Vancouver : Kitsilano

Insiya Rasiwala

Elite Ambassador

Insiya is a writer and yoga teacher, who first experienced yoga as a young child in Bombay, India, where she grew up. She found herself “back home” when she returned to a regular yoga practice as an adult in the West. who
A graduate of Mount Holyoke, a progressive Liberal Arts college in Massachusetts, USA, Insiya’s studies focused on International Relations with much of her work dealing with cultural globalization.

It was inevitable then, that right after university, she would work in global advertising and communications in the US, eventually lending a foundational hand to local success story lululemon athletica upon arriving in Vancouver.

Today, Insiya is energized by her studies in yoga and movement, teaching and writing on health, wellness and green living. A certified vinyasa flow and kids yoga teacher, Insiya also founded Yoga Bees, a Greater Vancouver area based program that brings yoga and yogic values to children in schools.

She has also studied ayurveda, alignment focused yoga styles, dance and other movement forms. You will leave her classes gaining flexibility and strength while finding your own intuitive awareness and balance. She cites many teachers for their inspiration including Gioia Irwin, Shiva Rea, Robert Svoboda, Fiona Stang, Malaa and Eoin Finn.

Insiya says, (and her partner agrees) that yoga, meditation and running by the ocean are essential to balance her very active (vata-esque) nature.