What’s More Important: Talent or Discipline?
One of the most timeless questions we face is this: What’s more valuable, natural talent or the discipline to keep going no matter how...
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Sep 93 min read
What’s Greater: To Receive Love or to Share It?
One of the most common questions I hear from students who are considering becoming yoga teachers is this: "Sumit, I love the practice,...
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Sep 56 min read
The Aryans , The Indus Valley and Yoga
The Aryans were a group of Indo-European-speaking people who are believed to have migrated into the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE....
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Sep 55 min read
From Bikram to Sumits: My Journey of Evolution and Growth
I had never imagined that I would move to the US to teach yoga and be part of a community of yoga studios. Like most Indians, I came here...
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Sep 53 min read
Malasana: Why This Ancient Pose Still Works Wonders for Our Backs
Let me take you back to when I was a student in school, first learning yoga. One of the first poses we were taught was Malasana —the...
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Sep 54 min read
"Asatoma Sadgamaya: A Journey from Darkness to Light"
"Lead me from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality." — Asatoma Sadgamaya, Brhadaranyaka Upanishad Have you...
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Sep 44 min read
Frequently Wrong but Never in Doubt: Lessons from Emmy Cleaves
One of the most impactful lessons I’ve ever learned came from Emmy Cleaves, a legendary figure in the world of Bikram Yoga. Emmy was more...
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Sep 33 min read
The Meaning of Life
When someone asked me, "What is the meaning of life?" it made me pause and reflect. The truth is, life isn’t something we can easily...
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Sep 34 min read
Wind-Relieving Pose: The Simple Yoga Practice Your Gut
Just the name says it all—Wind-Relieving Pose! Yes, you read that right. But before you chuckle and move on, let’s talk about something...
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Sep 24 min read
Life and Evolution
What is our greatest gift?  Have you ever paused to truly consider this? For me, it’s life itself—the fact that we’re here, breathing,...
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Sep 24 min read
Life in Full Spectrum: The Role of Polarity, Duality, and Relativity
Have you ever noticed how life is full of opposites?  We often experience life through contrasts—light and dark, joy and sorrow, gain and...
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Sep 24 min read
The Prince Who Found His Way
Have you ever had an experience that completely transformed the way you see the world?  There’s a story that’s always resonated with me,...
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Sep 22 min read
The Dance of Masculine and Feminine
Have you ever wondered how the balance of masculine and feminine energies plays out in your life?  There’s so much talk these days about...
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Sep 24 min read
The Prodigal Son and Finding My Way Back to Yoga
Have you ever found yourself chasing something you thought would make you happy, only to realize it was leading you further away from...
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Sep 23 min read
"The Diamond in the Rough: How Self-Belief Can Change Everything"
Have you ever had a moment where you just knew something deep down, even when everyone else doubted you? Â I grew up in Mumbai, India,...
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Sep 22 min read
"Broken Open: How Pain Can Deepen Our Capacity to Love"
Have you ever wondered how much our capacity to love can grow, even in the face of unimaginable pain?  There’s a story that deeply moved...
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Sep 23 min read
"The Elephant in the Room: Rethinking What Yoga Really Is"
Have you ever heard a story that completely changed your perspective on something you thought you knew?  There’s an old parable about...
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Sep 15 min read
My greatest Shift in thinking
What’s the greatest shift you’ve experienced in your thinking?  I was recently asked this question, and after some reflection, I have to...
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Aug 303 min read
The Beauty of Camel and Rabbit pose
Have you ever wondered what makes certain yoga poses so powerful, both physically and mentally?  I’ve often found myself captivated by...
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Aug 303 min read
The meaning of my name - Sumit
The other day, one of my student friends asked, "Is your name Summit, like the mountain?" You can imagine, it’s a question I’ve been...
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