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Our co-founder, Jeenal Mehta, was born into a Bhakti Indian family where yoga was not just a practice, but a way of life. This profound foundation led her in her early twenties to study with her Gurus, the late Dr. Jayadev and Dr. Hansaji (who is now 78 years old), at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai, India. It was there she met her late husband and co-founder, Daniel Fonseca, from Brazil. Together, they shared a deep commitment: to bridge the gap between East and West by sharing the authentic and spiritual principles of ancient yoga with a modern sensibility, along with a universal, non-competitive, open-minded, non-patriarchal, non-religious way of teaching of yoga, making it practical, accessible and meaningful for everyone.

I always felt uncomfortable when the topic of “spirituality” was brought up. There were so many around me claiming to...

A student perspective on Wise Living Yoga Academy’s 500hr Yoga Teacher Training immersion
March 25, 2019
It’s quite amazing how perspective works- how time and space from a situation can change how you see it so...

Often times the things that are most worth experiencing are not shouted about from the mountain tops, when choosing a...

When choosing to study Yoga, and looking for the right program, many Yoga students ask what is the difference between...

Self healing is on the rise. We are recognizing our abilities to cure our ailments using natural remedies, our own...

A Healing Place Inside and Out
June 22, 2017
A place of healing inside and out Regardless of students backgrounds, cultures, ethnicity or age, feelings of positive changes are...

Our Lovely Garden and Premise
October 30, 2016
Lush and green after the rainy season. It’s not difficult to find peaceful areas to relax, meditate, study and just...

A Place of Healing
December 11, 2015
A place of healing inside and out Regardless of students backgrounds, cultures, ethnicity or age, feelings of great life transformation...

Connection
November 18, 2015
I love to meet new people. One of the things I value the most about my time in the ashram...

Our place, Our Ashram
September 12, 2015
The Ashram Setup Wise Living Yoga Academy is truly the perfect place to not only attend a Yoga Teacher...