Classical Yoga. From the source.
You have found your way to a practice rooted in classical yoga and Ayurveda, offered by Monisha, a teacher who has lived this tradition since childhood. Whether you are new to practice or returning to it, you will find classes, personalized Ayurveda coaching, and a growing video library here, all designed to support your health, stability, and joy.
A 3-Week seasonal transition series. 9:30am - 11am ET.
Three online sessions
As summer's Pitta heat gives way to fall's cool, dry Vata energy, the nervous system needs support to ground steadily. This three-part series moves through the seasonal transition in stages - releasing what summer accummulated, steadying the shift, and settling into autumn's rhythm. Each session offers Ayurvedic wisdom with a grounding yoga practice: a brief talk, pranayama, asana, and a restorative close. Open to all levels.
Session 1 - Releasing The Pitta Heat
Summer's Pitta can leave behind excess heat, sharpness, and a mind still running at full pace. This session focuses on cooling pranayama and a slower asana practice to begin the exhale out of summer.
Session 2 - Calming The Vata Wind
As Vata rises, dryness and instability can unsettle body and mind. We work with warming, steadying postures and breathing practices to soften Vata's more erratic qualities before they take hold.
Session 3 - Rooting For Autumn
The final session turns toward Ayurvedic routines for the season ahead. Food, rest, and daily rhythm, paired with a fully grounding practice and restorative close, so students leave rooted and ready for the months ahead.
Format: live on Zoom. Suitable for all levels.
Full series: $108 Drop-in: $45
*Recordings available if you cannot attend live
Classes
A Six-Week Saturday Series on Zoom: 9:30 - 11:00am ET
To Be Announced.
A private session designed entirely around you, your body, your energy, your goals.
We'll work together with asana, breath, and classical alignment to build a practice that feels right for where you are right now. I draw on over 26 years of teaching in the Sivananda tradition, with an eye toward the whole person, not just the poses.
Sessions may naturally weave in breathing practices (pranayama) to settle the nervous system, or simple Ayurvedic insight into rhythm, digestion, or seasonal balance, but only when it serves you. The focus is always your yoga practice.
Held via Zoom. Suitable for all levels. Beginners welcome.
Online via Zoom
About Monisha
Monisha Raja is from Kerala, was born and raised in India, and began her yoga journey at age four. She carries over 26 years of teaching experience in New York City and a lineage that stretches back over 1,200 years.
What students are saying
“I’m a cardiologist and have been practicing yoga for 40 years but I learned more from Monisha in the last 10 minutes (about yoga and science) than I did in the 40 years of practice.”
- Dr. Arvind M.
“Monisha is a truly gifted yoga teacher and I am grateful beyond words for having met her. I am an absolute beginner, but someone who has longed to develop a serious practice for many years. To every session Monisha brings her impeccable character, integrity, intuitive wisdom and decades of experience in the service of guiding me into a solid practice. Thanks to Monisha’s masterful teaching I finally have a life altering daily practice of yoga. I only wish I had met her sooner.”
— Mark S.
“Beautifully constructed, each pose flowing into the next as you feel your body releasing and opening and the mind resting.”
- Idelisse
