founder & pedagogical director

rock paper rivers academy is directed by dr. roopa bala singh, an educator, legal scholar, and writer whose work grounds learning in primary investigation, tactile craft, and intellectual sovereignty.

dr. singh holds a j.d. from uc berkeley school of law, an m.a. from nyu tisch school of the arts, and a ph.d. in yoga studies from arizona state university. a member of the new york bar and former tenure-track law professor specializing in property and intellectual property, she has taught law, hip hop, media analysis, and constitutional inquiry across institutions including the city university of new york, the california state university system, and southwestern law school. her legal scholarship examines yoga as property, copyright histories, and the cultural commons.

as an advisor to yoga alliance on their teaching standards, she helped shape credentialing frameworks for yoga teachers and schools worldwide. her research spans over two decades of practice, somatic mechanics, and traditional foodways.

at the academy, she brings university-level rigor to foundational education: guiding children through original texts, scientific observation, and kitchen chemistry free from institutional compliance, competitive rank, or hurry.

verification & public scholarship:

· google scholar: legal & yoga studies archive →
· yoga alliance: standards review project advisory profile →