Doctor Pooja's

Dr Pooja Maddela is a registered medical practitioner from the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine. She runs Yoga Alliance registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training and is the founding director of ‘Dr Pooja’s Yoga & Integrated Mind-Body Therapies’.  Dr Pooja sees her role as promoting the Indian Traditional art of Yoga and Naturopathy to the Western world.

Dr Pooja is a highly respected yoga teacher, mentor, teacher trainer, therapist and clinician. She currently runs a busy clinical practice with an emphasis on Yoga therapy, Ayurveda and Eastern Naturopathy. She has many years of experience successfully managing a wide range of health disorders such as musculoskeletal problems, arthritis, obesity, depression, asthma, hypertension and many other chronic health conditions. She also specialises in women’s healthcare including hormonal imbalances and pre- and post-natal management.

Pooja also teaches group yoga classes, workshops and courses; her Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training course being the first NZ based Yoga Alliance approved and registered course in New Zealand. Pooja has also initiated and been involved in many community health programmes for Yoga with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education.