Kamlesh Minshew

Owner & Licensed Massage Therapist

Indira Yoga Pure Flow LLC

It seems like yesterday, I walked into a yoga studio, perfectly nestled next to an SRF temple in Encinitas, CA. Taking my first class felt like remembering an ancient dream of the best kind. To my amazement, when I finished the class, I was asked if I wanted a job at the studio. The owner of the yoga studio gifted me a beautiful mala with hand carved precious stones from India. Over 20 years later since that day, I still wear this mala. Yoga feels to me like my essence, something that always has been and always will be how I get to know myself the best. Within the first year or so of practicing, I completed the 100HR Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with Tim Miller. He trained directly with Sri K.Pattabhi Jois, who is considered the father of Ashtanga Yoga.  I was fortunate to have also taken classes with him and his family members. Several years later, I took a 200 HR Holistic RYT yoga teacher training with Saul David Raye in Los Angeles, CA. This training resonated well with my MA in Wellness/Physical Education where my thesis was on meditation.  Since then, I have taught yoga classes in gyms, studios, roof tops, colleges, beaches, parks, living rooms, airports. Etc. I was drawn to study Thai yoga massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand and complete my Neuromuscular Therapy certification in massage.  I have led yoga retreats wherever my soul has led me, explored yoga shalas in Rishikesh, India, ashrams in South India and met some incredible realized souls. Perhaps my most cherished connection is with Amma in Amritapuri, India. She even blessed my book, Feeling Peace with 108 Yoga Poses and my 108 yoga color card deck. Having backpacked around the world for a year, I was blessed to see many breath taking places. Even still, one of my favorite spots in the world is practicing on my yoga mat, sharing my love for yoga with like minded beings. Since opening Indira Yoga Pure Flow Studio, my desire to share my passion for yoga has expanded even further. In 2024, I completed the 300HR RYT Yoga Renew Training. From having a lifelong journey in yoga, I was accepted into the Experienced Yoga Pathway program and have achieved the 500HR E-RYT certification, required for offering yoga teacher trainings.  I look forward to sharing the 300HR  RYS Path of the Heart Yoga Teacher Training with those who would like to take it. NAMASTE.