Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Women's Health — Taught the Way a Gurukul Always Has.Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Women's Health — Taught the Way a Gurukul Always Has.
Evidence-informed programmes for women's health, and certified teacher training in yoga therapy — rooted in tradition, grounded in science.
Why Stri Wellness Is a Modern Gurukul
Stri (स्त्री) — "she in whom a womb stays" (स्त्यायति गर्भोऽस्याम्)
Stri Wellness is built as a modern Gurukul—a place where yoga is not taught as a series of isolated classes, but as a deeper process of study, practice, reflection and relationship.
In the traditional Gurukul system, learning was woven into everyday life. Students observed, questioned, practised and gradually learned how to apply knowledge with discernment. Stri Wellness brings that depth into a contemporary setting by integrating yogic wisdom with anatomy, physiology, yoga therapy, nature cure and lifestyle education.
For women, this also means recognising that practice cannot remain identical through every phase of life. The female body is cyclical and constantly changing. Our work helps women and yoga teachers understand those changes, adapt practice with greater awareness and make informed choices rather than following one method for every body.
Yoga
Practice, philosophy and self-understanding.
Yoga Therapy
Applying yogic tools with awareness of individual needs and physiology.
Nature Cure
Understanding the relationship between the body, environment, food and daily living.
Lifestyle Education
Helping knowledge become part of everyday choices, not remain limited to the classroom.
What Guides Our Teaching
Every programme at Stri Wellness is shaped by four principles that determine what we teach, how we teach and how we remain accountable to our students.
Evidence-Informed
We study anatomy, physiology and current research so that tradition is taught with understanding—not accepted without question.
Rooted in Yogic Wisdom
Yoga is taught as a complete discipline of practice, self-observation and ethical living, not only as physical movement.
Individualised
A woman's age, life stage, experience, health and circumstances influence what practice is appropriate for her.
Education for Life
Our purpose is not temporary dependence on a teacher, but the understanding to make wiser choices independently.
Wherever you're starting from, there's a place to begin.
Whether you are seeking support for your own health, deepening your work as a yoga teacher, joining an immersion or beginning through our resources, there is a place to start.
Programmes for Every Stage
Trainings for Every Teacher
Hormone Alchemy: Hormone Yoga Therapy Teacher Training
Our most advanced specialisation for yoga teachers who want to understand hormonal health beyond the reproductive system. The training explores how the nervous system, endocrine system, metabolism, nutrition and lifestyle interact—and how disturbances may appear through concerns such as diabetes, cardiovascular health, thyroid imbalance, PCOS, fertility challenges and menopause.
Rather than approaching each symptom in isolation, students learn to examine the underlying patterns that may be influencing hormonal balance. Through yoga therapy, anatomy, physiology, nutrition and lifestyle education, the programme develops the reasoning needed to create responsible, individualised practices that address root causes rather than only managing symptoms.
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Yoga Training for Women Practitioners
A specialised residential training for yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners who want to understand the female body's cyclical nature and learn how yoga practice can be thoughtfully adapted across a woman's changing phases.
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Advanced Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training
A specialised live-online teacher training in prenatal yoga, childbirth preparation and postnatal recovery, helping yoga teachers understand trimester-specific practice, maternal physiology, safety, adaptation and recovery after birth.
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Kids Yoga Teacher Training
A specialised live-online teacher training for teaching yoga to children and adolescents, integrating age-appropriate movement, breathing, mindfulness, creativity, classroom planning and child development.
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Menopause Yoga Teacher Training
A focused self-paced specialisation for yoga teachers who want to understand perimenopause and menopause and create informed, supportive practices for women navigating this stage of life.
View curriculumWhere Yogic Wisdom Meets Physiology
Our curriculum is built on the physiology of the menstrual cycle and the endocrine system, not on tradition alone — every protocol is designed to work with what's actually happening in the body at each phase.
A simplified four-phase model — actual cycle length and phase timing vary from woman to woman.
Step away, and come back different
Seed & Soul
Preparing for parenthood begins long before pregnancy. Seed & Soul is an immersive retreat for couples who wish to strengthen their health, deepen their relationship and prepare consciously for conception through science-informed yoga, breathwork, fertility education, Garbha Sanskara and holistic living.
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Stritva
A seven-day immersive retreat for women seeking to restore their nervous system, support hormonal health and reconnect with themselves. Through science-informed yoga, breathwork, nourishing food, nature, holistic living and meaningful self-discovery, Stritva creates the space to return with greater clarity, resilience and vitality.
Explore StritvaGuided by Teachers Who Bring Knowledge into Practice
Stri Wellness is shaped by teachers from different disciplines who share a common commitment: to teach with clarity, responsibility and respect for the individual. Each teacher brings specialised knowledge, while the learning remains connected through the philosophy and standards of the school.
Yogini Nisha Ahya
Yoga Therapist · Hormone Health Specialist · PhD ScholarNisha founded Stri Wellness to bring the depth of a traditional Gurukul into modern, evidence-informed practice. She leads the Women's Health and Teacher Training curriculum personally, and trains every teacher at Stri Wellness under the same methodology — a shared curriculum, shared assessment standards, and an ongoing mentorship relationship with every student, whether she's a client or a trainee teacher.
Yogi Utsav Rufus
TeacherAshtanga · Yoga Philosophy · Kids Yoga · Child Psychologist.
Yogini Vidhi Punjabi
TeacherPranayama · Meditation · Sound Healing.
Dr. Renuka D. Anvekar
TeacherAyurvedic Physician · Early Childhood Expert.
Dt. Tanvi Sampat
TeacherNutrition Specialist · Garbh Sanskar Healer.
In Their Words
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