Indira S. Somani

Indira Somani was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., but raised in Springfield, Ill. She was named after the former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. Somani's parents are from India and migrated to the United States in the early 60s. Somani's mother, Shipra S. Somani, is Bengali from Calcutta, and her father, Satu M. Somani, was Marwardi from Rajasthan.

In 2008, Somani became a certified yoga instructor through the Teacher Training Course of the Sivananda Yoga organization. Somani has been studying yoga since 1996. Her training focuses on classical Hatha yoga, which concentrates on proper breathing during yoga exercises.

Besides her love for yoga, Somani also enjoys movies, tennis, biking, and traveling.