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, the Plateau, and Verdun, 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 sytem 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 UNHAUNTING edition 🦇
Write the stories your body longs to tell.When: Saturday October 24, 2026, 2-5pm
Where: Studio 414, 10 Des Pins West, #414
Cost: $88BOOK YOUR SPOTWe're all haunted somehow. Maybe it's the deafening hush of something you've never dared speak out loud. Or a story you've carried for too long like an invisible weight on the heart. Or a sensation that returns, again and again, asking to be witnessed. The body holds all the answers we've been looking for, even if we have yet to formulate the right questions.Haunting is that quiet (or not-so-quiet) persistence that lurks beneath the surface—unfinished, unrequited, unresolved. To unhaunt is not to dismiss or erase, but rather, to befriend our full selves, ghosts and all, gifting language to that which lurks in the darkest corners of our dreams.This workshop invites you into a safe and sacred space. We will write from rather than about the body, allowing what stirs our depths to blossom onto the page. Allowing breath, movement, and sensation to lead the way, we will enter the shadows with great tenderness, witnessing ourselves in our truest, most creative form.Our practice will interweave:
-Kundalini breathwork
-Stretches & light movement
-Creative writing prompts & exercises
-Meditation
-An optional sharing & discussion circle
-Homemade chai & a sweet treatYou will leave with:
-Written breathwork, meditation & movement instructions designed to help you return to the body as a source of languageWhat to bring:
Your journal, a pen, comfy clothes, and a willing heart.What to know:
Pens & paper will be available. Seating options will include chairs, mats, and back jacks. There will be space to move, shift, and settle as needed.Accessibility:
- The space is on the 4th floor. There are a few steps leading up into the lobby where there is an elevator accessible.- If money is a barrier to your attendance, let's discuss.- Cet atelier se déroule en anglais, mais notez que vous pouvez participer dans la langue de votre choix, et que les propositions d’écriture sont toutes disponibles en français — n’hésitez pas à en faire la demande. S’il y a suffisamment d’intérêt, j’offrirai une version en français à l’avenir.About the facilitator:
Maya Khamala is a lifelong writer. From poetry to grassroots journalism to creative nonfiction, word is her bond. She has collaborated with visual artists, worked as a freelance copywriter and editor, and she has a shiny little MA in Creative Writing to list among her credentials. Her first novel is in its finalization stage. 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. 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.BOOK YOUR SPOT
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NERVOUS SYSTEM RECOVERY FOR ATHLETES
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.