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View fullsize Goddess Saraswati is the Hindu deity of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom, and essentially, the “flow” of creative intelligence. 

She is typically shown holding a stringed musical instrument called a veena, which symbolizes harmony and conn
View fullsize The Thillai Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram represents: Ether or Space (Akasha), one of the five elemental manifestations (Pancha Mahabhutas) of the Lord Shiva.

The Pancha Mahabhutas (derived from the Sanskrit “Pancha”meaning five, &ldquo
View fullsize I’m grateful to share that I’ve finished one full year (500 hours) plus 100 hours of residential study as extra continuing education in yoga Chikitsa (holistic, culturally rooted yoga therapy) in addition to the 500 and 200 hours I had in
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View fullsize Here are just a few special moments at Gitananda ashram. 

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View fullsize Today was a beautiful day celebrating the birthday of the Divine Feminine (Shakti) that is: Ammaji - the force behind the Gitananda yoga tradition! 
She is an inspiration - demonstrating that a woman can be both strong and soft, kind, and loving, yet
View fullsize As I curled up on the bed in my room a few days ago and casually began to journal in the notes app on my phone about my first few days in South India, I typed in the words, “lack of pretence” to describe the sense I was getting right away
View fullsize Happy September! It’s a slow transition now into the beauty of autumn (end of summer and Fall being my favourites!!) which is so gorgeous over here on the East coast of Canada! Images seen here are from a few days ago. :)

I wanted to also shar
View fullsize Sound healing therapy is another integral aspect of traditional yoga and yoga-informed psychology.

There is growing evidence that listening to and/or physically feeling and experiencing specific frequencies can be helpful in reducing stress, anxiety
View fullsize A key aspect of yoga-informed psychology that I think is so beautiful and powerful is: Somato-psychic change. This is the ability for the body to invoke important changes within the mind. Bottom-up.

In our excessively, analytical world, we tend to t
View fullsize As one of my Gurus/yoga mentors says all the time, “The superpower of being human is the power of choice.” - Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani. 

The prefrontal cortex is a part of the brain that has evolved with time, in humans which provide
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View fullsize Simplicity is often so underrated. The little moments and experiences all around us, if we really choose to notice and deeply appreciate them, can help us to remember that there is actually magic, real magical experiences, happening all the time.

So

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