Twelve years of teaching people
to stay a little longer.
Lotus Bloom began as a single mat in a rented living room in 2013. It's now a full studio — but the intention hasn't changed: make the practice feel like coming home, not a class you have to get through.
A room where nobody had to perform.
Founder Ananya Rao started teaching after a decade in advertising left her, in her words, "flexible with deadlines and rigid with everything else." What began as free Sunday sessions for four colleagues grew, slowly and mostly by word of mouth, into Lotus Bloom.
The founding idea was simple, and it hasn't moved since: yoga taught well doesn't need loud music or a leaderboard. It needs a teacher who's paying attention, a room that feels safe to be bad at something in, and enough time to actually breathe.
Four things that shape every class.
Small classes, on purpose
We cap most classes at 14 people. It's harder to hide a wrong alignment in a small room — and easier to be seen.
Progress over performance
No pose is "correct" until it's correct for your body. We measure progress in ease, not in how a shape looks.
Teachers who stay teachers
Every instructor at Lotus Bloom completes 200+ hours of certified training and keeps studying — most for years after they start teaching here.
Open to every body
Beginners, seniors, pregnant members, and advanced practitioners share the same studio. Every class is offered with options, not one "right" way in.
How the studio grew.
Four mats, one living room
Ananya begins teaching free Sunday sessions to former colleagues.
First studio space opens
Lotus Bloom moves into its own room, seating 12, above a neighbourhood bakery.
Prenatal & Power programs launch
Rohan and Meher join full-time, expanding the studio beyond Hatha.
Current studio, and online classes
A larger, purpose-built space opens, with a small live-online program for members who travel.
Nine teachers, one studio
Still small enough that every teacher knows every member by name.
The studio's easier to feel than describe.
Your first class is free — no strings, no sign-up pressure at the end of it.