Media
Media & Appearances
Pria Acharya is an author, filmmaker, and certified mindfulness teacher whose work explores compassionate living, ethical awareness, and conscious choice. She has been featured on podcasts, interviews, and live events discussing vegan mindfulness, storytelling for social change, recovery from narcissistic abuse, and her documentary work.
Below are selected conversations and public appearances spanning podcasts, interviews, and event recordings.
2025 – 2026
Compassion Consortium
Compassion as Spiritual Practice
Sunday Service — January 18, 2026
A featured Sunday Service exploring compassion as a lived spiritual practice. Pria Acharya reflects on ethical awakening, the mother–child bond across species, and the courage required to step outside cultural conditioning in service of non-harm.
Recording forthcoming.
The Spiritual Forum Podcast
Compassion as Spiritual Practice
September 11, 2025
In this conversation, Pria Acharya explores compassion as a lived spiritual practice rather than an abstract ideal. She shares a personal turning point that dismantled inherited conditioning and opened her to deeper ethical awareness—particularly around food systems, motherhood, and the courage required to step outside cultural norms.
The discussion touches on awakening, grief, the sacred bond between mother and child across species, and how mindfulness supports living in alignment without blame or shame.
Listen: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Podbean · YouTube
Dharma Voices for Animals
Meditation & Mindfulness Sangha for Animal Advocates
August 31, 2025 – Live Event Recording
A guided conversation and reflection for animal advocates exploring mindfulness as a source of resilience, clarity, and grounded compassion. Pria speaks to burnout, moral injury, and staying connected to purpose while working for systemic change.
2023 – 2024
NHA Health Science Podcast
DescriptionSpirituality at the Deepest Level Means Do No Harm
August 22, 2024
A wide-ranging conversation on the ethical foundations of spirituality, examining how compassion must extend beyond belief into daily choices. Topics include the environmental and ethical impact of food systems, the hidden realities of dairy production, and mindfulness as a pathway to non-harm.
Mindfulness Leadership Beyond Borders
How to Practice Mindfulness in Life
A practical discussion on integrating mindfulness into everyday living—beyond formal meditation. Pria shares how presence, self-honesty, and ethical alignment support resilience during personal and societal transitions.
Earlier Appearances
Wild Earth
Testimonial Video – Plant-Based Dog Nutrition
November 12, 2023
A testimonial sharing the story of Bear, Pria Acharya’s senior dog, and how he has thrived for years on Wild Earth’s plant-based dog food. Recorded when Bear was 13; he continues to thrive on the same diet today at age 16.
Vegan Nation Radio
Interview with Pria Acharya (Do No Harm)
May 23, 2023
A radio interview discussing Pria’s documentary work Do No Harm, vegan ethics, and the intersection of mindfulness, activism, and storytelling. The conversation explores compassionate living as both a personal and collective responsibility.https://vegansradio.com/2023/05/23/sentient-jay-vanlandingham-do-no-harm-pria-acharya-vegan-5-23-23/
Liminal Fundraiser – Mercury Café
Live Storytelling Event
September 6, 2020
A live storytelling performance supporting Liminal at the Mercury Café, reflecting on identity, voice, and transformation through personal narrative.
Storytelling at Liminal – Mercury Café
Live Storytelling Event
April 12, 2019
An earlier storytelling performance exploring lived experience, creative expression, and the power of speaking truth in community spaces.Description