About NOSTOPS — The Movement Manifesto
Honouring the Teacher. Preserving the Tradition. Serving the World.
Since 2004, our founder has advocated for fairness in global employment. NOSTOPS carries that principle forward — restoring dignity, recognition, and economic opportunity for Indian yoga teachers as custodians of the Guru–Shishya Parampara.
NOSTOPS is a teacher-first yoga cooperative building sustainable livelihoods for Indian yoga teachers. Rooted in the Guru–Shishya Parampara, it champions the dignity, recognition, and economic empowerment of Indian knowledge workers globally.
Our mission
To restore the recognition and economic opportunity of Indian yoga teachers — the custodians of one of humanity's oldest living knowledge traditions.
A cooperative, not a marketplace
NOSTOPS is built teacher-first. Rather than treating teachers as interchangeable gig workers, it operates as a cooperative — sharing recognition and economic opportunity with the teachers who carry the tradition forward.
Rooted in the Guru–Shishya Parampara
The Guru–Shishya Parampara — the living teacher-to-student lineage at the heart of Indian yoga — treats authentic teachers and Gurus as custodians of knowledge. NOSTOPS honours that relationship as the foundation of everything it does.
What NOSTOPS stands for
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Meet the teachers
Discover vetted Indian yoga teachers carrying their paramparas forward.