Author: Prachi Joshi

Prachi is a dedicated hatha yoga practitioner and teacher and a pre natal yoga teacher. She enjoys everything that has to do with books, food and travel.

An Ode To My Mother

I don’t talk about my mother, in fact even my closest friends don’t know about her. I lost my mother when I was 7 years old. She had been struggling with breast cancer for a while by then. I always avoided talking about her to friends or people because I always felt and quickly realised…

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Hello Motherhood!

When I began writing this post, I wanted it to be an experience sharing of sorts of what transpired during my journey of becoming a mother and immediately afterwards. The joys and insecurities of a young

Back To The Basics

Recently I’ve come across various articles talking about “real yoga” and how yoga teaching today has lost its authenticity and value. I find these articles very interesting. I agree with a lot that they have to say but just saying that “this is not true yoga” isn’t enough.

The Yoga Of Birthing

About a couple of months ago I completed my prenatal yoga teacher training course in Mcleodganj, Dharamsala. The school I chose to do this course from, was the Kashmir Shaivism School of Yoga, run by a lovely husband-wife duo, Mr. Amit Raina & Ms. Lina. This course was led by Lina, who has almost a ‘shamanic’…

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Surya Namaskar- Salutation To The Sun

In Hindu mythology, the sun God is worshiped as a symbol of health and immortal life. The Rig Veda (ancient Hindu scripture) declares that “Surya (sun) is the Soul, both of the moving and unmoving beings”. Surya Namaskar means 

The Yogi Trail

Ben and I spent the last year doing yoga and meditation in various places in India. I don’t claim to be an expert on yoga in India but I’m quite happy with