OUR STORY
The Making Of Samana
Samāna began with a realisation.
We’ve become increasingly skilled at navigating the world around us, butfar less practised at noticing ourselves within it. Somewhere along the way, we lose touch with our own experience, and begin to look outward for answers. Every practice here is an opportunity for you to reset:to step out of automatic living, and turn your attention inward.
We invite you to create more space within;to understand what you need, respond to it with care, and move through life with greater intention and clarity.
Samāna is a beginning to build a stronger relationship with yourself; one grounded in inner ease, self-trust and a deeper sense of safety.
OUR APPROACH
The Samāna Way
Be Here
From what comes next to what is happening now
Tune In
From overlooked signals to understood needs
Integrate
From reacting out of habit to responding with intention
Reset
A greater sense of ease, safety and trust within ourselves
samāna creates simple pathways into movement, mindfulness and self-care that support the realities of modern life.
We teach a different way ofrelating to the body; one based on collaboration ratherthan control. Our practices are grounded in the beliefthat growth isn’t about doing more, pushing further or going harder. True to the meaning of 𝘴𝘢𝘮ā𝘯𝘢,they are built around the meeting of opposing forces: strength and softness, effort and ease, movement and rest. There is no single way to practise. We offertools that meet you where you are; and evolve with you as you do.
Founder’s Note
A note from Kaanchi
Samana is a coming together of the people, practices and spaces that have shaped my understanding of movement,the body and its relationship with the mind. I found yoga during a period of uncertainty, when I was looking for something to hold on to. What started as a personal practice became a way to find greater steadiness,focus and connection with my body, breath, and ultimately, with myself.
My first yoga teachertraining opened the doorto a much deeper exploration. As my practice evolved, so did my understanding of how expansive movement can be; and with it, my desire to share whatI was learning with others
That journey eventually became samana; a space that encourages us to s-l-o-w d-o w-n in a world thatrarely does,to letthe mind rest, and tune into whatthe body is telling us.
Awareness is where that change begins.But awareness also asks for action. Noticing that something isn’t working is only the first step; learning what to do with thatinformation is where the real work begins. Thatis what our practices are built around;to bring presence to how we move, how we breathe, how we rest, and eventually, how we meetthe ordinary
moments of life.
At Samana’s centre is an invitation to move beyond choosing one orthe other; recognising that strength can be soft and effort can hold ease. That having respectforthe body’s limits is not separate from progress; itis a part ofthe growth.
This space will continue to evolve, shaped by the practices we share and the community we build. But whatremains constantis the beliefthat we can show up as we are and find our own way into practice.
I’m so glad you’re here!
– Kaanchi Khatri
Our approach
"The practice was never about becoming
someone new. It was about remembering gently,
honestly who was already there.
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From the people who practice here
"I came for movement and stayed for the stillness. Samāna has quietly changed the way I move through my whole day."
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