She began studying yoga at the age of 16 under the guidance of her maternal grandfather Yogacharya BKS Iyengar, her aunt - Smt Gita S Iyengar and her unckle - Shri Prashant Iyengar. She has a master's degree in bioinformatics at the University of Pune and is now engaged in teaching and studying in RIMYI. Abhijat Sridhar accompanied her aunt, Smt Geetha S Iyengar, at the international conventions in the UK, Australia, Germany and the USA and has also travelled with Guruji to Russia and China.