Co-founder • Yogi • Yoga Director
Sanmay Mukhopadhyay is a globally respected yoga teacher, researcher, and author with over 30 years of experience in multiple yoga traditions, including Iyengar, Hatha, Vinyasa, Bikram, and Patañjali Yoga. Trained in both India and the USA, his early foundation came through the Bisthu Ghosh lineage, emphasizing therapeutic approaches.
He is known for his deeply integrative teaching style that combines asana, pranayama, meditation, chakra work, and philosophical insights. He has led yoga programs internationally, including in India and the United States, with long-standing engagements in corporate wellness—most notably with the County of Los Angeles.
His programs are tailored to manage stress, anxiety, and chronic pain, making his approach especially relevant for professionals and those dealing with lifestyle-related health concerns.
Sanmay’s academic background is equally impressive, with formal education in physics, engineering, finance, and yoga therapy. He is currently pursuing a PhD in yoga and consciousness studies. His research includes published work on yoga’s role in pain reduction, immune function, and cancer diagnostics.
As an author, he has written books such as The Yogic Warriors and Fear of Hope, reflecting his deep interest in the intersection of spirituality, health, and human potential. Sanmay’s work continues to bridge traditional wisdom with modern needs.
Sanmay’s teaching philosophy blends tradition with therapeutic insight. Rooted in classical lineages like Patañjali, Iyengar, and Hatha Yoga, his approach emphasizes alignment, breath, and self-awareness—not just for flexibility or fitness, but for holistic healing. He believes yoga should be accessible, purposeful, and grounded in lived experience.
His sessions are designed to restore balance—physically, mentally, and emotionally—by focusing on posture precision, mindful breathwork, and meditative stillness. Sanmay tailors each practice to the needs of his students, often integrating elements from dance, yoga therapy, and interoception research. Whether working with individuals facing chronic illness or guiding corporate professionals through stress management, his goal is the same: to use yoga as a tool for resilience, clarity, and inner alignment.
Above all, Sanmay views yoga as a lifelong inquiry—where strength meets surrender, tradition meets transformation, and the body becomes a gateway to deeper awareness.
With Swami Purnatmananda, President of Bharat Sevashram Sangh (BSS), and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Indian spiritual leader
With Dr. Sarkar, Cardiologist, ex-President IAYT, USA
With Dr. Sharma, Head of Research, SVYASA
With Dr. H. R. Nagendra, VC of SVYASA, Bangalore
International Yoga Day, June 19, 2024
With Pandit Ravishankar
Yoga at LA County (1)
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At SVYASA
We are so grateful to be associated with this group!
“Sanmayji explains each Pranayama technique's specific benefits and scientific basis, making these ancient techniques much more attractive to today’s questioning minds. His Pranayama routine is not the same every day; he changes it based on the season's needs and could be addressing issues someone in the group is dealing with. He introduces new breathing techniques, including chanting along with the Pranayama, explaining their benefits. The Yoga classes are gentle and tailor-made for the group he leads, addressing specific health issues like back pain, arthritis, diabetes, etc. As Sanmayji pursued his studies in Ayurveda, I noticed he incorporated the ayurvedic principles and explanations in his sessions. I feel the practice of Pranayama and Yoga is an important disease prevention adjunct in today’s fast-paced life. We are so grateful to be associated with this group. What he does for the community is remarkable.” — Dr. Anita Bajaj, MD, Los Angeles
I have enormously benefited from the sessions and applied the healing principles during my busy, stressful daily lifestyle as a physician.
“Sanmay Mukhopadhyay’s Yoga lessons and Pranayama sessions are strongly based on real scientific explanations, in-depth knowledge, and self-realization of mind, body, and spirit. Over the last one year, I have been following his Yoga classes. Every time I joined, the classes would explain the postures and Pranayama techniques in a simplified, completely doable way at home. Each session was for an hour, and every time I felt an immediate connection, I got rejuvenated and restorative. I have enormously benefited from the sessions and applied the healing principles during my busy, stressful daily lifestyle as a physician. I highly recommend Sanmay’s Yoga sessions to those who never had Yoga lessons. No doubt, his practice of Yoga research and deep knowledge of Vedanta philosophy balance inner peace and mind-body awareness.” — Dr. Arup Das, MD, PhD, FARVO, Regents’ Professor of Ophthalmology, UNM School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM.
It is a masterpiece. His teaching has a great impact.
“Yogi Sanmay Mukhopadhyay brought the ancient timeless wisdom in this book, and it is a practical & clinical guide for both the student and practitioner of yoga. Mr. Mukhopadhyay has given many practical hints towards the attainment of higher spiritual goals. It is a masterpiece. His teaching has a great impact. Much love and light.” — Dr. Lad, American author, Ayurvedic physician, Prof. & Dir. of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
