Welcome to SOUNDING OFF!
I used to be adamant about speaking Sanskrit in my yoga classes. But as I learned more about South Asian history, all those foreign words just started sounding…off.
Kaya Mallick is a scholar of yoga, a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (200-RYT), and creator of The Woke Yogi. She is a Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellow (2024-25) and a two-time Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow (2022-24).
She discovered yoga eight years ago by accident, stayed out of spite, and ultimately fell in love with the tradition. Her classes now integrate modern psycho-somatic practices with a rich lineage of Indic philosophies.
Tourists in Tiger Territory
We may have been safe from the jungle, but the jungle was not safe from us.
A Meditation on Yoga
It was my very first yoga class, and I was there because I aspired to touch my toes.
Ten Things I’ve Learned from Mycelium
I am a massive mycophile—that is, I’m obsessed with mushrooms!
A Visionary Experience
I journeyed to Tulum seeking a spiritual release.
The Truth About Birthright Israel- Part Two
Is a free ten-day trip all it takes for young people to overlook human rights violations?
The Truth About Birthright Israel – Part One
I inherited Jewishness from my mother, so I have had the bittersweet experience of visiting Israel for free.
Let the Good Times Roll
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11 Quirks of Seattle
I recently moved to Seattle and it has taken every single one of my feeble brain cells to figure out this city.
16.5 Things to See & Do in Central New Mexico
The final chapter in my four-part road trip saga, and my final destination: New Mexico!