Hi, I'm Sushmitha, but you can call me Sushi. As a Yoga teacher (RYT 500, AYI 200) from Chennai, India, I bring over a decade of practice and teaching experience to my work. My journey with yoga began at age 8, and I later formalized my training in Hatha Yoga at Kaivalyadhama, one of India's oldest and most prestigious yoga schools.

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Since my teenage years, I've immersed myself in both Indian philosophy at Vedanta Academy and Western Philosophy, graduating with honours from the University of London. My deep connection with Ashtanga Yoga grew from its unique ability to help control and direct the mind, leading me to study at SYC (formerly KPJAYI). Under the guidance of the late Sharath Jois in Mysore, I became one of the youngest Indians to complete the Intermediate Series in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.

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My path led me to East Africa, where I worked with an NGO delivering yoga training to refugee women at UN projects, orphanages, and sober houses. My work has been featured in national newspapers and on major TV platforms like Tata Sky Fitness. In 2023, I moved to South Africa, where I continue my mission of helping those who struggle with stillness achieve mind and body control through Yoga.