"Isis and Osiris" demonstrates Coltrane's interest in Middle Eastern and North African music and culture. "Something About John Coltrane" is based on themes by her late husband, John Coltrane. "Stopover Bombay" refers to a five-week stay in India and Sri Lanka on which Coltrane was due to go in December 1970. "Shiva-Loka", or "realm of Shiva", refers to the realm of the third member of the Hindu trinity, the "dissolver of creation". The album's title and title track reflect the influence of Swami Satchidananda, to whom Coltrane had become close while being his disciple. Journey in Satchidananda is important in that it marks a transition between Coltrane's first three recordings and her subsequent releases, which reveal a more personalized outlook. Vishnu Wood also appears on oud on the live track, while the studio recordings also feature Majid Shabazz on bells and tambourine and Tulsi on tanpura. On the album, Coltrane appears on piano and harp, and is joined by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, bassists Cecil McBee (studio tracks) and Charlie Haden (live track), and drummer Rashied Ali.
It was released by Impulse! Records in 1971. Four of the album's tracks were recorded at the Coltrane home studios in Dix Hills, New York, in November 1970, while the remaining track was recorded live at the Village Gate in July of that year. Journey in Satchidananda is the fourth solo album by Alice Coltrane. Coltrane home studios, Dix Hills, New York (tracks A1–B1)
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