Vasti Kriya, also known as Basti Kriya or Wasti, is one of the six shatkarmas (also referred to as shat kriyas) mentioned in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. This text is prominent in the Hatha yoga lineage. You can think of the shatkarmas as purification practices designed...
You’ve heard of cultural appropriation and may have wondered if you have appropriated Indian or South Asian culture in your yoga practice or yoga teaching. Yoga has a deep cultural history. Let’s try and sail the murky waters of what yoga cultural...
Let’s talk about your pleasure center…..no I’m not talking sexual pleasure per se, I’m talking about Svadhisthana, your Sacral Chakra. This powerful energy center, located in the lower abdomen, is your source of sensuality, pleasure, creativity, fluidity, and joy. So...
What is your yoga personality? Are you the caring, compassionate Healer? The strong and empowering Queen? Or the motherly and protective Matriarch? These three archetypes embody distinct qualities and energies that can enhance and deepen your yoga journey. ...
Welcome to the fascinating world of the Chakra system! Let’s get into the Root Chakra, the foundation of our energetic system. I’ll uncover how blockages in the Root Chakra, located at the base of the spine, can affect your life force energy flow, sense of stability,...
As you go deeper into your practice, it’s inevitable that you’re going to want to hungrily read as much as possible about yoga. Believe me, I get it. When I first started to deepen my yoga practice, I became obsessive with it. I wanted to learn as much as...