RITU KAPUR, E-RYT 500

I was exposed to Yoga at an early age in India and completed my first Yoga teacher training in 2009 not because I wanted to teach but because I wanted to create a safe personal practice. After the training, developing a daily practice came naturally and I have not missed a day since.  To my surprise, when I taught yoga classes at the insistence of my teacher, I found that sharing yoga was fun and fulfilling in ways that I couldn’t have imagined. I then pursued my 2nd yoga teacher training to deepen my practice. With some introspection, I knew that I had to combine the decades of practice as an Occupational Therapist and the newfound love of teaching Yoga. I have since taught Yoga to many people with different conditions including stroke, MS, and Fibromyalgia.

I left my job as a Rehab Director in 2017 to follow my passion of yoga full-time and to focus on my yoga studio. With SOHUM, I wanted to create a safe place where I could slowly change the mindset that yoga is not a work-out but a work-in. SOHUM gave me the opportunity to teach yoga as a holistic and mindful practice.

Life changed for everyone in March 2020 and I had to make the difficult decision to close the loving space that had nurtured me and many other teachers and students alike for 7 years. I am currently teaching all my classes online via Zoom.

I began exploring the concept of energy after my deep experiences at Mt. Kailash in 2018 and became a Reiki Master in 2019.  I love being in Nature and trekked to the Everest base camp in 2019. I consider myself a perpetual student and continue my ongoing studies in yoga, Eastern philosophy, Indian classical music, and Vedic chanting.  

I published my first book, “Teach Yoga, Touch Hearts” in 2021. This book is about creating inspirational yoga classes. You can purchase the book here.

You can find me on Instagram at #yogasohum and on FB as Sohum Yoga and Meditation.