Mona is a co-owner of ISHTA Yoga and a Yogiraj or yoga master in the ISHTA lineage. She is a Senior Trainer in ISHTA’s 500 Hour Teacher Training and has also designed her own yoga nidra trainings: “Mona Anand’s ISHTA Yoga Nidra,” and “Yoga Nidra and The Chakras.” She has Yoga Nidra recordings designed for different purposes including: deep relaxation or sleep; to lift your spirits; to ground and center and to correct specific chakra and dosha imbalances. Some of these recordings are available on iTunes, Yogobe, and numerous online yoga sites.

Mona recently launched “Yoga Nidra with Mona Anand,” on the Teachable App, which consists of two separate monthly subscriptions to her Yoga Nidra recordings and Advanced Yoga Nidra Workshops. These subscriptions can be accessed through ISHTA Online on the ISHTA Website.

Mona co-leads Restorative Trainings, “Anand Menza Restorative”, taught at ISHTA and around the world. For over a decade she has been teaching her signature Restorative/Yoga Nidra Chakra Workshop series and Ayurveda series.

Mona grew up in Mumbai, India where she was first introduced to yoga. She has a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University and currently lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.