Inversions. Change your view. Change your mind.
Beginning August 9th, I will teach a progressive 4-week series online, designed to safely build your inversion practice from the ground up.
We will work toward shoulderstand and headstand, building with strength, alignment and breath to get there safely.
Whether you’re looking to overcome the fear of going upside down or refine your alignment and stability, this series will give you the strength, confidence, and practices to soar.
Throughout August, we’ll explore a variety of inversions, including Crow Pose (Kakasana), Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana), Plough Pose (Halasana), and foundations for Handstand. Every week builds strategically toward our ultimate focal pose, The King of Asanas: Headstand (Sirsasana).
What are the benefits of going upside-down?
* Boosts Circulation & Heart Health
* Builds Deep Core & Shoulder Strength
* Calms the Nervous System
* Stimulates the pineal and pituitary glands in the brain
* Enhances Focus & Mental Clarity
* Conquers Fear & Builds Confidence
140 for the series. 45 for drop-in. *Recordings available
Link in bio to register.
Monisha Raja YOGA
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Classical Hatha Yoga. 52 yrs of practice, 27 yrs of teaching. Sivananda lineaged teacher. Student. Yoga & Neuroscience. Ayurveda lifestyle educator.
07/16/2026
Dhyana. Thirty three years of meditation.
I started Vipassana meditation in my early twenties, before I fully understood what dhyana meant. It was the most beautiful thing that ever happened to me.
This tradition requires a minimum 10 days of silence, to begin. No reading, writing, speaking, gesturing, eye-contact, gadgets, nothing that’ll take you out of yourself. It is intense.
This is not the path you take to get blissed-out, as one of my teachers told me, it is where you go to meet yourself. Just like the body needs exercise to function well, the mind needs to be disciplined. Meditation is that discipline, without which the ego is in constant search of entertainment. When we live in a culture that feeds on our dissatisfaction and profits from our constant need to consume, this level of quiet and withdrawal can feel terrifying. But when you do meet yourself, it is beyond ecstatic.
Thirty three years and multiple courses later, I sit twice daily. This is my anchor in the storm. Some days the mind is quiet. Most days it isn’t but that’s not the point. Dhyana is the 7th limb of yoga, the one right before Samadhi (awakening) and right after Dharana (concentration). You just keep showing up, and one day, without trying, you’re there.
Begin your meditation practice today. Sit still 5 mins in the morning and 5 mins in the evening. Small consistent steps lead to success.
07/07/2026
Hello my dear French students and friends. Don’t miss Nina❣️
Healthy hair the Ayurveda way.
I’m often asked the secret to my thick and full hair. There is no secret, just a simple ayurvedic care regimen.
I had fallen trap to colouring my hair for many years and it started to get thin and dry. I shaved it all off one day, and let my hair grow out naturally. My hair feels like it used to when I was a teenager.
Here are some simple tips. When done consistently, these work like magic:
1. Massage (abhyanga) your head for 5 mins before you shower daily, in circular motions with your fingers. This improves blood circulation and nourishes the hair.
2. Wash your hair 1 - 2 times a week. More than that and you’re stripping your hair of its natural oils.
3. Before you wash your hair, massage your scalp with warm coconut or sesame oil, using your fingers to spread from the roots down to the tips. Leave in for 30 mins to a few hours. Wash it out with a mild shampoo and apply conditioner.
4. Avoid dyes and harsh chemicals. They will make your hair dry and brittle over time.
5. Beauty begins from within. Try to eat an organic and mostly plant-based diet. Include dark leafy greens, nuts, seeds and healthy fats.
Health doesn’t just happen. It builds over time with small consistent actions.
My morning Ritual
4:30am - wake up before the city stirs. I enjoy the silence, and the chirping birds.
4:30 - 5:00 am - Abhyanga - massage. Neti - nasal cleansing. Gandusha - oil-pulling. Shower.
5:00 am - An hour of meditation.
6:00 am - Pranayama and Asana practice.
7:00 am - Chai, spiritual study and journal.
8:00 am - I’m ready for the day.
This is my daily rhythm. It grounds me.
06/18/2026
Yoga, as we widely know it today - as exercise, is mainly a modern Western phenomenon.
In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Asana, the third of the Eight Limbs, is described in just three words:
Sthira Sukham Asanam.
Steady. Comfortable. Seat.
Patanjali, does not describe yoga as a workout but as a preparation for stillness. Asana is not an end and goal unto itself. It is mentioned only three times here, which is less than 1% of the classical text, yet today it is almost 100% of the practice.
Although important, the postures were never about performance. They were designed to make the body a fit vessel for breath, meditation and a vehicle for ascension of consciousness. So let us not stop at the level of the body.
Come experience Classical Yoga from the Source. Join me this Sunday, June 21st, when we delve deeper into this practice.
Heels optional 👠
Link in bio. Sun, Jun 21, 10-11:30am ET.
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