Testimonials

Hear directly from students, teachers-in-training, and corporate partners who have experienced the transformative power of Arkaya’s classical yoga and traditional tantra teachings.

Clients: Arkaya Corporate Solutions

“As part of a Faculty development program, we had invited Ms. Maitreyi to speak to our participants. She spoke for three hours and enthralled us with lucid examples of connections within the body and the connection between man and the universe. She explained how different types of food affect our bodies and mind. She told us how posture has a direct bearing on back pain and taught how to relieve pain. She showed easy practices, which they could practice even in their work area.  Maitreyi is very knowledgeable, pleasant, energetic and passionate. I have been recommending her program to everyone.”

- Shiva, Manager Human Resources, TCS

 “I was in a state of euphoria after attending Maitreyi’s workshop on the Magick of Mindfulness. It has enhanced my concentration in my work. It has unleashed my creative insight and enhanced my self-confidence. I have become very healthy both mentally and physically.”

- N.C. Balachandran, Manager (Operations), Madras Management Association

 “We have been using the services of Ms. Maitreyi in conducting Yoga sessions for our employees. We find the program very useful and interesting. Maitreyi’s skill and knowledge in the field really helps to keep the vigour of the program high. We have plans to continue with her services after the current batch of trainees complete their program, as we want to carry the benefits of the program organization wide. Her discipline in adherence to time and schedule is commendable.”

- Kamali Rajesh, Associate Vice-President – Human Resources, Ford India Limited

Additional Corporate Feedback:

  • “It is brilliant and knowledge oriented. I wish to get involved in it more and more.” — Debee Prasad, CTS

  • “Excellent-Very enlightening-Learnt simple techniques which can be easily practiced.” — Ramya Venkateswaran, Citi Bank

  • “It was totally new and the best way to have peace in life.” — Rajshri Balasubramaniam, Satyam Computers

  • “My belief about taking responsibility for one’s life has become even stronger.” — Maya, HR CTS

  • “Excellent practical workshop on Yoga.” — Mohan Kumar, EID Parry

Community Members

“I feel so fortunate to have been able to join the Arkaya Community Classes for the past five years and to learn from Maitreyi. It's such a joy and privilege to learn foundational principles of Classical Yoga and Traditional Tantra from her. I feel that these teachings have been helping me to grow into a more mindful, compassionate and empowered person, not to mention it has greatly helped me with relief from stress and anxiety of modern day living. Maitreyi has not only been a great teacher but a person who embodies these principles in her everyday life and inspires and leads by example. And she does this all with humour and humility, which makes us feel she is one of us and on the same level, which I greatly appreciate. I look forward to the classes and connecting with Maitreyi and the Arkaya community which she has fostered here every week and am so thankful that she is here in Vancouver! It's been a real blessing to know her and to learn from her over these years.”

- Cecilia, Education Program Manager

Students of 500 Hour YTT (Embodied Expansion Certification)

“It has been one year since starting the 500 hr training offered through Arkaya. My experience has been multilayered. I was initially skeptical of being able to connect deeply through an online platform, as many of us are. However, I took a chance because I felt a deep resonance with Maitreyi’s approach. Over the year, it has been a slow and gentle process of what feels like osmosis. An absorption of teachings and practices made possible by the way the course is offered. One very unique aspect of this particular teacher training is that Maitreyi brings in many guest teachers and speakers from India, which gives you a more comprehensive understanding of the culture from where these yogic practices originated. The result of this is learning that the essence of practice is woven into all different aspects of life. Smaller sections of practice and study over the course of two years, allows for a lot of repetition which makes its way into your body, mind and heart in the most natural way. The Arkaya system is one that is gentle and yet profound. As a yoga teacher, it has helped me immensely, in being able to share this beautiful inner science in a much more inclusive way. I find myself sharing all the years of practice and study, but with much more awareness and sensitivity for other. The beauty of the Arkaya practice is that it can be infused into everything you have already learned. With a new perspective rooted in cultivating awareness, more light inevitably flows in.”

- Clara Moon Song, 2022-2024 Cohort

“Namaskaram! Thank you, thank you, thank you for a magical experience this weekend! Coming home from three full days of jathis and teachings, I was totally at peace Sunday evening. At peace in body, mind and soul. I felt all transparent, like clear and still water. I could feel and “see” right through myself. I could even single out the few blocks left in my body, like an x-ray photo they stood out solid against my otherwise crystal clear being. A wonderful experience! I am deeply grateful for having had the opportunity to learn yoga from such a great teacher. Maitreyi’s teachings have the quality of coming straight from the “Source”. Learning yoga in this way puts it in the “bones”. It becomes an integrated part of me and it is easy to apply it in everyday life and also to teach it. Again, thank you!”

- Lena, Psychologist, Sweden

“I have taken three Foundation Courses and the Arkaya Yoga Teacher Training. The simple and practical tools that I learned have had a highly positive impact on my life. I feel more light, free and clear. I have more energy and vitality. I am more aware of my body, mind and emotions. On the first day of the teacher training, I started having an intense detox reaction that released many impurities from my body that I didn’t even know were there. Thank you so much!”
- Navin Kulshreshtha

“I first began taking part in the weekly Arkaya Community Class and Satsangh in October 2021 and since then, the weekly classes have become a grounding force in my week and in my life. I am so grateful to be part of such a wonderful, supportive and authentic community guided and led by Maitreyi.  I have been practicing and teaching yoga for many years now and as soon as I met Maitreyi, I knew that I wanted to study further with her. Her gentle presence, deep wisdom, and compassion, combined with her playful nature and humour make her classes and teachings so accessible and relevant to our modern, busy world. 

I first began the Foundations for Life Program and then in the fall of 2022, I started the On-line 500 Hour Arkaya Awareness Teacher Training. Through Maitreyi's teachings and the Arkaya Community, I have grown and deepened in so many ways including:

  • I feel a deeper sense of contentment in my life than I ever have before. This contentment (Santosha) is like an underlying thread that runs through my days, that supports me even in my more challenging moments. The hard days somehow just don't seem quite as hard anymore. It is like the practice and deepening of contentment is a net to catch and cradle me during the challenging times.

  • I feel more connected to myself and am better able to tune into and honour my inner needs. This is helping me to set more healthy boundaries in my life.

  • I am more aware of my reactive patterns and am more able to catch them before they slip out. During the times that I don't catch them, I have more compassion for myself and tools to reflect upon what happened and growing edges.

Maitreyi offers so many tools through the Arkaya practice that are easy to integrate into daily life to support self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-nurturing and presence. I really appreciate all of the contemplative practices as well as these help me to truly integrate the deeper dimensions of authentic yoga and understand them through my lived experience. I feel new depth and richness to my own practice and the classes that I teach.

The on-line format for the 500 Hour Teacher Training has made it possible for me to participate. I appreciate being in the comfort of my own home and not having to worry about traveling or finding accomodation. Even though we are online, I feel very connected to Maitreyi and Ross and the other participants. I also really value having the recordings of the classes available as reference. This allows me to be more present in the live online classes as I know that I will have the recording to refer back to when needed. I also watch/do the classes again and know that I will continue to view the recordings even once the training is over. Each time I view them, I find new information and gems of wisdom that stand out.

I look forward to the continued unfolding of my Self through my connection to Arkaya and Maitreyi and highly recommend this Teacher Training, both for those who want to teach yoga and for those who are wanting to deepen into their own practice.”

- Sadie Bartram, Vancouver Island