Founder of Yogaverse

Sudesh Malla

Certified Advanced Yoga Teacher · RYT 500

I found yoga when I couldn't sleep or think. Life was static. It wasn't pretty poses. It was survival. It taught me to breathe past panic and stand still without crumbling.

I teach not because I'm perfect, but because I wasn't. Yoga didn't fix everything. It fixed enough for me to show up, day after day, for you.

9+

Years Teaching

3000+

Classes Led

500+

Students Trained

Training & Credentials

200-hour Foundations Training — Sri Sri School of Yoga
300-hour Advanced Training — Sri Sri School of Yoga
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 500) — Yoga Alliance
Teaching professionally since 2021, volunteering since 2017

Specializations

Classical Hatha Classical Ashtanga Raja Yoga Gyan Yoga Yoga Nidra Meditation Pranayama Kids Yoga Seniors Yoga Chair Yoga Corporate Yoga Partner Yoga

Where it began

A teenager in Nepal with no tools for his own mind

Sudesh failed high school and came close to being suspended for never showing up. Not for lack of intelligence. School simply wasn't teaching the one thing he needed: how to handle what was happening inside him.

He found yoga the way most people do, out of necessity, when nothing else was working. No studio, no teacher, just a practice that slowly cleared the noise.

"Months later I looked back and realised I'd been calmer since day one. Less reactive. More present."

The changes built quietly, then all at once. His grades lifted on fewer study hours. He captained the basketball and volleyball teams. The introvert who couldn't reach his classmates became the kid the whole school knew by name.

"Once you start the day with yoga, whatever comes, you can meet it."

Basketball captain

Leading from a steady centre, not pressure.

Volleyball captain

Two teams. Same calm.

Grades up

Sharper results on fewer study hours.

Known by name

From near-expelled to the kid everyone knew.

Year 12. Nepal. 5:30am.

Teaching before school even started

Six months in, he was already teaching. Half past five each morning, to whoever turned up, while he was still finishing his final year. Unpaid, building nothing. He'd found something that worked and couldn't keep it to himself.

Who showed up before sunrise

Farmers Doctors & nurses CEOs & founders National cricketers Athletes Musicians Small business owners

2020

The turning point

He watched people fall apart, and made a decision

Sudesh moved to Sydney for study and paused teaching to build a life here. Then COVID hit. Work stopped. Study stopped. People's ability to cope stopped too.

1

He saw it

Depression, anxiety and the stress of the unknown all around him. And he held the tools that could help.

2

He chose

He stepped away from everything else and went back to yoga full time. Not a business plan. A response.

3

Yogaverse began

It grew out of a years-long need to share what he'd found, with whoever needed it.

Sudesh leading an outdoor yoga session in Sydney

"I arrived prepared. Not just for myself, but with the tools to help others."

Coming to Australia

The culture shock that became a calling

Sudesh landed in a city full of capable, driven people all running slightly too fast. Sleep-short, stressed, keeping a pace they never chose.

But yoga isn't about slowing down. That's the Western misread. It's about balance. It wakes up the person who's gone flat and steadies the one running flat out. Both get better, and neither gives anything up.

Yoga karmasu kaushalam

From the Bhagavad Gita: yoga is skill in action. The practice doesn't ask you to do less. It teaches you to carry stillness into everything: work, performance, the ordinary Tuesday when nothing's going right.

How I teach

Core teaching principles

I want every student to leave light, loose and quietly buzzing, like the pose mattered, the breath mattered, and for that hour they mattered too.

Classical-Holistic

My classes draw from the classical traditions of Hatha, Ashtanga and Raja yoga, combined into a whole-body, whole-mind practice.

Breath-Led

Every movement follows the breath. Pranayama isn't an add-on. It's woven through the entire session, linking body and mind.

Gentle Strength

We build real strength without pushing past your limits. Safety and proper alignment come first, always.

Safety First

Inclusive Practice

Mind-Body Connection

Progressive Growth

Authentic Teaching

What makes him different

You feel it was made for you

Even in a room of fifteen, each person leaves feeling the session was built for them, for what they were carrying that day.

It isn't a workout. You'll be challenged, but you won't leave sore. You'll leave clearer, and the practice stays with you long after the mat is rolled up.

Personal even in a group

Not a performance. A response to the energy in the room that day.

Not a workout, an upgrade

You leave rejuvenated and clearer, not wrecked. Your body works better, not harder.

It stays with you

Calmer and more focused between classes, not only during them.

You evolve, not just improve

Tools you carry into the rest of your life, not just the next class.

A moment that stays with him

The student who practised from her hospital bed

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She felt light. Like a cloud. Even in the hardest stretch, the simple practices kept her strong.

She came to him having never stretched in her life. Older, no experience, there because someone she trusted said to try it. She found something gentle and still genuinely challenging, and kept coming back. Then she was hospitalised, and carried the breath work and grounding he'd taught her into the ward.

"Hearing that in class brought tears to my eyes. That's why I do this — for the moment someone realises they've found something that stays with them for good."

Sudesh Malla

Moments from practice

In action

A glimpse of the practice: private sessions, group classes, meditation and outdoor flows.

The vision

Making yoga as simple as taking care of yourself

"I want every studio, coach and wellbeing provider to make it personal, to use the philosophy to improve the person, not just the class."

Schools & universities

Teaching students to handle their minds before the world asks them to handle everything else.

Founders & startups

The people under the most pressure. Performance and wellbeing are not separate.

HR & corporate teams

When the people who steward hundreds are well, the organisation gets well too.

Hospitals & healthcare

Doctors and nurses carry enormous stress. They deserve tools that actually work.

Senior Australians

Staying mobile, independent and strong. Gentle, chair-accessible practice at any stage.

Athletes & first responders

People who perform under real pressure. Skill in action, at full intensity.

"Yoga is already inside every person. They just haven't been shown how to reach it. That's the whole job."

The whole person

What Sudesh does when he's not teaching

What he brings to students comes from how fully he lives. He's not a yoga teacher who only does yoga.

Studying psychology

Modern science and old wisdom checking each other, in everything he teaches.

RTV Foundation volunteer

Helps run meditation and wellbeing experiences for thousands of people at a time.

Sirish Foundation coach

A full wellness programme for a swim team training toward Asian Games qualification.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Trains regularly. The mat keeps him honest about his body and his ego.

Music and instruments

Plays several. The same practice in another form: presence, breath, rhythm.

Connecting people

"Turning strangers into friends is where I feel most alive." Not what he does. Who he is.

Asana practice

Teaching yoga postures

Proper alignment and mindful movement are at the heart of every posture I teach. Here's a glimpse of the asanas we practise together.

Standing Balance

Forward Fold

Warrior Pose

Tree Pose

Triangle Pose

Side Stretch

Seated Twist

Backbend

How we practise

Ways to work with me

Whether you prefer one-on-one guidance, the energy of a group, or fresh air under the sky, there's a format that fits you.

Private Sessions

Tailored to your body, your goals, and your pace. We work through alignment, breathing, and movement patterns specific to what you need.

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Group Classes

Practise alongside others in a welcoming space. Small groups so you still get personal attention and adjustments when you need them.

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Outdoor Yoga

Connect with nature while you move. Parks, beaches and open spaces become the studio, and fresh air adds another dimension to the practice.

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Yoga is skill in action. You just have to begin.

Sudesh has been where you are, back when the tools you needed weren't in reach. Since then his whole life has been about putting them in as many hands as possible. Wherever you're starting, there's a place for you here.

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