About us

Neel and Jelix met in Goa at the end of 2023. We immediately clicked on a human and energy level with a sense of mutual respect and inspiration. When Neel talked to Jelix, over a masala chai, about the idea of creating a business together, without knowing the full extent of it all Jelix’s immediate answer was yes. The connection was already there, our individual wish of creating a business was already on both our minds and the idea of combining our knowledge, our personalities and our passion for yoga was an immediate yes.

Neel lives for Vipassana. Her mother has always practiced meditation and brought her along with her as a child. Later as a young teenager, she watched Baba Ram Dev practice asanas on television and started imitating him. Yoga became her passion and she has been practicing for nearly 20 years. Neel is originally from Delhi where she grew up and obtained her Master’s degree in English and went on to be one of the youngest professors at Jamia Hamdard University (Delhi). She started teaching yoga classes alongside her academic career and in 2014 obtained her Post-Graduate Diploma in Yoga Science from the renowned Moraji Desai National Institute of Yoga.

She had enrolled in a PhD on the study of hijra (third gender of South Asian cultures) throughout history but came to the realisation that city life and academia did not fulfill her and she wanted to search for a more spiritual path to help herself and society to grow. So, in 2017, she fully converted to being a yoga teacher and went on to train future teachers in TTCs. Her passion for yoga is one she loves transmitting to students and also helping people through her Yoga Therapy sessions. She has taught yoga in many areas of India, and also in Bali and Morocco, before settling in South Goa in 2021.

Jelix and yoga weren’t always a love story. She actually hated yoga as a teenager and young adult, it was too slow, too boring, and stressed her out. It took a world trip ending in India in 2008 and a month-long stay in an Ashram in Rishikesh for her to discover that yoga wasn’t all that bad. Since then, she has been practicing yoga, mainly Iyengar, and in the more recent years discovered her love for Vinyasa, Meditation, Yin, Nidra and so many other aspects of the world of yoga. Her deep interest in the human body and its health, being vegan for over 20 years, also brought her to Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine.

Half Welsh, half Belgian, Jelix has lived in different countries over the course of her life before finding the balance between South Goa and Brussels. With a background in mathematics, languages, photography and communications, she had various careers leading her path to the world of yoga. Her path to finding inner peace has not always been easy and she therefore has a real desire to share all that yoga, in the large sense of the word, has brought to her through our retreats and teachings.

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“Neel and Jelix are a great team, they complete each other. They are so knowledgeable, pure souls and really sweet people. I have truly appreciated learning from them.”

— Julie T., UK

“Being nurtured by Jelix and Neel is a unique experience that I highly recommend to people in search of a meaningful retreat in India.”

— Michael F., France

“If deepening your yoga knowledge in a beautiful place is what you’re looking for, look no further. Blue Pea Yoga have you covered. From start to finish, it was exactly what I needed and I have zero regrets of taking this leap of faith for this adventure!”

—- Maya M., Belgium

Our comprehensive expertise spans multiple yoga disciplines including Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative practices, complemented by deep knowledge of Pranayama, Shatkarmas, and traditional yogic philosophy. Our specialised therapeutic approach integrates Sukshma Vyayama, Cyclic Meditation, Chakra Balancing, and Ayurvedic principles to create transformative healing experiences. Students particularly value our precise guidance in asana alignment and our ability to weave ancient wisdom into accessible modern practice.

Neel holds dual 500-hour certifications (Yoga Alliance) in different styles, specialising in both traditional yoga methodologies and Yin/Vinyasa practices.

Jelix holds a 200-hour multi-style certification (Yoga Alliance), a 50-hour certification in Yin & TCM, and a Reiki Master certificate.

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Location: Patnem, Canacona, South Goa

Email: hello@bluepeayoga.com

WhatsApp: +91 75594 48057