Mohini Ellen Saltonstall began practicing the Siddha Yoga teachings in 1974. She has been offering seva as a Siddha Yoga hatha yoga teacher for the SYDA Foundation for over 40 years.

Professionally, Mohini is an acclaimed instructor and teacher trainer in hatha yoga and different modalities of body awareness. She teaches and holds workshops in her New York City studio and travels around the United States and internationally as a guest teacher. Mohini reminds her students to appreciate the breath throughout daily life as well as during asana practice. She has written three books on hatha yoga and human anatomy.

Mohini and her husband, Robert Kushner, live in New York City, where they have raised three children and are now enjoying spending time with their three grandchildren.