Being born and raised in India, I was exposed to yoga at an early age and surrounded by the practice of it as a part of our culture. The modern western concept of yoga differs from my own experience. Instead of an association with calm, soothing music or the cleansing smell of incense, mine revolves around the hurt, shame, and guilt for feeling too fat, too loud, and too ambitious. My yoga practice began as a 9 year old, under the pressure of my parents who insisted I needed

The number of #hatemessages I receive has gone up - a LOT! Whenever a woman becomes LOUD, empowered, or outspoken she is perceived as a threat, because a woman who knows, accepts, and loves herself is rather POWERFUL. I received the following comment by email: "You are fat, yet you are very sexy? If you are interested in performing live sex-cam shows I can help you make a lot of money." he said. I laughed, a LOT! This message was the highlight of my day; it actually helped m

Let’s face it - we all need money! It is not possible to survive as human beings in the modern world without money. While there is a lot of talk about how to make money and how to invest money, very little time is spent talking about the beliefs we have about money collectively and individually. Money is an energy, and spending money is exchanging energy. Many of our ideologies regarding money come from ideas, and even superstitions we have learned from family, friends, and o

If you have been following along the Sexy Brilliant journey, you may have heard me mention that I am divorced but what many of you may not know is that my husband was chosen for me - yes, you heard right - I was in a traditional marriage! Arranged marriages are fairly common in India. In fact, my parents' 35-year long relationship is the result of an arranged marriage. The families met through common friends and decided to turn the meeting into a matrimonial alliance. My pare