Sahaj Yoga Classes is a medical yoga centre on Bibwewadi Kondhwa Road, Pune. People come to us with a back that has hurt for two years, a shoulder that will not lift, knees that were replaced. We look at how you actually move, then build a practice around it, using ropes and belts so the body is supported while it heals.
Rope and belt therapy for knee, back and neck pain. Weight loss and PCOD/PCOS programmes.
Most people reach us for one of these:
How it works
Nothing here is a group routine handed to everybody. The sequence you get is built for your body, and it changes as your body changes.
A message or a call. What hurts, since when, what your doctor has said, what you have already tried. Bring reports if you have them.
A first session to see your posture, your range, and what triggers the pain. This is where the real assessment happens.
Asanas chosen for your condition, held with ropes and belts where support is needed, plus pranayama. Adjusted every week as you improve.
What we teach
One to one, in person
Wall ropes and belts take the load off a painful joint so you can hold a posture correctly and for longer. This is the core of how we treat knee, back and neck pain, and how we work with stiff or injured bodies.
One to one, in person or online
For a specific complaint: back, neck, shoulder, knee, sciatica, cervical spondylosis, recovery after surgery. Short focused courses, usually a few weeks, with a home practice you continue on your own.
Group or one to one
Active sequences built around what your joints can take, with breathing work and steady lifestyle changes rather than crash routines.
One to one or small group
Asanas and pranayama for hormonal balance and cycle regularity, alongside whatever your gynaecologist has advised.
In person and online, with recordings
Warm-up, asanas and pranayama in a balanced sequence. Students join from Pune, the United States and Singapore. Recordings are shared, so a different time zone or a missed morning is not a problem.
One to one or small group
Safe movement, breathing and rest through each stage of pregnancy, modified as it progresses.
The teachers
Classes are kept small so that every asana can be watched and corrected. That is the part students mention most.
Yoga teacher and wellness coach
Bharti teaches at Lulla Nagar and Bibwewadi and works one to one on frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis and back trouble, using belt and rope therapy together with strength work. Her group classes lean towards Ashtanga and weight management, and she also runs workshops and teacher training.
Yoga therapist, YCB Level 4 Yoga Master
Vrishali has taught for over twenty years and worked with more than a thousand students. Her training runs from the Patanjali Yoga Centre in Bengaluru through two diplomas at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth to YCB Level 4, the Yoga Master certification. She is an advanced student at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune and is completing a B.A. in Yoga.
In their words
Unedited, in the language they wrote them.
Tennis elbowसाधारण ४-५ महिन्यांपूर्वी माझ्या उजव्या हाताचा टेनिस elbow खूप दुखायला लागला. मी घरच्या घरी काही व्यायाम करून काहीच फरक पडेना. म्हणून वृषाली mam कडे घरी जाऊन २ आठवडे medical yoga therapy घेतली. त्यांनी दुखणे नीट समजून घेऊन सर्व बाजूंनी दुखऱ्या पार्टला योग्य प्रकारे व्यायाम मिळेल असे exercises करून घेतले. त्यामुळे १५ दिवसात ५०% दुखणे कमी झाले. त्यानंतर त्यांनी दिलेले exercises मी रोज घरी करून आता माझा टेनिस elbow अजिबात दुखत नाही, पूर्ण बरा झाला आहे.
Gauri Deshpande
Knee replacement, practising from the USI had knee replacement surgery for both knees when I was 60. I started yoga with Vrushaliji in 2018 in person, and now I get recordings, which is extremely useful in the US. Classes cover all asanas, some cardio, pranayam, surya namaskar, so every part of my body is benefitted. Although I am 68 I don't feel my age. My knees are so flexible.
Madhuri Joshi, 68
Sciatica and knee painIn the past I was not at all interested in yoga practice. But I am so glad and I feel myself so lucky that I joined your classes. I have overcome so many health issues like sciatica, knee pain and many more. One more positive aspect is even though classes are online, I feel that the sessions I am learning are in person.
Asha Maniar, 61
Long-standing back painI had a persistent back pain since last 2 years. I tried various medicines and also physiotherapy but the pain persisted. Then I tried just 6 yoga sessions which focussed to relieve my back pain, and now I am free of the back pain. I am grateful for suggesting me appropriate yoga asanas.
Student, Pune
Nerve pain in the handWhen I contacted you last year I was in immense pain and was having tingling sensation in my hand. Your medical yoga has helped me in managing my pain, and the tingling sensation has gone. When I have pain now I know how to manage it with the help of asanas given by you. I had sleepless nights for many months at a stretch.
Jaya, Singapore
Leg pain and muscle atrophyTo be honest it did help me, but I still feel there is an atrophy which has not resolved completely, which gives pain in legs. But yes, I will rate it as a very good experience in understanding and addressing the issue. I have also referred a friend who has a backache problem.
Ajay Bapat
Sciatica, ongoing knee treatmentमैं सहज योग क्लास में मेडिकल योग ट्रीटमेंट ले रही थी। दोनों मैडम हर आसन और अभ्यास पर बहुत व्यक्तिगत ध्यान देती हैं। मुझे साइटिका के दर्द में बहुत आराम मिला और घुटने के दर्द का इलाज अभी चालू है। आपके बेहतरीन मार्गदर्शन और समर्पण के लिए बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद।
Student, Pune
Five years in the classI have been taking the yoga class and pranayam for the last 5 years and have enjoyed every class. The teachers are amazing and teach with passion and energy. My body has become so much more flexible with their teaching and guidance.
Sheela Iyer, 55
Making it a daily habitI really appreciate the online mode, due to which I could join and make yoga part of my daily routine. The way every day classes are conducted, the sequence from warmup, different asanas and pranayam, is well balanced. Teaching instructions are very clear, and the best part is I feel reenergized after the session.
Poonam, 42
Back trouble at 62I want to thank you for being in my life with your yoga trainings. It has been of immense benefit to me and I have been able to keep back problems at bay, and it also helps me grow spiritually inside.
Ashok, 62
Practical things
Harmony Society, Gate No. 2, near Joshi Hospital Lane, Bibwewadi Kondhwa Road, Pune.
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Batch timings and fees change through the year, so we share the current ones directly. Message us on WhatsApp and we will send them across the same day.
Live classes with recordings shared afterwards. Students currently join from Pune, the United States and Singapore.
Classes are taught in Marathi, Hindi and English.
Come and try one before you decide. Tell us what is troubling you and we will put you in the right batch.
We also run training and workshops for people who want to teach. Ask us for the next batch.
Message either of us on WhatsApp for timings, fees and directions. If it is something we should not be treating, we will say so and suggest you see a doctor first.
Email vrushalivinod8@gmail.com
Instagram @sahajyog_medical_yoga_center