When people hear the word yoga, especially in North America, they often think of Vinyasa yoga as it is one of the more recognized and popular styles of yoga. So for this episode, I want my listeners to get a clearer understanding of the history of vinyasa with one of our favorite repeat guests, Vikram […]

Yoga and menstruation & women’s health in general is a subject I’ve been passionate about ever since I can remember. In fact, I have taught it for many years and have had conversations with a lot of women, especially with my Indian and South Asian women clients at my yoga and dance studios. I often […]

Tantra as a subject has been on my mind for a while for the podcast. It took me a while to find a guest on this topic because it’s very important for me to find the perfect person to talk to it as there’s so much misinformation out there about Tantra. Thankfully, I’ve found Dr. […]

Did you know that there are heating poses, cool poses, and neutral poses in yoga practice? We refer to these as the inner quality or the inner nature of Asana. Through these different poses, we can regulate our inner heat like a self-control thermostat. On the podcast this week, we explore yoga during a heatwave… […]

When I was very new to teaching yoga, I let myself be completely consumed by my role as a yoga teacher. So much so that I lost sight of the student within me. Being an immigrant and trying to really find my footing, I ended up working and being more of a yoga teacher and […]

On the show today, I invited back our frequent guest, Prasad Rangnekar. What prompted me to ask him to come back on the show was to talk about the new online course that he is launching on July 14th, 2022 — literally a week away as this episode drops — called Prana & Pranayama. I […]

A lot of people nowadays only have surface-level knowledge about karma. It’s often misunderstood and oversimplified in various contexts. For instance, you might be under the impression that karma is the consequence of our own “actions”. You reap what you sow, whether it be good or bad. Surprisingly, it’s actually more than just our actions […]

I know we’ve had Indu Arora a number of times on this podcast already, and that’s because she is just full of wisdom to impart to us in understanding yoga in a more thoughtful way while also embracing its roots. She’s back to help us understand prana in-depth in this episode. In a previous conversation […]

Since my Teaching Yoga to Beginners Training is literally just around the corner, this short episode is going to be slightly different from my usual format. It’s a yoga quiz. This is going to be an interactive one where I’m going to be providing a number of scenarios and questions related to teaching yoga or […]

In the modern and popular world of yoga, there is widespread misinformation about the tradition and the path of Hatha Yoga. Its rich history is often forgotten or laid aside and replaced with various misleading interpretations. As a yoga teacher, do you know what is hatha yoga? Because every modern yoga teacher is borrowing from […]