06/02/2026
Hello friends, I want to reintroduce myself, as so much has shifted and grown in the past few years. Teaching through the pandemic and working with patients deepened my respect and understanding of what yoga truly offers, as medicine. It brought me closer to Ayurveda, the science of body and mind, and to a more complete vision of what this path can be.
Welcome to Brahma Vidya, or ‘The Supreme Science.’
I’ve been teaching yoga for over 26 years, and practicing it for 51 years, rooted in the classical Sivananda lineage and shaped early by the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar, whom I studied with as a child in India. This is my life, not a job or career path. It is the lens through which I see all of life.
Over the years I’ve had students say “I didn’t know this is yoga” or “I thought yoga is like working out in the gym” or “I didn’t think it’s for me because I’m not flexible.”
What is missing in modern yoga is context. Yoga is not exercise. It is a complete health system, how we breathe, think, eat, rest, and relate to ourselves and the world. In the classical tradition, yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences, inseparable, designed to be practiced together as a whole way of living.
This is why I shifted how I teach. Every series begins with the WHY - the philosophy, the science, the Ayurvedic principles, the chakras, before we ever move into posture. Each session builds on the last. Each week I share a handout so the learning continues at home, in your own time and pace. Yoga becomes a living practice, not just a weekly workout.
This June: a return to the classical foundations - The Eight Limbs. Learn more: https://monisharajayoga.com/classes/p/bgwrwpzpb7w38qjyyhpk04cy55bwab
If this resonates, please save this post and share it with someone who is ready to go deeper in their yoga journey. I’m looking forward to practicing with you.
Warmly, Monisha
