Welcome to your healing journey
Yoga isn't just something Monisha teaches, she lives it. With over 26 years of teaching rooted in the classical Sivananda lineage, she brings rare depth and warmth to every class. Whether you're new to practice or returning to it, you'll find classes, personalized Ayurveda coaching, and a growing video library here, all designed to support your health, stability, and joy.
Classes
Online via Zoom
What does it mean to age well, while staying vital, clear, and joyfully embodying the experience?
This five-week series draws on the sister sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda to answer that question practically. Each session weaves together philosophy, science, movement, and deep rest, giving you both the understanding and the direct experience of practices that have supported human longevity for thousands of years.
We'll explore the Ayurvedic concept of Ayus (lifespan as a quality, not just a number), the role of Agni (digestive fire) in keeping us sharp and resilient, Ojas (the vital essence built through right living), and the relationship between Prana, Vata, and the aging nervous system. Each class closes with pranayama and Yoga Nidra, practices that restore what daily life depletes.
Each 90-minute session includes: 15 min teaching talk · 60 min asana · 15 min pranayama & relaxation
Session themes:
May 3: The Roots of Longevity
May 10: Agni - Tending the Digestive Fire
May 17: Ojas - The Vital Essence
May 24: Prana & Vata - Aging Vibrantly
May 31: Living Long, Living Well
Drop-in: $45 per class Full series: $175 (save $50)
*Recording available for 7 days after each session
All levels welcome. This series is particularly well-suited to students who have some yoga experience and are curious about Ayurveda, as well as longtime practitioners ready to bring more intention to how they practice and live.
Live on Zoom: 11am - 12:30pm ET
Khichadi is the most healing meal in Ayurveda - a complete, perfectly balanced dish that nourishes every tissue, resets digestion, and works for every body type. In this 90-minute live workshop, you'll learn to make it from scratch, and understand the ancient nutritional wisdom behind every ingredient.
We'll explore the foundations of Ayurvedic nutrition: the three doshas, the six tastes, the role of Agni (digestive fire), and the art of eating the rainbow through an Ayurvedic lens. You'll learn how a truly balanced meal speaks to all six tastes and why that matters for your digestion, energy, and overall wellbeing.
We'll cover:
The basics of Ayurvedic nutrition and the three doshas
The six tastes and how to build a truly balanced meal
How to read your digestive fire (agni) and cook for it
A full live khichadi demo. Hope you will join along
Your take-home recipe and spice guide
Bonus recipe: how to make a traditional masala chai
You'll leave with one dish you'll make for the rest of your life.
No cooking experience necessary. All levels welcome.
Session Duration: 90 mins
Come Prepared if you’d like to cook along.
A list of ingredients and spices guide, along with Zoom link, will be sent to all registered participants a few days before class. Watching is welcome too.
No cooking experience necessary. All levels welcome.
Ready to go deeper? This workshop is the perfect preparation for theupcoming June 12th 3-Day Khichadi Cleanse : a guided reset designed to restore your digestive fire and bring your doshas back into balance. [Learn more and register for the Cleanse here]
Want both? [Register for the Workshop + Cleanse Bundle below]
An online group reset for body, digestion & nervous system
Spring is the natural season for renewal, and Ayurveda has always practiced this. Join me for a guided 3-day group cleanse built around the most healing food in the Ayurvedic tradition: Khichadi.
Over three days, we'll eat simply, rest deeply, and follow a daily rhythm designed to clear accumulated Ama (toxins), rekindle Agni (digestive fire), and restore a sense of ease in both body and mind. This is not a complete fast, but an intentional pause that is nourishing, warm, and rooted in thousands of years of practical wisdom.
The Schedule
Day 1 - Fri, June 12: Kindle the Fire - Morning session (60min) + Evening session (30 min)
Day 2 - Sat, June 13: Deep Rest - Morning session + Evening session
Day 3 - Sun, June 14: Rise & Integrate - Morning session + Evening closing gathering, group sharing, restorative yoga, guided meditation & yoga nidra
What's Included
Pre-cleanse preparation handout - how to prepare the body in the days before the cleanse so you are ready
6 live Zoom sessions over 3 days
Daily guided pranayama, restorative yoga & yoga nidra
Ayurvedic teachings on Agni, Ama & Ojas
Full prep guide: daily schedule, spices & recipes
Post-cleanse protocol - Integrating safely back into your life to move forward
Best experienced after the Khichadi Cooking Workshop (Sat, May 30), so you arrive confident in the kitchen and ready to nourish your body.
3-Day Cleanse: $297 • Cooking Workshop & Cleanse: $349 • Cooking Workshop: $97
Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest systems of medicine, and not a wellness trend, but a living science that has guided people toward vitality and balance for thousands of years. This program brings that wisdom directly to your life, body, and your daily rhythms.
In six private sessions, we build a complete, personalized Ayurvedic foundation together, one that you'll carry long after our work ends. We begin by assessing your unique constitution and current imbalances, then move through every dimension of daily life: what you eat, how you move, how you sleep, how you breathe, and how you restore.
You leave with a fully customized Ayurvedic daily routine that is practical, sustainable, and built specifically for you.
What we cover
Session 1
Introduction to Ayurveda
Dosha (mind-body constitution) assessment + understanding your prakriti (true essence) and vikruti (imbalances)
Session 2
Nutrition for your dosha
Personalized food guidelines, khichadi, CCF tea, masala chai, and healing recipes
Session 3
Meditation + pranayama
Breathing and meditation practices for nervous system regulation
Session 4
Yoga asana
A personalized daily practice suited to your constitution and energy
Session 5
Inner pharmacy
Time-tested self-care practices to soothe the senses and nervous system
Session 6
Daily routine + integration
Dinacharya - your complete Ayurvedic lifestyle framework. Final review and your path forward
Program details
6 private 1:1 sessions • 75–90 min each • Extended intake session • Personalized written protocols • Recipes + practice guides • Via Zoom
Your guide
Monisha Raja has studied and practiced yoga since the age of four and has taught in New York City for over two decades. Trained in the Sivananda lineage and shaped by her early influence by B.K.S. Iyengar, she travels regularly to India to deepen her practice at its source. She is the founder of YOGA AID, a non-profit dedicated to honoring yoga's roots and amplifying South Asian teachers' voices, and has collaborated with researchers at the forefront of yoga's therapeutic applications, such as Harvard and MIT-affiliated scientist, Dr. William Bushell.
This program is rich with classical knowledge, offered with full depth and care, by someone who has lived it her entire life.
Yoga and Ayurveda were never meant to be separate, and in this private session, they work together. We'll weave movement, breath, and classical Ayurvedic wisdom into one cohesive hour designed entirely around you.
Your session may include asana sequenced for your dosha (mind-body constitution) and current season, pranayama to regulate your nervous system, and Ayurvedic guidance on daily rhythm, digestion, or a specific imbalance you're working with. Every element is chosen with your needs and goals in mind.
You can choose to focus just on Yoga or Ayurveda. This is your session.
Held via Zoom. Suitable for all levels. Beginners welcome.
$200 | 60 minutes | Online via Zoom
About Monisha
Monisha was born and raised in India. She began her yoga practice at the age of four and maintained her discipline when she moved to The States in 1990 to pursue her studies in fashion. She has been teaching yoga and fashion in New York City for over twenty years. Through Yoga she finds an expression for her passion for healthy living and creativity…..
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
