Authentic, from the land of its birth
Namaste!
We are Shvasa, meaning breath in English. We are passionate about bringing authentic yoga to your doorstep from India.
A powerful workout and transformation tool Our masters teach authentic, eight-limbed yoga, rooted in ancient India. Every class, breath, and meditation elevates you to a higher level of life."
Rooted in Tradition, Tailored for You.
Because we are the real deal. We experienced the benefits before bringing it to you. Our courses are founded on the principles of eight-limbed yoga approach laid down by Patanjali in Yoga-Sutras, the most definitive work on yoga dating back to the 5th century. It is a path to holistic well-being through eight stages that work from outer to inner, bringing you closer to your higher self.
Our teachers break down the tenets of ancient science in an approachable way, gradually taking you through a life-altering journey. Our yoga programs are designed to work on every muscle of the body, as well as to bring inner peace, hormonal balance and mindfulness.
Founded on the principles of Ashtanga Yoga dating back to 5th century, this is a path to holistic well-being. At Shvasa, we handhold you through this, every step of the way! We handhold you every step of the way.
There are 840,000,000 asanas or postures, the hatha yoga alone has 84 main asanas which work on your energy points or chakras. At Shvasa, we have shortlisted 500 dynamic asanas across classes to ensure every muscle of your body gets the essential workout, every energy channel is opened. Our experts customise your course to suit your need, body and individual goals — novice or advanced learners and everyone in between. Besides, we offer complimentary meditation and breathing classes to all our members. Breathe out the stress, breathe in the spark!
How we do it?
Answer our unique onboarding questions to help us understand your personality and fitness goals. Using principles from Ayurveda and yogic wisdom, we’ll assess your gunas (personality traits) and recommend a customized yoga journey.
Whether you're aiming for weight loss, flexibility, or a more rigorous practice, our expert masters will guide you through live classes to perfect your asanas, detoxify your body, balance your chakras, and enhance your mental and emotional wellbeing. Just a few hours a week can redesign your life.
Individual & Group Classes
Choose between individual or live group classes. We match you with like-minded practitioners at your level (15 people per group class) , ensuring the perfect pace for your goals. From beginner to advanced, every class is tailored to your body type and personality—no more mismatched timings!
Our Mission
To make authentic yoga practical and approachable to city-folks and wannabe yogis alike. Our mission is to teach eight-limbed yoga that draws from the ancient Indian science and art of yoga to the world. Shvasa yoga is fun and effective. Become a modern yogi without going to India, for we bring the Indian masters to you.
Shape your body and mind, now!
Meet the Team
Stretching boundaries, one pose at a time!
Arunima is the Founder & CEO of Shvasa. She was the cofounder and COO of babyoye.com which raised approx $20mn in funding from Accel Partners and Tiger Global, which was later acquired by The Mahindra Group. She was also a Vice President at Infoedge India - a successfully listed Internet company. Arunima is a Master Yoga & Meditation teacher with over 2000 hrs of practice and 1000 hrs of teaching Yoga. Her two passions are yoga and the internet.
Namaste! For me Shvasa is about enabling people to make yoga a part of their daily routine. It is the only way it will work in changing your life. All Kundalini & Chakras and Yogic texts are great, however you can understand them only if your life becomes better today. If you are able to be disease free, fitter and rise above life’s stresses and anxieties and work with your highest ability. This is the biggest outcome of doing a daily yoga class, you get disciplined, more grounded and focused and then drop everything that’s not necessary.
At Shvasa we believe that breath is the vehicle for prana or your vital life force and every practice whether it is a yoga class, meditation or pranayama focuses on conscious breathing. As a result you start breathing through your nose and then immunity happens quite naturally, it did for me. Your higher brain centres get activated and then knowledge or what’s written in yogic texts is something you remember, not something you have to struggle to understand when you read it. You also need not run after or seek knowledge. At shvasa we attempt to cut the mystery and clutter around Yoga and Meditation and help you connect to the present moment.
Another huge aim we have is to enable yoga teachers in India, who are fantastic and have dedicated their lives to yoga, earn a sustainable income and raise their salary levels. What they teach you is a way to connect to yourself and live an amazing and happy life.
Arunima Singhdeo
Vikalp Jain is the Co-Founder and CTO of Shvasa. He is a graduate from IIT Mumbai and prior to Shvasa he was the Founder of Acadgild - India's leading skilling platform. AcadGild was consistently rated as Top 10 Online Technology Bootcamps. Prior to AcadGild, He was also the CTO and co-founder at FlipClass.
Before I tell you about my fulfilling relationship with Prayanama, here’s a bit about the fourth limb of Ashtanga Yoga. Prana meaning “vital life force”, and Yama, meaning to gain control, therefore the practice requires one to focus on the breath that leads to elevation of life energies. Now, about my journey- I am a pass out of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Mumbai, one of the premier engineering institutes in Asia), and I have been working with technology and science for more than 20 years. I also founded an e-learning company. Yet, there is nothing like yoga that shaped me.
I suffered chronic throat infection and allergies for a long time. That's when someone recommended pranayama and that changed everything for the better. Within a few months of starting the practice, my throat improved. In the next six month, the allergies were as good as gone. That was 15 years ago, and I still practice it today.
When I met Arunima and Sumukh, I knew I was going to be part of the team for I had experienced the power of pranayama myself. I am super-excited to be part of Shvasa, to take this healing experience to the world. Hello, Shvasa! Hello, world!
Vikalp Jain
Pradeep is the Global Head of Yoga at Shvasa. He is currently pursuing his studies in Yoga texts, Ayurveda and modern Neuroscience. Pradeep successfully built a chain of yoga studios in Bangalore which was later acquired by a major Health/Fitness brand. He currently resides in Mysore, a heritage city with a close connection to Yoga traditions.
Pradeep Sattwamaya (Deep) had the blessed opportunity to be accepted as a disciple by his guru, ParamhamsaSwami Niranjanananda Saraswati ( In the Sanyasa lineage of Shri AdiShankara, Swami Swami Sivananda, Swami Satyananda ). Pradeep spend two full years living and imbibing yoga at Gangadarshan, a traditional Yoga gurukula along the banks of river Ganga in Bihar. He completed first 12 year phase of discipleship in 2016. Pradeep has also practiced and closely studied the Mysore Astanga Yoga and Iyengar Yoga.
He started practicing yoga as a seven year old, learning some simple classic asanas from his father. Post an engineering degree, devoted full time to studying yoga, graduating from M.Sc. Applied Yogic sciences (from the world’s first yoga university, Bihar Yoga Bharati, Munger, India, with a university gold medal). He has been teaching yoga in India, Europe and South East Asia, training and mentoring over 2000 budding yoga teachers since 2006.
Pradeep sattwamaya is the Global head of Yoga at Shvasa.com and responsible for design and training of all yoga formats at Shvasa.
Pradeep Sattwamaya
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