Yoga and Meditation

Chauladevi Institute of Dance & Yoga also offers classes, guidance, as well as retreats for Yoga and meditation. Along with teaching and leading these group Yoga activities, C.I.D.Y. also trains one-on-one with interested students.


C.I.D.Y. offers Yoga sessions on Sunday mornings from 8-9AM EST. Please contact Chaula Thacker for more information.


Meditation Retreat

In October of 2018, C.I.D.Y. hosted a meditation retreat in Farmington Hills, MI. This full day session was structured to teach students about primordial sounds and its important effects on the brain. The session included a meditation walk, individual journaling, as well as a ceremony to give each student their own personal mantra for meditation. The session ended with a collective meditation session, followed by prasad, or a devotional food offering.


I wanted to say “thank you” for my Reiki experience with Chaula Thacker. I was suffering from a Baker’s cyst which is a collection of the synovial fluid which lubricates the  joints of the knee, usually from injury to the knee. The Baker’s cyst I had was quite large and because of it, I was unable to fully bend my knee due to the tennis ball size of the cyst. As Chaula performed Reiki (over the phone I, might add), I could feel the cyst flatten. To date, I have some restriction in bending my knee, but it is almost completely resolved. The pain around my knee has diminished to the point where I have been able to start adding light exercises. Thank you , Chaula for a wonderful session and experience.

Cynthia