Whether you're trying to conceive, pregnant, or recovering after birth, iSum is with you through all of it. Yoga, breathing, and daily rhythms that fit your life.iSum offers live, in-person and virtual classes.

Services

Preparing Your Body for Pregnancy and Birth

Preconception Yoga -> Prenatal Yoga

Yoga and breathwork to help prepare your body to receive the pregnancy and support you all the way through it.

  • Builds strength, mobility, and body awareness to support the physical changes of pregnancy

  • Supports relaxation and nervous-system regulation through movement, breath, and meditation

  • Creates space to manage stress and cultivate wellbeing during the transition into pregnancy

  • May help reduce stress and anxiety during pregnancy 1

Why it matters beyond the physical

Your emotional wellbeing, stress levels, environment, and daily rhythms are part of your pregnancy experience.Ayurveda has emphasized the importance of the mother's wellbeing and environment during pregnancy for generations through traditions such as Garbh Sanskar, or "nurturing the womb."Modern research is now exploring how the prenatal environment may influence fetal development—including through hormonal, physiological, and potentially epigenetic pathways.

  • Maternal stress and other prenatal exposures are being studied for their potential effects on fetal and infant development.

  • Practices such as meditation, mindful breathing, music, and intentional daily routines have long been part of traditional approaches to supporting maternal wellbeing.2

  • Prenatal yoga may help reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety during pregnancy3

Before you book: Get clearance from your OB or midwife. Then book a free consultation with me before paying for classes.

1.Villar-Alises, O., Martinez-Miranda, P., & Martinez-Calderon, J. (2023). Prenatal yoga-based interventions may improve mental health during pregnancy: An overview of systematic reviews with meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1556. Read the full study2.Verma, P., Shukla, A., & Rastogi, V. (2025). Garbh Sanskar and epigenetic influences: A new frontier in prenatal care. TIJER – International Research Journal, 12(5).3. Tadanki, D., et al. (2025). Comprehensive Review of the Impact of Maternal Stress on Fetal Development. Pediatric Discovery, 3(3), e70004. Read the full review

Healing Body after Birth

New Mom Flow

Gentle, restorative yoga to help you heal, rebuild strength, and feel like yourself again.

  • Gentle core and pelvic floor exercises, at a new mom's pace

  • Stretches for the back, neck, and shoulders that get tight from feeding and carrying

  • Breathwork that leaves you with more energy

  • Feel supported by other moms navigating the same season

Why Movement Helps

In a randomized trial of 57 women with postpartum depression, eight weeks of yoga improved mood, anxiety, and quality of life.4New Mom Flow is a movement class, not treatment. If you're struggling, talk to your doctor too — this works best alongside that care.

5-Week Series (October 3-Oct 31)
Saturdays | 10 AM | 50 mins class
Live on Zoom

Currently offered in partnership with Bloomington Community Education. Registration link will take you to their registration site.

4. Buttner, M. M., Brock, R. L., O'Hara, M. W., & Stuart, S. (2015). Efficacy of yoga for depressed postpartum women: A randomized controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 21(2), 94–100. Read the study

Handling Sleep Deprivation Postpartum

Sleep Restored

A restorative sleep practice for exhausted bodies.

  • A short breathing practice you can do lying down, to settle a wired nervous system

  • Yoga Nidra, or Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) — 20 minutes of guided rest when your sleep is broken.

  • A simple wind-down for the evening, so you're not lying awake at 11pm after finally getting the baby down

What does Research say

In neuroscience the practice is called Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) while Ayurveda calls it yoga nidra. You lie down. You follow a gentle guided sequence — breath, body awareness, rest. No experience needed and works in ten or twenty minutes. That's why it fits this season.

A 2026 review of 73 studies and over 5,000 people found yoga nidra lowered stress, anxiety, and depression5. A separate 2026 review of randomized trials looked at sleep specifically, and found yoga nidra improved sleep quality across a range of groups6.These studies didn't include new mothers — postpartum women are rarely studied. One small pilot study after birth did find lower depressive symptoms.7

5. Ghai, S., Odyniec, P., & Ghai, I. (2026). Effects of Yoga Nidra on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. [Read the study] (https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nyas.70149)6. Dutta, A., Mooventhan, A., Nivethitha, L., & Dharani, E. (2026). Efficacy of Yoga Nidra in Managing Sleep Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Read the study7. Effects of Yoga Nidra on mental wellness during the immediate postpartum period. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (2025). Read the study

Private Sessions

A session built around you — your body, your stage, and what you need right now. Each private session includes:

  • Personalized yoga and movement, adapted to your body and to meet you where you are

  • Breathwork suited for your body type

  • Personalized daily rhythms and seasonal living habits to suit your lifestyle

  • Personalized nutritional guidance and meal plans as needed.

iSum supports your journey through breath, guided movement, and community. These programs do not replace pelvic floor therapy, postpartum counselling, or medical care — each serves its own purpose. iSum works alongside your clinical care and personal practice, and does not replace it.

What Moms Say

"Sharika is an excellent yoga coach as she has great knowledge of not just the yoga postures, but also about how the mind works — those aspects of consciousness that lead to a fulfilling experience benefitting both the body and the mind. Being a hands-on mom herself, her experience gives practical tips to ease the roller coaster ride of motherhood."
– Srividya Nishanth Shetty, HR Professional, Dubai
"Abdominal breathing helped a lot. Until the pushing stage I continued doing that. The nurses were surprised how quietly I was handling the pain."
– Meghana Kadri, India
"Sharika helped me with prenatal yoga in my final trimester. It was a great help. She did not push me to do more, and understood what and how much was needed for me. She also accommodated me beyond time zones, which was very helpful."
– Nisha Shenoy, Tech Lead, Bangalore
"Your support is helping me a lot. Your tip about playing yoga nidra in a loop has helped me manage my sleep."
– Gauri, India
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A Teacher Rooted in Both Tradition and Real Life

Hi, I'm Sharika, founder of iSum and your guide through this journey. I found breathwork in high school, while I was stressed about choosing "the right college." What I found instead was SKY Breath Meditation, which I've practiced since 2004.As an immigrant, I was afraid of being judged for the way I looked and sounded. I had a master's degree, but I took a job in the infant room at KinderCare. That year taught me one important thing: babies respond to my inner calm and my breath.Years later came infertility, then hyperemesis in both pregnancies — sick for months, and bone tired. Meditation and breathwork didn't fix any of that. But they gave me a way to breathe through it, and quiet my mind, when nothing else did.

Credentials

  • 500 hr Certified Yoga Teacher since 2019

  • Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga Teacher

  • SKY Breath Meditation Teacher since 2010

  • Ayurveda Wellness Counselor -in training

  • Bachelors in Psychology and Masters in English

Pricing

Preconception/Prenatal Yoga

Sleep Restored

Private Sessions

  • Drop-in: $21/class

  • 10-class pack: $180 ($18/class)

  • Drop-in: $15/class

  • 10-class pack: $130 ($13/class)

  • $85/hour

  • $50/30 minutes

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