Krishna consciousness with perfection that I often overthought, lamented and became discouraged. That tension within was exhausting.

After a couple of decades, my Nitai Gauranataraja granted me Their causeless grace. From within my heart, They began directing my service to Them in ways that softened my relationship with Them and made it much more real, authentic, palpable, and personal. They revealed gifts to me that I hadn't recognized before, as well as ways to engage skills and talents I did know They had given me.

From the inside out, Nitai Gauranataraja led me to commune with Them in my native language of self-expression through dance. My background was in ballet, but my movement took on a new organic meditative style and meaning as it became the way I prayed and heard Nitai Gauranataraja responding within. I discovered that I could experience the import and mood of the messages of devotion as I moved. I could feel by moving and move through my feelings. Everything changed. I could feel it and heal it and feel more in relation to Krishna than I ever had before. I became excited to share this grace I was discovering with others who might feel relief and closer to Krishna with the help of it too.

While this was occurring, I was also becoming aware that experiences I had had and kept to myself since small were clairvoyant, clairaudient, and empathic in the extrasensory sense. Krishna's grace now brought them to the foreground and magnified them as my relationship with Him deepened. As I prayerfully danced, especially, I discovered that visions, messages, and other information were revealed. I could see beneath the surface, hear beyond this plane, feel others' feelings as if they were my own. At first I doubted - as self-doubt had been forged into my foundation from abuse - but in time Krishna's perfectly personal power of reciprocation was too mystical and marvelous to deny. I felt awestruck, humbled, grateful and fated to be faithful. My trust in Krishna and His gifts of grace grew. Again, I became enthused to share them in service to others so they could also feel the wonder and joy of His love and revelation.

Little by little, opportunities came. The more I shared, the more I witnessed the magic and glory of Krishna's grace. Confirmation and inspiration became the birthplace of White Lotus Grace. This is the Person I want to share. "Here! See and feel Him moving in your heart and life! He is so wonderful and loving!" This is what I want to give you in my service of White Lotus Bhakti too - more and more faith, intimacy, and authenticity in your own personal relationship with this supremely charming boy and His beloved. It is not mine to give but if He chooses to use the gifts He has given me as instrumental to touch your heart with His healing hand and affection, then I am here, begging to be at your service.