Hi 💛

I am a trauma-informed Yoga teacher & associate therapist (AMFT/APCC) who works with clients through a person-centered approach using tools from both Yoga and modern mental health.

My journey with healing started with my grandma teaching me pranayama in Chandigarh, India, as a little girl. Throughout life, while struggling through immigration and trauma, I felt a deep sense of despair that my mind would always control my life. I channeled my granny’s wisdom and started developing a consistent yoga & Sadhana practice that included Asana, meditation, and pranayama. I also leaned on counselors and saw the true benefit of an approach that drew from both approaches. Yoga and therapy have completely transformed my mental, physical, and spiritual health through massive changes, pains, ups, and downs. Motivated by empowering others on the journey to self, I continued developing my practice, studying and teaching Yoga, and eventually went back to school to get my degree as a mental health therapist. I specialize in trauma-informed yoga & pull in a variety of approaches from Western therapy when working with clients.

My Influences & Work

Cultural Humility

I was born in Dubai, grew up visiting India, and moved to the USA when I was 8 - I definitely grew up confused. My grandma & cultural explore drive my determination to teach yoga from its roots and honor the Indigenous roots of the tools used as a therapist. When seeing clients, I approach my work with curiosity, exploring what identities feel important to them and how it impacts how they see the world. I draw on techniques that were transformative for me and are rarely taught in yoga studios.

Pairing Modern Science with Eastern Wisdom

I grew up with a love of health sciences, engineering, and psychology. I graduated college with a degree in material sciences & engineering, paired with a focus on public health. After college, I spent 2 years working as a materials engineer at NASA. My science background has driven my approach to my work in yoga - pairing modern science with yogi’s wisdom.

Bringing in More Yoga Practices to Yoga Studios

I have been teaching at yoga studios for the past 5 years now. At first, the only thing I was teaching was vinyasa, through much convincing, I now teach pranayama workshops, pranayama teacher trainings, and a public pranayama class. One of my goals with studio work is to push the boundaries of modern-day “studio yoga” to transform it from a practice that uses solely “Asana” (poses we do at yoga studios), into one that pulls from Patanjali's Eight limbs of yoga.

A Holistic Approach

I give clients the tools they need to get curious about their behaviors, and patterns and use yoga to rebalance. This helps them energize the mind, body & soul.

I truly believe that yoga requires customization, as yoga has been passed down from teacher to student for thousands of years. Each individual has a unique set of challenges to conquer in order to find stillness. I approach clients by looking at the factors that prevent them from finding balance, whether physical, emotional, social or spiritual. Taking into account the whole being, I align clients with customized lifestyle practices that pull from the Eight Limbs of Yoga, Yoga & Vedic Philosophy, Ayurveda and modern science.

Pulling from techniques used in my practice, my teaching style includes Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, and Yoga Philosophy.

Experience, Education & Courses

  • Yoga Garden (YGSF) TT (Completing RYT 500)

  • The Healing Power Of Ayurveda, Sachi Doctor @ YG

  • The Yoga of Breath, A Pranayama Intensive Richard Rosen @ Nest

  • 30 hour TT certification in Pranayama from Aham Yoga

  • Embrace Yoga’s Roots, Susanna Barkataki

  • Rutgers University, BS (Engineering)

Influences

Thanks to my mentor Sachi Doctor, I have had the opportunity to explore Yogas sister science Ayurveda, yoga philosophy, and culture. Her teachings have transformed my life.  

My mentor Michelle Bouvier how to use movement as a medicine.

In addition to my grandma, Richard Rosen, Aham Yoga, and Prasad Rangnekar have been critical in teaching the ways of a deep pranayama practice. Susanna Barkataki has been critical on my journey to learning about yoga from its roots.