The Power of Grace

1100 California Street,San Francisco CA 94108

21 September, 2021

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A celebration of Sadhviji's new memoir - Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation! Join The Very Rev. Malcolm Clemens Young, ThD and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji for a conversation celebrating the publication of Hollywood to the Himalayas. The Very Rev. Malcolm Clemens Young, ThD, is an Episcopal priest and the Dean of Grace Cathedral. He began his tenure as the ninth dean of the cathedral in August 2015 and was installed as dean on September 27, 2015. The dean runs the cathedral in collaboration with the Chapter (the senior management team) and the Grace Cathedral Board of Trustees. As dean, Malcolm leads the cathedral in its mission to reimagine church with courage, joy and wonder. He oversees the spiritual life of the cathedral and ministers to the cathedral’s congregation and wider community. Malcolm is the moderator of The Forum, the cathedral’s flagship lecture series. He created the Innovative Ministries program, which includes the Tuesday night yoga class which draws up to seven hundred people weekly and The Vine, a contemporary worship service and community for people age 20-45. Malcolm has also launched programs to expand the cathedral’s social justice programs and digital offerings. Malcolm joined Grace Cathedral from Christ Church, Los Altos, CA, where he was the Rector and also the Founder of the Ventana School, an Episcopal day school. Malcolm was ordained a priest in 1995. He has a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Divinity and Doctorate of Theology from Harvard University. He is the author of The Spiritual Journal of Henry David Thoreau and The Invisible Hand in Wilderness: Economics, Ecology, and God. Malcolm has a regular column in the San Francisco Examiner and also contributes to the Huffington Post. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji is a renowned spiritual leader, author and motivational speaker based in Rishikesh, India. Originally from Los Angeles and a graduate of Stanford University, Sadhviji has been ordained into the sacred order of Sanyas by her guru HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and has been living at Parmarth Niketan Ashram for the past twenty-five years. She is the Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, an international interfaith organization dedicated to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene; president of Divine Shakti Foundation, a foundation that runs free schools, vocational training programs, and empowerment programs; and director of the world-famous International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh—which has been covered in Time, CNN, the New York Times and other prestigious publications and has been addressed by both the Prime Minister and Vice President of India.She serves on the United Nations Advisory Council on Religion and the Advisory Council of KAICIID as well as on the steering committees of the International Partnership for Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) and the Moral Imperative to End Extreme Poverty, a campaign by the United Nations and World Bank. Sadhviji is a regular speaker at the United Nations, Parliament of Religions and other large international forums. Sadhviji has received numerous awards and recognition for her leadership role in India, including from the Cabinet Minister of Water Resources, Government of India, as well as from the Ambassador of the United States to India. She was also the Managing Editor for the monumental project of the 11-volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism. She oversees a variety of humanitarian projects, teaches meditation, lectures, writes, counsels individuals and families and serves as a unique female voice of spiritual leadership throughout India and the world. Official Partners for this Celebration are: Grace Cathedral This event is in celebration of Sadhviji's new memoir - Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation! Order here: Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation All of the author's proceeds go directly to the Divine Shakti Foundation, a non-profit organization providing education, empowerment and health care to women, children and rural villagers in the Himalayan areas of India. For more information see: Sadhviji.org HollywoodToTheHimalayas.com Parmarth Niketan is a true spiritual haven, lying on the holy banks of Mother Ganga in the lap of the lush Himalayas. It is the largest ashram in Rishikesh, providing its thousands of pilgrims who come from all corners of the Earth with a clean, pure and sacred atmosphere as well as abundant, beautiful gardens. With over 1,000 rooms, the facilities are a perfect blend of modern amenities and traditional, spiritual simplicity. Parmarth Niketan is located in Swargashram, on the main road, just on the banks of the sacred Ganges River.