Tara Mitra

Tara has been practising yoga for over 20 years. Having lived in India, born to an Indian father and Canadian Mother she bridges the gap between the East and West helping to share these complex ideas with assessibility . She practised under Tim Miller, Sharath Jois and Saraswathi Jois. (Authorized Lvl2) Tara apprenticed with certified teachers for 6 years and R. Saraswathi Jois for 4 years in her busy Mysore shala, where she assisted over 200 new students every month for nine months of the year.
She studies Pranayama with living Master Sri OP Tiwari, Philosophy (Samkya, Upanishads, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata) with Dr. Vigneshwar Bhat and Raghu Ananthanarayanan and Vedic Chanting with Dr. Bhat and Sujaya Issac (Krishnamacharya lineage).
Tara is also a Certified Yoga Therapist in the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya. Her interest in yoga therapy was to help heal others from injuries and imbalances within the body that she witnessed over the years of teaching. She has helped many students return to health and stability in the body and mind. She is a mentor for teachers and specializes in Trauma, Stress and Anxiety, Resilience, and Personal Transformation.
Tara continually studies Yogic Texts and Vedic Chanting in the Traditional method and is a longtime Vipassana meditator.
Tara's curiosity and passion for understanding her mind and body led her to study psychology (1993) and nutrition (1999).
Tara believes that to be a good teacher, one must be a good student. Therefore, she continuously expands her knowledge of yoga sutras, Ayurveda and healing through Sound and Vedas. She teaches in a traditional yet playful manner, incorporating the teachings of her teachers.

Qualifications

C-AIYT Yoga Therpist
Authorized Level 2 Ashtanga
Trauma Informed (2 certificates)
Vedic Chanting Teacher