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    Dharma is a misunderstood concept within Yogaland.
    Savira Gupta
    • May 5
    • 4 min

    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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    Why yoga on Instagram is disconnected and commercialized.
    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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    Is yoga being redefined?
    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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    YAMAS, NIYAMAS and YOGA TEACHERS
    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?
    234 views0 comments
    Political, Social Justice not Yoga
    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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    DOES CASTE PLAY A ROLE  IN YOGA TODAY?
    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...
    236 views2 comments
    Can Spiritual Wisdom be lost?
    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
    155 views2 comments
    When (or) was Yoga ever colonised?
    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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    Expression Matters
    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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    Do Labels define Yoga? Are you doing or being yoga?
    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...
    120 views0 comments
    'let go' you say...... easier said than done!
    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'
    68 views0 comments
    Breathe in Change
    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
    54 views0 comments
    Kosha Y'in Practice and Life
    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...
    112 views0 comments
    Think Explore Feel, breaking YOGA down, keeping it REAL
    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
    108 views0 comments
    What does it really mean to Love Myself?
    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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    Setting my own pace in life
    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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