Suvira was born and raised in Kerala in Southern India.
He was introduced to Hatha Yoga in early childhood and it was a daily routine for as long as he can remember. He was taught by a local ‘yoga guru’ and he continued with him through to adulthood. Suvira finished his schooling and completed a degree at University but Yoga was always his first love and he decided to teach after his own teacher suggested he take some of his pupils. He later moved to Delhi which eventually led to him running his own thriving Yoga business. After getting married and having two sons, the family moved to the UK in 2009.
In 2016 Suvira discovered Sadhguru on YouTube and immediately recognised Him to be his true Guru. He decided to train at the ashram in India to learn the original Classical Hatha Yoga. He found that this experience completely transformed him both spiritually and as a person and this has led to him dedicating his life in service to Sadhguru’s mission of transmitting the Classical Hatha Yoga that he lives by daily. Suvira is an Isha Hatha Yoga Certified Teacher and also an Isha Foundation Teacher.
“If you can break the limitations of the illusion that you are separate, and begin to experience the oneness of existence, that is yoga. To lead you towards the experience of yoga – of union and boundlessness – we manipulate the energy and move the system in a certain way. Physical postures are one aspect of this. Understanding the mechanics of the body, creating a certain atmosphere, and then using the body or body postures to drive your energy in specific directions is what Hatha Yoga or yogasanas are about. Hatha yoga is not exercise.”