We learn to split ourselves in order to create and maintain the image of ourselves as good, in our own eyes and in the eyes of others. The false self is created. Yoga is a return to the true self.

Many people don’t realise that everyday breathing habits—especially mouth breathing, fast breathing, or shallow breathing—can quietly fuel s

There’s a misunderstanding in modern yoga culture: that being open and relaxed  means becoming passive, floppy, or fragile. A kind of dreamy glow where firm ness is judged as ego and collapse is mistaken for peace. It isn’t. Openness is not weakness.Relaxation is not collapse.Softness is not the absence of backbone. Fragility is not spiritual depth.Being overwhelmed is not sensitivity. To be truly open is to be fully present without being knocked over by the moment.To be t

Over the last ten years, this understanding has quietly deepened in me; that yoga, at one level, is a practice for health, and at another, a training in the art of letting go.Lately, I sense this lesson becoming more relevant for many of us, not as an idea of loss, but as an opening into something wider, quieter, more alive. I’ve been exploring what the spiritual traditions say about release, and how they connect it with death, not as an ending but as a continuation of awaren

What ancient yoga philosophy offers — not as an answer, but as a way to stay present, observe, and transform There’s a familiar message...

We are living in an increasingly polarized world. Nuance—the quiet space between extremes, the ability to hold complexity, and the skill of thinking and feeling deeply—is fading. What happened to our willingness to pause before reacting? Where did the skill of interpreting context, metaphor, and layered meaning go? Have we forgotten how to think beyond categories and labels?

Changing your breathing habits is an absolute game changer. Even after twenty years of practising yoga and pranayama, I discovered that I...

Studies show that acts of kindness, no matter how small, inspire others to pay it forward. The world can feel overwhelming. Everywhere...

But beneath that protective layer lies the unconditioned body The protective body holds onto the weight of rejection. It tenses, shields,...