About Padma

Padma Lakshmi-SumnerPadma is a yoga therapist, Ayurvedic nutritional adviser and healer. Kriya, Tantra, and Kundalini yoga are at the foundation of the systematic approach she has developed to help others improve their health. She has studied under Master Yogi Nasser Abu-Jaber and Sufi Imam Dr. Muideen Akimbulay.  She loves working with all kinds of people to help them improve their health.

Padma works well with the very young and the elderly. She has developed a “Yoga for Youngsters” enrichment program. This program involves teaching yoga postures and principles to three and four year olds in small groups while they are at daycare. Padma has also offered love and relief to the elderly through her volunteer work at various assisted living homes.

In addition to yogic healing, Padma is a personal trainer, and enjoys teaching group yoga and spin classes. Personally she enjoys reading, running, strength training, swimming, wake boarding/surfing, and most recently, golfing and skiing. The core of Padma’s work is private yoga therapy sessions in her home studio.