About Us

About Trayag Studio

Trayag believes that every body and mind is different hence it approaches an individualistic method of approach even in a group class, after studying the body physically and trying to understand the psychology of the student
The self defence classes are designed for corporate classes.
Most suitable for working professionals who have sedentary lifestyle and can use Kalaripayit and yoga techniques to make the body and mind fit

Yagnika Iyengar

Know About Teacher

Yagnika Iyengar is the artistic director of Trayag. She has trained in yoga since the age of 5 through Iyengar family tradition. Along with yoga she also studied bharatanatyam from the tender age of 6.
She completed her diploma in movement arts and mixed media where she studied various techniques of body conditioning, ballet, jazz, contemporary, kalaripayitt, Mayurbhanj chau, massage techniques ect.
Further she continued her studies in yoga and completed her masters in yoga therapy. And started her teaching in yoga in the year 2015. She worked in various good firms like decathlon and for the first time in Bangalore she organised yoga treks to kudremukh , kodachadri , Neeleshwaram ect.
She has also done her masters in dance which is in natyasastra under Dr. Padma Subramaniam in sastra university. She has trained in bharatanatyam for 23 years and studied under the Guru smt vid Sneha Devanandan in lineage of Guru smt Padmini Ramachandran.

Now she is doing her higher education under smt Radha Sridhar. She has also trained in Nattuvangam and is currently learning the 108 karnas. Her journey with martial arts although started with karate, she found her love with Kalaripayitt during her training in Attakalari at 2015, ever since then she has been learning the Indian divine martial arts with utmost dedication.
She initially trained under CVN kalari, she visited Trivandrum and met Satyanarayan Gurukkal in effort to learn the art form deeply. Later she continued her training under PV Balan Gurukkal disciple Bala Gopal. Post that she went into deeper studies with Shinoj Yodha of Yodha cultural village. She is now continuing her education in kalari from Shinoj Yodha.

Meet Our Expert Trainers

Varsha Shenoy

Musician & Veena

Varsha is a versatile artist who is a musician and is a Veena artist. She has also done her deeper studies in Taichi and other art forms. She is a great disciple eager to learn new experiences. She is also a passionate student who Learns bharatanatyam and yoga