Pooja’s yoga journey began about 15 years ago, solely for the purpose of physical fitness. She didn’t realize the serenity and freedom she experienced after a class was the Mind-Body-Soul connection. She now knows and understands that as an integral part of a yoga practice. She really didn’t know much about the science and philosophy of yoga. Not until she decided to enroll in the 200 hours of teacher training in 2019 through Stanton Street Yoga and the Bhakti Center. Having no idea how transformative this experience was going to be for her, the vast knowledge of ancient yogic philosophy and wisdom has given her a whole new outlook on life. “Yoga has allowed me to navigate life with much more awareness, humility, and compassion.” She has completed the 300 hours yoga training course, the 50 hours Pranayama training course, and the Yoga nidra training with 100 hours of meditation training with Yogi Charu here at the Bhakti Center. She considers herself a student for life and is deeply fascinated by the power of self healing through the lens of self- awareness. “Bhakti yoga in particular has evoked a sense of love for myself that I didn’t know existed. I find myself extending this love outward into the classes I guide. I truly feel it is my duty to incorporate all different modules of these yogic practices and to let students taste all things yoga, not just the physical” She is very grateful to serve at the Bhakti Center, a community which has given her such a great sense of purpose.