Shanti Yoga Training School

My first introduction to yoga was when I was still a young child about nine years old and my aunt, who was a devotee of Gurumayi, took me to a Siddha Yoga Ashram. I remember from a very early age being mesmerized by the entire yogic culture and life style. I voluntarily began attending the Ashram frequently and learning meditation and chanting from a very early age. At the time I was very dedicated to my ballet studies and had yet no introduction what so ever to asana practice.

I continued with Siddha Yoga tradition until a few years later in my early teens when a friend from the Ashram took me to the Hare Krishna Temple. It was there that I spent many early mornings the next several years doing puja, chanting japa, eating prasadam and studying the Bhagavad Gita.