In Indian tradition, Shiva holds a central place as one of the Trimurti — the trinity of cosmic forces: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the sustainer, and Shiva the destroyer. Yet destruction, in the Shaivite understanding, is not chaos or senseless ruin. It is sacred dissolution — the dissolution that makes liberation, purification, and the emergence […]

This mantra does not ask Tara to remove our suffering. Rather, it asks her to teach us how to release what binds us. That distinction makes all the difference. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Tara embodies absolute compassion. She extends her hand when our pain feels overwhelming. As the Green Goddess, she represents hope; her […]

Śatākṣī, ‘the hundred-eyed’ form of Durga appeared to earth during a desolate era – she cried from every one of her eyes, her tears filled the rivers and oceans. Grass, grains, vegetation grew and with that the fish, birds, insects, and animals flourished.  She is spring emerging and abundance returning to the earth. Diversity in […]

In conversation with Jivamukti Yoga Rome Studio Founder, Jutta, Benedetta, Chiara and Giulia

Growing up in Lebanon, the abundance of the Levantine land and sea was overshadowed by the constant paradoxical threat of everything being taken away from us at any time. This environment made it easy to confuse abundance with accumulation, layering up as a form of protection. Ali, a Syrian refugee, was fifteen when he started […]

When we chant this mantra, we call upon Sarasvatī, the Goddess of wisdom, creativity, and speech. She is a deity, seated on a white lotus, blessing us with clarity of thought and purity of expression. She is also a symbol, a mythic personification of the river of inspiration that flows through us when we create, […]

When we chant this mantra to Gaṇapati also known as Gaṇeśa the elephant headed God, it is believed that obstacles will be removed from our path, wisdom and success will be granted. That is why Gaṇeśa is the God of prosperity and new beginnings. He spent his early life on Mount Kailash, a sacred peak […]

Pratyāhāra, the fifth limb of Patanjali’s eight limbs, is commonly described as ‘withdrawal’—to be able to withdraw your mind and senses from the external world. For many this has been interpreted as avoiding, ignoring or denying the senses. This interpretation has contributed to viewing the world in a negative way, as if it was the […]

When a seed germinates, the first thing it does is not send up shoots but send down roots. This movement toward the center of the Earth reminds us that, in nature, stability precedes expansion. The young sprout seeks the Earth’s core, anchoring itself before it ever reaches for light. In a similar way Patañjali tells […]

In conversation with Jivamukti Yoga Paris Studio Founder, Sonia-Lynn Gabriel

In conversation with Jivamukti Yoga Düsseldorf Studio Founders, Glikeria Skreka, Helene Harres and Katharina Seeger

In conversation with Jivamukti Yoga Cologne Studio Founders, Jög Buneru and Lan Ly