about priya
Priya is an artist and birth coach who supports people in connecting to the creative intelligence within their bodies through movement and mindfulness practices.
Priya has been leading dance, yoga and movement programs for the past twenty years. She has been a pioneer in bringing Bollywood inspired dance globally as co-founder and co-creator of the Bollywood dance fitness series on Apple TV, Doonya: the Bollywood Dance Workout and as a Reebok Global Dance Ambassador. Her programs have been featured on various international media outlets including The New York Times, The Oprah Winfrey Show and Women’s Health
She currently teaches mindfulness and dance programs at the U of T Laboratory School of Child studies.
She has also completed her Yoga certifications as well birth doula certifications and receiving mentorship form under Haize Hawke. She has worked the Ontario Midwives Collective and is also a is a mother of two children.
Priya has a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University as well as an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business. She has worked as a researcher at the World Bank and as a social entrepreneur working in East Africa, India and Pakistan.
WHAT CLIENTS HAVE SAID ABOUT PRIYA AND HER COACHING
“I’m a nut about preparedness and precision, especially when it comes to something as important as bringing my baby into the world. Priya was on my side to guide, counsel, and help me train my entire self to walk the journey of becoming a mother. Her gifts transferred to me gave me strength in mind, body and most of all, spirit.
I remember Priya unexpectedly calling the morning of my delivery and speaking to both me and my husband. I didn’t know I needed that call, but it set the tone for the day. It helped me become the most calm I’ve ever been; and that calmness helped bring me into the perfect sense of presence I needed to experience the birth of my first child.”