pulandevii, artist and committed entrepreneur, I share my views as a French woman of Indian origins on several topics such as yoga, popculture, gender and politics.
Through online courses, I share all my research and knowledge with people passionate about yoga who wish to bring depth and authenticity to their yogic teachings and practices.
The use of yoga has become a tool for personal development devoid of any spirituality. Treated like a sports session, people turn to yoga to let off steam and sweat.
Yet the very meaning of yoga is union. A union of heart, body and mind. And yet the yoga classes on offer today promote disunity.
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Get The Culture Right
The philosophy behind Get The Culture Right is to encourage every individual to ask the right questions when a cultural aspect exogenous to our practices comes to be used for any purpose. Get The Culture Right is first and foremost a reminder that every culture shines with its own particularities and deserves to be respected for its history and resilience over the years.
Get The Culture Right is an invitation to think as broadly as possible about a culture.
pulandevii is currently focusing on Indian cultures, and more specifically on the culture of yoga in the West. Whether it's a fad, a relaxation session or an escape, she notes several problematic uses.
While yoga means "union" in the Sanskrit language, pulandevii declares that yoga studios are places that foster exclusion and discrimination of all kinds. Today's yoga, as it is practiced, is part of this race against time, for greater physical and financial results.
Knowing how to do a complicated yogic posture has become synonymous with strength, while doing yoga has become a marker of a specific lifestyle. A lifestyle based on competition, appearance and the exoticization of an entire culture.
After realizing that yoga studios were not very welcoming to diversity, pulandevii is proposing various collaborations to yoga teachers, so that inclusion, respect and benevolence can be encouraged.
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