About The Instructors

Gopi Sandal has been practicing yoga for over 30 years, and teaching for 19 years in the Lawrence area. She has studied the technique of B.K.S. lyengar as well as other eclectic styles of Hatha Yoga. Gopi also spent 10 years studying Bhakti Yoga (the yoga of devotion) in the ashram of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada near London and in India and continues to incorporate this practice into her lifestyle and teaching. Gopi is registered as a yoga instructor with "Yoga Alliance" at the 500 hour level.

Gopi teaches a wholistic style of yoga drawing on the principles of body alignment with grounding,centering, and breathing techniques to bring the classic yoga posses to life This is a gentle approach of unlocking patterns of resistance to release energy flow throughout the body and help connect with the source of that flow. It cultivates an attitude of friendliness toward the self, which is essential to finding deeper contentment.