About Samsara The Yoga Studio in 6, Sainik Vihar, First Floor, Near Cloud 9, NIBM Road, Kondhwa, Pune

Located in green and serene surroundings, overlooking the Anandvan forest, Samsara The Yoga Studio is an ideal place to help calm your senses and the body-mind. Samsara is a venture by Shama Rana. It is a natural progression of her journey into yoga which began as a child and has continued ever since, practicing and teaching Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Pranayama and Meditation.

She graduated in Chemical Engineering from IIT Mumbai in the year 1991 but her curiosity to understand the meaning of life - body, mind and spirit and her love for all things beautiful led her to the fields of Beauty, Fitness, Yoga, Meditation, Nutrition and Wellness

She taught yoga and meditation to a group of women from various countries when living abroad in Africa with her husband Vikas Rana. Vikas initiated her into meditation back then in 1998 and has been constant source of inspiration, her friend philosopher and guide. Over the years of practicing and teaching there and based on the positive feedback and encouragement received from her clients and friends, she realized Yoga to be her calling and decided to take it further by exploring its various forms.

Shama did her Yoga Teacher's Training Certification with The Yoga Light Studios of Ajay Naik. and gained experience in teaching yoga. To help her clients deal with their health issues gaining knowledge in Yoga Therapy was essential. She has a certification in Rope and Belt Yoga Therapy from Gnosis Medical Yoga, Unnati Yogatherapy Centre, Pune. It helped her take her passion for yoga to the next level. Training in Yoga Therapy under the guidance of Dr. Vineeta Ketkar who has worked with the pioneers in this field like Yogacharya Shri BKS Iyengar, Padmashree Dr S. M. Hardikar and Dr. S. V. Karandikar (founder Kabir Baug Yogatherapy) helped her gain a deeper understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the body, the root causes of the diseases and the why and how of the various yoga therapy techniques.

She is also obtained a certification in Fitness and from Abhimanyu Sable’s ABS Fitness and Wellness Club, Pune in 2004 and gained insights into Club Management.

Earlier in the year 1992, she studied Beauty Therapy and Hair Dressing, Electrolysis from Shaman College of Beauty by Sushila Vaswani, a prominent name then in the field of beauty. She is passionate about hair cutting and styling having trained in advanced haircuts and coloring from Jasbir Arora.

She also is a Life Coach, trained in Biofeedback methods and Muscle Testing from Ajna Learning Centre, Pune.

Her ill heath a few years ago and curiosity to find a solution to her problems led her to the field of Nutritional Medicine - gaining in depth understanding about nutrition, vitamin, mineral deficiencies and the physiology of disease and various detoxification and nutrition therapies to heal the body. She has a Fellowship in Nutritional Medicine and Environmental Medicine (FINEM) from Indian Nutritional Medical Association.

Samsara offers a complete package to you for all your fitness, health, beauty and wellness goals helping you lead a balanced and dis-ease free life.