Shreya Roy

I am a former journalist, who found yoga while travelling extensively through the country for a year. Having struggled with weight loss for several years, she found Yoga to be the most effective, consistent, and holistic form of physical exercise, and that led to a deeper discovery of Yoga philosophy. She formed a very strong bond with the yogic lifestyle, through which she lost over 15 kilos, effectively treated a knee injury, and noticed a remarkable change in her thought process, and personality. Keen to share this experience with others, she learnt the art and science of Yoga at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Meenakshi Ashram, Madurai. Here, she was certified as a yoga teacher, and spent several months as an instructor, teaching both asana classes, as well as teaching regular lectures on yoga, and Vedanta philosophies. She has now been teaching for 3 years.

Shreya's core strengths are in understanding the needs of the students, and following a system that suits their physical as well as psychological strengths. With a strong background in philosophy, as well as past education in psychology, she encourages her students to dig deeper, and get to the root causes of their physical issues, rather than just focusing superficially on symptoms such as extra weight. Her classes are aimed at fully exploring the mental benefits of yoga asanas, and leveraging them to deal with issues related to stress, confidence, anxiety, and so on.