Yoga Teacher · Mindfulness Advocate · Wellness Entrepreneur

Meet Surakshya Basnyat

Ms. Surakshya Basnet is one of Nepal’s foremost yoga educators, a visionary wellness entrepreneur, and an  impassioned advocate for accessible, authentic mindfulness practice. With over five years of dedicated teaching across Nepal, she has quietly and powerfully transformed the way an entire generation of practitioners in Nepal understand their bodies, their breath, and their lives.

Trained in the classical Hatha tradition and certified across multiple discipline from the rigorous Ashtanga
primary series to the still depths of Yoga Nidra, Ms. Basnet brings rare anatomical precision, spiritual groundedness, and  extraordinary human warmth to every single class. She founded Surakshya Yoga in
2016 with a single conviction: that yoga, in its truest form, belongs to everyone.

“Yoga is not what I do. It is what I am — and what I invite others to become.”

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Qualifications and Expertise

  1. RYT-200 certified yoga teacher, with strong practical experience guiding and inspiring aspiring practitioners.
  2. Advanced RYT-500 Yoga Instructor Course certification from US Alliance, USA – reflecting a commitment to deeper mastery.
  3. Specialised across Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation, blending tradition with mindful practice.
  4. Skilled in adapting and modifying postures to suit diverse body types, injuries, and physical limitations, for safe and inclusive sessions.
  5. Experienced in designing personalised yoga programmes tailored to individual needs, goals, and physical conditions.
  6. Proficient in weaving mindfulness technique into teaching – guided meditation paired with conscious awareness.

Skills

  1. Yoga Pranayama and Meditation Methods: Vinyasa, Hatha, and Restorative
  2. Yoga Anatomy and alignment in yoga
  3. Mindfulness and Relaxation Method
  4. Breathing techniques and Flexible Instructor
  5. Private and Group Instruction
  6. Power of Presence and the Empathetic Nature

Retreats and additional involvements

  1. Worked as Retreat Coordinator in Pilgrimage Program at Rigon Tashi Choeling Monastery.
  2.  Organized Yoga Retreat Hiking Program for the Yoga Enthusiast

Teaching Experience

  1. Eight years of Teaching experience in Yoga.
  2. Two years of Teaching experience in Ashtanga yoga Nepal from 2021 and 2023.
  3. Provided Guided Meditation, Fitness counselling, yoga workshop to beginners, intermediate level and advanced practitioners.
  4. Provided a Basic yoga workshop, and group classes to teens in collaboration with private schools.
  5.  Collaborated with established yoga practitioners to train and guide beginners.
  6. Conducted online freelance yoga private classes and in groups.

Contribution to mindfulness culture

Surakshya was among the first instructors in Nepal to position yoga explicitly as a mental health tool – a counterbalance to urban stress, anxiety, and disconnection from the body. Her approach synthesizes the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and pranayama science with contemporary understanding of nervous system regulation.

Vision future direction

Surakshya’s vision for the next chapter of her work is as clear as it is ambitious: extending the reach of authentic, philosophy-led yoga teaching beyond the walls of her Kathmandu studio by developing online education resources, expanding her retreat programme to international destinations, and deepening her formal teacher training to cultivate the next generation of quality yoga educators in Nepal.
She is committed to the principle that yoga should be financially accessible to those who most need it, and plans to establish a subsidised community teaching programme alongside her commercial operations — ensuring the practice remains genuinely open to all. Above everything, she remains driven by one belief: that every human being deserves access to the tools that allow them to inhabit their body with ease, their mind with clarity, and their life with meaning.

Media coverage recognition

A voice recognised beyond the studio wall

onlinekhabar.com – Feature interview
YouTube Feature
Madan Yoga Pvt. Ltd. – Worked as an Asana Specialist for 200 Hour Yoga Teacher
Video Evidence
Himalayan Regenerative Tourism – Yoga Instructor, Translator, and Facilitator
Teaching Evidence
Retreat and Teaching Experience – Extensive Experience of Organizing Retreat and Teaching in collaboration with Resort and Hotels
Teaching Evidence | The Lapsi Tree
Mass yoga practice at Patan Museum on International Yoga Day, organized by Suraksha Yoga Studio
Video Coverage

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