Ashlesha Shintre is an IAYT certified yoga therapist from the Krishnamacharya tradition and a skilled Dhrupad musician in the Dagarbani tradition.
Areas of Specialisation
Ashlesha’s extensive musical background informs her therapeutic approach and enables her to create a truly holistic experience for her students. Her body of work includes
● designing and teaching pranayama courses
● conducting long term group classes for adults and children
● designing and conducting retreats for adults and children
● corporate classes and workshops
Education
Ashlesha Shintre is an IAYT certified yoga therapist from the Krishnamacharya tradition and a skilled Dhrupad musician in the Dagarbani tradition. She has a master’s in electrical engineering from Drexel University and has worked at a global telecommunications giant for a few years before transitioning full time to music and yoga.
Additionally, she has been awarded scholarships by the prestigious ITC Sangeet
Research Academy as well as the Government of India and holds a master’s degree
in vocal music from Bharati Vidyapeeth.
Experience
With over a decade of experience, she has honed her expertise in working with individuals of all ages. Ashlesha’s approach combines the wisdom of yoga and the power of music to enable a harmonious alignment of body, mind, and breath for her students.
In her one-on-one therapy sessions, Ashlesha takes into account the unique
constitution and goals of each individual. This personalised approach facilitates a
step by step journey of reflection, healing, and growth.
Ashlesha’s training in yoga includes
● a diploma in Yoga therapy from Yogavahini
● study of Ayurveda
● advanced teacher training in Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami
● extensive study of the Yoga Sutra from multiple teachers with emphasis on
process work and coaching approaches therein, from Yogavahini and
Ritambhara.
Her compassionate approach and knowledge empower her students to explore their
inner selves with safety, find a way forward in their present situation and
experience transformation. Through the integration of yoga and music, Ashlesha
Shintre offers a unique and effective path towards well-being
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Dukkha is defined as feeling the lack of space. The breath is a tool that can help, at the very least, to see where there is room for expansion. The practice of conscious breathing helps
● the body to transition to parasympathetic mode (rather than fight / flight / flee or sympathetic mode)
● the mind to move to a location from which more space can be experienced.
The way we hold our bodies can be a telling sign of the state of our mind and overall well being. Conditions such as anxiety and depression impact our posture, which in turn affects the way we breathe, impacting processes of digestion, thereby reducing the ability of the body to remove unwanted residues efficiently. Working with the breath and posture (sometimes with the use of sound) to improve sleep, digestion and energy levels, helps break this vicious cycle. Yoga therapy uses small short term goals, e.g. to
● improve posture in a particular part of the body or
● improve breathing capacity or
● improve sleep or
● reduce pain
to help achieve long term objectives such as
● exploring the root causes of illness
● reworking our thought and habit patterns and coping mechanisms.
English, Hindi
Master’s in electrical engineering from Drexel University
Personalised approach facilitates a step by step journey of reflection, healing, and growth.
