Founder & Head Teacher

Gowrisha Hosakere

Founder of Samyama Yoga · Teaching Ashtanga, Strength and Vipassana in Bengaluru since 2014.

I train body and mind through the practice of Ashtanga, Vipassana and calisthenics. Practised this way, independently and together, I have found it a steady path towards health and peace in today's times.

Teaching since

2014

Teaches

Ashtanga · Vipassana · Strength

Based in

Bengaluru

My story

In short

My yoga journey began as a child, practising under the guidance of my uncle and first teacher, Maheshwar. Later, on and off between 2003 and 2009, I practised with my teachers Usha and Raghavendra Shenoy.
I began my own practice in 2012, trained in Rishikesh in 2013 and opened Samyama in 2014. That same year I began practising under Sharath Jois's guidance.
I teach Ashtanga, strength and Vipassana as one method. Ashtanga builds the body, strength protects it, Vipassana trains the mind.
I draw on the Buddha's teaching for the mind, and on Krishnamacharya's teaching to adapt the method to each practitioner.
Strength came from problems in my own practice and on cycling tours. Since bringing it to my students in 2024, I see fewer injuries and a clearer sense of personal limits.
I study the Pāli texts as practice, not scholarship. They shape how I teach meditation.
I teach at Samyama nine months of the year, and I'm building Unbind for people who can't come to the shala.

"The students who progressed fastest were not the most flexible. They were strong enough to practise safely and settled enough to practise with awareness."

Gowrisha Hosakere

Teachers

Who I learnt from

Yoga

Maheshwar, my uncleChildhood

Raghavendra Shenoy & UshaBangalore, 2003–09

GopalHatha TTC, Rishikesh, 2013

Sharath JoisMysore Ashtanga, from 2014

Vipassana

S.N. Goenka traditionNine Vipassana sits since 2016

Strength

Dr. Gladson JohnsonStrength coach, from 2018

Anatomy

Leslie KaminoffYoga anatomy, 2020

Inspirations

The Buddha

An example I strive to follow. I'm inspired by his rational approach, his realistic teachings and his deep compassion.

T. Krishnamacharya

Inspired by his principle, often summarised as "teach yoga as it applies to the student", by his humility, and by the outstanding teachers he produced.

From my talks

Select Saturday talks

Talk

How to Meditate

A practical introduction to sitting: posture, breath and what to do with a wandering mind.

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Paṭicca-samuppāda

The twelve links of dependent origination, with an interactive map of the chain.

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Dukkha Is a Wobble

What the Buddha meant by dukkha, and why "suffering" is only part of it.

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Practise with Gowrisha

The first class is free.

No registration needed. Come to any morning class and I'll take it from there.

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