Ishwarya Chaitanya
Description
Biography
Ishwarya Chaitanya began her yoga path with her father, Sri Prameya Chaitanya, in the Hatha yoga tradition of the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh. Originally from Vancouver, BC, she moved to India to deepen her dedication to Bharatanatyam and yoga, studying with respected gurus along the way. She completed her yoga teacher training and post-graduate diploma in yoga therapy at S-VYASA University in Bengaluru, with a focus on yoga for a range of psychosomatic disorders. She also finished Ashtanga Vinyasa primary series teacher training at Tattva Yogashala, Rishikesh, and studied for more than ten years with the renowned Iyengar teacher Sri H.S. Arun.
Education & Practice
Her teaching and personal practice are strongly shaped by her study of Vedanta at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam. She had the privilege of being under the care of Pujya Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati for four and a half years and regularly teaches at the ashram’s retreats in Rishikesh and Pennsylvania. Ishwarya holds an MA in Bharatanatyam from Sastra University, Tanjavur, and a BSc. in Environmental Science from the University of British Columbia. A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, she has performed widely in India and internationally.