Rowena Mittal Yoga

Rowena Mittal Yoga Rowena Mittal, MS, PhD, CYT is a yoga & meditation educator offering classes in San Francisco, CA Read more about her here: www.rowenamittalyoga.com

Rowena Mittal, PhD, Yoga Alliance RYT-210 hr, is a bhakti flow teacher with a biomedical engineering background in San Francisco, CA offering private, public & corporate yoga classes.

✨Big News✨ I'm honored to be on the faculty of Lotusland’s Fall 2025 200-Hr Yoga Teacher Training 13 weekends Sept 5th -...
07/14/2025

✨Big News✨ I'm honored to be on the faculty of Lotusland’s Fall 2025 200-Hr Yoga Teacher Training 13 weekends Sept 5th - Dec 14th. Tomorrow, Tues July 15th is the LAST day to save $300 with early registration! Whether you want to become a teacher or dive deeper into your own practice and understanding of yoga -- with authenticity and inclusivity while honoring the roots of yoga -- this program is for you.

➡️ Apply today: www.lotuslandyogasf.com/200app/
🧾Learn more: www.lotuslandyogasf.com/200-hour/

I’ll be teaching a wide range of modules including:
• Accessible Yoga
• Asana and Aging (osteoporosis, perimenopause, hip/knee replacements, and more)
• Asana and Injuries
• Asana for Seniors
• Chair Yoga
• Cultural Appreciation vs Appropriation (from my perspective as a desi student & teacher)
• Teaching Private Yoga Sessions
• Yoga Philosophy & Ethics (Yamas)
• The Business of Teaching Yoga

Visit link for complete syllabus

Why choose Lotusland YTT?
💫 World-class faculty with 100+ years of collective teaching experience
📚 Training rooted in yoga’s rich history, philosophy, and ethics — not just physical practice
🌈 Inclusive & diverse faculty reflective of San Francisco's vibrance and student population
🌿Student:faculty ratio is intentionally low at 2:1 to ensure each trainee is seen, supported, and challenged in a safe and transformative space

📅 Early registration ends Tuesday, July 15, 2025
💰 Save $300 when you pay tuition in full

Have questions? DM me! Or click link in bio to learn more and register.

Can’t wait to share this transformative journey with you. 💛

TOMORROW! I’ll be sharing a 50% off discount code for Yoga for Every Body classes at the free Noe Valley Night Market, T...
03/25/2025

TOMORROW! I’ll be sharing a 50% off discount code for Yoga for Every Body classes at the free Noe Valley Night Market, Tuesday March 25th 4-7p in the square at the booth 🫒🧘🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♀️

Come by and say hello, grab the code, try some delicious olive oils/vinegars, and ask me anything about your yoga!

Rowena Mittal Yoga Shala
1605 Church Street (at 28th)

Weekly Classes
Wednesdays 12:00-1:00p Yoga for Every Body
Fridays 2:30-3:30p Yoga for Fertility Care

Private Sessions
Mondays-Fridays 7:30a-7:30p
Yoga Asana (postures), Pranayama (breathwork), Dhyana (meditation), and Nada (sound) for seasoned, beginner, senior, and returning students alike

Learn more and book online at www.rowenamittalyoga.com. Complimentary consults available. Hope to see you tomorrow, weather will be glorious! ☀️🌱

Now Open! A private yoga studio for your 1:1 or 1:2 yoga asana, pranayama, dhyana practice or mentorship studies. Use co...
11/30/2024

Now Open! A private yoga studio for your 1:1 or 1:2 yoga asana, pranayama, dhyana practice or mentorship studies. Use code GIFTYOGA by 12/06 for 25% off your first session to celebrate 🎉

After years of playing schedule tetris with clients and studios, I’ve found us a yoga home (shala) and urban oasis for you to book yoga sessions anytime from anywhere ✨ Complimentary tea, meditation garden, and yoga props included (including massage therapy balls).

Rowena Mittal Yoga Shala
1605 Church St at 28th, San Francisco, CA
Book instantly, packages available
Business hours M-F 7:30a-7:30p

Offering personalized yoga practice and programming for new and experienced practitioners in studio and virtually.

1:1 Sessions
Yoga Asana (Physical postures practice)
Somatic, Yin & Restorative Yoga
Stress, Hormone, or Chronic Pain Management
Injury or Surgery Recovery Support
Yoga for Fertility Care (Preconception)
Yoga for Perimenopause
Prenatal Yoga
Postpartum Yoga
Postnatal Yoga with Baby (Pre-crawling)
Mentorship: Philosophy & Applied Practice
Chair Yoga
Yoga & Myofascial Release Therapy Program in partnership with

1:1 or 1:2 Sessions
Yoga Pranayama (Breathwork, energy balance, breathing practice)
Yoga Dhyana (Meditation lessons)

To book now or learn more please visit link in bio. If you’d like a 10-min complimentary consult, please send me a message or ask me after public classes. If you’d like to gift a session or package to a loved one, please send me a message, email, or ask me after public classes.

Please feel free to share this resource with your community, friends, family, teachers and students who may benefit. 🙏🏽

TOMORROW! Friday 11/01 5:30-7p on Valencia/24th St — Join me for a Vinyasa, Yin, and Kirtan Class with Live Drumming!Ex...
11/01/2024

TOMORROW! Friday 11/01 5:30-7p on Valencia/24th St — Join me for a Vinyasa, Yin, and Kirtan Class with Live Drumming!

Experience a transformative, heart-opening yoga practice that is accessible to everyone! Bhakti flow is a non-sectarian spiritual practice that focuses on the whole being - teaching us to love unabashedly, unapologetically and unconditionally. Without harm to Self or Other. To rebalance the energy centers which allow us to love clearly, we will practice a vinyasa and yin asana (physical postural practice), pranayama (breathwork), and nada (voice/sound practice) yoga. Rowena will share historical and modern context of bhakti and lead the class through call & response (kirtan) chants — including their meanings — accompanied by voice, djembe, and tambourine. Hari bol! You are welcome to just listen or join in anytime. Come as you are, or bring a friend to kick off the weekend.

Signup link in bio. Free for members ✨ Bring your friends and let’s celebrate the season ✨

ANNOUNCING! Yoga & Myofascial Release (MFR) Therapy Workshop Series at Yoga Flow SF Noe Valley with myself and Gregory H...
09/20/2024

ANNOUNCING! Yoga & Myofascial Release (MFR) Therapy Workshop Series at Yoga Flow SF Noe Valley with myself and Gregory Harty, Myofascial Release Therapist for you to learn methods for routine self-care this fall season.

Release Your Hips & Pelvis
Sat, October 5th 1-3 PM
Release Your Neck, Shoulders & Upper Back
Sat, October 19th 1-3 PM

No experience needed. Save your spot at one or both workshops at bit.ly/yogamfrseries

From these workshops you'll,

- Understand basic anatomy of each region
- Practice MFR techniques to release constrictions or tension through partner work
- Receive a yoga sequence for self-maintenance of these regions
- Learn how to avoid, alleviate, or manage chronic stress, pain, or strain
- Develop your mobility, strength, alignment, ergonomics, and posture

Come as you are, or bring a friend!

Rowena leverages her experience as an MIT-trained biomedical scientist and engineer, a decade-long yoga teacher, and a patient of physical therapy to relate the 8-limbed practice of yoga to modern daily life. www.rowenamittalyoga.com

Born into a family of physical therapists, Gregory brings years of experience as a therapist in myofascial release as developed by John F. Barnes to share how we work with the innate mind-body system to promote relief and support healing. www.gregoryharty.com

Myofascial release is a type of manual therapy that employs long, sustained holds, releasing constrictions in the fascia – an uninterrupted network of connective tissue that winds and wraps around every structure throughout the body. Yoga asana, or physical posture practice, is one of the eight limbs of yoga that helps us achieve ease and comfort in our bodies so that our minds can stay clear and focused.

Pls feel free to share. Questions? Send a DM or email hello@rowenamittalyoga.com

THIS SATURDAY! Learn the ancient and modern science behind yoga for fertility care, get your questions answered, and exp...
09/05/2024

THIS SATURDAY! Learn the ancient and modern science behind yoga for fertility care, get your questions answered, and experience this class at my workshop:

Yoga for Your Fertility Journey
THIS SAT. Sept. 7th 1-3p
at Yoga Flow SF Noe
Link in bio to signup

Did you know daily heated, vigorous exercise has been found to negatively affect fertility in men and women? And that in some people, treatment side effects make it difficult to perform strenuous tasks?

After multiple rounds of egg retrieval procedures and nowhere but home to continue my safe, 8-limbed yoga practice to nurture my fertility, my mission has been to create a space we can go during natural preconception or before, during, and after treatment with shared experiences and needs.

While I’m grateful for support from my clinic, TCM doctor and acupuncturist, and therapist, I needed more weekly in-person support during an isolating time -- a sangha -- where I could sit in community on the path. I hear the same unmet need from my students, friends, and colleagues.

And thus, Yoga for Fertility Care was born.



Between fertility preservation, infertility (affects 1 in 6 people globally, in couples 50% male and 50% female contribu...
09/05/2024

Between fertility preservation, infertility (affects 1 in 6 people globally, in couples 50% male and 50% female contribution), same-sex couples, and individuals, it’s likely that you know someone who may benefit from the nurturing practices of yoga for fertility care, whether planning to conceive naturally or with the help of science weeks to years from now.

Yoga for Fertility Care
Fridays 2:30-3:30p
At Mobu Studio
1605 Church St, San Francisco, CA
Link in bio to signup

Class Benefits

• Reduces stress & cortisol levels naturally
• Promotes circulation to reproductive organs
• Reduces discomfort from treatment
• Maintains strength, mobility, energy, and focus on and off the mat
• Excludes inversions, twists, or high-impact pelvic movement reducing risk of exercise-induced ovarian torsion
• Eases tension and reduces anxiety by providing community

Class includes yogic tools such as fellowship (sangha), yamas (restraints), niyamas (observances), asana (posture), pranayama (breath, life force), pratyahara (sense withdrawal), dharana (concentration), and dhyana (meditation). Class is open to all genders and any stage of preconception, and is beneficial for menstruation.

Pls share this resource with friends and family. If you are not located in SF, please reach out for virtual classes.



THIS SUNDAY July 28th 1-3pm join me for a bhakti yoga workshop on sliding scale Lotusland Yoga SF !Do you feel stuck in ...
07/24/2024

THIS SUNDAY July 28th 1-3pm join me for a bhakti yoga workshop on sliding scale Lotusland Yoga SF !

Do you feel stuck in the preparatory yoga asana (posture) practice, wondering what it leads to next? Have you been having a hard time finding your voice again or connecting with others after the pandemic? Have you always wondered why/what we chant in yoga classes? Do you find heart-opening practice challenging or scary? Or, are you already a bhakta and want to immerse yourself in sangha?

This workshop is for you! I will share the definition, history, and practices of bhakti yoga, the path of devotion and love, that allows us to find equanimity and fulfillment off the mat. I will guide us through two of the practices. First, we'll practice heart opening asanas. I'll give you step-wise process for easeful and safe back-bending. Then, once our prana is flowing freely we'll practice nada or mantra yoga, the path of sound, that allows us to find our voice, connect with others right next to us, and even feel closeness with source.

I look forward to seeing you there, link in bio to sign up!

Since you asked for EVENING classes, thought I’d share that I’m offering extra classes this week! Links in bio to signup...
06/03/2024

Since you asked for EVENING classes, thought I’d share that I’m offering extra classes this week! Links in bio to signup.

Last month we explored the hips for . June’s physical focus (as a tool for self-study) will be the core for Marina. As you may know, I don’t offer ab crunches in my classes bc they aren’t good for me (chronic hypertonicity) and I suspect they aren’t good for others. Rather, I cue the core (front, back, sides) as they show up in asanas, leveraging mind-body awareness to activate our inner strength and balance effort with release. This practice helps us serve others off the mat with more energy and ease.

Mon 06/03
3:30p Yoga Flow SF noe
5:30p Lotusland Yoga SF

Tue 06/04
6:30p Noe (bringing the drum!)

Wed 06/05
3:30p noe
5:30p

Thu 06/06
9:30a noe
6:30p noe (bringing the drum!)

Join and I TOMORROW Sat. Apr. 20th 1-3p Noe (24th/Noe St) to gain yoga and myofascial release (MFR) skills to regularl...
04/19/2024

Join and I TOMORROW Sat. Apr. 20th 1-3p Noe (24th/Noe St) to gain yoga and myofascial release (MFR) skills to regularly maintain function and comfort of this “ground zero” area of your body.

Link in Bio to signup! YFSF members get 15% off and you can use

- Learn basic anatomy of the region
- Practice and experience MFR through partner work
- Practice and receive a yoga sequence for self-maintenance of the hips and pelvis

No prerequisites, all levels of experience are welcome. You can come as you are or with a friend (friend must also register). Wear comfy clothes you can move in, bring a mat, water bottle, and if you wish, a writing utensil and journal for notes. We hope you’ll join us!

Myofascial release is a type of manual therapy that employs long, sustained holds, releasing constrictions in the fascia–an uninterrupted network of connective tissue that winds and wraps around every structure throughout the body. In this workshop series, we will review basic anatomy of the region as it relates to common pains and compensation patterns. We’ll partner up to practice MFR techniques and experience release of the fascial system for ourselves.

Yoga asana, or physical posture practice, is one of the eight limbs of yoga that helps us achieve ease and comfort in our bodies so that our minds can stay clear and focused. In this workshop series, we’ll learn yoga poses that increase mobility, strengthen muscles, and release fascia in the body. We will practice ergonomic transitions that work with rather than against our anatomy. Walk away with a yoga sequence that you can add to your routine for self-maintenance of the body.

The hips and pelvis are a bellwether for imbalances and compensation patterns in the rest of the body. Exaggerated tilt and rotation in this area has ripple effects up into the cranium and down to the toes. From this workshop series you may learn how to manage back pain, alleviate pain from working at a desk or computer, manage hip pain, low back strain, bulging or slipped disc, piriformis syndrome; foster hip mobility, improve ergonomics and posture, alleviate sciatic pain, and relieve embodied stress.

This March, student requested adho mukha vrkasana (handstand) for our monthly focus. Let’s build handstands from the g...
03/05/2024

This March, student requested adho mukha vrkasana (handstand) for our monthly focus. Let’s build handstands from the ground up and from the inside out!

The path includes opening the back body, strengthening the core/shoulders, developing alignment, gaze (dristhi), reach, and breath; and building inward focused equanimity, discernment of the Truth, and trust in Self. Since it’s a path, there are stepping stones, and all are welcome to stay on any stones offered for as long as they’d like along the way.

Classes this March (on vaca for a couple wks):

Mon 03/04 3:30p Noe
Wed 03/06 3:30p Noe
Wed 03/06 5:30p
Thu 03/07 9:30a Noe
Thu 03/07 5:30p
Fri 03/08 4p (hatha)
Sun 03/10 4:30p Noe
Mon 03/11 3:30p Noe
Wed 03/27 3:30p Noe
Wed 03/27 5:30p
Thu 03/28 9:30a Noe

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1605 Church Street
San Francisco, CA
94131

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Monday 5pm - 8pm
Tuesday 5pm - 8pm
Wednesday 5pm - 8pm
Thursday 5am - 8pm
Friday 5pm - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm
Sunday 8am - 12pm

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