Yoga Practitioner & Educator
Sanjana Prasad
Ashtanga & Hatha
I'm a passionate yoga practitioner and teacher with 8 years of teaching experience, with a vision to make yoga accessible, approachable and relevant to everyone. Always a student first, I'm deeply curious about yoga as a holistic practice, applied science and way of life.
My teaching is rooted in tradition while being responsive to the needs of the modern practitioner. I care deeply about each student and believe in creating an interactive, encouraging and often light-hearted space where they can explore their practice rather than simply being given an experience to follow. I pay attention to each student's body language, energy and mood, adapting my teaching to meet them where they are and encouraging them to develop their own awareness and understanding.
I'm also a certified Animal Flow Instructor, Coach, Sound Meditation practitioner, Vedic Chanting teacher and Bharatanatyam dancer. I enjoy weaving these different influences into my understanding of movement, breath, sound and awareness, and bringing the philosophy of yoga off the mat and into everyday life.
I believe in creating a safe, curious space where practitioners can explore, experiment and gradually own their practice. With greater awareness of the body, mind and our patterns, the practice can gently move beyond the mat and into the way we live, respond and interact every day. Ultimately, I hope yoga becomes something we don't just practise, but live.
- Experience
- 14+ years practising9+ years teaching
- Based in
- Chennai, India
- Qualifications
- RYT 200 (Hatha Yoga) — a1000Yoga, BangaloreRYT 200 (Viniyoga tradition) — AYS, ChennaiRPYT 100 — Pre- & Post-Natal YogaAdvanced TTC, 100 hrs (Vinyasa Krama) — a1000Yoga, BangaloreTTC, 100 hrs (Ashtanga Vinyasa) — Srivatsa Ramaswami, ChennaiSound Healing Pro Level 1 — IASH, AhmedabadMudras for Yoga Therapy — Indea Yoga, MysoreShiv Darshan Yoga Vidyalaya, ChennaiAnimal Flow Level 1 — Certified TrainerNASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
- Teaches in
- English
Practise with Sanjana
- ArticleCommon Sun Salutation Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)Most Sun Salutation problems come down to a few recurring habits: holding the breath, rushing, crunching the l…
- AsanaBoat PoseNavasana (Boat Pose) is a seated balance where you lift the legs and lean the torso back to form a V-shape, ba…
- AsanaGate PoseParighasana (Gate Pose) is a kneeling side stretch where you extend one leg out to the side and bend over it, …
- AsanaHeadstandHeadstand (Sirsasana) is an inversion in which the body balances upside down on the forearms and crown. Often …
- AsanaKing Pigeon PoseKing Pigeon Pose (Rajakapotasana) is a beautiful, demanding backbend and deep hip opener. It asks for mobile s…
- AsanaLocust PoseSalabhasana (Locust Pose) is a gentle prone backbend where you lie on your belly and lift the legs, chest and …
- AsanaPlow PoseHalasana (Plow Pose) is an inversion where you lie on your back and take the legs overhead until the toes reac…
- AsanaRevolved Abdomen PoseRevolved Abdomen Pose (Jathara Parivartanasana) is a supine twist in which the legs lower to one side while th…
- AsanaScale PoseTolasana (Scale Pose) is an arm balance from a cross-legged seat: you press the palms down beside the hips and…
- AsanaShoulder-Pressing PoseBhujapidasana (Shoulder-Pressing Pose) is an arm balance where the legs hook over the upper arms and the feet …
- AsanaSide Plank PoseSide Plank (Vasishthasana) is a balancing arm-support pose: from plank you roll onto one hand and the outer ed…
- AsanaWide-Legged Forward BendWide-Legged Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana) is a standing intense forward fold with the legs spread wid…
- Journey7-Day Yoga for DiabetesA gentle 7-day yoga program to support people managing type 2 diabetes, with Sanjana Prasad. Each day focuses …
- PracticeBed Yoga for Seniors: Gentle Full-Body RoutineA gentle full-body routine for seniors that can be done entirely lying down. Ideal for stiff mornings or days …
- PracticeBhastrika (Bellows Breath)Bhastrika (Bellows Breath) is an energising pranayama of forceful, equal inhalations and exhalations through t…
- PracticeChair Yoga Sequence for SeniorsA simple, full chair-yoga sequence anyone can practise, designed especially for senior citizens. Seated on a s…
- PracticeDesk Yoga: Quick Chair Yoga at Your DeskA quick seated practice for working professionals to do right at the desk, without stepping away. In about ten…
- PracticeHakini Mudra (Gesture for Focus)Hakini Mudra is a simple hand gesture for focus and memory: the fingertips of both hands touch each other, pal…
- PracticeKapalabhati (Skull-Shining Breath)Kapalabhati (Skull-Shining Breath) is a cleansing practice of short, sharp exhalations from the belly with pas…
- PracticeSectional Breathing (Yogic Breath)Sectional breathing teaches you to breathe into three areas in turn — the abdomen, the ribcage and the upper c…
- PracticeSurya Namaskar (Sun Salutation)Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) is a flowing sequence of twelve linked postures moved with the breath, traditi…
- PracticeUjjayi BreathUjjayi is a calming, warming pranayama made by gently narrowing the throat so the breath makes a soft ocean-li…
- PracticeYoni Mudra (Gesture of the Source)Yoni Mudra is a calming hand gesture in which the hands form a downward-pointing diamond near the lower abdome…
- Well-beingYoga for CirculationGentle yoga may support healthy circulation by encouraging movement, promoting blood flow through poses and br…
- Well-beingYoga for DiabetesGentle yoga may support people managing type 2 diabetes by encouraging activity, reducing stress, and improvin…
- Well-beingYoga for Fatigue & Low EnergyGentle yoga can help lift everyday fatigue and low energy — counter-intuitively, gentle movement and breath of…
- Well-beingYoga for Weight ManagementYoga can support healthy weight management by building strength and stamina, boosting activity, easing stress-…
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