LOW LUNGE: ASHWA SANCHALANASANA

Kavita Maharaj

LOW LUNGE: ASHWA SANCHALANASANA Pronunciation in SanskritAH-Swah San-CHA-La-Nasana   Benefits Opens your groins and hips. Stretches and tones your legs, especially thighs. Strengthens your knees, ankles and core. Stimulates the abdominals organs. Increases overall stamina...

WHAT EXACTLY IS MINDFUL LIVING?

Kavita Maharaj

To understand Mindful Living one must first ask, “What is mindfulness?” Mindfulness is often translated to simply mean “awareness”. But this is an oversimplification which loses the true essence of mind-fulness, and as such is...

I AM BRAHMAN... AND SO ARE YOU

Kavita Maharaj

In yogic philosophy the ego is referred to as the Ahamkara. Ahamkara translates directly as “I”-ness. It is the sense of separateness or individuality that we tend towards once we begin the process of taking...

THE CULTURAL APPROPRIATION OF YOGA

Kavita Maharaj

In November 2015, the topic of Yoga and cultural appropriation in the West come into high consciousness in Yoga classes across Canada as news spread that free Yoga classes at the University of Ottawa were cancelled...