Our story

We built the yoga platform
we wished existed.

Svayam started with a simple frustration: great yoga instruction shouldn't require expensive studio memberships, long commutes, or guessing whether your alignment is correct. Technology can fix all three.

Our mission

Make world-class yoga instruction accessible to everyone, everywhere - and make teaching yoga a financially sustainable career.

Most yoga platforms are either marketplaces that treat teachers as gig workers, or video libraries with no real feedback loop. Svayam is different: live sessions, AI posture analysis, structured courses, and real earnings - all in one platform.

Increasing
Active students
New
Experienced teachers every day
Global
Reach
Several
Sessions/week

What we stand for

The principles that guide every product decision we make.

🎯

Precision over guesswork

Yoga alignment isn't subjective - a misaligned knee is a misaligned knee. We built posture tools that give students clear, real-time alignment feedback, so they can practise with more awareness of what their own body is doing.

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Teachers first

Platforms often treat teachers as a commodity. We built Svayam from the ground up to help great teachers build sustainable, well-paid online practices without fighting a broken marketplace.

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Accessibility

World-class yoga instruction shouldn't require living in a major city. We believe anyone, anywhere, should have access to expert, personalised guidance.

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Evidence-informed

Our posture analysis is built on peer-reviewed biomechanics research and MediaPipe's landmark models - not marketing claims. We update it continuously as the science evolves.

How we got here

2022

Founded in Australia. First prototype used a single webcam and a Jupyter notebook to flag knee alignment during Warrior II.

2023

Launched a private beta with experienced teachers and a selective group of students. Built live session infrastructure and the first version of the posture review queue.

2024

Full public launch. Expanded to several countries. Introduced course uploads, Q&A, and subscription tiers.

2025

Rolled out MediaPipe-powered real-time posture scoring, teacher earnings dashboard, and admin moderation tools.

How Svayam works

1

Book a live session

Browse experienced teachers by style, availability, and price. Book in seconds.

2

AI watches your form

Our MediaPipe posture engine tracks 33 body landmarks in real time and alerts you and your teacher to alignment issues.

3

Track your progress

Every session generates a posture report. Watch your form improve over weeks and months with visual trend data.

Join us on the mission

Whether you are a student looking to improve your practice or a teacher ready to build an online studio - Svayam was built for you.