About Us
A Practice Built on Presence
Swastha Yoga began with a simple belief — that healing is personal, and yoga therapy should meet each body exactly where it is.
Twelve years ago, this was one person, one mat, one question.
This is the story of how a practice
became a place to heal.
The Journey
A Decade, Told as It Happened
First Practice
One person, one mat — a personal Hatha yoga practice with no plan to teach anyone else.
A practice that stayed personal for years before it became a studio.
Competition & Recognition
The personal practice met the wider yoga community for the first time — the Global Yoga Praveena Award, among the first outside recognition of a decade of discipline.
Founded Swastha Yoga
The practice became a place — Dr. Sumitra M Patil founded Swastha Yoga Therapy and Prenatal Center, opening its doors in Bengaluru and taking Gandharva on as a student under her direct teaching.
A one-person practice became a team.
A Practice for Others
Dr. Sumitra has since stepped back, and Gandharva now leads Swastha Yoga. More than 1,000 students across five countries later, the question hasn't changed: what does this body need, right now.
Still one relationship at a time.
Teaching a room full of people didn't retire the personal practice.
The mat changes size. The discipline doesn't.
Still practicing the shapes no one is watching him practice.
“Teach the person, not the pose.”
Teaching
Every Room Starts From Zero
A children’s class doesn’t run on the same instructions as a therapy session, and neither runs on a script. Every room Gandharva teaches starts by watching, not instructing — a habit formed long before Swastha Yoga existed, and one that hasn’t changed since.
Learning Journey
A Decade, Collected
Gandharva’s own credentials, not a résumé — a collection. Every certificate here was earned over years, not printed for a website.
M.Sc. Yoga — First Class with Distinction
VELS Institute · 2023Teacher Training Certification
NITHYA Association · OngoingCertified Yoga Trainer
Ministry of AYUSH, Skill India · OngoingYoga Merit Certificate — Advance II, 97%
Karnataka Social Development Society · 2019Global Yoga Praveena Award
Amrutha Yoga Kendra · 2017–18Certificate of Appreciation
Vishwa Samskruti Utsava, Dubai · 2019Award of Excellence
NITHYA Association · OngoingWhat Guides Every Session
Practice
Presence
Healing
Discipline
Compassion
Community
The Room, Full
12
Years1,000+
Students5
CountriesEvery Journey Begins With a Single Breath
Whether you're recovering, expecting, or simply looking for a calmer way to move through your day, there's a place to start.