Yoga

Sensei Sandeep Desai’s Profile
SENSEI SANDEEP DESAI is a master of T’ai Chi, Ashtanga Yoga and Martial Arts having several International Accolades to his name. He holds 5th Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate, acquired in Okinawa, Japan. He has trained arduously and extensively in Chenjiagou village, the birthplace of T’ai Chi in China He has successfully completed the ‘Full Time Training’ under the supervision of Grandmaster Chen Zhonghua.
Sensei Sandeep Desai has dedicated 20 years to the regular practice of Iyengar Yoga. In the recent times, having received training from the lineage holder Saraswathiji, a daughter of Shri K.Pattabhi Jois at the world renowned kpjayi at Mysore , he now devotes his time teaching Ashtanga Yoga
Sensei Desai has been a full-time teacher of the martial arts for over three decades. He currently teaches the Chinese martial art T’ai Chi (chen style practical method), to students all over the country. With his pedigree and intense involvement with T’ai Chi, he is the only one of his kind in the country to offer a window to this exotic and sublime art.
The Sensei won the silver medal in the First International Chen Style T'ai Chi Tournament at Singapore in December 2005. He also won the bronze medal in the First World Traditional Wushu Tournament in 2004 held at Zhengzhou city, China, under the 30-45 year category.
Sensei Desai is the author of ‘The Small Book of T’ai Chi’, and writes regularly for the popular ‘Speaking Tree’ column in The Times of India.
Besides, he has featured on BBC World, Star Plus, Zoom, CNBC TV18, Zee TV, Doordarshan, Channel V & Times Now.
He was recently felicitated by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi for his stellar accomplishments and for introducing T’ai Chi to the people of India.
He has held workshops for corporates like Siemens, TATA Motors, Aditya Birla Group, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Brahmakumaris, Reebok, Reliance Money, Johnson & Johnson, Bharat Petroleum, Times of India, Western Naval Command, Central Railways, Crossword, Magna, NCPA, Help Library, Melange, Indus, YPO and a horde of others.
He has also conducted regular workshops for IITs & IIMs and at The Celebrate Bandra & Kalaghoda Arts Festivals.
The Mumbai-based Sensei has a vision of promoting the lesser known but immensely beneficial martial art among a wider mass of people. Using his strong foundation and years of rigorous practice in the art, the Sensei hopes to bring more balance to a frenzied world. Eventually, he hopes to give the art the recall value it so richly deserves.