The Mentor Sessions

144: We Don’t Practice for Ourselves with Reema Datta


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Even if you first learned yoga from your parents and your grandparents, the path to truly embodying the philosophical yogic teachings can be long and winding. Today we have a beautiful conversation with Reema Datta to share with you that explores:

  • the path from a physical focus in teaching to a philosophical practice

  • how kleshas impact on our spiritual growth and physical well-being

  • how to work with the koshas in an asana practice

  • the three-step process the vedic tradition prescribes for receiving a spiritual teaching that is so relevant for teachers

  • the biggest differences in the way yoga is taught in the US and India

  • an intimate share from Reema about the way her Indian grandfather responded to her becoming a yoga teacher

  • the yogic perspective on how to create a more compassionate and conscious world

 

Reema Datta is the author of The Yogi’s Way: Transform Your Mind, Health, and Reality. Datta first learned yoga and Ayurveda from her mother and grandmothers as well as her grandfather, who wrote several books on Vedic philosophy. Since 2002, she has taught yoga and Ayurveda workshops, retreats, and trainings in twenty countries across five continents. 

Learn More From Reema:

  • Reema’s website

  • Instagram

  • Facebook

  • X/Twitter

  • LinkedIn

  • 12-Week Online Course Beginning September 21st

  • Her book

 

This episode is brought to you by OfferingTree, an easy-to-use, all-in-one online platform for yoga teachers that provides a personal website, booking, payment, blogging, and many other great features. The best thing about OfferingTree is you can get up and running in 10 minutes with no tech skills needed. As an added bonus, If you sign up at www.offeringtree.com/mentor, you’ll get 50% off your first three months (or 15% off any annual plan)!  OfferingTree supports me with each sign-up. I’m proud to be supported by a public benefit company whose mission is to further wellness access and education for everyone.

 

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