About Yogalaya
We are trained yoga teachers from Sivananda tradition, focused on the teachings and practices of an authentic and ancient system of Hatha yoga. This practice promotes health well-being and a stress-free life style.
We started YOGALAYA, our Yoga Studio at Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru in 2007 and have till date introduced the benefits and healing powers of Yoga to more than 2000 individuals in and around Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru.
The yoga tradition we teach is one of the popular forms of yoga in the world today. Very easy to begin, understand and practice.
Our Eternal Guides
Swami Sivananda
One of the greatest Yoga masters of the 20th century, Swami Sivananda, is the inspiration behind the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. The teachings of Master Sivananda are summarized in these six words: Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.
Swami Vishnudevananda
Vishnudevananda Saraswati was a disciple of Sivananda Saraswati, and founder of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and Ashrams. He established the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course, one of the first yoga teacher training programs in the West.
Our Yoga Teachers
Dr.Sunitha Acharya
Started practicing yoga in late 90s. She has done her teacher’s training from Sivananda Ashram, Kerala in 2006, embarking on her mission to spread the goodness and benefits of Yoga to the world, as a full-time Yoga Instructor.
She has done her Advanced Teacher’s Training from Himalayas in 2010 and completed her Master’s degree in Yoga in 2012 followed by a doctorate in Alternative Medicine. Dr. Sunita is also a faculty member for the Sivananda ashrams in India and Thailand.
Acharya Kalidas
A civil engineer by profession who is now a full-time Yoga Instructor at Yogalaya. He started practicing yoga from 2008. He has done Teacher’s training course in 2012 Kerala, much before that he has been assisting in teaching yoga from 2010 and started teaching from 2012 as a profession, and went to north as Assisting staff for teacher’s training 2013 Himalayas. Acharya Kalidas is a QCI-certified teacher, with ERYT – Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (500 hours) accreditation from Ministry of Ayush, Govt of India.
Yogalaya Sivananda is located at #420, 2nd floor, 9th Main Rd, HRBR Layout 1st Block, Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043
