About Janie Ganga
Janie Ganga Fronek, E-RYT500
4,500 teaching hours & 1,000 training hours.
Janie Ganga (she or they pronouns) is a Yoga Teacher, certified in I AM Yoga — Integrative Amrit Method. Her training includes Amrit Level 1, Level 2, Yoga Nidra (Guided Meditation), Advanced Yoga Nidra, I AM Yoga Nidra for Kids, and I AM Yoga Therapy. She also leads Integral Breathwork and Let Your Yoga Dance.
Janie Ganga teaches Private Yoga & weekly group classes and she loves helping to make the ancient teachings of yoga accessible to ALL.
History
Janie has been practicing Amrit yoga since 2002. For many years, she enjoyed yoga classes once a week – she found that yoga lowered her stress level, made her body feel healthier, and gave her perspective on difficult relationships.
Her practice deepened in 2011 when major shifts in her life began (at home & at work). Yoga gave her the tools and the practice to enjoy the transformation and the journey. In 2014, she received the yogic name Ganga, which has many meanings – most commonly the Ganges River in India. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see a video when I depicted the Ganga with my hair.
Before her yoga journey began, Janie was an academic, with a dual Bachelor’s in English & American Literature and Sexuality & Society from Brown University (1997) as well as a Master’s in English from Brown University (1999). As she began her yoga training & teaching career, Janie enjoyed working at Whole Foods on Waterman Street in Customer Service & as Local Forager.
In June 2021, Janie Ganga and her business partner Padma Gering purchased Santosha Yoga studio from its previous owners and are continuing to offer online yoga and meditation classes, taught live via Zoom.
Now, she is extremely grateful to share what she’s learned with her friends, loved ones, community, and YOU! Her passion in her yoga teaching is to make the amazing benefits of a personal yoga practice accessible to ALL PEOPLE.
Janie Ganga (she or they pronouns) identifies as queer and has a background in organizing conferences, social events, and fundraisers for queer women, bisexual community, and transgender and gender non-conforming people. It’s their honor to support people of all genders and sexualities.
She believes in Health at Every Size – the simple premise that the best way to improve health is to honor your body. Janie Ganga has collaborated with SHAPE RI to offer size-affirming yoga. She respects people in larger bodies and welcomes them to attend her group yoga classes. She also enjoys working individually with people who want to access yoga but are hesitant. She works with people of many sizes, shapes, and abilities. Yoga is a flexible practice that has so many aspects! She would love to work with YOU to find a practice that supports your life right now.
Janie Ganga invites their students to explore the practice of moving and breathing with their bodies as they are and observing the mind as it is.
Janie Ganga’s guiding intention is: Honor Your Inspiration!
Regular Teaching Locations:
Santosha Yoga - Online via Zoom
Formal Training & Certifications
April 2024 - I AM Yoga Therapy Applied Psychology, Yoga Psychology & The Enneagram - Amrit Yoga Institute online
Jan - April 2024 - I AM Yoga Therapy Putting It All Together - Amrit Yoga Institute onlineNovember 2023 - Advanced Integral Breath Therapy with Carol Lampman, Homestead, FLJanuary 2023 - I AM Yoga Therapy Principles of Ayurveda - Amrit Yoga Institute online May 2022 - I AM Yoga Therapy General Assessment - Amrit Yoga Institute online September 2020 - I AM Yoga Nidra for Kids Certification - Amrit Yoga Institute online October 2019 – Integral Breath Therapy Certification with Carol Lampman, Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FLAugust 2019 – Love Your Brain Yoga for Traumatic Brain Injury Certification – Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MassachusettsAugust 2019 – joined as a Student Member of International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)February 2019 – Let Your Yoga Dance Certification – Sarasota, Florida with Megha Nancy ButtenheimAugust 2018 – I AM Yoga Therapy Professional Training – Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, Florida – The Amrit Yoga Institute is an Accredited Member School of International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)*June 2018 – Let Your Yoga Dance for Special Populations Certification – Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MassachusettsOctober 2016 – Advanced Yoga Nidra Teacher Training – Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FloridaMay 2016 – Science of the Private Yoga Lesson with Francesca Cervero – Online TrainingOctober 2015 – Curvy Yoga Retreat with Anna Guest-Jelley – Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MassachusettsMarch 2015 – Amrit Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training (Certified Professional) – Santosha Yoga Studio, Providence, Rhode IslandOctober 2014 – Sadhana of Prana with Chandrakant – Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, Florida June 2014 – Prana Awakening (received Sanskrit spiritual name of Ganga) – Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FloridaMarch 2014 – Amrit Yoga Level II Certification (also know as: Conscious Crossover or Meditation in Motion) – Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FloridaMay 2013 – Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga AllianceApril 2013 – Amrit Yoga Level I Certification – Amrit Yoga Institute program held at Santosha Yoga Studio, Providence, Rhode IslandOctober 2010 – Yogi Amrit Desai – “Entering the Zero Stress Zone” – Santosha Yoga Studio, Providence, Rhode IslandApril 2010 – Kamini Desai – “Yoga For Everyday Life; Extending Your Practice Beyond the Mat” and “Dispelling the Illusion of Perfection” – Santosha Yoga Studio, Providence, Rhode IslandOctober 2008 – Yogi Amrit Desai – Two-day workshop featuring Quantum Breath Meditation, Hotel Providence, Providence, Rhode IslandFebruary 2008 – Kamini Desai – “Yoga of Relationship” – Santosha Yoga Studio, Providence, Rhode Island May 2005 – Yogi Amrit Desai – “Yoga Nidra: Urge to Merge / The Power of Intention” – Anahata Yoga School, Providence, Rhode IslandApril 2005 – Bhakti Platt – “The Yoga of Freedom and Empowerment” (A three-day workshop that featured intention-building) – Anahata Yoga School, Providence, Rhode Island* “The Yoga Therapy components of my teaching are not derived from my status as an E-RYT with Yoga Alliance, but rather are based on my I AM Yoga Therapy Training at the Amrit Yoga Institute, a Member School of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).” The 120-hour August 2018 I AM Yoga Therapy Professional Training is considered a “foundational training” according to IAYT. Since December 2018, I have been enrolled at the Amrit Yoga Institute in an 800-hour Training program with the goal of becoming a fully accredited certified Yoga Therapist under IAYT’s strict standards. During this program, I will continue to offer Yoga Therapy as one of my services as a Yoga Instructor.Additional Teaching, Workshops, & Assisting
- Cranston Health Equity Zone (RI)
- Corporate Wellness Yoga at Aipso, Johnston, RI
- East Providence Senior Center (RI)
- Dawn Hill - formerly St. Elizabeth Manor rehab center, Bristol, RI
- Scituate Senior Center (RI)
- Smithfield Senior Center (RI)
- Villa at St. Antoine assisted living, North Smithfield, RI
- West Warwick Senior Center (RI)Designed Curriculum and Conducted Workshops on:
Yogic Intentions
Science of Yoga Nidra
Love Your Curves
Yoga for Fat Bodies
Chair Yoga
Chakra Clearing
Chair Yoga Dance
Asana Alignment
Breath Practice
Balancing
Served as a volunteer Assistant in these Yoga Trainings:
Meditation in Motion (Level 2)
Yoga Nidra
Advanced Yoga Nidra
Welcome Weekend
Prana Awakening
Yoga Nidra for Kids
Yoga Class Video
This series was held at Top Strength Project, a strength-training gym on the West Side of Providence. It was fun to teach stretching and breathwork (pranayama) to this group. The Trainer there created this awesome promotional video. Thanks Vanessa!
Ganga Hair video
The amazing Stacy Piccolo created this hair design. I came to her wanting to depict the river flowing from the snow-capped mountains to the sea and to put my name in. This was the last and possibly the most 3-dimensional hair co-creation we did, in 2017. She made sure the Ganga was big enough to be seen from a distance! <3
Ganga refers to both a goddess who is a “bringer of spiritual knowledge” and the Ganges River, which flows out from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian Ocean.