About me

I found yoga through running and lifting weights. Now I have a regular Ashtanga practice too, and all three bring me so much joy! I come to the mat playfully: curious, open to trying things a different way, and happy to laugh when something wobbles.

That’s what I’d love you to bring as well. An open mind. A bit of curiosity about what your body can do today. No pose is a test, and there’s no wrong way to be a beginner.

Away from yoga, I’m an experienced pharmacist working in general practice, and I have worked in higher education for over a decade. My students have taught me as much as I’ve taught them, above all that everyone learns differently. Teaching, for me, is about nurturing people. I’d like you to feel looked after in every class, and to watch your practice grow over time.

Shefali walking along a tree-lined path in Bangladesh, wearing a red kameez

Where I teach

Sunday afternoons
small classes in my home studio in Bearsden
Friday evenings
an Ashtanga-inspired flow class for the University of Glasgow Yoga Club
Cover classes
for East Dunbartonshire Leisure

Training

200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training, YogaJo’s, with Jo Lockhart (2026)
300-hour Advanced Teacher Training, YogaJo’s (in progress)
PGDip Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (2020)
Regular Mysore-style Ashtanga practice with Cathy Moran (KPJAYI Level 2 Authorised) and Francesca Pellicano at Ashtanga Yoga Glasgow; with Laura González at Merchant City Yoga, Glasgow
Insured with Insure4Sport
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