Yoga Wasn’t Meant to Save the West
Yoga is often marketed as “India’s gift to the West.” This rhetoric masks a troubling truth – that yoga is an outgrowth of uniquely South Asian problems.
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Death of the Guru
If lineage depends on a leader, what happens when the students start leading themselves?
Sorting Science from Superstition
For most people, belief in science requires just as much blind faith as spirituality.
On the Eve of Feminine Rage
For Bengalis, Durga Puja is the climax of the year. But perhaps what we need now is not reverence for the Goddess, but unbridled fear.
Reflection on Sounding Off
Where do we go from here? My thoughts and perspectives on Sanskrit in modern yoga.
Authenticity
Part 6 of Sounding Off: Cultural Hybrids, Orientalists, Priests; the West, the Rest, and the “Exotic East”
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!
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 Primal Appeal of Music Festivals
At the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown, my sister and I hosted stay-at-home music festivals for ourselves.
