INTEGRATIVE YOGA SPECIALIST

Following a distinguished tenure as a respected leader in the global yoga community, Shilpa Ghatalia brings over thirty years of expertise to her residency. Her signature method, Integrative Yoga, offers a synthesis of diverse Hatha styles, including lyengar, Anusara, and Yin, to create a meditation in movement that bridges the gap between physical practice and spontaneous stillness.

Shilpa’s approach is designed to reset the entire system by blending traditional postures with conscious breathing, kriya cleansing, and guided Yoga Nidra. By weaving together these ancient wisdoms with modern wellness insights, her sessions focus of regulating the nervous system ad restoring the natural flow of energy. This intentional, slower-paced practice is highly effective for reducing deep-seated tension, supporting emotional balance, and cultivating a lasting sense of calm that carries far beyond the mat.

As the founder of the award-winning Yogshakti studio and a master educator for Yoga Alliance, Shilpa’s teaching is characterized by a warm and supportive atmosphere. Her sessions are tailored to accommodate all levels of experience, from complete beginners to seasoned practitioners, encouraging each individual to explore their own capacity for flexibility and ease.

Through this mindful integration of movement and breath, the practice supports the body’s innate ability to reorganise and heal. Many participants experience immediate benefits, including a profound sense of relaxation, improved structural alignment, and a revitalized spirit.

Morning Energy & Breathwork
Best for: jet lag, clearer mind, improved digestion, deeper breathing, natural energy
Awaken the body from within with a revitalising blend of classical breathwork and gentle kriyas. This complimentary session uses traditional cleansing techniques to stimulate circulation and clear stagnant energy, effectively hitting the reset button on your internal systems. By focusing on deep, rhythmic breathing and intentional movement, you’ll shed the heaviness of travel or sleep, leaving the mat feeling light, focused, and vibrantly ready for the day ahead.

Deep Rest Reset
Best for: stress, poor sleep, anxiety, fatigue, nervous system balance
Enter a state of profound repair with this fully supported, floor-based practice. Utilizing bolsters and blankets to cradle the body, you will be guided through Yoga Nidra; a systematic relaxation technique that hovers between sleep and meditation. This allows the nervous system to shift out of fight or flight and into a deep healing mode. Just one session can offer the restorative benefits of several hours of conventional rest. It is the ultimate antidote to fatigue and mental overload.

Integrative Hatha
Best for: joint mobility, nervous system regulation, improved posture, deep mind-body connection
A slow, breath-led practice that prioritises integration over intensity. This Hatha session blends mindful movement with longer holds and subtle energetic awareness to help you inhabit your body more fully. Rather than pushing for athletic flexibility, the focus remains on nervous system regulation and structural alignment. It is a moving inquiry into how the body feels, designed to ease stiffness and leave you feeling grounded, steady, and gracefully aligned.

Qi Gong Flow
Best for: stress, fatigue, stiffness, mental overload, balance, gentle full-body mobility
Experience the ‘Art of Effortless Power’ in this standing moving meditation. Qi Gong Flow blends continuous, fluid movements with mindful awareness to harmonise the body’s energy. Each sequence is carefully designed to ease he joints and improve circulation without strain or impact. By synchronising slow movement with the breath, you effectively quiet the mind and regulate the nervous system, making it an ideal practice for those seeking balance and relaxation without the demands of a traditional floor-based workout.

Release the Hips & Breathe
Best for: tight hips, stiff hamstrings, lower back tension, stress relief, improved flexibility, recovery
This targeted floor-based class focuses on the areas where we store the most physical and emotional tension: the hips, hamstrings, and lower back. Through a series of slow stretches and supported postures, you will learn to se steady, effective breathing to unlock ‘stuck’ areas. The breath acts as a key, encouraging the muscles to relax more deeply into each movement, resulting in improved flexibility and a significant reduction in lower back discomfort.

Hip Mobility & Breath
Best for: tight hips, stiff hamstrings, lower back tension, beginners building foundations, improving flexibility safely
In this 90-minute focused intensive, you will explore the mechanics of the lower body to create a healthier, more comfortable spine. This masterclass goes beyond simple stretching, teaching you safe and effective techniques to open the hips and lengthen the back body without strength. You will be introduced to foundational breathwork methods that acts as a bridge, allowing you to move with greater ease and access deeper layers of flexibility, safety, and sustainability.

Standing Strength & Inversions
Best for: strength building, posture improvement, balance, core stability, learning inversions safely
Build a powerful foundation from the ground up. This session focuses on the architecture of standing postures, exploring how proper foot placement, pelvic stability, and core engagement create lighter, more efficient movement, you will be guided through flowing sequences and preparatory drills for inversions, demystifying the process of going upside down. Whether you are looking to improve your posture or conquer a headstand, this masterclass develops the focus and full-body strength required for a confident practice.

Meditation & Qi Gong
Best for: stress relief, mental focus, better sleep, nervous system reset, developing a sustainable meditation practice
A calm, grounding journey that bridges the gap between stillness and motion. This session combines seated meditation with the gentle, flowing movements of Qi Gong to help you quiet a busy mind; you will learn practical, accessible techniques for breath regulation and comfortable sitting that can be easily integrated into your daily life at home. By the end of the 90 minutes, you will have the tools to reset your nervous system and maintain mental clarity long after you leave the studio.

Integrative Yoga Consultation
Best for: first-time yoga guests, injuries, sensitivity, nervous system regulation, post-travel recovery
A bespoke therapeutic experience tailored entirely to your unique physical and energetic needs. Following an initial consultation to discuss your history and goals, Shilpa will design a personalised blend of breathwork, gentle Hatha, and restorative pose. Whether you are navigating a specific injury, dealing with post-travel depletion, or seeking emotional balance, this one-on-one session provides the precise adjustments and dedicated attention needed to restore your body to its natural state of equilibrium.

Breath as medicine
Best for: anxiety, poor sleep, asthma, high performers needing focus, athletes
Harness the power of your most fundamental life force in this private, one-on-one session. These sessions focus on personalised breathing techniques to regulate the nervous system, expand lung capacity, and restore a natural flow of energy; by retraining your breathing patterns, you can cultivate a sense of calm and sustainable vitality that lasts.

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