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Classical Hatha Yoga and Wellness Counselling

Your safe space to physical and emotional wellbeing.

Gowri Panchapakesan works with individuals, schools, and organizations through Classical Hatha Yoga and wellness counselling, supporting physical practice and emotional wellbeing.

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About

What is Science of Yoga and how it works?

The founder, Gowri Panchapakesan, is a certified Classical Hatha Yoga instructor from Vivekanandha School of Yoga and Yoga Alliance International, and a wellness counsellor. She supports individuals seeking guidance in wellness, lifestyle and stress management, time management, pre- and post-partum wellbeing, and counselling.

With 12+ years of practice, her approach combines clear instruction, patience with beginners and attentive, personalised guidance. Sessions can be adapted for homes, schools and workplaces.

The instructor

Practice, shown simply.

Supported backbend on a yoga wheel

Supported backbend

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Session videos

Watch a session before you book.

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Video

Yoga session demo

A short look at how a session moves.

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Why Science of Yoga

Quiet practice. Clear reasons to trust it.

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    Traditional Hatha Yoga

    Posture, breath, and attention taught in a classical sequence — clear, unhurried, and precise.

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    Scientific approach

    Guidance grounded in how the body and nervous system actually respond, without mystique.

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    Personalized guidance

    Sessions shaped around the person, the team, or the classroom in front of her.

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    Suitable for all ages

    Beginners, returning practitioners, students, and working professionals are equally welcome.

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    Online & in person

    Meet on a video call, or in person at a workplace, school, or private setting.

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    Workplace wellbeing expertise

    Programs designed for HR teams that need something practical, calm, and easy to schedule.

Services

Hatha Yoga for all age groups and across all genders, and Wellness Counselling.

Wellness counselling

A private conversation for the pressures that yoga alone does not name.

  • Stress management
  • Anxiety
  • Work-life balance
  • Time management
  • Lifestyle changes and management
  • Emotional wellbeing
  • Pre-partum, post-partum, perimenopause and menopause management for women

Counselling

A private conversation for stress management, work-life-family balance.

Classical Hatha Yoga

Traditional practice for posture, breath, and a quieter mind.

  • Posture
  • Breathing
  • Flexibility
  • Mobility
  • Mindfulness

Personal sessions

One-to-one work, planned around a single person rather than a group format.

  • One-to-one
  • Customized wellness plans
  • Private yoga
  • Private counselling

Workplace wellbeing

A wellbeing partner your team will actually use.

Built for HR and people teams, and for schools that want the same care in a classroom. Programs stay practical: interactive, kind to beginners, and simple to host online or on-site.

  • Employee wellbeing programs
  • Interactive yoga sessions
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Stress management workshops
  • Mindfulness sessions
  • Burnout prevention
  • Online sessions
  • In-person sessions

Tell us about your team. The first conversation is a consultation, not a pitch deck.

Workplace wellbeing

What you can expect from a workplace wellness workshop/session

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    Stress management at the workplace

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    Ergonomics and movements for desk-based employees

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    Nutrition or sleep education

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    Desk yoga

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    Employee fun and engaging activities to unwind

Benefits

What changes when the work is regular.

Individuals

  • Steadier under pressure

    Breath and counselling tools you can use on an ordinary workday, not only on a mat.

  • Easier movement

    Mobility and posture work that respects injuries, age, and how much time you actually have.

  • A place to be heard

    Counselling that starts with listening, then offers a plan you can keep.

Organizations

  • Programs people attend

    Sessions paced for mixed groups — new to yoga, skeptical, or already practicing.

  • Support beyond a one-off class

    Workshops, ongoing wellbeing, and assistance programs HR can actually schedule.

  • On-site or remote

    The same care in a meeting room, a school hall, or on a video call.

Testimonials

Notes from people who stayed.

Student who attends Science of Yoga sessions

“What I love most about attending these yoga sessions is that there is absolutely no force, pressure, or negativity. I genuinely feel like attending the class, and that itself makes such a huge difference.

After every session, I feel more energetic and refreshed. The body pains and tension that I carry seem to reduce noticeably. What amazes me most is how ma’am somehow understands exactly where the pain or stiffness is and teaches the specific stretches needed for that particular area. It feels like she knows what my body needs even before I explain it!

In simple words, the sessions are just fantastic and truly incomparable to any other workout classes I have attended. It’s not just exercise—it’s something I genuinely look forward to and feel good about doing.

Thank you, ma’am, for making every session so effective, positive, and enjoyable!”

Yoga studentPrivate session
Student who has practiced for six months

“It’s been 6 months since I started my yoga journey with Satya garu, and I’m truly glad and grateful to have her as my guru. Every session has been a wonderful experience, and I always feel better after each one.

One of the biggest changes I’ve noticed is with my periods. I used to have severe cramps and heavy flow, but slowly the cramps reduced, and for the last two months, I’ve had zero cramps. That has been a big change for me.

Along with this, I can see a difference in my flexibility, energy, mood and posture, and overall I feel much better. I’m really grateful for Satya garu’s guidance and for this beautiful journey.”

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Student in her second round of classes

“Hi Satya, this is my second innings with you as my yoga teacher and what I love about my everyday is I am doing something meaningful at the beginning of the day with a positive guidance so that my day goes better.

I have never looked for weight loss or shape up, what I aim for from this session is my body gets more flexibility and I am reaching it closed with every session I do.

Thanks for being my yoga teacher, i appreciate all the efforts you put with lot of empathy towards each one of us.”

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Student grateful for personal attention in yoga sessions

“I’m really happy with your yoga sessions and the way you care for each yogi. I truly appreciate how you understand everyone’s individual health conditions and guide them according to their body’s needs.

Your personal attention and care make the sessions very special. I’m really happy and grateful to be part of your sessions.”

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Certifications

The training behind the teaching.

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    Vivekanandha School of Yoga

    Classical training in Hatha yoga, held with the same clarity she teaches in.

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    Yoga Alliance International

    International certification backing her personal practice and her teaching.

FAQ

Before you write.

Individuals who want private yoga or counselling, schools and institutions, and corporate HR teams looking for employee wellbeing. Sessions are suitable for all ages, including people who have never practiced before.

Contact

Write, call, or book a conversation.

Online, and on-site.

Sessions happen on a call, or in person at a workplace, school, or private setting.