Savira GuptaMay 54 minDharma is a misunderstood concept within Yogaland.The term dharma has loosely been translated to passion and more often is and continues to be taken out of context. There have been...
Savira GuptaDec 23, 20214 minWhy yoga on Instagram is disconnected and commercialized. Western yoga, (referring to the US as it is the dominant voice) through the lens of Instagram is like going down a rabbit hole where...
Savira GuptaSep 9, 20213 minWhy Yoga Land Is A Mess!!Two to three years on and not much has really changed within Yoga Land! On the contrary, it has become even more entrenched in capitalism...
Savira GuptaMay 12, 20214 minIs yoga being redefined? Politics...we all know is about creating policies and laws that can both divide, create stability, labels to categorize and discriminate....
Savira GuptaNov 22, 20204 minI do not see color when teaching yogaA normal routine for me before I start my teaching on the mat is to greet and acknowledge every person that shows up with a smile,...
Savira GuptaNov 9, 20204 minDOES CASTE PLAY A ROLE IN YOGA TODAY?As a non-resident Indian I have felt both unwelcome by the countries I have lived in and did not feel like belonged to the country of my...
Savira GuptaOct 26, 20203 minCan Spiritual Wisdom be lost?While many claim that ‘Spiritual Wisdom’ is lost in the way yoga is taught today, only a handful have actually experienced or understood its
Savira GuptaSep 24, 20204 minWhen (or) was Yoga ever colonised? The South Asia region consists of Afghanistan in the north-west till Bangladesh in the east, and from Nepal in the north to Sri Lanka in...
Savira GuptaJul 23, 20203 minDo Labels define Yoga? Are you doing or being yoga?2020 has highlighted the craziness that we live in. The world today is the accumulation of years of hidden injustices that are boiling...
Savira GuptaFeb 22, 20204 minKosha Y'in Practice and LifeYoga… is to develop a relationship with the self that exists deep within our core. In Sanskrit this is known as Jiv-atman (jiv means to...
Savira GuptaAug 2, 20193 minA Response to Jenni Rawlings"At its core, the definition of yoga is encapsulated in Yoga Sutra 1.2: “Yoga chitta vrtti nirodha”. The English translation of this...
Savira GuptaJul 30, 20192 minInclusive vs Exclusive in YogaI am not going to go into the history of Yoga or how it was brought to the West nor am I going to write about the different styles of...