Devashree has PhD in Yoga Therapy and LifeSciences, with 18 years of teaching Hatha yoga style.

Hatha Yoga has three elements: physical poses (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation (dyana).

Regular Hatha yoga practice relieves stress, promotes mental calmness, improves strength, flexibility, stamina, range of motion, and balance.

Devashree taught in the Sivananda School of Yoga before coming to work as a yoga instructor at the Center for Healthy Living at UNMC and as a Yoga faculty at UNO’s Department of Health and Kinesiology.

“Yoga is a gift that keeps giving,” she said. “It is a gift that was given to me by Sivananda yoga school and now it is a gift I want to pass on to others. I know for sure yoga helps people decrease their stress levels and if you have a less stressed society you have a happier society, and by teaching Yoga I will be making a contribution to my society and the world.”