Your body already knows the way home.

My work is to help you access them.

Karishma is a yogic wellbeing practitioner whose work bridges ancient wisdom and modern life. Her practice is grounded in applied yoga, psychology, and long-format emotional work, designed to help individuals build regulation, clarity, and inner strength over time.

With over 16 years of dedicated practice, Karishma works with clients across the world through a deeply personalised, practice-led approach. Her work is not about quick fixes but about learning how to live well, with steadiness, agency, and emotional literacy.

Her Approach

Karishma’s methodology brings together Eastern somatic practices and Western psychological frameworks. It draws from classical yogic psychology, where deep emotional imprints are understood as samskara, the patterns that shape perception, reaction, and identity over time.

Her work focuses on emotional regulation, self-awareness, and the ability to respond to life with clarity rather than reactivity. Change is cultivated through abhyasa, sustained disciplined practice, not momentary insight.

Through her sessions and her writing, Karishma empowers individuals to practise their way into resilience, presence, and grounded living. The foundation of the space she holds is karuna: compassion as strength, not indulgence.

Samskara

Patterns that shape how we perceive, react, and become.

Abhyasa

Sustained practice. The only thing that changes us.

Karuna

Compassion as strength. The foundation we hold.

Vairagya

Non-attachment. Letting go of what no longer serves.

Prajna

Discernment. The wisdom to know what is true.

The Path

Formation

MSc, Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health, King's College London. Felix Scholarship, MSc Violence Conflict and Development, SOAS. Advanced Diploma, Yoga Institute Sydney, lineage teachers under TKV Desikachar. Yoga Nidra with Dr Richard Miller. Vedic Chanting, Reiki, EFT, Vipassana in Blue Mountains, Australia.

Professional Arc

Journalist and reporter, NDTV New Delhi. Save the Children, London, Haiti earthquake response. Humanitarian research across Iraq, Rwanda, and Uganda. Founded Soulkatha as a platform for yoga as emotional wellbeing. Evolved to KE practice.

Ongoing Practice

Author of three books on parenting and gratitude. Parenting two children as ongoing formation. Committed to active study and supervision under own teachers and mentors.

Workshops and Institutional Work

Karishma has worked with schools, hospitals, corporations, and NGOs across India and internationally.

Eileen O'Connor Centre, Australia

A six-week breath-centred yoga programme for speech therapists. Supporting practitioner resilience and the wellbeing of those whose inner state directly shapes the children they serve.

St Lucy's School, Sydney

Three months working with differently-abled children using sound therapy, body movement, and breathwork to support calm, focus, and reduced frustration.

Ramky Foundation

A session on emotional awareness and inner balance for corporate teams. On how the quality of a person’s inner life shapes the way they lead and relate.

Udayan Care, in partnership with UNICEF and the Government of Telangana

An emotional regulation and self-care session for master trainers in family-based alternative care. Practitioners who hold others through difficulty and need a practice of their own.

Byju's

A holistic programme integrating breathwork, physical movement, and mental reframing to support creativity, focus, and sustained resilience at work.

NGO EAIF-RAAH

A self-care and inner resilience session for trauma-informed counsellors. On how those who support others through extreme difficulty can remain grounded and replenished in their own work.

Cuddles Foundation

Breathwork and nervous system regulation for participants managing stress and disrupted sleep through the COVID-19 crisis.

Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad

A six-week programme for expectant parents on building emotional resilience, secure attachment, and inner steadiness through the transition to parenthood.

Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad

Recurring engagements covering mindfulness for children, emotional wellbeing for adults, and navigating parenthood in a digital age. Featured in the school’s own publication.

The Lawrence School, Lovedale

A mentorship session for adolescents on finding steadiness amid stress, peer pressure, and the weight of expectation.

Daksha School

Calming and regulation practices for children during a period of collective uncertainty, supporting personal wellbeing and the ability to navigate difficulty with more ease.

In the Press

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