Jagan Ram Garikapaty
Hello, and welcome to Still Waters Wisdom! I am Jagan Garikapaty, a current high school freshman of BASIS Scottsdale aspiring to go into medicine, a 200-hour certified yoga teacher, and an Indian Classical vocalist. With this project, I hope to serve our community by imparting my knowledge of Yoga and Ayurveda to the children of elementary schools, for not only brightening their bodies and health but also their minds and intellect.
About Me
During the summer of 2021, I attended a free yoga session at The Vivekananda Yoga Center, San Diego. Upon seeing my interest and proactive engagement within the session, the yoga teacher encouraged me to take this to the next stage and join a yoga teacher training program. I gladly accepted and successfully completed the 200-hour teacher training program as the youngest participant.
Over the course of practicing yoga, I not only became positively active, but also felt the greatest manifestation of power to be calm and serene - in Sanskrit, this state of mind is called the Sattva Guna. I’ve made it my mission not only to spread awareness of the physiological and psychological benefits of Yoga and Ayurveda, but to impart this Sattva Guna to children of elementary schools so that they can carry it through their lives and enjoy good health and prosperity.