Pooja Virani Yoga

05/28/2026

There’s no easy way to say this: 2026 has been rough 😟

The unrest in the U.S. and around the world continues to break my heart. I know many of us who’ve spent years trying to positively impact our communities are feeling exhausted, discouraged, and unsure whether what we do still makes a difference.

When I feel myself spiraling, I come back to one reminder: Yoga isn't just what happens on the mat. It's how we show up every day.
I’m not saying it’s easy. It isn’t.

I have to keep reminding myself that what I do matters. That I matter.

That you matter, too.

Showing up in difficult times takes courage, resilience, vulnerability, and humility. But more than anything, it requires staying connected to ourselves - our values, our purpose, and our humanity.

That’s a big part of why I’m hosting a weekend retreat at the Omega Institute this June 19–21.

This retreat isn’t about escaping the world. It’s about reconnecting with yourself so you can move through the world with more ease, clarity, strength, and joy.

Throughout the weekend, I’ll be teaching practical Pain-Free Movement techniques to help you build flexibility, mobility, and strength while learning how to feel more supported, easeful, and grounded in your body.

Because joy matters, too.

Our JOY is the foundation of our RESISTANCE.

To help make the retreat more accessible, I’m also offering two scholarships for BIPOC and LGBTQIA participants.



https://www.eomega.org/workshops/finding-freedom-movement

05/19/2026

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to feel at home in our bodies.

Not in a “perfect posture” or “fix yourself” kind of way. But in a grounded, human way.

So many of us are moving through life carrying stress, tension, pain, exhaustion, grief, overwhelm… and becoming disconnected from ourselves in the process.

That’s a big part of why I’m teaching a weekend retreat at the Omega Institute this June 19–21: Finding Freedom in Movement ✨

This retreat is about learning practical Pain-Free Movement techniques to help you move through daily life with more ease, support, confidence, and joy in your body.

More than anything, I want this weekend to feel like an exhale 😅

A chance to slow down. To reconnect with yourself. To move differently. To remember what it feels like to feel supported in your body instead of fighting against it.

I’m also offering two scholarships for BIPOC and LGBTQIA participants to help make the retreat more accessible.

Learn more + register: https://www.eomega.org/workshops/finding-freedom-movement

04/14/2026

Grateful to be selected as a featured retreat at Omega this June 🙏

Join me June 19–21 in upstate New York for a weekend focused on helping you reduce pain, stiffness, and tension while building flexibility, mobility, and strength you can carry into your daily life️‍🏋️‍♂️‍🏃🏻‍♀️‍🤸

In addition to our sessions, you’ll have access to yoga and meditation classes, farm-to-table meals, and time to recharge on Omega’s beautiful campus in the Catskills 🧘‍♀️‍🏕️

If you’ve been looking for a way to feel better in your body—and learn tools that last beyond a single weekend—I’d love to have you there.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4bGfTHq

04/07/2026

What would it feel like to wake up and move through your day without pain, stiffness, or tension holding you back?

I’m hosting a weekend retreat at the Omega Institute in upstate New York, June 19–21.

This isn’t just about rest. You’ll learn Pain-Free Movement techniques you can actually use in your daily life—so your body feels better, and you build flexibility, mobility, and strength that truly support you.

Between sessions, you’ll have access to yoga and meditation classes, nourishing farm-to-table meals, and time to slow down on Omega’s beautiful campus in the Catskills.

If you’re ready to move with less pain, stiffness, or tension—and more confidence—join me this June.

Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4bGfTHq

02/06/2025

Getting off this platform soon…

Find me on 🔵☁️

10/15/2023

This gave me all the feels 🥹

Teaching yoga as a career in this day and age is hard! 😮‍💨💸

For millennia, yoga teachers were monks, hermits, and recluses from society. They didn’t need to make money to survive or feed themselves or their families. They begged for food or had their students work together to meet the needs of the community living and learning together.

It’s challenging to make yoga a career that pays the bills 💵 like
🏡 Rent or a mortgage
🎓 Education loans
🚗 Car payments
👶 Children
🥗 Food
✈️ Vacations

For years, I struggled to pay the bills as a full-time teacher and Pain-Free Movement Specialist 😫😖

Despite having multiple graduate degrees and engaging in several business consulting gigs every year, my income was way below ⬇️ a livable wage

I was desperate to do better. I considered getting a part-time job at Instacart, Target, The Game Store, Barnes & Noble, Uber, anything to make more money!

I paid fake coaches and gurus lots of money 💰 to make me “successful”

But it didn’t work. My daily life was still a struggle and a huge source of stress and low self-esteem 😔

I thought that my struggles with money were a personal failure instead of realizing they were a problem with the yoga industry overall, and it’s exploitative, commoditized, and appropriate manifestations in today’s world

That’s why the words of this yoga teacher of over 20 years stuck with me

Who else has ever felt this way?

Comment below 👇

[ID: Two quotes on a yellow and white background read, “I have a husband who supports me, the most I ever made is $25k in a year!” and “It’s such a struggle, I dream about getting a job at Costco!”]

08/20/2022

Reposted from Is chronic pain or tightness preventing you from exercising, moving, or sleeping the way you would like to?
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One of my private clients recently shared with me that after one of our yoga sessions her pain fell from an 8 (out of 10) to one and that her posture was better when she walked and stood. Another told me that he has completely stopped taking sleep medications at night or substances to wake him up in the morning. Because of yoga, he feels more alert, energized, and focused, and his new business is killing it!
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My goal is to help people live joyful lives without pain, tension, or anxiety. To achieve this goal, I combine yoga with rehabilitative exercises, functional fitness, life coaching, and more. Whether you're new to yoga, an athlete or experienced yoga practitioner, or a desk worker in need of a strategy to get moving, my Rehabilitative Yoga program can help you live life the way you want to with strength, flexibility, and mobility.
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Plus, my program is currently on sale for 30-50% off. That's my biggest sale ever! 😲😲😲
DM me before this offer expires ⏲️
[ID: Pooja, a brown-skinned woman with a short haircut, helps a student bench press dumbbells with proper form. Pooja is wearing red leggings and a blue shirt.]

08/20/2022

⭐️Are you addressing truth and healing in your yoga class?⭐️
The burden of Diversity, Inclusion, and Representation is placed on the shoulders of marginalized groups from BIPOC to LGBTQ+ to disabled to fat people ✊🏾🌈♀️
So often I hear yoga teachers say that their classes are open to all when their classes are mostly made up of white, cisgender, middle to high-income students 😡
To them my response is, you may not be actively prohibiting marginalized students from entering your classes, but are you excluding them by not taking the steps to make them feel and welcome? 🤔🧐
When we intentionally or unintentionally exclude people who are not like us, we miss out on interactions with diverse perspectives and the heart of a yoga practice - unity with all humankind ❤️🌍❤️
How are you creating braver yoga spaces? 👇
[ID: Three white rectangles with blue borders read "It's time for reckoning with truth and healing for marginalized groups and people in the mainstream who have missed out on these groups' contributions and cultures for so long.]

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