Beata Barnard (Savitri-Devi) is an advanced Sivananda Yoga teacher with more than 20 years experience, who was initiated by Swami Vishnudevananda. An honors graduate in recreation therapy and a Yoga and Ayurveda Wellness Counselor, she received post-graduate training at Sunnybrook Health Science Center Hospital in Toronto, Canada, where she facilitated yoga classes to support the Falls Prevention Program. She has developed a comprehensive yoga system to improve balance, endurance, and strength for healthy aging and people with osteoporosis and teaches in many Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Courses.