Yoga Vahini

Yoga Vahini is a center for specialized Yoga therapy, training, and research. Our goal is to bring the healing wisdom of yoga within the reach of the common man through training programs, awareness and wellness workshops, and personalized yoga classes. Yoga Vahini was born out of twenty-five years of study, practice, and teaching of yoga in the very unique tradition of Sri.T.Krishnamacharya which respects and honors each individual uniqueness and specific strengths and challenges. Our work is based on a paradigm that balances scientific rigor with a traditional approach. We welcome you to join us on this journey of self-discovery and transformation through yoga. Towards wellness, wholeness & wisdom YogaVahini is a vibrant and growing community of Yoga practitioners, students, teachers, and therapists. At Yoga Vahini, we are all co-learners. The student and teacher facilitate each other learning and growth. We strive to provide an environment such that our personal learning flows into daily life seamlessly, manifesting as coherent and harmonized action.

Saraswathi Vasudevan

Saraswathi began her journey in the path of yoga and healing 25 years ago. She studied and trained under Sri TKV Desikachar for over 17 years in the tradition of Sri T Krishnamacharya that is strongly founded in the teachings of Patanjali and specializes in adapting yoga to the unique needs and abilities of each individual. She holds two Masters's Degrees (in Nutrition and Psychology) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Yoga. She has served as a yoga teacher, consultant, trainer, and therapist for close to two decades at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai and has also been actively involved in yoga research bringing the much-needed scientific perspective to yoga therapy. In 2010, Saraswathi, along with her husband Sundar, founded Yoga Vahini, dedicated to Specialised Yoga Training, Therapy & Research with centers in Chennai and Hyderabad, and runs regular training programs for lay practitioners, teachers, and therapists. Her dream is to bring personalized yoga therapy into mainstream health care in and is seriously working towards that mission.