AWAKEN to INNER PEACE & HAPPINESS and end suffering.
We already have inner peace and happiness (सत् SAT-truth चित् CHIT- consciousness आनन्द ANAND - bliss) within us, we do not need any thing or any one to give us peace or happiness, we simply need to discover it within us and end our suffering.
Yogini/ management consultant practicing yoga for more than thirty years since childhood. Yogipreneur aspiring to empower everyone to end suffering and awaken to inner peace and happiness. Successfully used yoga, meditation and nutrition as part of a holistic lifestyle to prevent/reverse insomnia, allergies, pain, stress, fatigue, cardiac issues, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc
Yoga/meditation training/experience includes:
-Intermediate Level -Asanas and Pranayama, with Swami Ashokananda and Padmashri, Yogaville USA 2020
-Yoga of the Heart with Nischala Joy Devi, Yogaville, 2019
- Eastern Wisdom - Authentic Yoga Tradition Advanced Meditation Teacher Training by Acharya Girish Jha at Shreyas USA, 2018:
In addition to learning all aspects of yoga required for yoga teacher training per Yoga Alliance guidelines, we also learned the philosophy, psychology and techniques of Ashtanga/ Hatha/ Raja/ Bhakthi/ Karma/ Jnana Yoga such as Asanas ( 4 essential,8, 16, 32 and 84 principle asana out of the 8.4Million ), Pranayama, Hatha Yoga Mudra Vs Tantra Mudra, Bandha, Shat karma, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi, yogic diet -Mitahara & Ayurveda from the following scriptures:
- Patanjali's Yoga Sutra with Ved Vyasa's Bhasya;
- Bhagvad Gita, Dattreya's Avadhoota Gita, Astavakra Gita;
- Gheranda Samhita;
- Hatta Yoga Pradipika;
- Buddha's Dhammapada;
- Shankarcharya's Tattva Bodha, Nirvana Shatakam, Ekasloki & Viveka Chudmani;
- Yoga Vashishta;
- Gorakshnath's Gorakh Vani & Goraksh rahasayam, etc;
- Shiva Samhita;
- Natha and Siddha traditions;
- Vedas, Upanishads, Sutra, Purana, and other ancient texts of Indus Valley(Saraswathi) Civilization,
- yoga commentaries by Swami Vivekananda & Ramakrishna Parama Hamsa, Sri Aurobindo, Kabir Das, G Krishnamoorthy, etc.
We learned hundreds of meditation techniques such as:
- Self Realization Meditation
- Mantra Meditation (using Shanti Mantra from Upanishads),
- Chakra/Kundalini Meditation ( Kundalyo Upanishad),
- Mindfulness ( Buddha's Dhammapada),
- Yoga Nidra,
- Trataka meditation with internal, external and non-physical Lakshyas,
- Dhyanams: Sthula, Jyothir, tejo and Sukshma ,
- Samadhi meditation techniques for the dhyana, nada, rasananda, laya/advaithe, bhakthi and raja yoga samadhi
- Relaxation techniques: Autogenic, Biofeedback-Assisted, Deep Breathing, Guided Imagery, Progressive Relaxation, Auto Suggestions or Affirmations, Self-hypnosis, Visualization, 4 & 6 Step relaxation practice
Other training:
- Murugan Rahasiyam retreat with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Art of Living 2020
- Guru Purnima - Silent Retreat - Advanced Meditation, with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Art of Living 2020
- Holistic Spirituality Workshop with Oren Jay Sofer, Insight Meditation, 2020
- Power of Awareness Workshop with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, Insight Meditation, 2020
- Mindfulness for Anxiety and Sleep with Tara Brach, Insight Meditation, 2020
- Mindfulness Daily with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, Insight Meditation, 2019
- Sahaj Samadhi - सहजसमाधि - Art of Living, Boone, NC 2019
- Happiness Retreat ( Sudharshan Kriya सुदर्शन क्रिया) Art of Living, Boone, NC 2019
- Heart Meditation with Gail Seckrettar, 2018
- Divine Meditations with Jaya Gupta, 2018
- Yoga at the wall with Liz Alvarez, 2018
- "As You Think So You Become" meditation training on positive thought power by Swami Hridyanda at Sivananda Ashram, 2018
- Integrated Rest ( IRest) Yoga Nidra and Foundations of Meditation by Dr. Richard Miller at Kripalu yoga center, 2017
- Awakening the Chakras with Jayadeva at Princeton Integral Yoga, 2017
- Restorative Teacher Training - Module 1 and 2 from Gisele Morgan at Yoga Soul, 2017
- Meditation and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with Corinne Zupko at Bank of America, 2016
- Sri Aurobindo Ashram's Eye Yoga at Aravind Eye Hospital, 1991
-Traditional yoga, meditation and sanskrit training at Kendriya Vidhyalaya, 1982 - 1983