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  • November 27, 2023

    The Winter Solstice and Festivals of Light

    The Winter Solstice and Festivals of Light

    Contemporary psychologists have dubbed the winter blues S.A.D., which stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder. They recognized that humans, animals, and plants react to the changing seasons, a conclusion that astrologers ...

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    Category: Culture
  • October 30, 2023

    Your Astrology Forecast for 2024 and November 2023

    Your Astrology Forecast for 2024 and November 2023

    The foundational tenet of astrology is captured by the phrases: “as above so below,” and “as within so without.” To this, I like to append – “as with her so ...

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    Category: Culture
  • November 28, 2022

    Activism and the Trajectory of Modern Yoga

    Activism and the Trajectory of Modern Yoga

    To a layperson, the phrase “modern yogi” often conjures an image of a physically fit and Instagram-friendly Caucasian person. And the phrase “ancient yogi” often conjures an image of an ...

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    Category: Culture
  • October 10, 2022

    Woman, Life, Freedom

    Woman, Life, Freedom

    The death of a 22-year-old girl, Mahsa Amini, at the hands of the “morality police” of the Iranian Islamic government for her loose hijab (headscarf) has brought millions of Iranians ...

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  • September 19, 2022

    SAFER SPACES: Reflections of a Mixed Race Yoga Teacher

    SAFER SPACES: Reflections of a Mixed Race Yoga Teacher

    I embody both the oppressed and the oppressor. There is a great deal of messiness there and also a great deal of possibility for both healing and for leading. With ...

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    Category: Culture
  • August 1, 2022

    From Surviving to Thriving: How yoga therapy and narrative medicine restored my relationship with body, breath and mind – and why I help others do the same

    From Surviving to Thriving: How yoga therapy and narrative medicine restored my relationship with body, breath and mind – and why I help others do the same

    Over time, I ended up feeling disconnected from myself and my purpose – and it made me sick – literally. But I wasn’t clear on how telling this story impacted ...

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    Category: Culture
  • July 4, 2022

    Rewiring our Mind-Body Physiology

    Rewiring our Mind-Body Physiology

    Knowing that the mind and body are interconnected informs us that it’s possible to rewire our brain-body dynamic to reduce our own stress and anxiety and live with improved physiological ...

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    Category: Culture
  • June 6, 2022

    I Choose Self – Love: How Yoga Taught Me to Accept My Autism Diagnosis

    I Choose Self – Love: How Yoga Taught Me to Accept My Autism Diagnosis

    Yoga has allowed me to accept myself in a life-changing moment seeded in stereotypes and preconceived notions of worth tied to neurotypicality: the moment I was diagnosed with autism. For ...

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  • April 25, 2022

    Debunking the Western Narrative of the ‘Hindu’ Caste System as a Response to Growing Hinduphobia in the Yoga World

    Debunking the Western Narrative of the ‘Hindu’ Caste System as a Response to Growing Hinduphobia in the Yoga World

    Both Hinduism and the caste system cannot co-exist since Vedas refute the birth-based caste system. Therefore, if one identifies themselves with a specific caste discriminating against others, they shouldn’t consider ...

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    Category: Culture
  • April 4, 2022

    Looking Back at My Practice

    Looking Back at My Practice

    Yoga happens in the awareness of a deep breath amidst work calls. Yoga happens in the silence that calms a reactive mind. Yoga happens in the compassion and care I ...

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