About:

Ben Kalra is a Yoga teacher who travels full-time to lead immersive trainings, workshops, and retreats. His teaching style blends classical yogic philosophy with a creative, functional, and therapeutic approach to āsana.

He is a certified Katonah Yoga® teacher and has completed over 300 hours of Katonah training with Abbie Galvin and other senior teachers. He has also completed two additional 300-hour advanced trainings, first with Gloria Baraquio & Serge Bandura, and then with Jonah Kest. He has taken additional trainings in Adaptive Yoga, mobility & movement mechanics, and plenty more. Ben takes pride in studying with a variety of lineages and styles.

Ben’s approach is both serious and lighthearted. He views Yoga as a slow-burning liberation practice as well as a set of tools for living well in the world. He believes good teaching should be clear, human, and occasionally humorous. He’s not afraid at telling a bad joke during a heartfelt dharma talk. He uses props, adjustments, storytelling, and metaphor to help students cultivate a meaningful practice. 

He primarily teaches in-person, and has recorded online classes & courses for platforms such as YogaRenew, Better Yoga, The Studio NYC, and Sādhaka Studio. He also leads online immersions in Yoga philosophy, exploring sacred texts including the Yoga Sūtras and Bhagavad Gītā.

People sometimes ask “what do you enjoy doing outside of Yoga?” The answer is generally “more Yoga.” Ben is truly in love with studying, teaching, and practicing. When the mat is rolled up, he also enjoys photography, baking, and poetry. If you’d like to connect, you can reach him here.