Chitra Pillai

Chitra Pillai has built a diverse career spanning early childhood education and yoga instruction. With 17 years as an early childhood educator, she began as a co-teacher for math and science before becoming a kindergarten teacher. She is certified to teach preschool to third grade and completed a certificate course in teaching methodologies for early childhood students. In addition to her education work, Chitra is a yoga teacher who established Shades of Bliss in 2010 or 2012, conducting sessions in her New Jersey basement before relocating to California three months ago. Her educational background includes a bachelor's degree in accounting and taxing from India, followed by postgraduate studies in communications, after which she worked as an advertising professional and later in freelance writing and corporate communications. She also completed a teacher's training in yoga and computer courses in Word, Excel, and MS Office Suite. Chitra has published a children's book and finds satisfaction in connecting with people through her teaching and yoga practice.