Sanyam Yoga

I grew up in india so Yoga was never a foreign concept. I have “played” with yoga nearly all my life, was introduced to it at the age of 5 or 6 by my grand father and uncle. At the age of around 14 years I started doing my regular Japa meditation (Chanting of sacred Mantra).

I focus more on Dhyana (Meditation) which is the Seventh limb of eight limbs of Yoga. I believe main purpose of Physical asanas and other limbs of yoga is to prepare one’s body and mind for the meditation because it is the last step before Samadhi (realization of oneness with all that is/Salvation/liberation/Moksha/True nature). It is very limiting just to focus on Asanas (physical postures) in our yoga practice. But at the same time physical body is the vehicle of the soul so it must be kept healthy and supple. So physical asanas are equally important, especially for the beginners.  

I gave up my full time job in 2004 to follow my heart and passion. I graduated from nature care college with the diploma in yoga teacher training. I have been teaching yoga full time since 2006/7. And not a day go by where i don’t thank God for guiding me to this wonderful path of Yoga (Union)

When I teach I do my best to let my students know that “turning yourself into a pretzel is not going to make you any more happy than you already are” but if you learn to live in this eternal now, you’ll experience the joy and peace ever present in this present moment. Ujjai breath is a big part of my yoga classes, once one is is aware of breathing while doing asanas then the asanas becomes meditation in motion.