with Melissa Shah

Welcome back to Yoga Solutions! Today, we explore how clarity is a threat to domination with guest Melissa Shah, yoga therapist and founder of Find Your Breath. Melissa shares how cultivating inner clarity helps us challenge systems that depend on our confusion, drawing on her work making yoga and Ayurveda accessible and adaptable.

Melissa reframes clarity as an ongoing process rather than a destination and guides us through a specific Pranayama for Clarity—using breath and Samana mudra—to help us process experiences, prioritize our energy, and find the focus needed to stand strong.

• [01:36] How overwhelm sustains confusion in dominant culture.

• [02:06] The challenge of prioritizing energy and finding your role when feeling overwhelmed.

• [03:09] Viewing clarity as a process, not a destination, and the power of drawing inward.

• [08:06] Samana Vayu breathing practice.

The opposite of clarity is confusion. One way confusion is sustained is through overwhelm – which is a big part of how our dominant culture functions

Just ask yourself, "What kind of support or nourishment do I need to get clear?"

Medical Disclaimer:

Please know any yoga wellness or health advice presented is not meant to replace the advice of your personal physician or other healthcare professional always seek competent medical care.

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Melissa (she/they) is an Indian-American yoga therapist who skillfully adapts yoga and Ayurveda to the individual. She believes that yoga doesn't need to be stripped of its culture and history in order for it to be palatable and beneficial to others. She is committed to the intersection of yoga and social justice, and works to make feeling well accessible to all, but especially those who are often left out of the wellness conversation. She offers group and individual yoga therapy sessions as well as mentorships.

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Susanna Barkataki (she/her) has been called “a trailblazing yoga leader and visionary for our times.” An Indian teacher building bridges in the West, she is known for her work in decolonizing and embracing the roots of yoga. She is the tech founder of Yoke Yoga, a free yoga app of micro practices for more peace in seconds. Bringing yoga socially to all people to help solve everyday problems at YokeYoga.com

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