This 200-hour experience was unforgettable! It was so powerful and it brought me so much joy! I would like to say it was truly a blessing that I chose Yogshakti and to be your student! This course has been one of the most wonderful experiences along my Yoga journey! You made me feel comfortable and at ease and you took care of all of us so so well. You’re so selfless that I wish to go to your class every day. Actually, on the first day when I reached the studio, I felt like I had arrived at a place which I have known before (however, it was the first time I came to Yogshakti) and now I know why. Thank you for being a role model to me and for giving all of us the confidence to share & to teach. You listen from the bottom of your heart with no judgment. I am now looking forward to my journey forward and wish I could be back to Yogshakti very soon. I will probably come back for 300h TTC course! Plus, can’t wait to start my teacher journey now!

My experience at Yogshakti´s teacher training course was absolutely incredible. While I thought I was going to learn how to do all the postures and teach asanas, I soon learned that there was so much more to this course. It is truly a full package for the body, mind and soul, a treat to the self in every possible way. The course doesn’t just take you through the fundamentals of yoga in theory and practice, but also provides a comforting space for sharing and self-discovery. Though it is not easy to put Yogshakti’s TTC into a few words, I can wholeheartedly say that it was an extraordinary experience like no other. Trying to put it simply, it was a perfect cocktail of challenges, joy, struggles, AHA moments, positive energy, letting go, trusting in yourself, building awareness, making space, loving, sharing and learning. Not only did the course flow gracefully through the modules, it was beautifully balanced with the breathing practices, asanas, anatomy and philosophy. I have learned that all you really need to do is tune into yourself, listen to what your body has to tell you and it will guide you in the right direction. I am forever grateful and feel blessed to have taken part of this course, which has kick-started my beautiful yoga journey.

I came all the way from Pakistan to join Yogshakti’s 200 Hours Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Course. Yogshakti offers a beautiful surrounding, a comfortable stay, and delicious homemade yogic food prepared by dear Marlene. The one month I spent with my beloved teacher Shilpa has brought me to realize that this is just the journey I need, at this point in time in my life. I have been practicing and teaching yoga for 5 years, but this style of yoga is completely new to me. This course has helped me gather myself together and guided me to “come back home”. It has led me to return to the conscious state and reconnect with my center of gravity. The concept of mudras brings lightness throughout my body.

Yoga with Shilpa is very different compared to any other yoga teachings. She has taught us how to apply yoga in the daily life. Two magic words from her that I will always remember is “to let go”, and “to stay light” in the breathing. Her approach to the challenging asanas throughout the practice is a perfect analogy of how we should deal with the challenging times in life: keep our breathing light, stay grounded. Let go, and forgive. I took my 200 Hours Teacher Training Course in 2016, and recently returned to the 21 Day Course in October 2019 to refresh my practice. It reminds me of how Shilpa’s teachings significantly changed my life. Not only it has brought lightness in my movements and asanas, it has also brought powerful, positive impact in my life.

I knew that Yogshakti’s 200 Hours TTC has been life-changing to many. At first, I had some doubts about whether I would be able to keep up with the program…turned out that I could not be happier with how it went! I quickly felt and understood that the course was designed to bring each of us to another level, both on and off the mat, regardless of where you were in your practice prior. It is a very detailed, professionally organized program. My gratitude to Shilpa, a highly experienced yoga practitioner. Her talk sessions are powerful. She takes time to listen, and she is supportive of each of us throughout the course. Shilpa creates a warm, loving environment among all of us. The course is not merely about yoga practice. It is also a course on how to live. It brings with it a lot of knowledge about spirituality and philosophy. I have so much taken away from Yogshakti’s TTC, I am looking forward to deepening my practice, physically and spiritually.

My name is Beatrice and I had the pleasure of participating in the 200hour teacher’s training course with Shilpa at Yogshakti. Due to a shoulder injury and slipped discs I was initially reluctant to join this intensive course. Therefore I started with the 21day challenge course and was immediately hooked by the holistic approach to Shilpa’s form of yoga. The 200hour course taught me how to apply the philosophy of yoga not only on the mat but most importantly in my daily life – mindfulness, self-awareness, and appreciation of self and my surroundings. On top of that, the mix and pace of integrative yoga did not only prevent further aggravating my injuries but actually taught me how to go into poses which I would have never thought I was able to. This course has been a perfect foundation to continue my personal journey and exploration of what it truly means to look into my inner-self and incorporate yoga practice on a daily basis. I have immense gratitude for Shilpa – this course has forever changed my life and I cannot wait to share the practice through my own teachings going forward.

When my family moved to KL I suffered from homesickness and struggled with the heat. I discovered Yogshakti and found a place of peace and something that made me happy because Yoga is much more than just poses, it has life changing benefits beyond the physical sweat – the access to grow and to connect. I was blessed to be able to partake in a 200-hour yoga teacher training course at Yogshakti with Shilpa, who had made such an impact on my practice and personal life. Words can not describe how intense and life-changing the practice is, Shilpa has so much to give, she makes you see things in a different perspective and there is a sense of peace when you set your foot into the lovely place of Yogshakti. The way of Shilpa‘s teaching and how to get into the poses is very different, it’s kind to the body and she learned us to listen to our inner voice to come into poses effortlessly and with ease.

I have practiced various styles of yoga on and off for 16 years but participating in Yoga TTC at Yogshakti led me to a much deeper place to discover my own inner teacher. Shilpa has an enormous depth and breadth of experience spanning both eastern and western yogic traditions. Above all, she is motivated to support her students to learn and experience the true beauty of yoga for themselves and not just the asanas. It was important for me to discover the higher purpose of yoga which is to realize our true nature, to begin to come home to myself. We learned many time-honored techniques such as Alternate Nostril breathing and Bhastrika to calm the breath and still the mind, Kapalabhati to cleanse and tone to allow prana to flow freely through joints, ligaments, and muscles. The notion that the purpose of yoga is to create the conditions for meditation resonated deeply and permeated both our yin and yang practice over the duration of the course.

I have always liked how yoga makes me feel both physically and mentally – and now after having been introduced to the Yogshakti method of integrative yoga I feel that I can now extend that feeling beyond the mat. It’s the idea of what we practice on the mat being a reflection of how we live our lives – yoga is indeed so much more than a series of asanas. Shilpa’s strength and beauty is her ability to bring a group of 31 individuals from diverse backgrounds, culturally very different and spanning a wide age range together to create a loving and supportive environment of self-discovery in the process of learning how to teach yoga. She gives space to everyone to really feel yoga and share their experiences. The course is a journey of personal development and self-awakening to discover the teacher within each one of us. I enjoyed the combination of theory, practice, and then practice-analysis. Shilpa’s style of yoga leads to a lightness of the body resulting in a certain grace and ease as well as a stillness of mind. I like this. My gratitude and heartfelt thanks first and foremost to the other participants who shared their stories and trust with us – the course would not have been the same without you.

I took my first yoga class about 8 years ago we really started practicing around 3 years ago and Canada just where I’m from. I volunteered at a yoga studio as an energy exchange program where I received free yoga classes, then I became a front desk adviser for that studio. Two years ago I took a movement research-intensive 10-week course with Diane Bruni in Toronto which was based on dynamic neural stabilization among other natural forms of movement, which is in fact very similar to the methods and concepts that Shilpa teaches here at Yogshakti. When I saw that, I felt like I was in the right place. Shilpa teaches us proper alignment, functional, natural ways of moving, and mindful movement or moving meditation. It is great because these methods prevent injuries and is a holistic approach to yoga. What brought me to yoga in the first place was mental health. I don’t have a fitness background but I do believe in the mind-body connection. I have periods of anxiety and I am prone to depression. It is proven that yoga and meditation have many benefits for mental health.

It’s an exciting beginning. I’m already thinking about the 300 hour Teacher Training Course! I have always liked how yoga makes me feel both physically and mentally – and now after having been introduced to the Yogshakti method of integrative yoga I feel that I can now extend that feeling beyond the mat. It’s the idea of what we practice on the mat being a reflection of how we live our lives – yoga is indeed so much more than a series of asanas. Shilpa’s strength and beauty is her ability to bring a group of 31 individuals from diverse backgrounds, culturally very different and spanning a wide age range together to create a loving and supportive environment of self-discovery in the process of learning how to teach yoga. She gives space to everyone to really feel yoga and share their experiences. The course is a journey of personal development and self-awakening to discover the teacher within each one of us. I enjoyed the combination of theory, practice and then practice-analysis. Shilpa’s style of yoga leads to a lightness of body resulting in a certain grace and ease as well as a stillness of mind. I like this. My gratitude and heartfelt thanks first and foremost to the other participants who shared their stories and trust with us – the course would not have been the same without you. To Marlene for ensuring the course ran smoothly behind the scenes. And last but certainly not least to Shilpa for her immense wisdom, courage, and strength of character.

Yoga is not just for flexibility. It’s for everyone. Prior to joining the teacher training, I had been doing yoga for 2 years. Feeling that I’m quite flexible, I decided to search up for schools that are registered with Yoga Alliance. There is a short supply of these schools in my country. My search led me to contact Yogshakti in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Shilpa personally called me. She explained about Integrative Yoga, and that the center also has a boarding facility. It turned out to be a perfect arrangement…not only she is a wonderful teacher, but she also took care of me like my own mother! Yogshakti’s teacher training journey is amazing. It’s hard to explain it in words. It transformed my thinking. Yoga is not just for the flexible. It’s for everyone. I am now back in my own country, excited to share the beauty of Integrative Yoga – a system of yoga that is for everyone. I want to help people accept themselves as who they are, and be heatlhier. Above all, I want them to discover the true joy in life, the joy that lies within themselves.

“Wonderful transformation!” ~ this is how I describe my yoga journey with Shilpa. For many years, my yoga practice had only been a physical thing. A lot of stretching, muscle work (and injuries), and whenever possible, I would sneak out during Savasana at the end of a yoga class. Going to a yin yoga class, where you would stay in a pose for 3-5 minutes, was torture. Instead of having a calm, still mind, my head was screaming to get me out of the pose. I have always had a constant, demanding mind, and the silence was something that made me restless. Then I took my first 21 Day Course with Shilpa, and I knew that something was about to change. I felt the need to go down this path. One course led to another and led me to Yogshakti’s 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training. Shilpa’s teaching and her way of practicing yoga were eye-opening. I began to connect with myself. With Integrative Yoga, I learned to practice yoga from the inside out. Shilpa taught me how to truly feel the yoga, be open, and let it come to me, surrender, and to be present in the now. Not the future, not the past. I learned to practice with self-love, ease, and lightness and letting the movement become a meditation. Leaving all expectations behind and just be. The impact it has brought to my life is amazing. With yoga, I found inner peace and silence, even when the world around me is in chaos. My aim as a teacher is to share this newfound peace with others.

Now I understand how to ground myself. How to be at home. Before taking part in the course, I had been practicing yoga for 5 years. Nevertheless, I had a lot of questions. I kept asking myself, “I keep doing poses…but what’s next?”. But the most pressing, fundamental question in my head was about what yoga truly means. I am grateful that I discovered the answers in Integrative Yoga. To me, it is like an intelligent way of how your body and mind move. The practice brought me to discover that I don’t even need to claim that I’m a yogi. Yoga is not about poses. It’s way much deeper. Before discovering Integrative Yoga, I never understood how to ground myself. Now I understand how to be ‘home’ – how to be the source. It’s calming and amazing at the same time to know that I can access ‘home’ anytime. I’m definitely going to share this joyful gift with the people dear to me.