saniya
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Saniya sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat in easy pose, smiling

about

I'm Saniya Chitre, a yoga teacher in New York and a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), trained at Tiny Buddha Yoga in Ann Arbor. I grew up training in Indian classical dance and learning Ayurvedic practices, and the mind-body connection has run through everything I do since.

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What I'm reading

The Yamas & Niyamas by Deborah Adele
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda
Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
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What I've been cooking

Two slices of cottage cheese and tomato toast with half an avocado and a fried egg on a green plate
My go-to breakfast
Toasted bread topped with red and yellow cherry tomatoes and basil
Bruschetta
Two protein waffles spread with nut butter and topped with raspberries on a green plate
Protein waffles
Cashew yogurt topped with homemade granola and blackberries
Cashew yogurt with homemade granola
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The New York spots I keep going back to

A yellow house and weeping willow on a green lawn beside the Hudson, with mountains behindCold SpringHudson Valley
Iron teapots, cups of tea and a slice of cake on a green marble tablePaquitaWest Village
Mats and blocks laid out under tall windows and potted plantsYoga SpaceGreenwich Village
Honey butter pancakes with berry compote next to a breakfast sandwichGolden DinerTwo Bridges
Two flaky croissants next to a L'Appartement 4F coffee cupL'Appartement 4FBrooklyn Heights and West Village
Skaters on the rink at Brookfield Place at sunset, with the river behindBrookfield Place ice rinkBattery Park City
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