Savira Gupta
Dharma 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...
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Savira Gupta
- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
Why 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...
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Savira Gupta
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
Is yoga being redefined?
Politics...we all know is about creating policies and laws that can both divide, create stability, labels to categorize and discriminate....
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Savira Gupta
- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
YAMAS, NIYAMAS and YOGA TEACHERS
How much time do you contribute to teaching the Yamas / Niyamas and do
you as a yoga teacher, follow these codes of ethics?
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Savira Gupta
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
Political, Social Justice not Yoga
'Yoga is Political’ and ‘Yoga is Social Justice’. Something about combining a philosophy that is about 'yuj' with that which is divisive...
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Savira Gupta
- Nov 9, 2020
- 4 min
DOES 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...
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Savira Gupta
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
Can 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
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Savira Gupta
- Sep 24, 2020
- 4 min
When (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...
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Savira Gupta
- Sep 12, 2020
- 2 min
Expression Matters
There is nothing wrong with the term “Full Expression of a Pose” except when it is misused and viewed from a physical perspective lens....
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Savira Gupta
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
Do 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...
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Savira Gupta
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
'let go' you say...... easier said than done!
Is it really that simple and easy to 'let go'
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Savira Gupta
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Breathe in Change
Change has been thrusted upon us with such force that it has left us in the ‘twilight zone’ (an unusual situation or mental state between re
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Savira Gupta
- Feb 22, 2020
- 4 min
Kosha Y'in Practice and Life
Yoga… 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...
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Savira Gupta
- Jan 28, 2020
- 4 min
Think Explore Feel, breaking YOGA down, keeping it REAL
Breaking YOGA down, making it practical and keeping it real
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Savira Gupta
- Oct 5, 2019
- 2 min
What does it really mean to Love Myself?
There are plenty of articles and blogposts on this topic where they recommend carving out time for yourself and doing things that bring...
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Savira Gupta
- Jul 30, 2019
- 2 min
Setting my own pace in life
The word ‘CAREER’ brings to mind competition, financial pressures, striving for excellence and the list grows depending on one’s...
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