Diwali is a major Hindu festival although Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists also celebrate it. Known as the “festival of lights,” is symbolises the victory of good over evil, and lamps are lit as a sign of celebration and hope for mankind. The celebration focus on lights and lamps, particularly traditional diyas. Fireworks are associated with …
Words by Kemila Velan As soon as I started working full time again, I dreaded the idea of battling Miami’s infamous and infuriating rush hour traffic. I thought about packing a 45 in my glove compartment, but then I stumbled upon Wynyfryd’s Meditation Room, a quirky little Podcast that soothes me to the point I’m …
Words by Kemila All humans, seasons, general laws of the universe follow cycles. Some of us change with the moon, some with planets, some with bills. Sounds like a bunch of crap, but I challenge you to put a calendar in a strategic place in your home, office, car, or bathroom and mark the days …
Words by Kemila Velan Puerto Rico, a mecca of salsa and merengue, has given birth to a fresh, multilingual world jazz vocalist who moves to her own beat. “I never fit into anyone’s mold of who I should be, so I had to go and carve my own path,” says Inaia, whose early travels to …
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We don’t do feminism the way our mothers and white women did 30 years ago. We are built like porn stars and think like shrewd CEOs. We are all about making our own money by pursuing our own passions. Some of us are products of familial/affirmative action, while others worked 30 hours a week to …
Words by Kemila Velan My yoga homegirl Terri is the one who turned me on to Seane Corne, an LA-based yogini who teaches so well she can do more than pay the rent. This is a blessing for any yoga instructor. So I bought Miss Corne’s DVD, “Vinyasa Flow Yoga” to see her in action …
That’s the mantra of a Femmebot climbing the social and economic ranks of the United States of America. Or at least it should be. You can’t be one generation removed from your immigrant parents and forget the cracking sounds of their backbreaking work. It’s not just Latinas – it’s Jewish girls, Chinese girls, Indian girls, …
Who: Moms, dads and their kids When: 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays for 1 hour Cost: $65 per class Instructor: Kemila Velan, RYT About the Class Kemila makes yoga fun and playful for children as they bond with their parents in an hour-long class based on the YogaKids program, which treats yoga as a medium for learning. …
by Kemila Velan November 2005 What are your earliest memories of practicing yoga (even if you didn’t know it was yoga)? I was a very active child, and I loved to do backbends, splits and shoulderstand . Yet looking back I think the most profound memory of yoga in my past was when i was …
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