Samsara The Yoga Studio Yoga Teacher Training School in Pune

She graduated in Chemical Engineering from IIT Mumbai in the year 1991 but her curiosity to understand the meaning of life – body, mind and spirit and her love for all things beautiful led her to the fields of Beauty, Fitness, Yoga, Meditation, Nutrition and Wellness

She taught yoga and meditation to a group of women from various countries when living abroad in Africa with her husband Vikas Rana. Vikas initiated her into meditation back then in 1998 and has been constant source of inspiration, her friend philosopher and guide. Over the years of practicing and teaching there and based on the positive feedback and encouragement received from her clients and friends, she realized Yoga to be her calling and decided to take it further by exploring its various forms.

She is an ERYT500 Yoga Alliance USA credentialed teacher and the owner and founder of Samsara The Yoga Studio (RYS 200) which is located in Pune India. I completed my RYT200 and RYT300 courses under the guidance of Yoga Teacher Neel Kulkarni of Saee Tech, The Authentic Yoga School, USA. He is a master in Asanas, Sanskrit language, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Philosophy and has many books to his credit for which he received an Honorary Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage. His book “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – A Proper Translation and Chanting” is an invaluable guide and reading material for yoga philosophy courses.

Shama did her Yoga Teacher’s Training Certification with The Yoga Light Studios of Ajay Naik. and gained experience in teaching yoga. To help her clients deal with their health issues gaining knowledge in Yoga Therapy was essential. She has a certification in Rope and Belt Yoga Therapy from Gnosis Medical Yoga, Unnati Yogatherapy Centre, Pune. It helped her take her passion for yoga to the next level. Training in Yoga Therapy under the guidance of Dr. Vineeta Ketkar who has worked with the pioneers in this field like Yogacharya Shri BKS Iyengar, Padmashree Dr S. M. Hardikar and Dr. S. V. Karandikar (founder Kabir Baug Yogatherapy) helped her gain a deeper understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the body, the root causes of the diseases and the why and how of the various yoga therapy techniques.

She is also obtained a certification in Fitness and from Abhimanyu Sable’s ABS Fitness and Wellness Club, Pune in 2004 and gained insights into Club Management.

Earlier in the year 1992, she studied Beauty Therapy and Hair Dressing, Electrolysis from Shaman College of Beauty by Sushila Vaswani, a prominent name then in the field of beauty. She is passionate about hair cutting and styling having trained in advanced haircuts and coloring from Jasbir Arora.

She also is a Life Coach, trained in Biofeedback methods and Muscle Testing from Ajna Learning Centre, Pune.

Her ill heath a few years ago and curiosity to find a solution to her problems led her to the field of Nutritional Medicine – gaining in depth understanding about nutrition, vitamin, mineral deficiencies and the physiology of disease and various detoxification and nutrition therapies to heal the body. She has a Fellowship in Nutritional Medicine and Environmental Medicine (FINEM) from Indian Nutritional Medical Association.

Samsara offers a complete package to you for all your fitness, health, beauty and wellness goals helping you lead a balanced and dis-ease free life.