About:

Ben Kalra is an experienced yoga teacher with a diverse background of study. His teaching has four pillars:

  • Āsana: a creative blend of hatha, vinyasa, katonah®, restorative, and somatics.

  • Prānāyāma: traditional practices primarily informed by the Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā.

  • Meditation: utilizing japa/mantra, breath, Buddhist practices, and yoga nidrā.

  • Philosophy: as taught by the classical yoga texts, in a modern and non-dogmatic way.

Ben offers a well-rounded approach that is equally serious and lighthearted. He is known to make a silly dad joke during a heartfelt dharma talk. He uses props, adjustments, storytelling, journaling, and metaphor to help students cultivate a meaningful practice.

He remains in continuous study of the Yoga Sūtras, Bhagavad Gītā, and Upanishads, and is enrolled in Sanskrit classes. He is a certified Katonah Yoga® teacher, has completed multiple 300-hour advanced trainings in different styles, and continues to study with inspiring senior teachers.

Trainings completed:

  • 350+ hours of Katonah Yoga® training with Abbie Galvin et al.

  • 300-hr advanced training with Shivakali Yoga

  • 300-hr advanced training with Become A Yogi

  • 60-hr Yoga Nidrā training with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli

  • Sanskrit courses with Dr. Antonia Ruppel

  • Philosophy courses with Dr. Seth Powell

  • 30-hr Mobility training with Awakening Yoga

  • 20-hr Adaptive Yoga training with Carey Sims

  • 10-day silent meditation retreat with Sri Raghavendra Adiga et al.

  • 200-hr teacher training with Be Yoga

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