Meet Dr. Ritu Goyal

I am a doctor, and for more than 25 years I have worked as a gynaecologist in Delhi. In that time I have met thousands of women and families. I learnt that health is never only about the body. Worry, old hurts, money stress and tired relationships show up in the clinic too, long before they show up in a report.

Today, I help people heal the beliefs and feelings behind their money, health and relationship blocks, using simple practices from ancient Indian wisdom, explained with the help of modern research.

How my journey began

I was not always a positive person. As a young student in 1992, I read The Power of Positive Thinking and decided to try being completely positive for one year, as an experiment. It changed the direction of my life.

In the same year, I took part in an essay competition on Swami Vivekananda. I read every book on him I could find in the library. For the first time, I felt deep pride in what our Indian tradition already knew about the mind.

The turning point

In 2015, my own health was falling apart. I was a busy doctor who looked after everyone else, and a senior physician warned me that if I didn’t slow down and look after myself, I could end up in hospital. That warning woke me up.

I began to look at my lifestyle, my emotions and my old beliefs, not just my reports. Over the next years I learnt yoga, meditation, emotional healing, Ho’oponopono and life coaching from several teachers, along with my own reading and practice. I also completed an MA in Yoga and Science of Living.

Why I do this work

A few years ago, I had everything that looks like success from outside: a good career and a comfortable life. Yet inside, I was not happy. During the quiet months of Covid, I saw one reason: I had so much, but I was hardly grateful for any of it. Practising gratitude for small things helped me a lot. Still, I felt something deeper was missing.

One winter day in December 2021, I was sitting in the sun in the small garden in front of my house, talking to my yoga teacher. I said, “Sir, I have everything that should make a person happy. My work is good, my family is doing well. Yet somehow there is no happiness inside me. Is this the life I worked so hard for?”

He said the happiness I was looking for has nothing to do with the material world. It is ananda, the bliss of the Anandamaya Kosha, the deepest of the five layers of our being described in the Taittiriya Upanishad. I had read about this in yoga texts, but only as theory. That day, a seed was planted: real, deep happiness is possible to feel and live. From then on, my journey went inward.

I still work as a doctor. Some days I operate on a woman in an emergency and feel how much timely knowledge can save. But one doctor can help only so many people in a day. So I asked myself: what if I could teach, not only treat, and help people before their problems become heavy?

It took me years of books, teachers, mistakes and reflection to understand myself. One day a simple thought became very clear: if it took me so many years to understand this, can I make it simpler for someone else?

That is why I teach. My aim is to help one billion people live happier, more peaceful, prosperous and purposeful lives.

My approach: ancient wisdom, modern science

• Ancient Indian wisdom gives the direction: the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga, the Energy Centres and practices that have helped people for thousands of years.
• Modern research helps us understand it and use it safely. On my blog, every post cites peer-reviewed studies or trusted health organisations, and scripture with the exact verse.
• Simple practice makes it real: one small, doable practice at a time, not big promises.

I have also learnt that deep emotional healing is not a one-time event. It happens layer by layer, like peeling an onion. One layer heals and we feel lighter. After some time, something new comes to the surface, and we heal that too. Slow, steady practice is what carries us deeper, one layer at a time.

I don’t promise miracles, and my coaching does not replace medical care. I am still learning and healing myself, and I share what has truly helped me and the people I work with.

Qualifications

• MBBS
• DNB (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
• MA Yoga & Science of Living
• 25+ years of clinical experience as a gynaecologist in Delhi