My Journal
The Anatomy and Physiology of Fall
Fall is my favorite time of the year. I don’t know if it’s the crisp air, the crunchiness of the ground, the burst of colors the trees shower upon us, or the lovely festivities of the season. But whatever the reason, something about fall always beckons me....
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH PRANA
Even though my relationship with prana began at conception, I was unaware of its forceful yet subtle presence for most of my growing years. It was not until I came into the path of yoga that the sacred presence of Prana was reintroduced to me through mindful...
Don’t Fake it..Believe it..
When we step foot into change, being surrounded by many unknowns can get scary. In moments like these, we are often tempted to follow the famous counsel to pretend until we learn the ropes. But often, this pretending becomes the source of our anxieties and fuel our...
Can your Actions become a tool for purification?
A story in the Vedas speaks of three categories of beings created by God. Devas or gods, danavas or mighty beings (though they may not be spiritual), and humans are considered the weakest of the three. When asked how to conduct themselves to avoid conflict, God gave...
Your truth is your Excellence
We depend on food and shelter to survive. And to afford this security of food and shelter, we need to work and earn a living. Every moment of our waking lives, we earn the fruits of our actions. We earn a livelihood, we earn experience, and we earn a reputation. We...
Bare your sole to Mother Earth
Have your feet ever kissed the ground you walked on? Have you ever felt the soothing touch of the cool sand on your bare feet? Have you let the dewy grass wet your feet, sending sensations of thrill and joy running through your body? Have you felt the warmth of a...
Monkey Business
A few years ago, I had the good fortune of spending a few precious weeks in the holy town of Rishikesh. The beautiful energy of the Himalayan mountains enveloping this sacred valley nourished by the presence of the divine mother Ganga flowing through its center is...
Are you sculpting daily?
Bhagavad Gita Sloka 1.1 We all live through this ocean of life in waves and stillness. Some moments touch us, and some just pass through us, going unnoticed. For the moments that go unnoticed, our actions and thoughts also slip by without any account. But for moments...
The Heart of a Warrior
The terrain of a mountain is rough, raw, and sometimes barren. It may fool you into thinking it's unwelcoming, but as you lift your gaze over the horizon, you are ushered into a panorama beyond what your mind can imagine. The soft clouds caressing the mountain paths,...
My Ombre Experience!
To dance through the highs and lows The light and dark The joys and sorrows The laughs and tears To feel like a river flowing one moment and still as a rock another To feel alive in the sparks of sunlit trees And sullen through the dark velvety midnight sky To glisten...