Have you ever been in a yoga class, drenched in sweat, muscles shaking, heart pounding, and thought, "I can’t do this anymore. I just...

"It’s Never Too Late, It’s Never Too Bad, and You’re Never Too Old or Too Sick to Start From Scratch Once Again." If you’ve ever taken a...

What Makes the Fire Burn? Have you ever noticed how in both life and yoga, we tend to think that doing more is the key? I used to believe...

Have you ever been at a point in your life where you feel stuck, unsure, and overwhelmed by the decisions you need to make? That’s...

Daniel Siegel teaches about the brain and emotional responses—how we can "flip our lids" when fear or stress takes over. Here is an ...

As a child, I had the privilege of visiting Nepal with my family. It was one of those trips where everything seemed larger than life—the...

The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of the teachings of Jesus found in the Gospels of Matthew (18:12–14) and Luke (15:3–7). Here's a...

I remember the first time I came across Socrates’ famous line, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”  I was busy with everything...

There’s a book that has had a profound impact on my life and practice, and it’s one I heard about long before I ever picked it up. It was...

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to keep your mind focused on one thing? Whether it’s staying present during a conversation, focusing...

Here’s a question I often ask myself and my students: When was the last time you truly listened to your body during a yoga class?   I’m...

Growing up in India, mythology was woven into everyday life. Whether it was through the stories told by our teachers, the festivals we...

This week, all over India, families, schools, and communities are coming together to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi , the festival honoring...

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...

One of the most common questions I hear from students who are considering becoming yoga teachers is this: "Sumit, I love the practice,...

The Aryans were a group of Indo-European-speaking people who are believed to have migrated into the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE....

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...

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...

"Lead me from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality." — Asatoma Sadgamaya, Brhadaranyaka Upanishad Have you...

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...