Our Lineage & Tradition
We teach yoga and meditation in the Himalayan tradition, where meditation and breathwork come first. Reiki is taught in the Usui lineage. Our founder, Maa Nisha Kabir, learned from her first guru, Santa Kabir Das, and through more than 20 years of her own practice.
Founder, Swamini & Lead Instructor
Reviewed and updated October 2026
What is the Himalayan tradition?
The Himalayan tradition is the meditation-led yoga of the mountains of Nepal, Tibet and northern India. Yoga postures, pranayama, meditation and mantra are practised together, and long periods of silent practice are common.
Practice is usually learned from one teacher over time, in the guru-shishya (teacher and student) relationship. Our groups are small for this reason: healing sessions take up to 4 people, and the teacher training and wellness retreats are kept small too.
The teachers who carry it
Three teachers run every program at the centre.
Maa Nisha Kabir
Founder, Swamini and Lead Instructor. Her path began at fourteen and spans more than 20 years of practice in Vipassana, Ashtanga Mahayoga, pranayama and silent meditation, including two years alone in a cave in Mustang. She trained in Usui Reiki in 2017 and has taught every Reiki level at the centre since 2021.
Swami Anish Ji
Sound Healing Therapist with a decade of experience. He trained in singing bowl with Maa Nisha in 2021, has run more than 25 training sessions since, and teaches the 3-day and 7-day singing bowl courses.
Anupam Chidananda
Yoga Instructor and Meditation Guide. He teaches meditation, mudra practice, mantra sadhana and yogic philosophy, and leads our 200-hour teacher training.
How the lineage shapes our teaching
Meditation and breathwork are part of every program, including yoga and healing. In the 200-hour course, postures prepare the body for sitting practice, and the philosophy module covers the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Bhagavad Gita. Reiki training and singing bowl training are taught in person at the centre.
Reiki training follows a set order with practice time in between. You take one level per trip. Level 2 needs at least three months of daily Level 1 practice, and Master level needs at least nine months after Level 2. The 7-day singing bowl course needs our 3-day course first.
Open to everyone
You do not need to be a monk or nun, or follow any religion, to practise with us. The same teachers lead a single Reiki session, the daily online meditation, the 200-hour teacher training, the wellness retreats and the Mustang retreat.
Written by
Maa Nisha KabirFounder and lead instructor of Jivan Parivartan, with 20+ years of meditation practice, including two years in a Mustang cave. She has taught Usui Reiki since 2021.
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Our Teachers & Healers
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The styles and practices in our curriculum.
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Hindu and Buddhist roots of yoga in Nepal.
Learn moreHimalayan Yoga in Nepal
Breath and meditation-led practice.
Learn moreMeditation in Kathmandu
Our meditation programs.
Learn moreYoga Teacher Training
Our 21-day, 200-hour course.
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