British born in Edinburgh, educated in London and qualified in Germany, Sara Avtar currently lives in Italy. She is a life-long dancer and Originator of Shakti Dance® ~ The Yoga of Dance. Since 1987, Sara Avtar has practiced and trained in various styles of yoga and meditation, certifying as a KRI Kundalini Yoga Level 1 & Level 2 Lead Teacher Trainer and Sat Nam Rasayan Healer.

With over 30 years of teaching experience, she is a registered Yoga Alliance Teacher Trainer / E-RYT 500. Sara Avtar is also Mother, recording artist and CEO of the Shakti Dance Academy. Over the last 15 years she has trained hundreds of Shakti Dance® Teachers and a talented team of Teacher Trainers all over the globe.

Sara Avtar is also gifted with a healing singing voice, which she shares with the warmth of soulful Celtic Blues and angelic choral harmonies. She has released six albums to date, with mantra-music for Shakti Dance®: “Shakti Lila”,  “Merging”, “Swara Rasa“, “Waves of Grace“, “Swaha” & “Release“. These are available together with Shakti Dance® Practice Video Downloads, on the Shakti Dance® Academy e-shop: https://shaktidanceacademy.online/albums-and-singles/

Sara Avtar travels worldwide, training teachers in Shakti Dance® and Kundalini Yoga.