When I first started teaching yoga more than 10 years ago, I never imagined that one day, working with mothers and mothers-to-be would become such a meaningful part of my journey.

Over the years of teaching, I’ve heard this sentence so many times. But what strikes me most isn't the pain they're describing, but how quickly people attribute discomfort to the practice itself, rather than considering everything that came before it - the hours spent sitting and the years of sedentary lifestyle.  While I understand that with any physical practice, there's a possibility of injury and yoga, even as a healing modality, is no exception. But more often than not, the pain that most practitioners are experiencing isn't something yoga created, but it's something that yoga revealed to us. 

Gokul Yoga is a system of yoga practice that is being passed down through an unbroken chain of disciplic succession. Under the vigilant care and protection of Mahayogi Gokulacandra Das, Gokul Yoga is yoga practice in alignment with the unaltered principles of a bona fide yoga tradition. 

What makes the Ashtanga practice so powerful is its unwavering nature. It doesn't bend to our preferences. The sequence remains the same whether we like it or not, offering us daily opportunities to observe our minds spinning stories of likes and dislikes.

In our contemporary world, where self-love and empowerment messages flood our social media feeds, it's easy to mistake these powerful yet distinct paths. Both feel uplifting, both speak of transformation, but they lead to fundamentally different destinations.