Hi I am Rashmi and welcome to Yogalates with Rashmi or YwR. It has been over 13 years since I taught my first Yoga session. It all started when I decided that I wanted to be a dancer! After my graduation from St.Xaviers’ Mumbai, I completed my diploma in Movement and Mixed Media from Attakkalari, Bangalore, a school that taught me Indian Contemporary Dance, Pilates, Lyrical Jazz, Kalaripayetu and lots more. I also studied Latin American Dance and Salsa and got a teaching faculty degree in Latin American Dance from I.S.T.D London. After all that Dance training, I also pursued Yoga and between then and now, I learnt Yoga from the International Sivananda Ashram in Uttarkashi, Himalayas, Sri Sri Yoga in Bangalore, Prenatal Yoga at Trimurti Yoga in Goa to complete my 200 hours RYT, 300 hours RYT and 90 hours PYT respectively as per the Yoga Alliance Standards and Guidelines.
I first started my teaching journey with a little bit of Salsa and Yoga along with teaching children Speech and Dramatics, as well as Yoga for toddlers.
Sometime in between, I was associated with Times Wellness and made 3 fitness DVDs {Since everyone had DVD players then!} and facilitated Yoga sessions for children at multiple International schools like Bombay International School, Deutsche Schule Bombay, The French School Mumbai. I performed extensively in broadway shows and children’s musical shows around the country and conducted several corporate workshops with L&T, TCS, Bharti AXA etc. I also conceptualised multiple kids and adults Yoga content for Amazon Prime and Cure.Fit.
Malay Vadalkar and I started Yogalates with Rashmi on Youtube in June 2018 with a small dream of spreading happy Yoga workouts all over the world. Malay is a cinematographer, a sound engineer, a musician and the backbone of YwR.
We are now a family of over 170k on Youtube. The courses on this website are an extension of our hard work and commitment to get everyone moving and smiling. When you do a YwR workout, it will make you sweat, make you scream, make you feel great and it will bring a smile to your face. Apart from teaching adults, working with children has always been my first love. Yoga Guppy is our attempt to make Yoga fun and exciting for children. We sincerely hope that you love all the courses listed on our website and feel healthy and happy at the end of all YwR workouts!
