Sheffali Budhiraja
"I wish I had discovered yoga as a child", often thinks Sheffali, who found her passion for yoga while taking prenatal classes.
Later, when her son was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, she knew bringing yoga into her kids' lives would benefit them immensely. Unable to find a teacher who could use Yoga Asanas to intrigue her son, she decided to pursue teacher training herself. She received her first kids' yoga certification from Cosmic Kids by Jamie and started teaching her kids and their friends from the neighbourhood. She subsequently completed her training in “Yoga for Special Child” with Sonia Sumar and continued working with kids with special needs. Her boundless energy keeps fanning the fire in her to go deeper in the field. To broaden her knowledge, she went for her certification in Kid's meditation, studying under the guidance of Deborah Bennet from Heal Me Yoga.
Sheffali had been teaching Kids Yoga passionately for close to 6 years when as a part of her extensive experience, she took up teaching Kids Yoga at Yoga Vedanta in mid 2021 and continued.
In her approach, she uses Yoga postures, breathing, and relaxation techniques through imaginative and creative stories, songs and games that kids love! She hopes to inspire a lifelong love for yoga in children. "Teaching kids yoga nourishes my soul, it brings me immense joy and I want to keep doing it until my last breath” is her commitment to herself.
Alongside her passion for creating engaging yoga lessons for children, Sheffali advocates for clean and healthy living and runs her own business.
