Yoga, at its root, means union — a weaving together of body and breath, effort and surrender, self and source.

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Shakti, in the Indian tradition, is the vital life force that animates all things. It is the creative, living intelligence of the universe — the force of becoming, of birth, of transformation. Traditionally, Shakti is personified as divine feminine energy in Hindu and Tantric cosmology: the activating counterpart to consciousness, often represented as masculine Shiva. While the language of mythology is deeply gendered, you are welcome to hold Shakti in whatever form or pronoun feels true to you.

Shakti has been seen as mother, goddess, creator, destroyer, transformer — the energy of intuition, emergence, and deep wisdom. Not separate from us, this current pulses through our days, our bodies, our relationships, and our becoming.​

Together, “Yoga Shakti” speaks to the ever-evolving path of embodied wisdom.

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This blog was born from that spirit — a weaving of practice and presence, movement and stillness, insight and evolution. While it began as a space for yoga reflections, it has grown into a living archive of practices, questions, and insights drawn from Ayurveda, mindfulness, motherhood, and the rhythms of real life. May it serve as a companion on your own journey of healing and wholeness. 

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Many of my earlier writings — on Yoga, aromatherapy, the Yoga Sutras & philosophy, herbal remedies, and more — still live in my original blog archive. In time, I hope to bring more of them here. For now, you’re warmly invited to explore whatever calls to you — both old and new. ~ Ashley