Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to the Witchual Workout with Laura Tempest Zakroff - a ritually-inspired movement experience designed to get us moving a bit more on a daily basis. 5 days a week, we'll have a different magical focus and build up our stamina and body exploration.
It's Wednesday, so we're looking to the divine again for our theme. I've chosen the Hindu goddess Durga for today's inspiration, another deity I have worked with for many years. When I think about Durga, I perceive immense strength and power tempered by calm, wisdom, and resolution. To me, she is an icon of justice, dispeller of ignorance and wrong-doing. To compare her with Kali Ma (whom she is often associated with, connected to, or also identified as being one and the same) check out episode 70.
Follow along and adjust as needed, listening to your body's needs.
And as with any deity or spirit I mention here, if you're unfamiliar with them - please do take the time to look into them more deeply. Durga is very complex with many similar myths that don't always line up as these stories come from different villages and regions of India. There are many living culture resources and excellent books to check out if you wish to further your study.
Art in thumbnail is a detail from one of my paintings,
Music:
First Song: "Pythia" by Nathaniel Johnstone
nathanieljohnstone.bandcamp.com/album/decodance
Second Song: "Jai Mata Kali" by Nina Hagen
Welcome to the Witchual Workout with Laura Tempest Zakroff - a ritually-inspired movement experience designed to get us moving a bit more on a daily basis. 5 days a week, we'll have a different magical focus and build up our stamina and body exploration.
It's Wednesday, so we're looking to the divine again for our theme. I've chosen the Hindu goddess Durga for today's inspiration, another deity I have worked with for many years. When I think about Durga, I perceive immense strength and power tempered by calm, wisdom, and resolution. To me, she is an icon of justice, dispeller of ignorance and wrong-doing. To compare her with Kali Ma (whom she is often associated with, connected to, or also identified as being one and the same) check out episode 70.
Follow along and adjust as needed, listening to your body's needs.
And as with any deity or spirit I mention here, if you're unfamiliar with them - please do take the time to look into them more deeply. Durga is very complex with many similar myths that don't always line up as these stories come from different villages and regions of India. There are many living culture resources and excellent books to check out if you wish to further your study.
Art in thumbnail is a detail from one of my paintings,
Music:
First Song: "Pythia" by Nathaniel Johnstone
nathanieljohnstone.bandcamp.com/album/decodance
Second Song: "Jai Mata Kali" by Nina Hagen
