Raji

Raji was initiated into Classical Hatha Yoga in 1974 at the age of twelve in India. He has since trained in Iyengar Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Viniyoga, and Kundalini yoga. Raji began teaching in 1983 while in college. After traveling to India in 1990 to study with Pattabhi Jois, he joined the teaching staff at Richard Freeman’s “The Yoga Workshop” in Boulder, CO. In 1994 he moved to Santa Barbara and then Los Angeles, where he studied and taught with top yoga instructors of the area. He participated in teachers’ trainings given by Erich Schiffmann at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center, Ganga White and Tracey Rich at White Lotus Foundation, and the staff at Yoga Works in Santa Monica. Most recently, Raji completed an intermediate Iyengar teacher training and therapeutic intensive with Aadil Palkhivala in Bellevue, WA. He uses a synthesis of methods and styles, making his teaching versatile and creative.