What does an oncologist think when she watches someone take their last breath? Julia is a German medical doctor, Art of Living teacher, and devotional singer who has spent years living inside the Black Forest Ashram in Germany — one of the most unique spiritual communities in Europe. In this conversation, she takes us on a tour of the ashram, shares what dying patients say in their final moments, and opens up about how Sudarshan Kriya helped her release emotions she didn't even know were stuck in her body. Her music journey is equally unexpected — she never trained as a singer, yet somehow ended up leading satsangs with a guitar she'd barely touched. From cancer wards to silent retreats, from German lullabies to Sanskrit bhajans, this is a conversation about healing, death, and what it means to truly live. Don't skip the part where she describes her very first Kriya experience — it'll stay with you.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:00:28 Julia's Background: Medicine Meets Spirituality

00:01:50 First Meditation Class at University Berlin

00:02:42 Discovering Sudarshan Kriya at New Year's 2012

00:03:11 That First Kriya: An Unforgettable Experience

00:03:56 How Music Entered Julia's Life

00:05:13 Taking the Guitar to Satsang for the First Time

00:06:05 Family Singing Tradition and German Lullabies

00:06:44 Inside the German Ashram in the Black Forest

00:08:30 A Tour of the Ashram: Spring Hall, Pond, and Garden

00:10:46 Best Season to Visit the German Ashram

00:11:58 What It Feels Like When Gurudev Visits

00:13:04 Balancing Oncology and Art of Living Teaching

00:14:45 Kriya in the Emergency Room: Helping Colleagues Cope

00:15:06 Living Through COVID While Working at the Ashram

00:16:56 The Reality of Palliative Care in Oncology

00:19:22 What Dying Patients Say in Their Final Moments

00:21:22 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and the Culture of Death Denial

00:24:03 German Language, Long Words, and Sanskrit Parallels

00:25:39 How World War II Shaped German Emotional Culture

00:27:19 Why Indian Culture Feels Richer and More Liberating

00:27:48 Ayurveda, Nadi Pariksha, and Reading the Body's Signals

00:31:09 Indian Rituals Like Eating With Hands — Science Behind Them

00:32:52 Kriya as Emotional Healing: Releasing What Words Cannot Reach

00:39:25 Final Thoughts and Closing Invitation