Nātyaśāla

Dramatury & Psychotherapy Institute

Course Features

  • On-demand videos, learn at your own pace 
  • Derive psychosomatic therapy through dramaturgical techniques
  • Learn from anywhere in the world 
  • Continue your training even if you travel or move 
  • Easy to follow along 
  • Video caption available in over 300 languages 
  • Receive a Certificate of Completion at the end of the Course
  • Audio downloads for practice 
  • Downloadable study material 
  • Perfect for self practice 
  • Requires no prior training 
  • Also perfect for intermediate to advance dancers who want to perfect their technique 
  • 1-1 personalized corrections
On demand training program for Odissi dance, yoga and Kalaripayau martial arts, for therapeutic and mental health application, streamed to your own home computer! Conditioning training, technique, theory and repertoire that offer a plethora of psychosomatic benefits. ‘Odissi in 96 hours’ is foundational course consisting of 48 Modules, drawing from various movement techniques. These videos will be offered as pre-recorded lectures, professionally shot and edited, crafted such that the student incrementally can follow along, learn and retain. We have decided to create an online method with pre-recorded modules after observing much inefficiency in training (lagging, garbled audio, or corrections not being implemented) in the ‘Live-only’ teaching style. After much feedback and deliberation we are offering a hybrid course combination of both pre-recorded video and personalized corrections from instructor to maintain efficiency in learning and student-engagement.

Enrollment Options

2 hours/week

3 hours/week

Full course

Student Reviews

About a decade ago, I had the stamina, flexibility and strength required of a Bharatanatyam performer. I’d thought I wouldn’t be able to get back to that level of fitness, but your videos inspired me to give it another shot.

– Urvija G.

I always felt some pull towards Odissi, but never found a proper institution to learn from. And I was sad about it. I got an email from my friend where I found out about the GEV program and then I visited Shatakshi Ma’am’s Instagram and her dance style impressed me right away.  I am extremely happy to join Nātyaśāla.  

– Pallavi K.

Madam Shatakshi Ji is a committed and versatile dancer and I felt that I need to learn and transcend Her teachings to my dance practice. The fact that there is a holistic approach to training made me approach the Academy.

– Swati N.

I couldn’t find any classes in Hong Kong. Prerecorded video lesson is flexible. Shatakshi is experienced as well. Body conditioning is important for me. Recently, I realised that my body condition is a block for me so I was planning to learn yoga in order to gain better health and body condition. 

– Kaka Y.

Shatakshi Goyal

Nātyaśāla is a concept formed by the Artistic Director and Director of Education Shatakshi Goyal. Shatakshi Goyal is an Odissi danseuse, choreographer, writer and researcher in the field of psychosomatic therapy. Raised in the US since the age of 1, Shatakshi trained in classical Indian dance since the age of 3. After pursuing her education and obtaining national recognition as one the top 5 Electrical & Computer Engineers in the USA, Shatakshi worked as a lead with 2 contracting companies under her with Hewlett Packard where she finally resigned at the age of 20 to pursue her dream of training professionally in Odissi dance, yoga, and Kalaripayau martial arts. Nāyaśāla Dramaturgy and Psychotherapy Institute’s main focus is on student development. Our training program is designed for excellence and has developed and refined over the past 25 years of research, rigorous training and performing furthering from where the founding gurus have left it. The techniques taught in the classes have been designed by Shatakshi to wholesomely  benefit the student beyond the mat, beyond the dance floor and beyond the martial art pit, to provide lasting, clinically proven psychosomatic benefits, drawing from the rich traditions of India.