Jyoti Shah
Professional Mindfulness Meditation Teacher,
Registered 500 Hour Yoga Teacher
Jyoti is the founder of YogaSheila in Northwest Cary and has been teaching yoga for over 18 years and a yoga practitioner for over 30 years. She is an accomplished professional Yoga and Vishoka Meditation teacher trained and certified by the Himalayan Institute, PA. She is a certified member of Yoga Alliance and a recognized E-RYT 500-hour and E-RYT 200-hour teacher.
Jyoti is a professional Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and certified under the guidance of renowned psychologists and meditation teachers Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. She is also a Functional breathing and Pranayama coach. She follows the practice of Hatha Yoga, which helps develop every aspect of the individual; physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual.Her teaching encompasses the classic asanas, breath training, breath centered asanas and movement, systematic relaxation to access deep state of inner awareness as preparation for meditative practice, and mindfulness meditation.
She continues her professional development by attending advance trainings and workshops with the Master of Yoga and yoga therapists around the country.
Her further certifications and specialized trainings are in:
Ayurveda Yoga Specialist
Yoga for Mood Management
Buteyko Breath Training Program
The Essential Low Back Program
Yoga for Neck and Upper-Back
Yoga for Pelvic Floor
Yoga for Athletes
Jyoti offers mind-body healing programs for chronic physical and emotional pain.
She believes that the regular practice of yoga, mindful movements, meditation practices and the breath work help with emotional healing by calming the mind and the nervous system, relieves anxiety, reduces stress and chronic pain, brings flexibility of body and mind, builds physical strength and endurance, and brings spiritual awakening.