ShivShakti Yoga

ShivShakti Yoga Sumona (aka. She continues to perform and teach this traditional Indian dance, in addition to Bollywood Dance) to this day. Bharata Natyam is an artistic yoga.

Sumona Apsara Parii) initiated her love of yoga with her Bharata Natyam (South-Indian Classical Dance) studies, training, and performances, which she started in 1989. It is is one of the oldest dance forms in India--more than 4000 years old. It has various sculpture-like poses and postures that come from yoga; ntricate footwork, meaningful hand gestures and facial expressions, especially the eyes. All this conveys the myriads of characters revealed by the dancer, from many Indian mythological stories. Hence, yoga has been a part of Sumona's life since her childhood to a large extend. In March 2010, she received her official 200-Hour Yoga Teaching Certificate from Cloud Nine Yoga in Huntington Beach, California. She has several years of in-depth experience teaching Bollywood Dance Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga at Cloud Nine Yoga in Huntington Beach, California, at Shaktibox in Los Angeles, California. at the Gurukul in Norwalk, California, as well at Buddha B Yoga in Washington, DC. At ShivShakti Yoga , Sumona incorpates her passion of Indian dance, meditation, pranayama (deep breath-work), mudras (hand gestures) into her yoga asana (postures) teachings. She uses all kinds of international music during her classes, including soft yoga, Indian classical and/or semi-classical, Bollywood and chakra (energy centers in the human body) sound music. She gives personal attention to each student, and teaches with great love, passion, patience, compassion. as well sincerity in a loving, serene, as well safe environment.

I think this is so beautiful and wonderful and heartwarming.  Buddhism and Buddhist Monks and Nuns offer incredible wisd...
12/09/2025

I think this is so beautiful and wonderful and heartwarming.

Buddhism and Buddhist Monks and Nuns offer incredible wisdom towards inner peace and healing of MindBodySpirit to any community.

Whenever I go to a Buddhist temple or space of divine energy, I feel this amazing Healing Light within me and all around me.

All these pictures are so beautiful.

My only concern is a sensitive, cultural one:

Personally and spiritually, I feel that it is deeply disrespectful to point our feet towards venerable monks and nuns.

In India, from a very young age, we are taught to sit in Sukhasana (lotus pose) on the floor, especially, in front of a priest or priestess or monk or nun, be they Hindus or Buddhists or any faith, for that matter.

If that proofs challenging for whatever reason, then sitting on a chair is another good option.

In these pictures, I wished the audience or listeners or visitors would have been told and taught this aspect to be culturally sensitive and respectful towards Buddhists monks and nuns in terms of appropriate body language, so to speak.

You simply would never see Indian people nor other people of Asian backgrounds dangle their legs out (on the floor) with feet facing monks and nuns.

Anyhow, other than that, this is a beautiful, spiritual expression of compassion and Sangha (community) by wise, venerable Buddhist monks and nuns.

Luminous love and blessings abound to all…

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Haha…Well, good luck with this, gentlemenβ€¦πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ•‰πŸ•‰πŸ•‰β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
12/08/2025

Haha…Well, good luck with this, gentlemen…
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This is the foundation of being a Boddhisatva, which entails the sacred dharma of alleviating the suffering of (our fell...
12/03/2025

This is the foundation of being a Boddhisatva, which entails the sacred dharma of alleviating the suffering of (our fellow) sentient beings as par Buddhist philosophy…

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Wishing all my beautiful friends and loved ones a very Happy Blessed Thanksgiving.  I am grateful for having beautiful p...
11/27/2025

Wishing all my beautiful friends and loved ones a very Happy Blessed Thanksgiving.

I am grateful for having beautiful people in my life whom I treasure with all my heartsoul:

Your love, kindness, compassion, thoughfulness, support, encouragement and blessings mean more to me than I can express.

May God-Goddess bless all of you in every loving, luminous, bountiful and boundless of ways.

Shine your beautiful light, evermore and eternally…⭐️⭐️⭐️

LoveLoveLove…
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A very long time ago, one of my beautiful spiritual gurus (my Reiki Master) had told me that I was a very old soul.  The...
11/25/2025

A very long time ago, one of my beautiful spiritual gurus (my Reiki Master) had told me that I was a very old soul.

The older I get (this lifetime, of course), I am deeply understanding why she said that to me.

I, too, feel that I have come to this earthly dimension many, many, many times:

When I had visited some places in the world (such as mountains in Austria or old castles in Germany and such), I could feel my soul remembering pasts lives as a little girl…
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πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒβ­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸ•‰πŸ•‰πŸ•‰πŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ

Watching the iconic, classic 1976 Hindi film, Kabhi Kabhie (means β€œSometimes Sometimes”) on a blessed, slow, chilled and...
11/23/2025

Watching the iconic, classic 1976 Hindi film, Kabhi Kabhie (means β€œSometimes Sometimes”) on a blessed, slow, chilled and lazy Sunday afternoon.

This is one of those movies I can watch over and over again and still absolutely, unabashedly love it!!! πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

The beautiful, sublime, soulful poetry and dialogues, the romance, the equally deep and spiritual and romantic, and, also, vivacious, peppy songs, the luscious cinematography of gorgeous nature, the incredible natural and nuanced acting of all the actors and actresses just take my breath away.

Not to mention the fantastic, rocking, snazzy outfits of the 70’s with maxi skirts and bell bottoms and sweet, simple chiffon sarees with lovely flowers and patterns, and bright colored shirts galore!!!

Seriously, I wished I had been a teenager during the 70’s to wear all those cool styles and clothes, but, alas, I was born in 1975 and was only a wee-tiny 1 year-old baby when Kabhi Kabhie was released (1976).

Wonder if they had baby bell bottoms at the time. 😜😜😜

Anyhow, this amazing movie is currently on Netflix, so if you get a chance, I lovingly and highly recommend for you to watch it.

πŸŽΌπŸŽΌπŸŽΌβ€Kabhi kabhie mere dil mein khyaal aata hai, ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere liye. Tu abse pehle sitaaroon mein bazi rahi thi kahin, tujhe zameen pe bulaya gaya hai mere liyeβ€¦β€πŸŽΌπŸŽΌπŸŽΌ

(Sometimes this thought stirs in my heart that you were born just for me. Before this, you were amongst the stars in the sky, then you were brought down to earth just for me…”)

Absolutely classic song and poem. Wah! Kya haath hai (Wow!!! Incredible!!!)…

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Oh, oh!!! Hahaβ€¦πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£Happy Friday, beautiful friends and loved onesβ€¦πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ•‰πŸ•‰πŸ•‰β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
11/21/2025

Oh, oh!!! Hahaβ€¦πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£

Happy Friday, beautiful friends and loved ones…

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Happy, Happy, Happy Blessed 75th Birthday to my/our beautiful pyari Maa!!! πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽπŸŽπŸŽπŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³May God-Goddess bless you a very hap...
11/16/2025

Happy, Happy, Happy Blessed 75th Birthday to my/our beautiful pyari Maa!!!
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May God-Goddess bless you a very happy, long-grand, healthy-wealthy-prosperous, joyful, peaceful, amazing life with all the love and light and beauty and magic in the world.

May all your wishes and dreams and prayers come true.

You truly are so beautiful from the inside and out, loving, compassionate, caring, intelligent, endearing and childlike with a heart of gold.

I/We are so blessed to have you as our beautiful, beloved Maa, and I/we love you soooo much to the moon and back and beyond…πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

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LoveLoveLove…
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Hahaβ€¦πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£There is an element of truth to this, darling ladies:  Do men ever grow up, really??? πŸ˜œπŸ˜œπŸ˜œπŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ•‰πŸ•‰πŸ•‰β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸŒΉπŸŒΉ...
11/13/2025

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There is an element of truth to this, darling ladies: Do men ever grow up, really???
😜😜😜

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My lifelong mantra and philosophy in life:  Shine your light to the world, as you lift others and let them shine, as wel...
11/12/2025

My lifelong mantra and philosophy in life:

Shine your light to the world, as you lift others and let them shine, as well.

This is akin to giving knowledge or wisdom to someone, because by doing so, in actuality, one’s own knowledge or wisdom shines and illuminates even more in deeper, more beautiful ways…

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Absolutely beautiful.  I couldn’t agree moreβ€¦πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ•‰πŸ•‰πŸ•‰β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
11/11/2025

Absolutely beautiful. I couldn’t agree more…

πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ•‰πŸ•‰πŸ•‰β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ

Couldn’t agree more with Trevor!!! Indian Cuisine/Food truly is the best, albeit it takes hours and hours to cook with s...
11/10/2025

Couldn’t agree more with Trevor!!!

Indian Cuisine/Food truly is the best, albeit it takes hours and hours to cook with slowness and with a lot of love and patience, but it is the best with good reason.

My beloved Maa (Mom) truly is an amazing cook and cooks the most yummilicious, delicious Indian foodβ€”

She had learned to cook from my beloved Naani and Naanu (maternal grandmother and grandfather who had passed on many, many years ago) after which Maa taught and still teaches me me how to cook Desi Khaana (Indian food) from scratch.

It would take me a billion lifetimes to achieve the brilliancy and sublime, luminous flavors that my Naani, Naanu had and Maa has in their cooking, but I do my very best.

As Maa always says, Love is the most importantly ingredient in cooking:

I can definitely feel and taste her Love in her special Raajma Chaawal (Kidney Beans Curry and Rice), Saag (Spinach Curry), Aaloo Paneer Kadi (Potatoes & Homemade Indian Cheese Curry) and Aaloo ke Paranthai (Stuffed Potatoes Bread) dishes. ❀️❀️❀️

Just writing this is making me drool…
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Luminous love and blessings abound to all, evermore and eternally….

πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ•‰πŸ•‰πŸ•‰β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸ¦„πŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ

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