If there was one word I could choose to describe my experience with the people and culture of Brazil it would be: AFEIÇÃO (AFFECTION) 💖 So much heart in their expression, so much joy in their smile, and so much warmth in their touch. Maybe I was just a lucky visitor to receive such loving kindness from each person in almost every interaction I don’t know...
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Saudade is a potent Portuguese word that is untranslatable in the English language. It defines missing something that is very much a part of you that you can no longer access. Like one's homeland. For me sometimes a state of saudade comes when I think of childhood memories growing up in Pakistan. Being a Pakistani is very much a part of me but Pakistani-ness is something to which I no longer have access. I have assimilated to American culture and the sub-cultures here within. Saudade describes something that's lost but is still here. Its an absence but also a presence. I love this kind of dichotomy. The absence becomes part of who you are.
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Handstand with friends in São Paulo 📍 Beco de Batman
My career as a yoga teacher took a big jump with my first set of international yoga workshops. I feel so fortunate to have the experience from Brazil to carry me forward…
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