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Yoga is not just a series of poses and techniques. It is a lifestyle to be pursued day in and day out. In this, our teachers lead by example.

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Yoga is not just a series of poses and techniques.

It is a lifestyle to be pursued day in and day out.

In this, our teachers lead by example

— The Bodhi Faculty

Founder & Yoga Guru

Ashok Vankineni

“Today's life is fast-paced and hectic, the ethos acquisitive, cynical and self-centred. In this scenario, to become a yoga teacher is a beautiful choice. It is a choice to not be cynical, to love society and be a force for good.”

Ashok Vankineni, our guru, was a telecom engineer with an IIM MBA in his previous avatar. Highly successful, he worked all over the world, won a promotion a year and was very senior at a young age when he had a physical breakdown. Yoga healed him and started him on a new path.

He quit the corporate world as a GM in Tata Docomo to dedicate himself fully to yoga, wellness and healing. After studying yoga for many years under various gurus, Ashokji set up Bodhi Yoga to wake others out of their suffering and help them experience the bliss of healing through yoga.

Across more than three decades of practice, Ashokji has trained in the classical Hatha and Raja lineages and apprenticed with masters across India, blending traditional pranayama, asana and meditation with a modern understanding of the body. Through Bodhi School of Yoga, he now mentors a growing community of teachers carrying that lineage forward.