A neuroscientist-guided fun yoga class with dance and vocal-sound meditation for children to achieve peak performance in daily life

From 15.88 € /h

An engineer-neuroscientist from McGill University, experienced in yoga, meditation and Indian classical dance; teaches fun yoga with dance and nada (vocal sound) meditation; provides free tips on brain science for focus and concentration.

As a computer science engineer (postgraduated from one of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technolgoy in India) turned neuroscientist (PhD from McGill University) with extensive experience in science, maths, technology, research, physical and mental health, my goal is to infuse the findings of research to the young minds at an early age. These findings relate to maintaining the health while working towards achieving best performance in academia, sports, or any other activities. For some students, maths may be an enemy and literature is a friend, for others,it may be different. For some, memorization task may be difficult while others may adopt "contextual strategy" to learn fast. But little do we know and/or consider in our daily lives how to train our brain and mind to enhance memory without peer/parental/school/ etc... pressure on children. This is where I come in. I help children to use their weaknesses to develop a growth mindset.

-Teaching methods: customized according to student's needs, ability to comprehend, and study-level

-Typical plan: warmup exercise, hatha-yoga asanas, fun yoga-dance, meditation (breathing, concentration, sound). Once in a while, steps from Indian classical dance and music and memory games to improve memory and prevent boredom.
-Why me?- As a neuroscientist, I use neuroscience research findings to teach and practice with fun; i provide free theoretical knowledge too. I practice these lessons for my own benefit too.
Lessons for: school children grades 4 to 10 (the earlier a child starts these practices, the better they are)

Extra information

Just have laptop and good internet connection :)

Location

Online from Canada

About Me

As a computer science engineer (postgraduated from one of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technolgoy in India) turned neuroscientist (PhD from McGill University) with extensive experience in science, maths, technology, research, physical and mental health, my goal is to infuse the findings of research to the young minds at an early age. These findings relate to maintaining the health while working towards achieving best performance in academia, sports, or any other activities. For some students, maths may be an enemy and literature is a friend, for others,it may be different. For some, memorization task may be difficult while others may adopt "contextual strategy" to learn fast. But little do we know and/or consider in our daily lives how to train our brain and mind to enhance memory without peer/parental/school/ etc... pressure on children. This is where I come in. I help children to use their weaknesses to develop a growth mindset.

Plus point: can speak in English, Hindi, Bengali, Manipuri, (can try to understand Tamil a bit, but prefers English). Most comfortable in English (IELTS passed with high band 7.5)

Education

PhD in Neuroscience (McGill University, Canada)
Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology, India)
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering (National Institute of Technology, India)
Yoga trainee (India)
Bharatanatyam Indian classical dance trainee (Canada)

Experience / Qualifications

Researcher (2014 onward)
Neuroscientist (2018 onward)
Entrepreneur in health and technology sector (2023 onward, Canada)
Teaching and classroom instruction (2015 onward)
Professional leadership positions (2015 onward)
Professional yoga trainee (2020 onward, India)
Bharatanatyam Indian classical dance trainee (2020 onward, Canada)

Age

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Duration

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Hindi

Bengali

Skills

Yoga

Child development

Developmental skills

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -05:00)

New York

Online via webcam

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Tue

Wed

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Fri

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Sun

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04-08

08-12

12-16

16-20

20-24

Cami

4.9

(29)

Improve your skills during oral interventions in public, better manage your personal/professional communication & the resulting conflicts, master negotiation techniques (...): your objectives in terms of communication can be diverse and the objective of These sessions are precisely to support you to better achieve them. So, how can we send a clear message, create a difference and make an impact?

➤ Whether your objective is personal or professional, speaking is a predominantly physical activity, relying on a body, a voice, a breath, a rhythm (diction), an emotion and above all techniques, tools, a method, a know-how, reflecting the speaker's involvement in his speech. .

➤ On the telephone, in a meeting, in front of a client, his family (...), relevant and successful speaking must always be effective and efficient, with clear, simple and impactful messages, creating a balance between the message received and message sent. Coherence between form and content.

➤ So, how to listen and be listened to, convince and be impactful, challenge and leave an impression, promote your content, address your audience relevantly and optimize the quality & clarity of the exchange/message? It is precisely a question of going through, applying and deploying practical and effective techniques of oral presentation, simple intervention or 'one to one' exchange, aiming to challenge one's audience or interlocutor, taking care of both the content and the form. , all in a professional or personal setting. For this, there are verbal and non-verbal communication techniques.

➤ Thus, mastered, the practical method allows, through a set of simulations and scenarios based on your daily experience supporting pragmatic & concrete techniques, to improve self-confidence, self-assurance, ease by overcoming discomfort and controlling his emotion in public. But also to work on your leadership & charisma, in a context where empathy and emotional intelligence are at the service of communication.

➤ So, in this context, after having precisely defined your objective & gone through the blockages encountered, here are some examples of themes covered through concrete techniques & a methodology:
✓Perfecting your rhetoric/repartee
✓Fundamentals of eloquence but also of oratorical art (intonation, gaze, gestures, elocution, range, emotions, charisma, pronunciation) to ensure consistency between content & form
✓Fundamentals of Body Language to support and not interfere with the discourse while being convinced & convincing.
✓Highlighting your speech & promoting your speaking skills to arouse interest, by leveraging your strengths.
✓Creation of coherence between the message sent & the message received in order to improve one's speech and in fact, one's professional/personal relationships.
✓Management of question answer sessions & external reactions during a speech or oral exchange.
✓Techniques to put your interlocutor at ease and appear friendly/interested.
✓To succeed in a negotiation/mediation.
✓To learn to say ‘no’ in three steps AND get people to say ‘yes’.
✓To transform sentences into positive AND constructive.
✓To manage conflicts (e.g. NVC techniques, Non-Violent Communication).
✓To put NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) at the service of communication.
✓To adopt effective, simple, fair and engaging language.
✓To use sentences, phrases & expressions to be precise, simple, effective & engaging.
✓To manage your personal & professional relationships with, for example, the preparation of your ratings.
✓Make your hypersensitivity a strength to tame your abilities.
(...)

➤ In short, each session combines techniques & practical exercises adapted to your everyday situations (filmed with your agreement in order to be reviewed, commented on, decoded together live), so that you can put them into practice immediately, and from the 1st session.

➤Trained at Grande Ecole post-European preparatory classes & Ivy League university in the United States, specialized and working for more than 15 years, in Europe and North America, in the field of communication, in renowned public and private international establishments, participating in forums and conferences, & oriented towards pedagogy and careful methodology.

➤ Locations: Geneva-Lausanne-Fribourg-Zurich-Neuchâtel-Lugano-Montreux-Basel-Neuchâtel-Berne-Lucerne-Brussels-Luxembourg-Paris-Lyon-Montreal. But currently and until further notice, only by videoconference in accordance with national recommendations on Covid, this format also being unanimously suitable for those supported.

The quality of the session & interaction

Carolina

4.9

(29)

Teaching children is almost "an art" Not everyone is able to place him or herself in the mind of a child and that is just so important! I teach playfully and at the same time they learn without really realizing they are in a lesson! I do this with diverse lesson material such as pictures, video's, and we are also practicing songs together. Did I make you curious, come take a look and see if your child is liking my way of teaching! Greetings Carolina.

Prachi

4.9

(29)

I specialize in tutoring Yoga for children, adult and old people as well. My goal is to keep my students healthy, both physically and mentally. I assign to do list after my every session.
Here you will learn how to keep yourself energetic and enthusiastic with very easy yoga steps.

Pranav

4.9

(29)

Traditional Yoga in its purest form
Not Book Yoga,Not Studio Yoga ,Not You Tube Yoga but traditional yoga in its purest form
Hatha Yoga,Ashtanga Yoga ,Yoga Therapy for Diseases, Power Yoga, Laughter Yoga, Fitness Class
Yoga for Seniors
Chair Yoga
Iyengar Yoga
Kundalini Yoga
Corporate Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Restorative Yoga
Sound Healing
Sound Bath
Meditation with Sound Healing
Nutrition Counselling
Yogic Counselling

Emilce

4.9

(29)

In these neuro-divergent times, the binary division of "one language or two" in bilinguals is perhaps due some contestation, which students are capable of providing. I have always found bilingual production models (and the ubiquitous Powerpoint slide) that university teachers provide a hindrance because of their lack of explicitness and discussion - they are just not relatable as presented nor do they provide much information or examples for monolingual students.

Code-switching, a by-product of bilingualism, is now a term that is even found in minority-ethnic neighbourhood grafitti ("can white people code-switch" a found example). Please note that this is a linguistic term, used for switching between two languages, and not between local or social varieties of English.

My personal position is that there is no such thing as bilingualism: there is always a language that suffers attrition, and one language that prevails, mostly because of its prestigious standing over the other language. On the other hand, a child exposed to more than one language cannot be truly monolingual.

For this course (very popular at universities around Europe both at undergraduate and postgraduate level) we shall go through the terms used to discuss bilingualism, in detail, and then discuss, with the help of published books and articles, who can be considered bilingual (or are we all, one other language lying dormant?). Can bilingualism be defined by the speaker, instead of the "community"? Can it be imposed by the State? Does a bilingual brain function in the same manner as a monolingual brain? These are research questions that emerge as dissertation or thesis topics both at undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Victoria

4.9

(29)

Hey, I'm manager of yoga instructor Diana. She's from Ukraine, so I'll help with translations and communication.

Hatha yoga - Yoga helps us to strengthen the body from the outside and inside. It helps us to improve our inner state and find balance. It is an opportunity to organize thoughts and focus on the here and now. In addition, yoga strengthens the body and improves mood. It has a positive effect on the flexibility and balance of our body.

What are the benefits of this practice? First of all, it helps to strengthen the human body, build endurance and willpower. This yoga helps to relax and improves the ability to cope with stress. It has a positive effect on blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Due to the diversity of this practice, it improves muscle flexibility. Also, this practice fills the body with energy, boosts immunity and improves your posture.

This practice is suitable for both women and men of all ages. The practice is a bit more complicated than hatha yoga, but it is also suitable for beginners. It is possible to move further in terms of complexity, using more dynamics and increasing the complexity of asanas. Further complication is focused on the use of asanas with deflections and inverted positions. Also, you can smoothly move into Ashtanga yoga or dynamic yoga.

Diana has three years of experience teaching modern dance and yoga individually. She has more than 5 years of teaching experience in groups and dozens of satisfied students. Therefore, she will definitely provide everyone with an individual approach, find the right pace and the necessary asanas.

If you have more questions, don't hesitate to text me <3

Let's change our lives today, not every Monday, right?)

Dunja

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(29)

This engaging and interactive Math Tutoring class designed specifically for primary school students. This course aims to build a strong mathematical foundation by focusing on key concepts and problem-solving skills essential for young learners.

Course Objectives:

To enhance students' understanding of basic arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
To develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through interactive and practical exercises.
To boost confidence in math by providing individualized attention and tailored learning experiences.
To introduce fundamental concepts of geometry, fractions, and measurements in a fun and accessible manner.

Nouhaila

4.9

(29)

This course is designed for primary, secondary, or even university students who need support with their homework, want to better understand their lessons, or prepare for exams.

I offer personalized guidance in a friendly and supportive environment to help students:

Understand instructions and complete exercises

Review and reinforce difficult concepts

Develop effective study habits

Build confidence and become more independent

📚 I can assist with various subjects (languages, humanities, etc.) depending on the level.

💡 My goal: to ensure students never feel alone with their homework and to help them enjoy learning again.

Lessons are available in person or online, depending on your preference.
Feel free to get in touch to discuss your or your child's specific needs!

This course is aimed at primary and secondary school students, or even college students who need support to do their homework, better understand their lessons, or prepare for an exam.

I offer tailor-made assistance, in a caring and encouraging atmosphere, for:

Understanding the instructions and exercises

Review concepts not acquired

Developing effective working methods

Gain autonomy and confidence

📚 I can teach in several subjects (languages, humanities, etc.) depending on the level.

💡 My goal: that the student never feels alone when it comes to their homework, and that they rediscover the joy of learning.

Courses available in person or online, depending on your preferences.
Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss your child's specific needs!

Gaurav

4.9

(29)

Feeling overwhelmed? Join this calming, beginner-friendly online yoga class designed to help you release tension, relax your mind, and reconnect with inner peace.
We’ll combine gentle movement, breathwork (pranayama), and mindfulness techniques to regulate stress, improve sleep, and support emotional clarity.
Perfect for all levels. No previous yoga experience needed. Ideal for anyone working from home, dealing with anxiety, or simply looking for a mental reset.
Format:
Live Online Session
Duration: 45–60 minutes
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Frequency: Weekly or biweekly

BASIC OUTLINE:
(Every class flow will be different:)

1. Welcome & Check-in (5 min)
Quick introduction, class intention: “Let go of tension, return to calm.”
2. Grounding Breathwork (5 min)
Practice: Box Breathing or Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breathing)
Goal: Activate parasympathetic nervous system (rest & digest)
3. Gentle Flow & Stretching (20–25 min)
Poses include:Child’s Pose,Cat-Cow,Seated Forward Fold,Supine Twists,Legs-Up-the-Wall
Slow transitions with breath awareness
4. Guided Meditation / Body Scan (10 min)
Optional background music
Focus on softening the body and letting go of emotional tension
5. Closing & Affirmation (5 min)
End with a grounding affirmation or quote
Optional journaling suggestion after class: “What am I ready to release today?”

“Stress builds up in the body—let's release it together. 🧘‍♀️
Join my online Yoga for Stress Relief class this week.
No experience needed. Just bring your breath. 🌿”

Ievgen

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This 1-on-1 stretching class is designed to improve your flexibility, posture, mobility, and overall body awareness. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced mover, I will guide you through a personalized routine based on your goals, body type, and physical condition.

Each session includes:
✅ Full-body warm-up
✅ Deep guided stretching
✅ Posture & alignment correction
✅ Breathing and relaxation techniques
✅ Exercises tailored to specific areas (e.g. back, hips, hamstrings, shoulders)

I combine knowledge from my background as a professional dancer (ballet, jazz, folk), a certified stretching and rehabilitation coach, and over a decade of international performance and teaching experience.

Whether you’re looking to increase flexibility, reduce back pain, prevent injury, or simply feel better in your body—this class will help you move and live more freely.

Razvan

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This yoga course is designed to help you feel better in your body and mind through a balanced and accessible practice. In each session, we combine mindful movement, breathwork, and stretching to reduce tension, improve flexibility, strengthen the body, and boost energy.
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Nicolas

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(29)

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Hrdyansh

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The sessions cover all key phases of the game — openings, middlegame planning, tactical awareness, calculation, and endgames. Equal importance is given to thinking process, decision-making, and handling wins and losses, which are essential for long-term growth in chess.

Each student is guided based on their current level and learning pace. Regular game analysis and feedback help identify mistakes and convert them into learning opportunities. My teaching approach is friendly, patient, and disciplined, ensuring that students stay motivated while improving consistently.

This class is suitable for beginners as well as intermediate players aiming to improve their ratings, confidence, and tournament performance.

Melissa

4.9

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Join a fun ,high-energy session designed for our youngest learners! I lead interactive activities including sensory games and nursery rhymes that encourage learning of words and motor skills. Get ready for Kindergarten!This interactive class uses hands on activities to keep children engaged,We explore alphabet, basic counting and colorful visual aids.Unlock the vibrant language of Jamaica in this interactive web-cam course.
We will move beyond basic greetings like "Wah gwaan" to help you build real-world Conversational skills.

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Personalized Online Yoga Classes
These online yoga classes are designed to support strength, flexibility, posture, and stress management in a safe and structured way. Sessions are suitable for beginners, intermediate practitioners, and active individuals.
Each class is personalized according to your goals, physical condition, and experience level. Before starting, I take time to understand your needs so the practice feels effective, comfortable, and sustainable.
Classes typically include:
Gentle warm-up and joint preparation
Strengthening and mobility-based yoga postures
Flexibility work adapted to your level
Breathing techniques (pranayama)
Relaxation to release physical and mental tension
Clear verbal guidance is provided throughout the session, making the class easy to follow even when practicing from home.

Yoga for Strength, Stamina, Flexibility & Posture
This class focuses on improving functional strength, flexibility, and posture using a structured yoga approach. It is especially suitable for people who sit for long hours, experience stiffness, or want to improve overall body awareness.
The practice emphasizes-
Correct alignment and joint safety
Core stability and balanced muscle engagement
Gradual flexibility development
Mindful and controlled movement
The goal is to build a strong, mobile, and well-aligned body without strain or unnecessary pressure.

Stress Relief & Breath Awareness Yoga
This class is designed for those experiencing mental stress, fatigue, or tension due to work or daily life. The practice combines gentle movements, breathing techniques, and relaxation to calm the nervous system.
Sessions focus on-
Slow and mindful yoga postures
Conscious breathing (pranayama)
Releasing tension in the neck, shoulders, and lower back
Guided relaxation for mental clarity
This class helps you feel lighter, calmer, and more centered after each session.

Yoga as Cross-Training for Active Individuals
This class is suitable for people who already practice sports or fitness and want to use yoga as cross-training. The focus is on mobility, flexibility, balance, and recovery.
Key elements include-
Joint mobility and injury prevention
Improving range of motion
Balancing strength and flexibility
Supporting recovery and body awareness
The practice complements other physical activities and helps improve overall movement quality.

Beginner-Friendly Yoga
This class is ideal if you are new to yoga or returning after a break. The pace is calm, explanations are clear, and movements are introduced gradually.
You will learn-
Basic yoga postures and transitions
Correct breathing and body alignment
Safe ways to build strength and flexibility
How to practice with confidence
No previous yoga experience is required.

Guided Meditation & Mindfulness Sessions
These guided meditation sessions are designed to help reduce mental stress, overthinking, and emotional fatigue, while improving focus and inner calm. Sessions are suitable for beginners as well as those with prior meditation experience.
Each session is guided step by step with clear instructions, making it easy to follow. The practice focuses on developing awareness of breath, body, and mind in a simple and practical way.
Sessions typically include-
Gentle preparation and posture guidance
Breath awareness and mindful attention
Guided meditation techniques
Short reflection or relaxation
The aim is to help you feel calmer, more balanced, and mentally refreshed after each session.

Meditation for Stress Relief & Mental Clarity
This meditation class is ideal for professionals and individuals experiencing work-related stress, anxiety, or mental overload. The practice helps calm the nervous system and release accumulated tension.
Focus areas include-
Breathing techniques to settle the mind
Mindfulness practices to reduce mental noise
Awareness-based meditation for clarity and focus
Relaxation techniques for deep mental rest
Sessions are calm, structured, and suitable for daily life.