STUDENTS AND ORGANISERS
Testimonials.
Read what students and organisers valued about practising and working with Sowmya. Open any entry for a summary of their feedback or the event report.
Prenatal yoga
Flexible timing and a practice tailored each week
Sharon appreciated that Sowmya accommodated scheduling changes across time zones. She also valued the regular check-ins and the way Sowmya remembered previous conversations and adjusted each session to how she felt that day.
A calm presence and time for questions
Chaithanya valued Sowmya’s attentive guidance through movement and breathing. She appreciated that Sowmya answered questions and shared practical suggestions between classes.
Clear explanations alongside the practice
Versha described Sowmya as calm and knowledgeable. She appreciated that the classes included explanations as well as movement, with introductions to practices such as mudras.
A new practice to look forward to
Tejasvi had a background in sports and was new to yoga. She looked forward to the morning sessions and thanked Sowmya for teaching with patience and care.
Online sessions that fit a busy schedule
Yojna appreciated clear instructions and the convenience of joining online. She singled out the tailored approach and the mix of postures, breathing and meditation.
Regular yoga classes
A shared introduction to yoga
In a personal letter, R. Sreenivas thanked Sowmya for introducing him and his wife to yoga and complementary practices. A year of practice gave them a new appreciation for yoga alongside their usual exercise.
Detailed demonstrations and individual attention
B. S. Krishna Kumar described returning to regular practice and later having his family join. He highlighted Sowmya’s demonstrations of postures, breathing and kriyas, and the extra time she gave students who needed individual guidance.
Patient guidance for different ages and skill levels
After more than a year of classes, Sanjeev Kapoor praised Sowmya’s patience and her habit of teaching by example. He appreciated how she adjusted for students’ ages and experience in sessions combining stretching, postures and breathwork.
Structured power yoga that kept classes interesting
After six months of classes, M. Indrabalan described Sowmya as methodical and committed. He singled out her approach to power yoga and appreciated that she kept the sessions engaging.
Letters of appreciation
A five-day workplace yoga camp
The society thanked Sowmya for volunteering to lead a five-day yoga camp. The programme combined yoga postures with introductions to naturopathy, acupressure and auricular therapy. The letter expressed interest in future programmes.
A team-led wellbeing awareness camp
In a separate letter, the society thanked the team, including Sowmya, for organising an awareness camp introducing holistic wellbeing and auricular therapy.
An informative workshop for school staff
The school principal thanked Sowmya for a yoga workshop for staff and described the session as informative and enriching.
Practical demonstrations for families
The organisation’s chairperson thanked Sowmya for giving families an introduction to naturopathy and natural living through talks and demonstrations.
Workshop reports
A Women’s Day wellbeing workshop
In its event coverage, the Indian Navy reported that Sowmya spoke about yoga and acupressure as part of a wider wellbeing workshop for women in the naval community.
Yoga demonstrations followed by questions
An event report records that Sowmya led a talk on wellbeing and yoga for families, including demonstrations of breathing and postures. The programme ended with a question-and-answer session.