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 the transformative practice of Kundalini Yoga—woven from breathwork, mantra, movement, meditation, and relaxation—I help people soften the edges of stored trauma, unwind 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.Whether through breath, language, or shared silence, my offerings are invitations: to shed, to remember, and to root into what’s real.
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.She holds 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. Her practice is guided by many years of feminist, anti-racist, climate justice, and Indigenous solidarity organizing and activism.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 attune her to the presence of her forebears, felt 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 etched into her nervous system. What she stumbled upon was an unapologetic return to self and strength.
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 or heart. Curiosity and contradictions welcome.
Note: the booking system is new. If you have issues, contact me, or use the old system.
Private classes
I offer private sessions curated to the needs of individuals looking to deepen their focus and attention as they continue along the path of unraveling. Students begin to act and create in closer harmony with their true direction.Classes take place at your home, my home yoga space, or an agreed upon location.Contact me for pricing, availability, and further details.
workplace classes
I offer classes that nurture staff wellbeing across a range of workplaces, with a special focus on community organizations. 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.
Embodied Writing
For next workshop dates, check the Events section below.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.
Upcoming EVENTS:
EMBODIED WRITING - THE DREGS: "Almost Spring" EditionSaturday March 7th in NDG at Espace BE, 2240 Beaconsfield, 2-5pm. Save your spot here!!Winter doesn’t wrap up all at once. It lingers in the body as residue—a heaviness that refuses to be rushed. The dregs are what remain when we’re through with pretending something is over.Writing begins here, in what persists: slow shoulders, tight ribs, warmth that has yet to take root. This is not the clarity of spring, but the insistence of all that still needs attention.We move gently, breathe deliberately, and let the body speak from its afterweight. Words rise from fatigue, from pressure, from the slow but insistent pulse of becoming.This workshop invites you to write from the dregs—to listen closely to what refuses to end, and let language emerge from what is alive there.Our practice will interweave:
-Kundalini breathwork
-Stretches & light movement
-Creative writing prompts & exercises
-Meditation
-An optional sharing & discussion circle
-Homemade chai & a sweet treatWhat to bring:
Your journal, a pen, comfy clothes, and a willing heart.What to know:
Pens & paper will be available, as will yoga mats, blocks, and bolsters. Seating options will include chairs, mats, and back jacks. There will be space to move, shift, and settle as needed. The space is on the 2nd floor, up a flight of stairs.About the facilitator:
Maya Khamala is a lifelong writer of many stripes. From poetry to grassroots journalism to creative nonfiction, word is her bond. She has collaborated with visual artists, and has worked as a freelance copywriter and editor for the last decade. She has a shiny little MA in Creative Writing to list among her credentials, and is an emerging novelist. Maya has an extensive background in feminist, anti-racist, climate justice and Indigenous solidarity movements—work that has deeply informed the way she wields words. Aside from being a writer, she is also a Kundalini Yoga teacher and Embodied Writing facilitator offering regular classes and workshops in Montreal. She got into Kundalini as a way of healing from childhood trauma and its many lifelong manifestations in her body, as well as to counteract being a writer who sometimes forgets to step away from the keyboard…and just breathe.Cost: $85
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