Dr. Ria Bala is a family physician by profession and a yogi by heart; both call to her passion for healing. Her interests lie in therapeutic yoga, longevity, functional, and mind-body medicine, where she focuses on health in all aspects of the individual: mind, body, and spirit. She graduated with honors at her Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery and has a Doctor of Medicine in Family Medicine. She holds a Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents with Distinction. She is also a certified Reiki Master and Spiritual Research Therapy Practitioner. She is the co-founder of Sri Yantra Yoga Studio, along with her sister Riann.