Alakananda Kala is a DPIIT recognised mindfulness and art therapy organisation in Bengaluru, built on the belief that every person, regardless of background, ability, or challenge, deserves access to tools that support their mental, emotional, and social well-being. Our team brings together lived experience of physical, mental, and emotional challenges alongside professional credentials and over a decade of real-world practice, giving everything we do an authenticity that purely academic programs simply cannot offer.
From individuals managing stress and self-doubt to communities working toward greater inclusion, our programs are thoughtfully designed for all ages and delivered both online and in person across Bengaluru and worldwide.
Every program is grounded in neuroscience-backed mindfulness and expressive arts practices that create real, lasting change, not just in-the-moment relief.
We actively advocate for disability awareness and accessible learning environments, building communities where everyone belongs.
Confidence, communication, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking. The skills we nurture in every session and every participant.
Most holistic wellness programs are built from textbooks. Ours are built from life. Our founders have personally navigated physical disability, neurodegenerative conditions, emotional & financial hardship, and that lived experience shapes every program we design.
A Professional Bharatanatyam Dancer and Educator, living with a Young Adult-onset of Neurodegenerative condition- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS- Type 12).
An Internationally Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Trainer, Life Coach and Non-Clinical Art therapeutic practitioner.
Ashwathi helps Individuals cultivate self-awareness, emotional resilience, inner balance and deeper connection with themselves. Her own lived experience of overcoming numerous challenges, hardships and living mindfully with creative expression has inspired to empower society.
Her teachings is a combination of mindfulness meditation and arts with integration of ancient wisdom of Bhagavad Gita and Hanuman Chalisa.
