Sanctuary for the Misfits of God: The Living Rhythm 21-Day Offering

Lantern 10: The Cost of Wildness

Saisha Ma — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:05:27 GMT

I recorded this lantern sitting in a back room of my parents’ house.

At the time, I thought I was recording about community, loneliness, and the feeling of being unseen. Listening back now, I hear something different. I hear someone standing at a threshold.

My father is dying. Relationships are ending. Attachments are ending. Versions of myself are ending…

LANTERN 8: SUFFERING IS THE LIBERATION

Saisha Ma — Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:31 GMT

When I was in India, I started writing about my relationship with suffering. I recognized that I had this weird loyalty to suffering. That it was required to “prove” myself and just how much I could navigate. I hosted my own funeral where I buried this relationship and I let it go.

It changed something in me. I couldn’t really find the words for what. I …

Lantern 7: Standing With Yourself in the Dark

Saisha Ma — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:55:28 GMT

Welcome back to the Sanctuary for the Misfits of God, with Saisha Ma.

Today is Lantern 7. Standing with yourself in the dark.

I laugh because what else can you do honestly, for a particular moment like this.
Because I am standing with myself in the dark and it’s the perfect time to put a hand out and say…

Walk with me, I’m right here with you.

I’ve been th…

The Living Rhythm Lantern 6: Compassion When the Mind Turns Against You

Saisha Ma — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:40:57 GMT

Welcome back to the sanctuary with Saisha Ma.

This is my third attempt at recording, and I’m really trying to have compassion for not just my mind, but the being that I am right now. Because there’s a part of me that just wants to give up. if I’m honest.

I have been sitting with this topic of “compassion when the mind turns against you” and it’s been a t…

Death & Rebirth of The Living Rhythm

Saisha Ma — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:28:39 GMT

Welcome back to the Sanctuary for the Misfits of God and into The Living Rhythm offering with Saisha Ma.

Once again I return to you from a very humbled space. For the founders of the work, you received your last Living Rhythm “lesson” a month ago. For those of you who will be coming into this journey in the future, you’ll just be able to experience this …

The Living Rhythm Day 5 Part 3: Self-Leadership -- Anchoring in Presence

Saisha Ma — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:39:50 GMT

Welcome back to the Sanctuary.

This is Part 3 of Day 5 of the Living Rhythm, and this is where we begin the deeper exploration of self-leadership.

In many ways, this is just the beginning. I have a feeling self-leadership is going to thread through this entire process, but this is where the doorway really opens.

Up to this point we’ve talked about daily an…

The Living Rhythm Day 5 Part 2: Self-Leadership -- The Anchor of Truth

Saisha Ma — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:30:35 GMT

Welcome back to the Sanctuary.

This is part two of Day 5 of the Living Rhythm. In the first part we started exploring daily anchors and the idea of how we begin our day. But as I sat with this teaching, something else became very clear.

Before we talk about anchors, routines, or morning practices, we have to talk about truth.

Because the real question is n…

The Living Rhythm Day 5: Self-Leadership Part 1 -- Exploring the Daily Anchors

Saisha Ma — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:08:30 GMT

Welcome back to the Sanctuary.

Today we are entering Day 5 of the Living Rhythm, and this is where the path begins to move into the realm of self-leadership.

Originally, this teaching was going to be about establishing a simple daily anchor. At first, I thought of it as a morning routine, because most teachers, guides, and spiritual traditions eventually …

How to Access the Sanctuary

Saisha Ma — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:40:26 GMT

The Living Sanctuary exists in three spaces:
Spotify/Apple Podcasts and Substack.

The Living Rhythm Day 4: Reflection & Embodiment

Saisha Ma — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:22:30 GMT

In Part 3 of Day 4, we move into a gentle guided practice to explore our own self-imprisonment—not to fix or escape, but simply to notice.

Where in my life do I feel most “trapped” or contracted right now?
(In relationship, work, identity, spirituality, my body, community…)
What does my self-imprisonment look like in the moment?
Do I shut down, overthink, d…

The Living Rhythm Day 4: Moving Within & Letting the Body Lead

Saisha Ma — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:20:55 GMT

In Part 2 of Day 4, we move deeper into the architecture of self-imprisonment by exploring one of the most pervasive modern cages:

The belief that our value is tethered to performance, contribution, usefulness, and external validation.

In a culture built on “more” — more success, more productivity, more proving — it becomes easy to forget that our worth i…

The Living Rhythm Day 3: Reflection & Embodiment

Saisha Ma — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:16:23 GMT

Today’s reflection is not about fixing shame.
It’s about noticing it.

Shame, guilt, and overthinking often live in the body as contraction, urgency, or the sense that something about us is wrong.

This practice is an invitation to pause…
to feel what is actually here…
and to gently explore what your nervous system has been trained to carry.

There is no right a…

The Living Rhythm Day 2: Exploring YOUR Container

Saisha Ma — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:10:04 GMT

This reflection is an invitation to notice the shape that is holding your life right now.

Not as something rigid or right or wrong,
but as something alive.

✧ What does your current container feel like?
✧ Does it feel spacious, chaotic, gentle, harsh, or barely there?
✧ What is your life actually holding in this season?

A container is the invisible structure t…

The Living Rhythm Day 2: All About Containers

Saisha Ma — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:07:46 GMT

This recording invites you to look gently at the rhythm that already exists in your life.

Not the rhythm you wish you had.
Not the rhythm you think you should have.
But the rhythm that is actually here.

✧ What structures hold your day right now?
✧ Where do you feel chaos? Where do you feel steadiness?
✧ What do you secretly love about your current way of livi…

The Living Rhythm Day 1: Reflection & Guidance

Saisha Ma — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:05:06 GMT

If it feels supportive, you’re welcome to share in the Living Rhythm chat space.
There’s no pressure to participate and no right way to respond. Presence is enough.

If you’d like a place to begin, you might explore one of these:

✧ What surprised you most in today’s reflection or visualization?
✧ What did you notice about yourself that you hadn’t seen before?

The Living Rhythm Day 1: Meet Who's Really Here (Visualization)

Saisha Ma — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:03:20 GMT

This visualization is not about doing anything right.
It’s about noticing what happens when you stop trying to become something else.

You were invited to feel your body, your breath, and the quiet truth of who is here when the search softens.

✧ What did your body want you to notice?
✧ What felt tender, unfamiliar, or surprisingly calm?
✧ What words came to d…

The Sanctuary Is Now a Podcast

Saisha Ma — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:00:04 GMT

This is a simple and exciting update!

Both The Sanctuary for the Misfits of God and The Living Rhythm 21-Day Offering are now available in podcast form.

The Sanctuary podcast will always be free.
The Living Rhythm offering remains part of the paid membership experience.

After the recent Founders Live Call, something became very clear:

The work wants to center on audio and circle.

Voice is the medicine.
Presence in community is the thread.

So I am leaning into that.

Instead of over-structuring or over-producing, I am prioritizing real-time transmissions — guidance you can listen to on a walk, in the car, or while cooking. A steady companion in your ear as you navigate your own rhythm.

Where to Listen

You can now access the podcasts in multiple ways:

The Sanctuary for the Misfits of God (Free)

RSS Feed:
https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6813417.rss

This feed includes all public Sanctuary audio.

The Living Rhythm 21-Day Offering (Paid Members)

RSS Feed:
https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6813417/s/327897.rss

This is the private subscriber feed.
If you are a paid member, this link connects directly to your access.

Apple Podcasts is taking a little longer to fully process the paid feed, but it will be available there shortly as well. Spotify access is already live for the Sanctuary and updating for Living Rhythm.

How to Connect the RSS to Your Podcast App

If you’re using Apple Podcasts:

Open the Apple Podcasts app
Tap “Library”
Tap the three dots in the top right corner
Select “Follow a Show by URL”
Paste the RSS link
Tap “Follow”

If you’re using another podcast player (Pocket Casts, Overcast, etc.):

Look for “Add Show by URL” or “Add RSS Feed”
Paste the appropriate RSS link
Subscribe

If you are already a paid member on Substack, your private Living Rhythm feed will automatically authenticate when added.

If you run into issues, reach out. I will help you get connected.

What’s Coming

I am also releasing a Founders recap (with audio) directly to the Founders, reflecting on what clarified in that gathering.

Soon after, I’ll be sharing a public post connected to Shivaratri — what’s been alive in me, the ceremonies I’ve been walking through, and how all of it is reshaping what the Sanctuary is becoming.

For now, the direction is simple:

Audio first.
Circles as heart.
Let the work breathe.

Start listening.
Start sharing.
Let the Sanctuary settle into your life in whatever way it feels natural.

I look forward to hearing how it lands for you.

Walking the Sacred Edge,

Saisha Ma

The Living Rhythm is Live on Spotify & Apple Podcast

Saisha Ma — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:31:21 GMT

I apologize for the endless releases today. I am learning how to sync directly to spotify and apple podcasts.

Thank you for your inbox patience.

The Living Rhythm is Alive

Saisha Ma — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:25:37 GMT

In this Founder’s drop-in, I share where I am right now: caught in a nervous system loop, and unexpectedly confronting my own teaching.

I revisited the deep reset module I created in India, only to realize that in the middle of real life, relationship, and responsibility, the process feels too overwhelming to access.

This is becoming an initiation into …

Living Rhythm Meets Real Life & Podcast Access

Saisha Ma — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:13:28 GMT

In this Founder’s drop-in, I share where I am right now: caught in a nervous system loop, and unexpectedly confronting my own teaching. I revisited the deep reset module I created in India, only to realize that in the middle of real life, relationship, and responsibility, the process feels too overwhelming to access.

This is becoming an initiation into …