Author Archives: Maya Georg
Know Thyself; or, The Bright Side of The Kali Yuga ~Maya Georg
Welcome to the Kali Yuga, the age darkness and ignorance. The Kali Yoga has been ongoing for millennia, and while there is debate as to when it began and…
Soul Work ~ Maya Georg
Yoga is soul work. But so is any practice that deepens our understanding or connection to our higher Self. Yoga is one path to this connection, but any practice of…
It’s All In Your Mind ~Maya Georg
Many years ago I experienced homelessness. I struggled finding an affordable place of my own to rent, and after a string of increasingly unhinged roommates, I ended up out in…
Why Do Western Women Love Kali? ~ Maya Devi Georg
I have always been fascinated by Kali. And I am not alone. Long ago I noticed the attraction to Kali I shared with other spiritual western women. We all seem…
Reclaiming Your Practice ~Maya Devi Georg
Ask any yogi to describe their practice and they will usually just toss out the name of a style of physical exercises. Some may go on to describe their style,…
Spirituality & Psychotherapy ~ Maya Devi Georg
Psychotherapy and spirituality share a significant overlap. Many of us embark on our psychotherapeutic journey in search of healing, and as we heal, we broaden our objectives, beginning to search…
3 Types of Students It’s OK to Fire ~Maya Devi Georg
We've all had difficult students. They are the ones who show up late, refuse to follow directions, perform their own random sequence, and disrupt savasana. These are the folks that need…
There’s Nothing Shallow About Beauty ~Maya Devi Georg
I had a friend in the fashion industry who often struggled with the reality of his work - the damage it did to women and the environment, as well as…
The Age of Narcissism ~ Maya Devi Georg
We are living in an age of narcissism. Nothing is more celebrated than the self. Lives are carefully curated content - images, opinions, experiences - that are then idealized, digitized,…
Life Isn’t Fair ~Maya Devi Georg
Life isn’t fair. We lose loved ones to illness and age, even as we suffer with our own aging and illnesses. Things, like people, become lost or broken in time.…