Harshini grew up in Colombo, Sri Lanka – leaving in her late teens to attend university in Canada. During the three and half decades since leaving Sri Lanka, Harshini has lived, worked and studied in Toronto, New York and London. Harshini’s family still lives in Colombo and she regularly returns home.

Harshini grew up in a family that frequently used Ayurvedic Medicine to complement Western Medicine. At the age of eight, Harshini met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who initiated her to the practice Transcendental Meditation. 

As she moved to North America for university and pursued a career in Brand Management for a large multinational company, Harshini lost contact with many of her family’s Ayurvedic practices. In an attempt to find balance in her high paced, stressful corporate life, Harshini began to practice Iyengar Yoga, which in turn led to a rediscovery of her traditional medicine roots.