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Savira Gupta

Why modern yoga is without purpose and direction.

When I first started taking yoga classes at studios in CA, it was approached and taught as just a physical practice. The emphasis was on...

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...

Savira Gupta

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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Why 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...

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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

How much time do you contribute to teaching the Yamas / Niyamas and do you as a yoga teacher, follow these codes of ethics?

Savira Gupta

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...