Niyati Shah

Niyati has been studying and practicing yoga for over 20 years and has been teaching in the Washington DC area since 2004. She has trained and practiced Iyengar, Yin, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and Vinyasa. Most recently, she has been focusing on healing-centered practices/experiences addressing trauma, stress and anxiety that include pranayama (breathwork/meditation) and mindful asana/movement. Since 2013, Niyati has been serving as a Senior Gender Advisor at USAID where she has been working to advance gender equality and women's empowerment across international programs in global health. She is a first-generation South Asian American and earned her masters in international public policy from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), studied Historical Documentary Film at George Washington University, and was born/raised in Ohio.