saniya

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Practice with me

Hi, I'm Saniya, a yoga teacher in New York. I grew up training in Indian classical dance, and I love teaching, training and practicing yoga. I offer private sessions, group classes and community events.

  • Yoga Alliance RYT-200
  • 200-hour YTT · Tiny Buddha Yoga (RYS), 2023
Saniya in a deep kneeling backbend on her mat, holding her back foot overhead

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Email me at chitre.saniya@gmail.com

my training

Rooted in Ashtanga, shaped by heat, flow and stillness

I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training at Tiny Buddha Yoga (RYS) in Ann Arbor, and I'm a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200). The training started with the Ashtanga primary series, then built on that foundation with hot vinyasa, blended vinyasa and yin yoga.

  • Ashtanga

    The primary series, a set sequence linked by breath.

  • Hot vinyasa

    Flowing, breath-led sequences in a heated room.

  • Blended vinyasa

    Creative flow that draws on more than one tradition.

  • Yin yoga

    Long, quiet holds that ask you to slow down and notice.

past events

Yoga x Coffee at Stayfor Studio

My most recent event: a yoga class followed by coffee at Stayfor Studio, a chance to move together and then slow down and connect.

Two women in matching outfits doing tree pose, each holding an iced coffee
A full class in triangle pose on cream mats in a bright studio with tall windows
An iced cardamom bun latte with cold foam in front of the handwritten menu
Saniya in a standing split, holding her raised foot overhead, on a cream mat at Stayfor Studio
Two guests sitting on a sofa with their iced coffees
Two guests standing together in the studio holding iced coffees
Two guests smiling with their drinks while others chat in the background
Two guests posing with iced coffees after class

flows i've taught

Swipe through my flows

  • An outdoor class on picnic blankets on a waterfront lawn, with the Manhattan skyline behind
  • Students holding boat pose in a bright mirrored studio
  • A smiling group seated in a circle on mats, arms stretched out to each other
  • Students holding their rolled yoga mats over their heads after class
  • Students on colorful mats in a large hall with tall windows
  • A class seated on mats spread across a sunny hall
  • A small class seated on mats in a classroom
  • Students stretching on mats in a carpeted hall
  • A cozy class on mats spread across a living room floor