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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.
Yoga Vahini offers the following services:-
1) Personalized Yoga & Therapy
2) A Yoga and Mindfulness-based Personal Development Program
3) Yoga Outreach Program
4) Yoga Instructor Training Program
5) INTERNATIONAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
6) Post-graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy
7) Customized Study Program
YogaVahini is actively involved in voluntary outreach programs. We take yoga to various sections of the society – both urban and rural areas – to meet a variety of needs and challenges and bring the practical wisdom of yoga, diet and lifestyle changes to one and all. As part of their internship, trainee teachers and therapists learn to appropriately adapt yoga practice to diverse groups.
During the training, students will be facilitated to transfer the class-room learning to real life situation through internship and teaching under supervision and guidance in group & one-on-one setting for normal, healthy adults.
These are special and advanced programmes for teachers, trainers, therapists and therapist trainers designed to explore important concepts in yoga and yoga therapy. They offer in-depth knowledge and hands-on training in specific areas of study and practice of yoga and allied subjects.
The program is spread over 8 weekends across 2 months, 4 Hours per session. The sessions are split into theory classes, reflective work and personalised one to one mentoring sessions.
International Teacher Training – Level 1 (300 hrs) Offers 300 hours of intensive training in classical yoga that is based on the principles of Yoga and Samkhya.
The Yoga Instructor program offers a firm foundation for the next level Yoga Acharya (RYT-500) training that can further deepen your understanding of the philosophy, principles and practices of yoga to be adapted to specialised needs and abilities of individuals and groups.
Our classes for healing and self-mastery are offered predominantly one-on-one unless the situation requires the spouse/parent/caretaker to participate & support. After the initial consultation, the student will have to attend 3-4 sessions per month for a period of 6-8 months, while continuing to practice at home every day. Later on, the sessions maybe be spaced out to 1 or 2 sessions per month (as decided by the therapist).
Our classes for healing and self-mastery are offered predominantly one-on-one unless the situation requires the spouse/parent/caretaker to participate & support. After the initial consultation, the student will have to attend 3-4 sessions per month for a period of 6-8 months, while continuing to practice at home every day. Later on, the sessions maybe be spaced out to 1 or 2 sessions per month (as decided by the therapist).
A Yoga Teacher Training course (850+ hours) with YogaVahini or equivalent course from the Krishnamacharya tradition. This course is organized into 3 intensive (4-week) modules spread over a period of 36 months.
Yoga Prayogam 1 offers intensive hands-on training in the Personalised approach to yoga practice and teaching following the tradition of Sri T Krishnamacharya & Sri TKV Desikachar. It brings the perspective of applying yoga to the individual – to students and teachers of all streams of yoga.
Yoga Prayogam 2 is a highly specialized and unique course for yoga teachers designed to develop a deeper understanding of the process of customising yoga practice to suit specific needs of individuals and groups. We follow a very unique methodology of applying yoga practice in a step by step manner according to various factors such as age, time, activity, abilities, stages of life, roles we play etc. This has been perfected over 15 years, based on the teachings of Sri T Krishnamacharya & Sri TKV Desikachar.
YogaVahini offers highly specialized, individualized yoga sessions designed after a personal consultation with an expert yoga therapist. Your practice will take into account your abilities, current requirements, time for practice for conditions etc. It will also be monitored and modified progressively as per your changing needs.
Organizations are primarily a collective of human beings. Thus, physical and psychological health of the human beings that form the collective is a fundamental capital of the organization. Investing to nurture and nourish the same will go a long way in helping the organization successfully manifest its vision. This is especially important in a VUCA (Volatile-Uncertain- Complex-Ambiguous) world. As situations change dynamically, unless employee’s body and mind are ready to be pushed beyond its boundaries, organizations will be found short of capabilities at crucial moments leading to great setbacks.
Yoga, as traditionally emphasized, is an experiential Darsana, i.e. a way of reflecting on oneself and our relationship with the world. In alignment with this perspective, the Yoga Sadhana program will focus primarily on experiential work – whether it is personalized yoga practice on the mat or self-reflective exercises. Brief theoretical introduction to various concepts and dimensions of yoga will be provided as and when necessary. This program intends to empower participants to live a more, meaningful and fulfilling life in harmony with the cycles of one’s own being and that of nature.
YogaVahini is offering the Yoga Acharya course for serious yoga practitioners desiring to take the next step towards taking up yoga teaching as a profession. Spread over 2 years, this course provides the theoretical foundation and intensive hands-on practical training required for a competent yoga teacher. The course curriculum, teaching methodology and practice principles are guided by the teachings of Sri T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar.
Practising yoga in a group is a great motivator to stay with a healthy routine, it helps establish harmony within and outside of us and encourages us to take one step further each day so that we can come back home with renewed energy and enthusiasm to live our life with positivity and awareness.
YogaVahini offers a highly specialized and professional training in Yoga Therapy based on the traditional wisdom of Yogis and Ayurvedic Vaidyas for yoga teachers ready to take the next step to Personalized Yoga & Therapy.
These are special and advanced programmes for teachers, trainers, therapists and therapist trainers designed to explore important concepts in yoga and yoga therapy. They offer in-depth knowledge and hands-on training in specific areas of study and practice of yoga and allied subjects.
