About

Shashi Sarda is the founder of Yoga Central™. With the help of her extensive training in the various tenets of Yoga and the vast experience gathered over years of helping people with all kinds of physical and emotional problems, she has changed hundreds of lives for the better. 

  • Shashi specialises in Spine Health. She has been treating orthopaedic health issues to make people pain-free since the past 13+ years.
  • She is the back and joint disorder camp faculty at The Yoga Insititute, Santa Cruz West.
  • Shashi uses personalised therapeutic yoga techniques to help people go from living with pain to living pain-free. 
  • She has completed her One Year Comprehensive Teachers’ Training Course in Yoga from The Yoga Institute, Santa Cruz (E) in May 2014, specializing in Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga.
  • She has completed her Teachers’ Training Course from Kaivalyadham Institute, Lonavala. 
  • She is trained in Iyengar and Hatha Yoga techniques under expert gurus.
  • Shashi is also a professional counselor, having completed a two-year course in General Counselling under Dr Avinash D’Souza, one of the leading psychiatrists in Mumbai.
  • She has a Diploma in Yoga Counselling & Psychology, which helps her to treat health conditions with a yogic philosophy approach.
  • She furthered her study in the field by doing a Course in Integral Chakra Psychology. This enables her to recognize imbalances in energy patterns within the body, a major reason behind ailments. She can then effectively treat them with counselling and the required yoga asanas.
  • Shashi has also completed a Basic Course in Ayurveda from the Prana Academy for Healthcare Studies. 

 

Work done

  1. Helped more than 4400 people heal from pain in the past 13 years.
  2. Has been taking sessions on 21st June International Day of Yoga day at the Governor’s House for more than 5 years.
  3. Has helped people become pain free from their everyday niggling and nagging pains.
  4. Helped people post slipped disc or disc prolapse. Helped people get back to normal living with lower body limbs weakness.
  5. Works with corporates, and takes sessions for yoga awareness in corporate offices to help employees with sedentary postures leading to spinal health problems.
  6. Helped more than 4000 people in their journey to become pain free.

 

Shashi has conducted corporate and special yoga workshops for the following:
1- Food Corporation of India
2- Interns at Cooper Hospital
3- Interns at Nair hospital
4- Stress Management Workshop for employees of Royal Bank of Scotland
5- BNP Paribas Employees
6- Special Women’s Camp for the female employees of Principal Mutual Fund India
7- Yoga Camp for Women Aged 40+ in Association with CCRYN and Indian Menopause Society
8- Special Yoga class for children at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
9- Special Yoga Session at Times Square, New York
10- Pranayama Workshop for employees of Kalpataru Group
11- Yoga, Pranayama and Relaxation Workshop for members of the Majili Foundation (NGO that works for sexual abuse victims)
12- Camps taken for PG students of NMIMS
13- Special workshops taken for house helps for Just Smile Group
14- Primary Class Teachers from all over Mumbai representing The Archdiocesan Board of Education, Mumbai
15- Amex Office, Mumbai
16- Students from Princeton College
17- Employees of ONGC
18- Employees of Infosys
19- Wellness program done for employees of Income Tax Department at Aaykar Bhawan
20- Students of Utpal Shanghvi School
21- Railway Officers at Mumbai Central Office
22- Various online camps during the whole of COVID lockdown include –

a) 200 students of seven universities including BITS Pilani 
b) Camp for JITO ladies’ wing
c) Camp for officers of CCRAS
d) Webinar for ministry of AYUSH
e) Guest lecture for SVYASA institute
And many more.

Worked one on one with many individuals to make them healthy and pain free.

Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in.
A strong advocate for alternative therapies to treat illnesses and minor health issues, she is extremely conscious about her diet and exercise regime. Having tried many forms of exercise routines such as weights, aerobics, kick boxing, bootcamp style training, power yoga and more, she finds Yoga to be the most fulfilling in terms of providing good health, improved appearance and peace of mind – a balanced form of exercise for all age groups.

“Yoga doesn’t take time, it gives time.” – Ganga White

It is the practice of quieting the mind and bringing it into a state of complete awareness, of rejuvenating the body and bringing it into a healthier state of being. While all forms of exercises are valuable, each with their individual benefits and strengths, the balance of mind, body and soul which Yoga helps to achieve is unmatched. Whereas other forms of exercise focus on looking good, Yoga works on making you healthy, peaceful and beautiful from outside and inside.

Reach out or call +91-9967531905 to speak with her and find a way to lead a happy, healthy life.

(Some pictures courtesy Yoga Food Love)