Studying in eighth grade at Godson Public School in Chennai, R. A. Sruti has been practising yoga under the guidance of her guru and mother R. Deepa Rani at Dheepam Yoga Center. Sruti is inspired by Yoga Vaishnavi. Sruti has numerous achievements to her credit, including the Nobel World Record in 2023 for doing 23 advanced yoga asanas in 20 minutes, the Nova World Record for holding a posture for 20.24 minutes, and the Guinness World Record for doing the Poorna Salabhasana in one minute.

The Initiation

Sruti got inspired by Yoga Vaishnavi to join the field of yoga. She started practising yoga at the age of five and has been practising it since the last seven years.

Gurus & Role Models

Sruti is practising yoga under the guidance of her mentor R. Deepa Rani at Dheepam Yoga Center in Chennai. Her guru is a professional yoga trainer and Sruti is thankful to her effort and assistance. Her guru teaches her thoroughly and has taught her different yoga asanas like a daughter. She considers Yoga Vaishnavi as her role model as she is a national yoga player, who has represented Tamil Nadu in national yoga competitions and won a gold medal for Tamil Nadu. Yoga Vaishnavi holds six Guinness World Records and also wants to represent India in international games, which inspires Sruti a lot.

The Talent

According to Sruti, yoga brings body and mind together and is based on three major elements: movement, breathing, and meditation. Yoga has many mental and physical health benefits. It helps make the body more flexible, building the postures, body awareness, strength and balance.

Achievements

Sruti has participated in district, state and national level yoga asana championships and won in all events. She achieved the Nobel World Record in 2023 for doing 23 advanced yoga asanas in 20 mins and 23 seconds and was also recognised by Nova World Record for holding the posture of Eka Pada Sirsasana for 20.24 mins in the same year. She secured the Guinness World Record for doing ‘Poorna Salabhasana’ in one minute in front of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin.

A Bit More

Sruti manages her studies and yoga in a balanced way and also practises hard for perfecting the yoga poses in order to achieve the world records. The quote “Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are.” inspires and motivates her the most. She advises all kids to work hard in silence and let your success make noise. Achieving your goals takes a long time but consistency and hard work will help you achieve it, says Sruti.