Maya Khamala

Kundalini Yoga & Embodied Writing

To heal meaningfully is to initiate a process of self-justice—and it all begins in the body.Through breathwork, mantra, movement, meditation, and deep relaxation, I help people soften the edges of stored trauma, shift long-held stress patterns, and return to the wisdom of their most intuitive selves.I also offer Embodied Writing workshops—an interweaving of Kundalini Yoga and creative writing designed to help us release the stories we hold in our bodies.My approach is informed by many years of feminist, anti-racist, climate justice, and Indigenous solidarity organizing. Whether through breath, language, or shared silence, my offerings are invitations: to shed, to remember, and to root into what’s real.

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About

Maya Khamala is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher (KYTT-300), Embodied Writing facilitator, (and writer!) who has made a habit of inviting people back into the wisdom of their breath, their body, and their voice.Her practice is guided by many years of community activism and a deep belief that self-justice is not only integral to personal healing, but is also a powerful force that ripples outward, positively affecting justice struggles everywhere.Maya carries the complex imprints of many worlds. Her paternal ancestry traces a tangled colonial path from India to Suriname. Her mother’s side hails from Eastern Europe to Quebec. Her Punjabi roots give her a way to sense into her forebears across time. Although raised outside the boundaries of organized religion, her background weaves together Muslim, Jewish, and Hindu cultural lineages—a persistent inheritance of survival, ritual, and rhythm.Maya came to Kundalini Yoga not in search of awakening, but as a way of unwinding the long-term patterns that childhood trauma had etched into her nervous system. What she stumbled upon was an unapologetic return to self and strength.

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Group Classes

I teach regular Montreal Kundalini Yoga classes in NDG and the Plateau, where breathwork, mantra, movement, relaxation and meditation become tools for inner activism and transformation. My classes are courageous spaces—committed to self-justice as a pathway to collective liberation, and open to all bodies, backgrounds, and states of mind / heart. Curiosity and contradictions welcome.

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Private classes

I also offer 90-minute private sessions curated to the needs of individuals looking to deepen their focus and attention as they continue along the path of unraveling and move toward alignment with who they are, and what they're doing here.Classes take place at your place, my place, or an agreed upon location.Contact me for pricing, availability, and further details.

workplace classes

I offer 60 or 90-minute classes catered to the staff wellbeing needs of workplaces in general and community organizations in particular. A regular practice can initiate a meaningful journey of individual and collective healing, making it a lot easier to keep on fighting the good fight in community.Classes take place at your workplace, or an agreed upon location. Pricing is dependent on the size of the group and your specific needs.Contact me for pricing, availability, and further details.

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Embodied Writing

I offer bimonthly Embodied Writing workshops in the Montreal community—an interweaving of breath, light movement. meditation, and creative writing exercises designed to help us release the stories we hold in our bodies.By trusting breath, sensation, and instinct, each person is invited to give voice to the stories bound up in their flesh and blood.In addition to semi-regular group workshops, I also offer:- Embodied Writing group sessions designed for healing retreats of all stripes.- Private "writing doula" sessions for authors, artists, activists, or anyone else desiring a deep dive before embarking on a word project.Online options available.Contact me for pricing, availability, and further details.

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Upcoming EVENTS

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Journey to the Underworld Weekend Retreat: A Rite of Shadow, Sovereignty & Sweet ReturnNovember 8&9 | 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Weekend Retreat (not a sleepover)
Studio 414, 10 Des Pins West, #414The gates open. Shadows stir. The air smells of fallen leaves, smoke, and earth turning inward. Candles flicker in unseen spaces. The veil between worlds thins. In this season of darkening, we gather between what is and what might be—between endings and beginnings, memory and mystery, loss and renewal.This is a passage of shadow and sovereignty, of story and body, of quiet reflection and fierce reclamation.A journey into the underworld is not about fixing—it is about remembering your wholeness, even in the depths.- Kundalini yoga & meditation
- A Jungian-inspired shadow integration session
- Restorative massage breaks
- An Embodied Writing workshop
- Storytelling and ritual
- Nourishing lunch & snacksEarly Bird: $333 (until Oct 10) | Regular: $350Full event details & booking HERE.

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