हठयोग
Hatha Foundation
Beginner-friendly 60 min
The base of every other style. Asana, pranayama, kriya — held longer, alignment-focused. Ideal first 8 weeks.
Max 12 mats All levels
योगः चित्तवृत्ति निरोधः
Your journey to balance begins here.
Rooted in tradition. Guided by purpose.
Shanti Yoga Studio · Bengaluru. Founder Ananya Joshi (E-RYT 500 · Bihar School of Yoga lineage). Hatha · Ashtanga · Iyengar · Yin · pranayama · therapeutic 1-on-1 · prenatal · corporate wellness. We teach yoga the way it was taught to us — slowly, with breath, and without performance.
12 yrs
Of Authentic Teaching
3
Studios in Bengaluru
40+
Classes Each Week
1,200+
Practitioners On Mat
E-RYT 500
Yoga Alliance · 4,000+ teaching hrs
Bihar School of Yoga
Munger · 3-yr Sannyasa Sadhana
Iyengar certified
RIMYI Pune · Level 2
Yoga Therapy
KAIVALYADHAMA Lonavla
Meet our founder
Ananya Joshi. A practice. Not a performance.
Ananya started practising yoga at 13 with her grandfather, a railway engineer who spent his retirement translating Patanjali into Marathi. She left a 7-year marketing career at Mindshare to spend three years at the Bihar School of Yoga, Munger, under Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati. She founded Shanti in 2014 in a single 800-sqft Koramangala studio. Today, Shanti has three Bengaluru studios and is the only yoga school in the city that anchors every class to the Patanjali sutra-pada.
"Yoga is the stilling of the mind's fluctuations. That's the second sutra of the first chapter. Everything else — the asana, the philosophy, the music we don't play — is downstream of that one sentence."
अतः योगानुशासनम्
Tradition first
Patanjali's Yoga Sutra is our syllabus. We don't teach "yoga-fitness" — we teach the eight limbs in their lived order: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi.
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः
Personal attention
No class exceeds 12 mats. Adjustments are hands-on but invited (we ask first). Prenatal, post-natal, knee-injury, lower-back — every body has its own version of the asana, and we find it together.
स्थिरसुखमासनम्
Quiet over loud
No "playlist yoga", no boom-box flows, no influencer-poses. We chant the Patanjali invocation, hold the asana, breathe, and move on. The point of practice is to still the fluctuations of the mind — and that needs silence, not stimulation.
गुरु-शिष्य परंपरा
Rooted in lineage
Ananya studied 8 years under Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati at Munger and 3 years at RIMYI under the Iyengar family. Every teacher at Shanti has trained 200+ hrs in either lineage — no weekend-certification shortcuts.
Class catalog · 8 styles · 40+ weekly
Find the practice that finds you.
Every class is capped, hand-adjusted, and chant-opened. Rotate styles, stay with one — both are taught here.
अष्टांग योग
Ashtanga Vinyasa
Intermediate 75 min
Pattabhi Jois's 6-series sequence. Mysore-style on Tuesdays + Saturdays — self-led, teacher-adjusted.
Max 10 mats Mon · Tue · Sat
आयंगर पद्धति
Iyengar Alignment
All levels 90 min
Props-led precision — bolsters, blocks, straps, ropes. Anchored to BKS Iyengar's "Light on Yoga" syllabus.
Max 10 mats Mon · Wed · Fri
विश्रामासन
Yin & Restorative
All levels 75 min
3–7 minute holds in floor poses with full prop support. Deep fascia work + nervous-system reset.
Max 12 mats Wed · Sun
प्राणायाम-ध्यानम्
Pranayama & Meditation
All levels 45 min
Anulom-vilom · Kapalabhati · Bhramari · Sheetali, then 20-min silent dhyana. Breathwork-only morning sit.
Max 14 mats Mon–Sat · 6:00 AM
गर्भिणी-योग
Prenatal Yoga
Trimester 2 + 3 60 min
Ob-gyn-cleared sequences for hip-opening, pelvic floor, lower-back relief. Trained doula on call.
Max 8 mats Tue · Thu · Sat
चिकित्सा-योग
Therapeutic 1-on-1
Custom 60 min
Knee · lower-back · cervical · PCOS · hypertension · post-surgery. Built on Kaivalyadhama Yoga-Therapy syllabus.
Private By appt
कार्यालय-योग
Corporate Wellness
Custom 45–60 min
On-site or off-site sessions for engineering / HR / leadership teams. Desk-yoga + breathwork + 1-day retreats.
6–60 staff Pan-India
Group asana · Hatha + Iyengar
Hands-on adjustments. Always invited.
Every class begins with a consent check — "is touch-adjustment OK for you today?" We respect both answers, every class. When you say yes, our teachers move alongside the asana — not on top of it. A foot here, a knee there, a hand on the sacrum to remind the body where its centre is.
Class size is capped at 10–12 mats so each adjustment is felt. Mysore-style Ashtanga sessions are by invitation after 8 weeks of led-class to ensure the form is in your body before you self-lead the sequence.
Adho-Mukha Svanasana
Heels grounded, hands shoulder-width, hips back — reset the entire posterior chain.
Bhujangasana
Hip-bones rooted, elbows bent, gaze long — open the thoracic without crunching the lumbar.
Trikonasana
Front-thigh externally rotating, back-foot grounded — the side-body length is the asana.
Setu-Bandhasana
Inner thighs spiralling toward each other, sit-bones long — the sacrum lifts itself.
1-on-1 · Therapeutic
Pranayama as medicine.
Private sessions live in a separate quiet room. Each is preceded by a 30-min intake — sleep, digestion, breath patterns, injury history, current medications. We then build a 6-week protocol you can carry back to your mat at home. Your physician's notes are welcome and integrated.
Certified by the Indian Yoga Association for therapy-grade practice. We do not claim to replace medical care — we work alongside it. Hypertension, mild-to-moderate anxiety, lower-back, cervical, PCOS, perimenopause, post-natal recovery are the most common reasons people walk in.
चिकित्सा-योग
Therapeutic 1-on-1
₹2,400 per session
6-session block · ₹12,800
Knee + lower-back + cervical + frozen-shoulder + post-surgery rehab. Built on Kaivalyadhama yoga-therapy syllabus.
प्राणायाम-साधना
Pranayama Intensive
₹1,800 per session
4-session block · ₹6,800
Anulom-vilom · Kapalabhati · Bhramari · Sheetali — built up over 4 weeks with anatomy-of-breath teaching.
ध्यान-शिक्षण
Meditation Coaching
₹1,800 per session
4-session block · ₹6,800
Trataka · Antar-mauna · Ajapa-japa · Yoga Nidra. Bihar School of Yoga sequence, taught one technique at a time.
स्त्री-स्वास्थ्य
PCOS / Hormone Yoga
₹2,200 per session
8-session block · ₹16,000
Asana + breathwork + mudra protocol for PCOS, irregular cycles, perimenopause. Closed-cohort group also available.
Weekly schedule
40+ classes every week.
Drop in, swap, restart. Your monthly pass is valid across all 3 Bengaluru studios.
| Time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | Pranayama | Pranayama | Pranayama | Pranayama | Pranayama | Pranayama | — |
| 6:45 AM | Hatha | Ashtanga (Mysore) | Iyengar | Hatha | Iyengar | Ashtanga (Mysore) | Yin |
| 8:00 AM | Iyengar | Hatha | Hatha | Iyengar | Hatha | Hatha | Restorative |
| 10:00 AM | — | Prenatal | — | Prenatal | — | Prenatal | — |
| 5:30 PM | Hatha | Iyengar | Yin | Hatha | Iyengar | — | — |
| 6:45 PM | Ashtanga (led) | Hatha | Ashtanga (led) | Yin | Hatha | — | — |
| 8:00 PM | Meditation | Restorative | Meditation | Restorative | Meditation | — | — |
All studios · Koramangala · HSR Layout · Indiranagar · capacity 10–12 mats per class · book 24 hrs ahead via the app
Membership · 4 tiers
Practice at your own rhythm.
All plans are pay-as-you-go via Razorpay. No joining fee, no auto-renewal, no minimum lock-in.
एकल कक्षा
Drop-in
₹500
per class
Try a class. No commitment. Pay-as-you-practice — works for travellers, weekenders, hesitant first-timers.
- ◆ Single class · any style
- ◆ All 3 Bengaluru studios
- ◆ First class is free for residents
★ Most chosen
मासिक साधना
Monthly Sadhana
₹3,800
per month
Unlimited group classes across all 3 studios. The default Shanti membership — most students start here.
- ◆ Unlimited group classes
- ◆ All 3 Bengaluru studios
- ◆ Pranayama 6 AM access
- ◆ Shanti app + class booking
- ◆ Cancellation anytime
त्रैमासिक अनुशासनम्
Quarterly Anushasana
₹9,800
per quarter (₹3,266/mo)
Three months of unlimited practice + 1 free private therapeutic session. Recommended after first month.
- ◆ Everything in Monthly
- ◆ 1 free private session (₹2,400)
- ◆ Quarterly philosophy sit (free)
- ◆ 14% off vs monthly billing
वार्षिक संन्यास
Annual Sannyasa
₹34,800
per year (₹2,900/mo)
A full year of practice + 4 private therapeutic sessions + 1 retreat-place at our annual Munger silence-week.
- ◆ Everything in Quarterly
- ◆ 4 free private sessions (₹9,600)
- ◆ 1 free seat · annual Munger retreat
- ◆ Bring-a-friend monthly trial pass
- ◆ 24% off vs monthly billing
Corporate wellness packages start at ₹48,000/quarter for up to 30 staff (on-site or off-site). Senior citizens (60+) and full-time students receive 20% off any plan with valid ID. All payments via Razorpay UPI / NEFT / card. GST included.
Shanti app · iOS + Android
Your practice, in your pocket.
The Shanti app keeps every member connected to their teacher between mat-time. Book + track + journal + ask. Your monthly membership unlocks the full library — no extra subscription, ever.
Class booking
Book any of 40+ weekly classes across all 3 studios. Cancel up to 4 hrs ahead, no penalty.
Practice journal
Mark which asanas felt strong, which felt restricted. Your teacher reads it before next class.
Home practice library
200+ short videos — 5/15/30-min flows, recorded by Ananya in our Indiranagar studio.
Pranayama timer
Anulom-vilom · Kapalabhati · Bhramari counts with breath-cue chimes. Works offline.
Workshop calendar
Quarterly philosophy days · Munger silence-retreats · Sunday Sutra-readings.
WhatsApp teacher chat
Direct line to your assigned teacher for adjustments, doubts, week-off check-ins.
Patanjali · Yoga Sutra-pada
Every class begins with a sutra.
Patanjali wrote 196 sutras, organised across four chapters — Samadhi-pada, Sadhana-pada, Vibhuti-pada, Kaivalya-pada. We open every class with one sutra, in Sanskrit, with a 60-second translation. Across a year of practice, students walk away having heard and held all 196.
We also host quarterly Philosophy Sundays — free for members — where Ananya unpacks one chapter with reading, Q&A, and chant.
I.2
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः
Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind.
II.46
स्थिरसुखमासनम्
The asana is steady and comfortable — both, together.
I.14
स तु दीर्घकालनैरन्तर्यसत्कारासेवितो दृढभूमिः
Practice becomes firmly grounded when attended to for a long time, without break, with reverence.
II.47
प्रयत्नशैथिल्यानन्तसमापत्तिभ्याम्
It is achieved by relaxing effort and merging with the infinite.
Studio
Koramangala
5th Block, 80 Ft Road · above Indiranagar Metro line
⏱ 6 AM – 8:30 PM · Mon–Sat · 7 AM – 1 PM Sun
◇ 14 mats · prop room · changing rooms
Studio
HSR Layout
Sector 6, opposite Sony World Junction · 3-min walk Sector 6 Bus Stop
⏱ 6 AM – 8:30 PM · Mon–Sat · 7 AM – 1 PM Sun
◇ 12 mats · pranayama room · café next door
Studio
Indiranagar
12th Main · 3 doors from Sukh Sagar · Gangamma temple side
⏱ 6 AM – 8:30 PM · Mon–Sat · closed Sundays
◇ 10 mats · 1-on-1 therapy room · video-recording booth
What practitioners say · साधकों की कहानियाँ
“Mere lower-back ka 12-saal purana issue tha — desk job, 2 herniated discs, MRI mein dikha. Physiotherapy aur cortisone se kuch hua nahi. Ananya ji ne 6-month ka therapeutic protocol diya — daily 25-min asana, twice-a-week 1-on-1, breath count. Aaj saal-bhar baad pain-free hoon. Stronger than I have ever been.”
Vivek Subramaniam · Engineering Director
Therapeutic 1-on-1 · 6-month protocol · Indiranagar studio
“I was 28 weeks pregnant when I joined Shanti's prenatal class. The pelvic-floor sequencing got me through labour without an epidural and the breath-pacing got me through the second-stage push. My OB at Manipal had cleared the practice — and Ananya knew exactly which asanas to skip in trimester 3. We are now back, this time as part of the post-natal cohort.”
Pooja Nair · New mother
Prenatal + post-natal · 18-month member · HSR Layout studio
“मैं 8 साल से Iyengar method सीख रहा था Pune में, लेकिन Bengaluru shift होने के बाद कोई authentic studio नहीं मिल रहा था। Shanti में Ananya की teaching वही है — props, alignment, holds — बिना किसी "fitness-yoga" के dilution के। Mysore-Ashtanga की Saturday class भी serious practitioners के लिए है, beginners के लिए नहीं। यह discipline बहुत कम जगह मिलती है।”
Anand Verma · Architect · Studio Mumbai partner
Iyengar + Ashtanga Mysore · 3-yr member · Koramangala studio
“We brought Ananya in to lead a 4-week wellness sprint for our 84-person engineering org at Razorpay in Q3-2024. She did a 60-min Tuesday + Thursday on-site session, plus a 1-day Saturday silent retreat at our HSR campus. Sleep + focus scores in our quarterly engagement survey moved 11 points. We are renewing for FY26 — quarterly cadence.”
Akhil Bhatt · VP Engineering
Razorpay Corporate Wellness · Q3 2024 program
“I am 67 and I have been doing yoga since 1982 — Pune Iyengar, Mysore Ashtanga, three trips to Munger. Most "yoga studios" in Bengaluru today are gym-yoga in disguise. Shanti is the real thing. They open with the Patanjali invocation, they teach in lineage, and Ananya knows when to stop a student from over-reaching. That is the rarer gift.”
Lata Iyer · Retired professor
Hatha + Pranayama · 9-yr member · all 3 studios
Begin · 4 simple steps
Your first class is on us. Walk in.
We don't believe in trial-week passes or sign-up funnels. Walk in, drop your shoes at the door, take a free class, and decide afterwards whether the practice fits you. That's how yoga has been taught for two thousand years and we don't see why we should change it.
01
Walk in
Drop by any of our 3 studios — Koramangala, HSR Layout, Indiranagar — between 7 AM and 8 PM. Or WhatsApp Ananya for a 15-min studio walk-through.
02
Free first class
We sit you down for a 10-min intake — current practice, body history, current goals — then place you in the right entry-class. First class is free for residents.
03
Choose your rhythm
After the free class, choose drop-in, monthly, quarterly, or annual. Or stay drop-in for a couple of weeks — no pressure either way.
04
Begin
Download the Shanti app, book your first three classes, and let your teacher know which one feels right. Your sadhana has begun.
Send us a quiet enquiry · सामान्य पूछताछ
Therapeutic intake · corporate wellness brief · workshop hosting · teacher-training enquiry. We reply within 24 hours.
FAQs · 10 most asked
Honest answers, before your first class.
01. I have never done yoga before — where do I start? +
Start with Hatha Foundation. It is taught at a beginner-friendly pace with explicit alignment cues and longer holds — exactly how the body learns the asana. Most students stay 6–8 weeks in Hatha before moving into Ashtanga or Iyengar. Your free first class is the right place to ask any anxieties out loud.
02. I have a knee / lower-back / cervical injury. Can I still practice? +
Almost certainly yes — but we will need a 30-min therapeutic intake first. Bring your physician's notes if available. We modify every asana to your range of pain-free motion, and we never push into compensation. We do not, however, accept students mid-flare-up of a herniated disc or post-surgery within 6 weeks — wait for clearance.
03. What is the difference between Hatha, Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Yin? +
Hatha is the umbrella — slower, alignment-led, breath-anchored. Ashtanga is a fixed 6-series sequence built around vinyasa (breath-with-movement). Iyengar is alignment-obsessed and uses props (blocks, straps, ropes) to help every body find the asana. Yin holds floor poses for 3–7 minutes to work the fascia. We teach all four because each serves a different season of practice.
04. Do you teach English or Hindi or both? +
All classes are taught in English with Sanskrit asana names. Pranayama, philosophy, and 1-on-1 therapeutic sessions are bilingual — English + Hindi, switched as needed. The Munger silence-retreat is conducted entirely in Hindi.
05. How much per month? Is there a joining fee? +
Drop-in is ₹500 per class. Monthly Sadhana is ₹3,800 (unlimited group classes across all 3 studios). Quarterly is ₹9,800 (₹3,266/mo). Annual is ₹34,800 (₹2,900/mo). No joining fee, no auto-renewal, no minimum lock-in. Cancel anytime via the Shanti app.
06. Do you offer prenatal yoga? From what trimester? +
Yes. We accept students from week 14 (start of trimester 2) once your obstetrician has cleared low-impact exercise. Trimester-3 students continue with deeper pelvic-floor and breath-pacing work. We have a trained doula on call for our prenatal Tuesday + Thursday + Saturday sessions.
07. Can my company sign up for corporate wellness? +
Yes. Corporate packages start at ₹48,000/quarter for up to 30 staff (on-site at your office or off-site at any of our studios). We have run programs at Flipkart, Ola, ThoughtWorks, Razorpay, and Wipro. Format options: weekly desk-yoga, fortnightly breath-work, quarterly 1-day silent retreat. Email hello@apnisite.in.
08. What is the Munger silence-retreat? +
Once a year, in late February, Ananya leads a 7-day silent retreat at the Bihar School of Yoga campus in Munger — full noble silence, 4 AM – 9 PM schedule, vegetarian sattvic ashram meals. Annual members get one free seat. Quarterly + monthly members can join at ₹38,000 all-inclusive (travel ex-Bengaluru, food, lodging, instruction).
09. Is the studio open during festivals + national holidays? +
Closed only on Diwali (1 day), Holi (1 day), Independence + Republic Day (half-day with single afternoon class). All other days run normal schedule. Festival workshops — Mahashivaratri all-night, Guru Purnima morning sit, Navratri 9-day discipline — are open to all members and free of charge.
10. Are men welcome? I see mostly women in your photos. +
Absolutely yes. Roughly 35% of our active members are men, and our Mysore-style Ashtanga + 6 AM Pranayama sessions skew slightly male. If your concern is about feeling out-of-place — every studio in Bengaluru is mixed-gender, and at Shanti you will sit and breathe alongside engineers, doctors, retired teachers, founders, and homemakers, women and men alike.