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Priya Raman
Priya Raman holds a masters in religious studies and has spent two decades reading and living the yoga texts. She makes Patanjali, the yamas, and yogas long history feel less like a syllabus and more like a conversation.
By Priya Raman
You reach for the railing without thinking. You hesitate at the edge of an uneven sidewalk. These small moments of uncertainty are common af...
Priya RamanJuly 3, 20267 min read
That electric zing down the back of your leg — the one that flares when you stand up too fast, sit too long, or bend the wrong way — is some...
Priya RamanJuly 3, 20267 min read
You lie down on a bolster, wrapped in a blanket, eyes covered, in a dimly lit room — and your mind immediately hands you a to-do list. That'...
Priya RamanJuly 3, 20267 min read
You've seen it on the studio schedule — "Vinyasa Flow, All Levels" — and maybe wondered whether it's the right fit or a recipe for keeping u...
Priya RamanJuly 3, 20267 min read
You step into your first Ashtanga class and something feels different. There's no playlist, no creative sequencing, no "today we're explorin...
Priya RamanJuly 3, 20266 min read
You've probably held a plank before, silently counting the seconds and wondering if your form has quietly fallen apart. Done well, Plank Pos...
Priya RamanJuly 3, 20266 min read
You've got a trail on your calendar and good boots by the door. But before you hit the switchbacks, there's one preparation most hikers over...
Priya RamanJuly 3, 20265 min read
You've probably felt it — that hollow, unsettled sensation in your gut when something is off, or that fired-up confidence when you're totall...
Priya RamanJuly 3, 20266 min read
A lot of people think yoga is only something you do in a class, on a mat, for one hour. But the practice goes much further than that. This p...
Priya RamanJune 15, 20264 min read
The red pen had been living in the mug with the dead highlighters for months, and I grabbed it without thinking. The journal page looked lik...
Priya RamanJune 13, 20265 min read