Groups of 12 · the shala
Hatha, taught slowly
Classical asana, pranayama and ten honest minutes of savasana. No music, no mirrors, no performance — the room is quiet enough to hear your own breath.
Neuro physiotherapist with an MPT in Neurology and eight years of inpatient and outpatient stroke, spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s rehabilitation.
Groups of 12 · the shala
Classical asana, pranayama and ten honest minutes of savasana. No music, no mirrors, no performance — the room is quiet enough to hear your own breath.
Small groups of 6 · Tue & Thu
Trained specifically for pregnancy — what to strengthen, what to release, what to skip entirely. Doctor's clearance required; partners welcome once a month.
One-on-one · home or shala
For injuries, chronic pain, or a practice built around your body. Starts with a one-hour assessment and a written plan your physiotherapist can read.
No unlimited-classes memberships, no lock-in contracts. Yoga three times a week, done consistently, beats seven days of enthusiasm followed by a cancelled subscription.
"Flexibility is not the goal. It is a side effect. The goal is a nervous system that trusts you again."
What I tell every new student
Shared with permission, names changed. Yoga's results are slow and boring — which is exactly why they last.
Desk back · started 2022
Fifteen years of software, an L4-L5 disc bulge, and a surgeon offering an operation. His physio suggested yoga first. We spent six months on basics — hip hinges, gentle backbends, breath. Surgery indefinitely postponed, per his own orthopaedist.
Prenatal · two pregnancies
Joined at 16 weeks with her first baby, terrified of everything. We worked on strength she could trust and breath for labour. Her second pregnancy, she walked in at 12 weeks like she owned the room. Her obstetrician now sends me two referrals a month.
Anxiety · started 2023
She came for flexibility and spent the first month unable to lie still for five minutes. We never discussed anxiety directly — we just practised. Eight months in, she fell asleep in savasana, and the whole class smiled.
Neuro physiotherapist with an MPT in Neurology and eight years of inpatient and outpatient stroke, spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s rehabilitation.
"I don't teach twenty-five-pose sequences. I teach five poses, properly, until your body stops negotiating with them."
The path
400-bed tertiary care hospital
Lead neuro rehab for the stroke unit, assessing new admissions within a day and setting goals with the neurology team.
residential spinal injury rehabilitation centre
Designed daily programmes for paraplegic and tetraplegic residents covering transfers, wheelchair skills and standing frame use.
Students say
Student · 6 years
"I've tried gyms, apps and two other studios. Ritu's class is the only place where someone noticed my left knee before I mentioned it. Six years, and my mat is non-negotiable now."
Priya, 41 · sunrise batchStudent since 2020Referring doctor
"I send my prenatal patients to Ritu because she knows exactly where her scope ends and mine begins. Her students arrive at delivery stronger and calmer — measurably so."
Obstetrician, ChennaiRefers 2–3 patients monthlyCome practise, or just sit and watch a class before deciding. The shala is small on purpose — if a batch is full, the waitlist is honest and moves monthly.