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Kalpana Komal

@scholargypsy

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Yoga for Runners 🧘‍♀️🏃‍♀️
Writes, Runs, Laughs, Loves.
Poetry account: @poet.gypsy
Yoga & Meditation Teacher RYT200
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I can't believe it took me THIS long to come up with a yoga class just for runners! 🤦‍♀️
Also, in a series of firsts, this is my first carousel post. RESPECT for people who make content🖖

Anyhoo... what i wanted to say is...

🏃‍♀️ YOGA FOR RUNNERS — by Kalpana Komal 🧘

Wanna run better? Step out of your shoes and step on to the mat!

Take your running performance to the next level. Increase mobility, core strength, stability, balance, and learn to regulate your breath on the yoga mat — and before you know it, you'll be hitting your true stride on the course.

WHO IS THIS FOR
Runners & aspiring runners, and athletes.

BUILT FOR
Tight hips, sore quads, stiff hamstrings — plus improving speed and running efficiency.

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
✓ Running efficiency
✓ Core strength
✓ Race & everyday stress management
✓ Muscle lengthening
✓ Muscle recovery

WHERE YOU'LL PRACTICE
Wherever you clock your miles — one live class, three time zones:
Bangalore 4:00 PM | London 11:30 AM | New York 6:30 AM
Live on Zoom.

FORMAT
Live, small group, real-time cues — not a pre-recorded flow. 60-min sessions: Asana, Pranayama, Meditation. Twice weekly, with replay if you miss it.

LEVEL
Runners first, yogis second. No prior yoga experience needed — just show up.

MEET YOUR TEACHER
Kalpana is a yoga teacher with 7+ years certified teaching experience and 16+ years as a long-distance runner. Competitive marathoner with several podium finishes.

📍 Book your spot now!
Comment or DM 'Run to yoga' 😎

📸 @verghis_photography @ebi_films

#yogaforrunners #yogawithkalpana by @scholargypsy

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2 months ago

Published in the Netherlands, picked up in the United States, and finally landing in my hands in Bangalore, is this gorgeous Poetry Diary 2025. (That I am posting about days before 2026!😁)

A stunning book of seasonal poetry, my poem 'Sudden Summer Wind' found its way into the pages of August.

A big thanks to @sundaymorningsattheriver , a publishing house that takes poetry very seriously, and to Rebecca Rijsdisk for editing this beautiful anthology love. And, of course, to my dear friend @pratibhaseshadri who hand delivered this copy to me 🥰

#poetrydiary #poetdiaries #sundaymorningsattheriver #poemsonnature by @scholargypsy

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10 months ago

Returning slowly from my hermit phase.... 🤓
with images from a yoga shoot done a whole 2 months ago🫣

I was fooling around with a new feature from Google photos and realised how easy it is to make a reel now! (Else, would i have made this?🤔😄)

Photography by the talented (and patient 😁) @ebi_films ✨️.
Thanks also to @_tamil_90s_ for helping with a great shoot!

Anyway!!! DM for Yoga classes, workshops, training, and retreats.

#yogawithkalpana #yogalife #practicewithme by @scholargypsy

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a year ago

Tried recording in the afternoon. Didn't work. Finally, got a decent take when the day bled into nightfall 😉

I bought a new mic for teaching yoga, but that didn't work either. But it works perfectly well when the day bleeds into nightfall 😁

#newmic #someoneyouloved #singer #acousticguitar #lewiscapaldicover by @scholargypsy

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a month ago

Who knows what tomorrow will look like, so here it goes on the grid.

I'm talking about hair here in case you think it's something frivolous.

Stepped into a salon after 16 months and stepped out like this. Tomorrow, however, is another day, and may have me hiding my hair in a hat.

Shout it to my rockstar hair stylist Alum at @bbluntsalonsbangalore 🤩👨‍🎤

(Btw why do captions disappear right after posting?🧐)

#newhair by @scholargypsy

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a month ago

by @scholargypsy

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This year has been transformative. I went from being a part-time yoga teacher to spending most of my work day on the mat! How that happened, I don't know exactly. I didn't plan for it. But I think the answer is Alignment ✨️

The right people found me exactly where I was. My incredible students. Trusting me to guide them, teaching me valuable lessons in return. Helping me arrive into my body, help me believe in the words I say to them, enabling my authenticity with their faith. Over and over again.

On this International yoga day, I'd like to honour my students, who show up with such sincerity and receive with open hearts. Posting a few pictures and tagging some of them (who are on social media). 💛🧡❤️

I'd also like to honor all the people I have learned yoga and meditation from over the years. @sal_sathyan @exploring_inside_out @livingyoga.in @indirachavva @1000yoga @yoga_girl @synchroshakti , Tara Brach, and Tejasvita. You have no idea how much change you make in this world 😇❤️

First picture by @verghis_photography 😎
All else by me😬

#yogaandmeditation #internationalyogaday #yogawithkalpana #onlineyogaclasses

So tell me, has yoga changed your life in any way? by @scholargypsy

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4 months ago

Moon River - Audrey Hepburn

Wonderful vocals by @scholargypsy by @scholargypsy

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4 months ago

Most people believe that if you're a yoga teacher, you must be able to do ALL of the asanas humanly possible. But as every yoga teacher knows, what is humanly possible for each person is different, as every human body is different. For instance, you cannot change the length of your arms (unfortunately 🙄). Also, the practising of yoga and the teaching of yoga require very different skills!

However, the good news is, you can change many variables like Strength, Balance, Flexibility, Mobility and Stability through showing up consistently.

This 'floating' asana requires all of the above, and took me years to achieve. Was I trying to get here? No. But many things become surprisingly possible if you just keep showing up!

This is your sign to start showing up for yourself if you've been on the fence. Be it in the yoga mat, or dance floor, or gym or the pool, dive in! And then float 😇💫

📸 by the very cool @verghis_photography

#koundinyasana #yogalife #showupforyourself
#onlineyogaclasses
#yogawithkalpana by @scholargypsy

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4 months ago

My first gig!!!

Okay, so I’ve been singing my whole life. But I didn’t really think I would/could be a performing musician. I don't even sing around campfires, really. Perhaps I just needed to get paid for it 😛😬

Anyway, two weeks ago, @raphael15906 and I were hired (so crazy to use that word!) to perform at a private party of a wonderful NGO run by wonderful people. We rehearsed 20 songs in four days, and performed for 90 minutes!

All my nervousness and fears of voice croaking midway (I hadn’t ever sung for 90 minutes before), making mistakes on the guitar (played two songs on the guitar), all melted away at the warmth of the audience, who delighted us with their delight in our performance 🥰❤️‍🔥

It feels cheesy to say it, but this is not a dream, but a fantasy come true for me. The right people came along to make this happen. Prerna who invited us perform without ever having heard us before, Anand, who is such a joy to play with, and @cackofonix who lent us his mic and moral support.

A beautiful new door has opened, and who knows where it will lead.

Maybe to your party next?:D

p.s This video was recorded after the gig, as the noise levels at the gig were too high. If anyone has tools to remove background noise from gigs, hit me up.

#myfirstgig #amiamusiciannow #hireus by @scholargypsy

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4 months ago

Here is proof that the journey to (bird of) paradise can be more exhilarating than paradise!!🤩

Also proof that yoga can be fun, whether you're shooting on the roof under a beautiful sky, or practising in front of a computer monitor 😄

Shot by the talented @verghis_photography

#birdifparadisepose
#svargadvijasana #yogawithkalpana #onlineyogaclasses #yogashoot by @scholargypsy

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5 months ago

There was a time when I could run sub-4 marathons but could not go up into an unsupported headstand. And now, a sub-4 marathon feels like a pipe dream 😄

It is so easy to fall into the trap of ability. Not just in comparison with others but even with your own past self. We couldn't speak more about this, especially on social media, which is filled with highlight reels of people doing things we may never be able to do in our lifetimes.

Just know that it took me years of hard work to get here, just the way it took me years of training and thousands of kilometres to run a sub 4 marathon. We rarely see the time and effort it takes for what people showcase on social media.

I almost didn't post this because 'is this such a big deal? It's not exactly a scorpion pose'. But i urge you (as I urged myself) to celebrate your
wins, no matter how small.

And keep showing the fuck up!! 🤩💪

A big thanks to @sal_sathyan for being my guiding light ✨️ 💛

#consistencyismysuperpower
#sirsasana
#yogaeverydamnday by @scholargypsy

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6 months ago