Meet Ash Rajendran

We're excited to welcome Ash Rajendran to the Kanuka teaching team.

He's a Hobsonville Point local - you may have met him at the Catalina Bay market! He will be leading Foundations of Flow.

Ash was born in South India into a lineage of healers. His grandfather was a respected Ayurvedic and Varma Kalai healer, known for his wisdom and healing touch. His life’s work planted the first seeds of my own path.

His journey into yoga began from a place of deep personal struggle — liver disorder, unhealthy habits, and spiritual uncertainty. With a nursing degree, he explored both modern medicine and modern yoga, but felt a call to something deeper. Inspired by his heritage, he turned fully to holistic yoga. That choice took him into a life of deep immersion — living as a monk in a South Indian ashram, meditating in ancient Shiva temples, meditating on himalayan ranges and training in the authentic Vinyasa Krama tradition.

Training Certificates or Qualifications

• RYT 200-Hour Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training – The Alternative Medicine College

• Ashram Life & Monastic Study – lived, studied, and served in a traditional South Indian ashram

• Bachelor of Nursing – clinical background in modern medicine

• Healer’s Lineage – descendant of an Ayurvedic Varma Kalai healer

Yoga Influences

Vinyasa Krama, Yoga Therapy, Bhakti Yoga, Karma yoga, Jnana yoga and Hatha Yoga.

Inspirational Teachers

T. Krishnamacharya, T.K.V. Desikachar, Srivatsa Ramaswami, Swami Satchidananda, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Swami Prabhupada, Mark Whitwell, James Vishnu, Madeleine Maciel, Sri Sri Ravishankar, Swami Vivekananda, Sadhguru, Vethathiri Maharishi, Bramarishi Easwaran Guruji

Why I Practice

For me, yoga is not simply a profession or a form of exercise — it is my culture, my faith, my tradition, and my spiritual practice. It is the way I return to balance, shed old patterns, and reconnect with my true self. Every practice is a journey inward — listening deeply, honouring the breath, and aligning with the rhythm of life.

Why I Teach

My gurus and mentors entrusted me with the responsibility to preserve yoga in its purest form, as it was intended. I teach because yoga transformed me, and I know it can do the same for others — not just in body, but in mind and spirit. My classes are breath-led, personalized, and rooted in tradition, guiding students toward transformation, empowerment, and self-discovery.

“Atha Yoga Anushasanam” – Now, the practice of yoga begins.(Yoga Sutra 1.1)

“Athāto Brahma Jijñāsā” – Now is the time to inquire into the Absolute Truth.(Vedānta Sutra 1.1.1)

Practice with Ash Rajendran