FAQ
What do I need for practice?
Yourself, a mat or blanket, and any clothing in which you feel comfortable moving. Yoga is accessible for everyone, and no matter if it is your first yoga experience or you’ve had a long standing practice, we’ll spend the time in a safe, fun and productive way.
How did you end up studying yoga?
When my grandmother grew more frail, I decided to leave my job at a healthcare startup in San Francisco to spend more time with her in Connecticut. While returning to my childhood home, serendipity led me to look up a yoga studio where I’d taken some classes back in when I was in school in NYC.
A few weeks later, I joined a month long yoga training. Like many things in life, I was not expecting to fall in love with yoga, and I came to realize my learning was just starting. And, I still feel that way.
Yoga is my way of life, and it is my privilege to share my experiences to help you and others.
Who influences you?
My marvelous grandparents are among my first yoga teachers. I spent my childhood with them in Connecticut.
My grandmother is the embodiment of patience and kindness, and my first role model of an open-hearted bhakti yogi. My grandfather, a man of generosity and integrity, was a hatha yogi, and had the nearly life long discipline of a daily physical practice (postures, or asana).
As a child, I would attend doctor’s appointments with them, and particularly for my grandmother, I would often translate for her as her conversant English is limited. Being a link between them and their clinicians deepened as I became a physician. These were my first and most intimate experiences of the healthcare system: as the loved one of persons trying to access services to stay well and feel better. I have since my early years felt the importance of empathy and presence in how we care for others when providing any health service.
What is Rani♡Nani?
Nani is Hindi for maternal grandmother, and Rani means queen: my grandmother is my queen. My service, my offerings, my business, is thus under the name Rani♡Nani.
The grandparents in Venice, CA in 2016
How are your sessions priced?
Upon inquiry, I’ll provide a standard introductory price for a session. I offer a lower rate if you wish to buy multiple sessions en bloc (i.e. a session pack) to use over time. My goal is for you to practice regularly and cost should not impede access when possible. If you have any questions about this, please contact me.