Wise Women - 11.04.22

Reshma Datar

Reshy is from Pune, India. She completed her Bachelor of Arts from University of Pune and then pursued her studies in Community Welfare Work in Melbourne, Australia. After having worked in Australia within the Human Services for some years and having gone through a period of upheaval in her personal life, she ardently sought to make sense of her life. She returned to India in 2011 and gravitated towards Yoga to heal. This is when her journey to the greatest learning of the Self and optimal state of wellness began. Yoga led her to embrace life fully with awareness and compassion. In 2011, she completed her Foundation Yoga Teacher Training and Medical Yoga Therapy with Param Yoga, Pune and also went on to complete her training with them in the practice of Vinyasa, Science of Pranayama and Pilates. To further deepen her practice and understanding, she trained in the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Tradition. Her passion to do more therapeutic work led her to train in Yoga Therapy with the Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga Mysore-Kerala School in Varkala.

Reshy teaches from a place of personal experience, and likes to draw upon the ancient wisdom and healing practices of Yoga to overcome the limitations of the body and mind. She is committed to an integrated practice of asanas, pranayama, chanting and meditation. Her teaching style encourages correct alignment, synchronization of breath and movement, and awareness of body-mind-breath. She also works extensively with individuals with specific needs by using props, Iyengar therapy principles and the principles of Viniyoga propounded by Sri Desikacharyaji. Reshy expresses deep gratitude to her Guru, all her teachers, her family, all the beautiful beings who help her evolve, and to life itself for the love, guidance and inspiration.

Reshma is a management and special needs supervisor and uses her Yoga holistic approach in helping many injured animals at Goa, a shelter home for abused, injured, and malnourished cows and other animals in India.