FOUNDER 

Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, Yoga Psychotherapist, Spiritual Teacher

Kartika Rana founded YWK after the calling of her ‘divine’ dharma became too obvious to sideline. She is an old soul karma yogi embracing her creative talents, wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda gathered over the past 10 years through self-practice and discipline.

Kartika is a certified (200 hour RYT) Classical Yoga teacher (yoga shiromani) from ‘The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre’, Uttarkashi (accredited by the Yoga Alliance). She is certified to teach breathing techniques, kriyas, bandhas, yoga postures, meditation, relaxation, elderly yoga, prenatal yoga, perform dietary counselling, yogic healing and teach Vedic knowledge. Kartika often leads by example of being a dedicated yogi and living a majorly sattvik lifestyle. 

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She is also a certified Face Yoga teacher from ‘The Danielle Collins Face Yoga Method’ (accredited by the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, International College of Holistic Medicine). Kartika teaches face yoga to empower wo(men) to take control of their body and be confident in their own skin type. Kartika is certified to teach face lift massages, face toning exercises, acupressure, lymphatic drainage massages, reflexology, energy work and specific facial feature sculpting routines. 

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Over the years, Kartika has advanced on the ancient knowledge of Classical yoga and adapted to other branches of yoga such as hatha, yin, shakti and kundalini. Kartika designs special yoga courses, therapy sessions and routines by scientifically integrating these yoga styles along with Ayurveda and Chakra Sciences to heal physical, emotional and spiritual bodies from specific issues such as stress, tension-hypertension, anxiety, insomnia, depression, trauma, energy/chakra imbalances, hormonal imbalances and other kinds of modern day illnesses. 

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In the matrix of her ‘modern’ dharma, she serves and protects nature as an environmentalist and sustainability consultant. Kartika’s hunger for knowledge has made her accomplish many degrees, making her a yogi nerd. She is a double bachelors and double masters from Delhi University, MDU and The University of Sheffield. More details of her professional life can be found on LinkedIn. Kartika’s love for nature has led her to mix yoga and nature in the form of eco-therapy sessions and exotic yoga retreats. She enjoys enabling people to appreciate nature and benefit from channelling it’s healing properties. 

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Kartika greatly respects the knowledge of yoga and Ayurveda, as it has time and again ascended her in her spiritual journey by tending to her personal, mental, emotional and physical blocks with love and patience. She hopes to share her experience and expertise in yoga for benefitting people who seek inner and outer healing. She also wishes to extend her support through YWK to people who are seeking to follow their divine dharma.