Care for every season of her life.
Swara is a women’s wellbeing studio where yoga, Ayurveda and licensed psychological care meet under one calm roof, from her first exam stress to her seventies. In person, on video and on the app, and always private.
Why Swara
She carries a lot, and mostly in silence.
Hormones, exams, fertility, a newborn, a career, ageing parents. Each season brings its own strain, and the help that exists comes in disconnected pieces.
of Indian mothers experience postpartum depression
of Indians are affected by infertility
of college-educated urban women have taken a career break
psychiatrists per lakh people, against the WHO benchmark of 3
Sources: Upadhyay et al., meta-analysis (2017); Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction; Axis Bank study of ~11,000 women (2026); National Mental Health Survey and WHO benchmark, via Business Standard (2026).
Every season
One trusted place, from girlhood to later life.
Choose a season to see how Swara walks with her through it.
What she sees at the door
No “mental health” on the sign. The same entrance for prenatal yoga, an Ayurvedic consultation or a therapy session, so nobody knows why she came.
Privacy by design
Nobody needs to know why she came.
One door
Studios mix yoga, body care and counselling rooms, so walking in says nothing about the reason.
Quiet billing
Bills and messages read “Swara Wellbeing”, never a diagnosis.
A discreet app
A neutral icon, a passcode lock and notifications that never reveal what they are about.
Her choice of room
In the studio, on video or at home, whichever feels safest to her.
Backed by law
The Mental Healthcare Act 2017 protects her confidentiality, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 governs her data. Records stay in India and are shared only with her consent.
The care team
Specialists first, with more hands when she needs them.
India has too few psychiatrists and psychologists. Swara builds a stepped team so every woman reaches the right person quickly, and nobody works beyond their training.
Clinical core
Psychiatrists and RCI-registered psychologists
Lead assessment, therapy and medication, and supervise everyone else.
When the wait is long
Trained doctors, nurses and social workers
Upskilled through NIMHANS Digital Academy and similar courses, working under specialist supervision.
Body and first contact
Yoga, Ayurveda, nutrition and wellbeing guides
Certified practitioners who welcome her in. They complement treatment and never replace it.
The Swara app
A gentle check-in, in her own language.
Screening that routes her well
Validated questionnaires, such as the Edinburgh scale for new mothers, send her to the right person at the right level of care.
A human is always there
AI helps with screening, reminders and clinical notes. It never acts as her therapist, and girls under 18 never chat with AI.
Progress she can see
Her scores are tracked over time, so she and her clinician can see what is working.
Example screen
Good morning, Divya.
Week 6 after birth · check-in 3 of 4
Sakhi circles
She is not the only one.
Small, guided peer groups for women in the same season. A trained facilitator, a cup of chai and a room full of “me too”.
Mothers and daughters
Puberty, periods and exam stress, talked through together.
Trying to conceive
For women in IVF and fertility treatment, and after a loss.
New mothers
The first year after birth, with sleep, feeding and feelings.
Midlife and caregivers
Menopause, work and caring for ageing parents.
Founding circle
Help us shape the first Swara studio.
Swara is in development. We are looking for women, gynaecologists, IVF and maternity clinics, schools and clinicians who want to help design it, and for the first families to try it.
If you need support right now, call Tele-MANAS, the free 24/7 national mental health helpline.
14416Or 1-800-891-4416. In an emergency, call 112.
- Now
Listening to women and partner clinics; building the care model and clinical advisory board.
- 2027
First studio and the app, starting with schools and mother–daughter programmes.
- Next
Midlife care, then fertility, pregnancy and postpartum through gynaecology and IVF partners.
- Later
Later-life care, more cities, and a separate launch in the UAE.