Where Ancient WisdomMeets the Modern World

Yogi Madhav teaches traditional yoga as it is still taught in India: simply, calmly and with precise, clear instruction. Raised in a traditional Indian family, he has practised yoga since childhood, for more than twenty years.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Sanskrit and Hindi and a Master’s degree in Yoga and Meditation, and has studied the Vedas, classical Indian philosophy, Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Pranic Healing. With more than 500 hours of professional training, he is also a certified Science of Living coach, and in 2008 he won the Himalaya Yoga Olympiad.

Since 2012 he has taught in yoga schools, ashrams, universities, institutes and NGOs, guiding thousands of international students through 200-hour and 300-hour teacher trainings. Now based in the UK, he leads Avana Yoga’s trainings, workshops and retreats.

In his classes the postures are only the beginning. He teaches them as a way into breath, stillness and the philosophy that gives yoga its meaning.

Prabhakar Rana teaches Hatha and Ashtanga yoga, and the philosophy and meditation that sit beneath them. He has taught for more than sixteen years, including philosophy and meditation at yoga centres across India, and has completed over 1,000 hours of professional teacher training.

Drawn to a spiritual way of living from a young age, he practised many styles of yoga before Hatha led him to train seriously. On the mat he found contentment, self-awareness and a steady connection between body and mind, and that is what he offers his students.

He teaches patiently, letting each student take the yogic path at their own pace.