Our teachers

My name is Dr. Aron Eyvazi. I am a medical doctor and a trained yoga therapist, certified yoga teacher, and versed in integrative holistic approaches to health and wellbeing.

While yoga postures are therapeutic and healing, yoga therapy makes use of these postures as well as other yogic tools to address the needs of individuals at physical, mental, and emotional levels. For more than two decades I have helped many people to regain their health through yogic approaches including yoga therapy, Ayurveda, homeopathy, and more.

I understand that physical and mental wellbeing are interlinked, and that is the essence of yoga: the integration of mind and body. That is the basis of my approach in helping my clients.

Not only will I help you address your physical issues, I will also help you sustain that health by addressing the potential root causes at the mental and emotional levels.

I can help with various health issues including, but not limited to, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, depression, and anxiety. I also offer Stress Management (MBSR), detoxification, chakra therapy, and yoga sex therapy.

Greetings! I am Dr. Morad Malek. With a Master’s degree in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior from Oxford Brookes University, UK, and a PhD in Management from Maharishi University of Management in Iowa, USA, I have been a university professor for more than seven years — teaching courses with foundational themes in consciousness, sustainability, holistic thinking, Vedic science, and personal development.

I have published a number of articles on human development, sustainable development, meditation and inter-personal relationships, Vedic science, and cultural awareness.

I am also an International Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) and currently working toward my RYT 500 certificate en route to becoming a certified yoga therapist. I teach yoga classes both in person and online.

My interests are yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, ancient Persian medicine, ancient epic stories, teaching, and traveling.

I am Meisam Moghaddam, a management graduate with over a decade of experience in industrial planning and management. For more than 20 years I have known the science of yoga, and almost at once it became far more than a hobby or sport for me — it became a need in daily life, because I believe yoga is a journey from the self, through the self, to the self.

After completing many courses in Iran and abroad across different branches of yoga and Ayurveda — and after teaching classes in yoga, meditation, body-and-mind cleansing, stress management, and time management — I came to believe that the philosophy of yoga is nothing but the right management of body and mind. That is why my approach blends management techniques with the authentic, practical science of yoga: a blend that can bring inner joy and calm, raise energy, and make the best use of one’s time. In short, uniting the knowledge and experience of management with the science of yoga shaped in me an approach to creating balance between body and mind — and over these years I have tried, through time- and mind-management, an understanding of true happiness, and a focus on each student’s potential, to take a step toward helping them know themselves.

My name is Foroozandeh (Forooz) Shamloo. I have a double major in clinical counselling psychology and art therapy, a Bachelor of Visual Art (Canada), and a Bachelor of English Translation (Iran). I am also an advanced International Registered Yoga Teacher (500 hours). As a registered clinical counsellor, art therapist, and yoga instructor, I support youth and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, body-image dissatisfaction, relational issues, OCD, trauma, and life transitions.

Having been an artist my entire life, I incorporate art therapy into my sessions, harnessing the transformative power of creative expression to help clients explore their inner thoughts, emotions, and experiences safely and nonverbally.

Drawing on 23 years of immersive practice in yoga, mindfulness, and spiritual exploration, I embody a holistic approach to mental health, inspiring people on a transformative journey toward healing, self-acceptance, and inner peace.

My practice is a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can freely express their challenges. In clinical counselling I integrate evidence-based modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centred approaches with holistic ones — restorative yoga, trauma-informed yoga, mindfulness-based techniques, and art therapy — to help clients develop coping strategies and foster personal growth, emotional wellbeing, and resilience.

At Nava, I teach art therapy classes open to all.

I warmly extend my hand to you, inviting you into a space where your needs and concerns are deeply understood. Your journey is significant, and I am genuinely here to connect with and support you every step of the way.

Farnaz Fahimi is a New York City–based nutritionist and certified lactation counsellor. She helps clients reach their personal diet goals and specialises in weight management, GI issues, diabetes, prenatal diets, and eating disorders. With over a decade of experience, she has worked as a nutritionist at Flushing Hospital Medical Center and other New York City clinics.

She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Greater New York Dietetic Association, the Iranian Nutrition Society, and the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice. Farnaz holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition from NYU, a Bachelor’s in Nutrition Science from Russell Sage College, and a Bachelor’s in Food Science Engineering from Iran.

Born and raised in Iran, Farnaz became passionate about nutrition from an early age, growing up in and around her family-owned factory and farm. She is a firm believer in treating food as medicine and in forming sustainable, long-term food habits — and a strong advocate for healthy lifestyle changes that fit into daily life and support overall wellness.

My name is Ali Yamini. I currently reside in India and am a student of Ayurveda medicine and surgery (Traditional Indian Medicine) at the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurveda University, under the supervision of the World Health Organization (WHO). I am also a certified yoga therapist.

I research Ayurvedic medicines, including Rasaushadhi (a combination of herbs, mercury, and minerals) and Kasthaushadhi (a combination of, or a single, medicinal plant). I deploy this ancient and effective knowledge to help you overcome certain categories of disease, including post-Covid conditions, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, backache, severe insomnia, severe depression, severe anxiety, severe stress, immune-system support, detoxification of body and mind, and acid peptic disease.

My methods of treatment include: (1) Ayurveda — ayurvedic medicine (internal and external), ayurvedic lifestyle and diet, panchakarma and shodhana (cleansing the body of unwanted waste), detoxification (shamana), and immunity support; (2) yoga therapy — pranayama, asana, meditation, relaxation, and techniques for releasing anger, sadness, and other disturbing emotions; and (3) marma therapy (the vital points of the body).

I look forward to meeting and working with you!

Sara Farizeh is a yoga teacher with more than two decades of experience in practising, teaching, and researching yoga and meditation. Her path in yoga began in 2003 with Nava’s education, research, and translation group, and has included teaching, research, and translating specialised sources. She holds a Yoga Alliance teaching certification (2009) and has translated the two-volume book “Yoga and Anatomy.” She has taken part in various courses and educational tours, including Vipassana and Panchakarma cleansing programs.

In her “Heart Yoga” classes, the focus is on connecting yoga and meditation with inner awareness — including work with the chakras (especially the heart chakra), language and unconscious patterns, the inner child, the shadows, and the effects of childhood wounds.

She has lived in Australia since 2011. Alongside her yoga work, she holds a degree in software engineering and has professional experience as a software unit manager in banking systems.