Lunch Lady Magazine

Yoga

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

I’m the daughter of immigrants from India, the youngest of three sisters, and the proudest Masi (maternal aunt) to the two most intelligent and awe-inspiring little people.

I offer yoga through a holistic, social-justice lens with the aim to educate and empower individuals and communities. In addition to running an online yoga space, I am co-host of the Yoga Is Dead podcast and the creator of the abcdyogi network, where South Asian teachers reclaim the yoga and mindfulness space.

How did you get involved in yoga? What drew you to it?

Yoga has been a part of my life from before I was born; it was passed down to me from the ancestors. My parents practise Hinduism and were taught asan and pranayam back in grade school.

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