October 7, 2021 athayog

SUJATA NERURKAR, INDIA

CO-DIRECTOR & EDUCATOR, RYT 200

Sujata is based in Pune, India, with over 12 years of experience as a Yoga Teacher & Consultant. She spearheads the Teacher Training Courses at Param Yoga, Pune and conducts sessions and trains teachers in Traditional Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Pranayama, and also in Pilates.

Educated in Engineering and Management, Sujata now enjoys dedicating all her time in spreading the teachings of Yoga. Her experience in the corporate sector gives her the unique capability to be logical and process-oriented in running the organization while using her passion for Yoga to take her students beyond asana practice.

As a passionate student of Yoga since 1998, Sujata soon realized that there can be no single approach to teaching Yoga. Her learning has been diverse and deep because of the many teachers she has learned from. Therefore, as a teacher she continues to learn from various schools to broaden and deepen her own understanding. Since 2006, Sujata has trained more than 500 teachers. 

Sujata’s credentials as a Yoga teacher include:

  • Yoga Teachers Course, University of Pune & Kaivalyadham, Lonavala, India
  • Yoga and Yoga Therapy, Naturotherapy Centre Ahmedabad, India
  • Medical Yoga therapy, Hardikar Orthopaedic Hospital, Pune
  • Hatha and Vinyasa Krama 200 RYT
  • Yin Yoga 
  • Intensive training with trainers from around the world such as Ana Forrest, Mark Whitwell, David Swenson, David Life, and Jason Crandell at the Asian Yoga Convention, Hong Kong
  • Sujata is also a trained psychological counsellor and conducts one-on-one counselling sessions. In her counselling session she uses her qualifications and expertise in:
  • Mind management aspect of yoga, REBT (Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy)
  • EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), non-violent communication and interplay

Sujata’s exceptional skill set equips her to better understand the needs of the students and clients and to adapt the training sessions accordingly. Sujata’s calm, cheerful, and friendly personality never fails to reassure and make you smile!