All by Nikita Mehta

OM Rising: Gathering Our Sangha

By Nikita Mehta

What does it mean to truly form community? To be in sangha with one another? Every day in studios all across the Bay Area we roll out our mats, side by side, flow and breathe, move our bodies, set intention and lay in savasana together. We say hello, make lingering eye contact, exchange numbers, meet for coffee… and then go about on our busy, beautiful, blessed lives. We are a community…

Stress Relief At Sivananda 

By Nikita Mehta

My eyes opened at the first clanging of the bell. It was 5:30 am. Our breath made little clouds in the cool morning air as the moon lit our path down to the meditation hall. By 6:00 am we settled, wrapped in warm shawls and surrounded by other practitioners, into our morning meditation...

Nama-stoked In San Diego 

By Nikita Mehta

As the sun set over the Pacific Ocean, some 400 yogis gathered on the cool sand overlooking the surf for a singular purpose; to set a Guinness Book World Record for the largest collective Ohm circle in the world. For 25 minutes we sat, facing each other, facing the ocean, facing the sky and gave our vibration to the collective...

HEAL

By Nikita Mehta

Our thoughts, our intentions, our bodily prayer in the days and weeks after the surgery would impact what the long-term prognosis would be. I think intuitively, the both of us always knew this. But, to see something stated in such a profound way by experts like Deepak Chopra and Marianne Williamson, gave clout to our beliefs...

Get Nama-Stoked At San Diego Yoga Festival

By Nikita Mehta

he San Diego Yoga Festival will take place over 4 days from March 8- 12th. The main days of the festival are Saturday and Sunday March 10th and 11th and will be held at Imperial Beach! This is SF Yoga Mag’s first visit down to the festival, so we sat down with founder Shawna Schenk to get the low down on all things SDYF...