"Open the door, its the police! I had not spoken to anyone in my family for about 8 years, except for the letter that I wrote to my father when I was told he was on his deathbed. They had been trying to reach out to me through so many channels and through so many people, but I never responded. To the point that in 2014, I was in my apartment in Santa Monica, and it was about 2:00 in the afternoon
Read MoreI walked into my first Kirtan Vinyasa Yoga class with Govind Das about 16 years ago, at Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica, CA. I was completely new to the yoga world, and this was maybe the second yoga class that I ever took. I had thought at the time, that all yoga is the same, a physical exercise. Although the class name was slightly different, Kirtan Vinyasa Yoga, I didn't think much of it. I thought it was a creative name for a yoga class, a branding thing. As long as the word yoga was there, I was in!
Read MoreI have seen these practices heal, reform and even save people's lives, mine included. That is why it is my purpose in life to share them with as many people as possible. It is true that when you deeply desire something, the entire universe will conspire to help you achieve it. So believe in your dream and protect it my friend, I am living proof that you are the creator of your life experience.
Read More“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there” ~ Rumi. There once was an old zen farmer, he had a son and a horse. Every day, the farmer used his horse to help work his fields and keep his farm healthy.
Read MoreMy grandmother was married twice. My mother was married twice. I was married twice. So when I fled to the United States in 2006, I left all that turmoil back behind me in Yemen, but Yemen didn't leave me. I was still thinking the same deeply rooted fearful thoughts, and recreating the same generational results, just with different characters in my life. Of course I struggled with dating, relationships, men, sex, trust, giving and receiving love.
Read MoreHow I Went From Barely Touching My Toes to Becoming a Certified Yoga Instructor. One of the cohort graduates Tiffany Yau, shares her yoga teacher training experience with me, and explains it beautifully in this article.
Read MoreThe privilege of a lifetime is knowing who you are ~ Carl Jung. It hasn't been easy, this year has been a mixed bag. I lost my precious dog to cancer, went through a brutal break up and had my heart shattered into pieces.
Read MoreWow wow wow! I am in awe of gratitude for all of you that sent me emails, text messages and DMs all social. The response of love and support that I received in regards to my last Zen Diary entry, Starting a New Career at 40, was record-breaking! Many of you have sent me questions about my Memoir, about my manifestation yogic technique, and about my upcoming Yoga Retreat E M B O D Y. I will gladly answer all your questions below.
Read MoreWhen my reality did not resemble anything near success or glamor. I still closed my eyes, breathed fully and visualized my desired future. When I was almost getting deported, when I was handed my eviction notice, when I filed for bankruptcy, when I got fired from my job, when my boyfriend broke up with me and when I was quarantined all by myself. When people around me thought I was delusional, unrealistic and held interventions because they were so worried about me and wanted me to get a “job”, I still closed my eyes each and every day, first thing in the morning and last thing before I sleep, and visualized an optimistic future where I can spread the very teachings that I deeply love and saved my life and help as many people as I can on their own transformative journey to heal, transform and manifest their best life.
Read MoreMANIFEST YOUR DREAMS! Because they do come true! If this girl can do it, anyone else can! Alongside, Michelle Obama and Serena Williams, Maha Bodhi, M.A. is now represented by the Harry Walker Agency in Beverly Hills - part of WME - as she leads captivating inspirational speaking engagements, international yoga retreats, events for Fortune 500 corporations and is featured in the upcoming HBO documentary “Scars Unseen”.
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Read MoreI was a 19 year old disempowered and marginalized young woman standing up against the most powerful men, in a corrupt country run by dictators. I was being slut shamed and locked up. Yet my brave little soul held its ground and said, no way!
Read MoreA few days ago I received a text message from two of my younger sisters in Yemen that my father is on his deathbed, and his death wish is to speak to me.
Read MoreI woke up this morning and the worst thing that can ever happen to a girl living in the modern world has occurred.
Read Morea letter from Tulum…
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Read MoreWhy I teach yoga as a practice to heal, transform and manifest
Read MoreYou know that feeling when your heart drops along with your cell phone when it breaks. We've all been there at one point of our lives. I was without a phone for 2 days, and was starting to have withdrawal symptoms.
Read MoreBefore yogi maha was born, like most of you, I had a job at a corporation and was working my little asana away. I actually liked my job at DIRECTV, it was a very progressive and innovative company and they truly cared about their people. I was part of the leadership development team, so our focus was helping people reach their fullest potential, not too far from the work I do with people now on the yoga mat.
Read MoreListen to this the moment you wake up in the morning! This is how I rewired my brain and manifested the life of my dreams.
Read MoreI will never forget the day when I first saw The Shawshank Redemption movie. To say that this movie changed the trajectory of my life, and that it is the reason behind why I am still alive today, living a free life in the United States, doing the work that I truly love for a living and manifesting my best life, is an understatement.
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