My Journal
Oh my Karma!!
Karma is such a loosely used word today. If we stub our toe, we say, “oh my karma”. If we face a misfortune, we cry, “Oh my karma!” So is Karma our punishment? With the world talking so much about Cultural Appropriation of Yoga and yogic terms, it's important we...
“Be Curious Not Judgmental”
If you have ever noticed a baby closely, you will be filled with awe and endearment with the curiosity the baby displays. Always observing, always learning and always growing. But somewhere down the road as the baby grows up, the baby is now conditioned to judge...
EMPTY YOUR CUP: RELEASE AND RE-LIVE
We are at the cusp of a new beginning. As we look hopeful to the new year that beckons us, we cannot ignore the pain, dejection and lessons that this fading year brought us. They say we cannot fill a cup that is already full. And so it made me wonder, what does it...
The Alchemy of Pain…
Pain, suffering or Dukha! The mere mention of this word is met with resistance and non acceptance. It's a pledge we make with ourselves, to get rid of this affliction. It almost becomes the life purpose of every human to overcome pain and suffering. But do we avoid...
What is Yoga? And who is the teacher?
Yoga: the biggest craze at this moment. Moment: Atha, now. Maharishi Patanjali will be so happy that yoga is in the moment, now! So many of us are training to become Yoga Teachers. The world wants to learn yoga. So the obvious question we need to ask ourselves is,...
Altar Your Inner Space
Years ago when we finally moved into our own little house after years of renting, I was excited to finally be able to decorate my space. The book, Altar Your Space, became the voice of my soul and eventually the voice of my space transforming it into a sanctuary. “By...
“I’m a Yoga Teacher With Tight Hamstrings”
For the longest time, I could never hold myself in bhujangasana or the cobra pose and faced the same resistance, if not more, holding ustrasana or the camels pose. Somehow my chest and shoulders always felt so tight and I resisted staying in the pose longer. Until one day during practice, there was a realisation that I had issues with most backbending or heart opening asanas.
Know Your Roots To Heal
Root Crown Connection: Epigenetics and Ancestral Healing Science is making a leap forward in a way that it is actually uncovering ancient truths or beliefs. One such field making its imprint in today's world of medicine is the field of epigenetics. It's really a new...
Inside The Mind Of My Emotions
What makes us human? It is our mental capacity for reason, morality, consciousness and our ability to feel emotions (manomaya) and wield our power of reason and intellect (buddhi). What makes us human is our brain (pre-frontal cortex) and its subtle counterpart, our...
Mind Your Gut
I have always suffered from digestive issues since childhood. My mother would blame it on the unhygienic street food I would eat discreetly without her knowledge and conclude that I had a weak system (she raised me in a very sterile environment. Cant blame her, she is...