YAI Ambassadors

YAI is proud to present their Ambassadors… Working in many different parts of the world, their work embodies all that is good in Yoga. We hope you enjoy becoming friends with them…

GRAZIA MAGISTA

GRAZIA MAGISTA, based in Italy, is a very experienced Yoga teacher and an advanced practitioner of Kriya Yoga.

Huang Rong

Ms.Huang Rong is an established Yoga teacher in Taiwan. She is a healer and works in the Transformational Yoga style of Swami Vidyanand

Acharya Girish Jha

Acharyaji offers Authentic Yoga in Himalayan Tardition aiming at Human Excellence. Human Excellence in Yoga is total evolution guided by over 52 groups of practices from Agama, Nigama and other spiritual traditions , passed on to us by over 6000 years tradition, over 3000 masters and 1000 texts. He simplified the teachings and developed many simple, easy , effective programs for modern man.

Dr Akondi Ram

Dr. Akondi Ram offers Yoga TTC programs in Vizag & Singapore

Dr D Sreekantan Nair

Dr. D. Sreekantan Nair M.A., M.S.(Coun & Psy), M.D (Acu)
Yogacharya (PGDY, BNYT, YICC, YVC, CTYC)
Reiki Master and Naturopath

Harilalji

Born in 1970, Harilalji comes from a traditional family in Kerala, South India. He was born and brought up in a traditional Indian environment with agriculture, Ayurveda, Vedanta and Yoga. After attaining the title ‘Yogacharya’, he lived and taught yoga in Sivananda ashram in Kerala, Delhi and the Himalayas. Later he studied and practiced yoga therapy at SVYASA -an university for yoga- in Karnataka and completed a full time diploma course with an ‘A’ grade.

Mahi

Mahi was born on 29 Jan 1979 in Dharamshala. He began learning yoga in his childhood from his spiritual family and continued his yogic path ever since. He spent much time with monks at the Lord Shiva Temple in Aghanjar Mahadev, Khaniyara, there he learnt mediation with swamis and monks. The fruit of many years of study in various schools of Yoga, and his personally devised system of Hatha Yoga consisting of deep & intense practice utilizing physical postures (asanas), breathwork (pranayama), relaxation and meditation techniques to liberate the vital energy of the body and mind, & promote self-healing. Mahi's mildly strict technique of teaching helps individuals achieve full benefits with correcting alignment of all asanas & pranayama.

Manoj

Manoj belongs to Jodhpur-Rajasthan, INDIA is a Yoga Trainer & Counsellor from long time. He consults for Yoga, Meditation & Personal Matter. He is expert to advise that how to make perfect balance between Yoga & today's Modern Life.

Swami Sudhir Anand

Swami Sudhir Anand, after attending various Indian yoga programs and teaching Thousands of Indian and western people, is now offering Yoga teacher training in Mcleodganj and Rishikesh and guiding the path of preaching the true essence of Yoga and Meditation. He teaches Hatha yoga, Shivananda yog, Ashtanga yog, Kundalini yoga, Mantra yoga and Teacher training course etc. Now he is traveling all over India to spread the knowledge of Yoga; and his aim is to spread Yoga all over the world. Yoga teacher training course starts in Dharamshala and Rishikesh.

Yogi Shivam

Shivam has been practicing yoga and meditation for the last 17 years. He was born in the hills near Dharamsala, starting his journey of yoga at an early age. His thirst for knowledge took him to various yoga schools in India. Shivam is a certified yoga instructor trained by Sivananda yoga centre in Rishikesh, after he achieved his certificate in Vivekananda yoga centre at University of India .

Yogi Aryan

Aryan Vedh runs the Yoga & Reiki Center in Dharamsala.

Naresh Brahmachari

Naresh Brahmachari is founder and director
of Yoga Academy International

Devdas Vasudevan

Devdas Vasudevan is Regional Director of Yoga Alliance International for Abu Dhabi, and is an enthusiastic Yoga teacher, with a focus on Transformational Yoga.

Soorya Ravi

Soorya Raviji propounded the Kriya Yoga after his profound well-served penance and through his rich and varied experiences and his delving deep into the infinite science of yoga.

Soorya Raviji functions as the General Secretary of the Yoga Teachers Association in South India. He is also the Director of the Sivasoorya Yoga School. The students of his institution professionally benefit from his divine stewardship and perception.

MICHELLE

Michelle completed her program in Transformational Yoga under the guidance of Swami Vidyanand. She now looks after YAI interests in Europe as Co-director.

Cris

Cris, Master Yoga Teacher YAI Certified and Registered - Regional Director of Yoga Alliance International for Australia and New Zealand, owner of Myholisticfitnessperth based in Perth,Western Australia where she runs her Fitness and Yoga School, is the creator and developer of "Sports Yoga Instructors Course™" Correspondence courses for fitness professionals and aspiring yoga teachers delivered worldwide

Wendell Jones

Wendell Jones is Chief Executive Secretary
Yoga Academy International.

Swami Vishnupriyananda

Swami Vishnupriyananda, the Director - Yoga Training of Yoga Orientation for Global Alliance, India (YOGA, INDIA), is an Indian Lady Monk who has learned Yoga and Scriptures from various Indian Monks and Yogis at her very young age and has been practising and teaching Yoga for the last 20 years in India, travelling all over the country, especially in the Ashramas in and around The Himalayas. While teaching Shivananda Style, she developed a new Style, REAL YOGA for the people of modern times, without diluting ancient original way of teaching and learning, and the ‘Real Yoga’ is being taught at various training sessions in India and it is now becoming the most preferred style worldwide.

Umesh Yogi

Umesh Yogi is a well-known Yoga teacher in Rishikesh.

YOGI SURINDER SINGH

Yogi Surinder Singh is a distinguished Yoga teacher , whose well-known classes in Rishikesh are attended by practitioners from around the world.

Sanjeev

Yoga , Ayurveda , Reiki and Naturopathist
and healer
Phone . 0091- 9897723036
Hatha Yoga ( Kiriyas, Asanas, Bandhas, mudras ), Ashtanga Viniyasha Yoga, Flow Yoga , Hot Yoga,Therapeutic Yoga,Therapeutic Pranayama, Meditation,Yoga Nidra,Prakash Yoga (bring the light into your body , mind and life),Kundalini Yoga.

IRENE BRANDERS

IRENE BRANDERS, presently based in S.Africa, has completed her Teachers Training Course under the direct tutelage of Swami Vidyanand.

Akshar - International Brand Ambassador for YAI

Master Akshar is a Nationally and Internationally acclaimed Yogic Master, Spiritual beacon and Philosopher. The Karmi Name for our Master is ‘Amit’ and initiated name is ‘Akshara’. Master Akshar’s birth is in the spectacular mountains of Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh - The land of beauty & spirituality.
From his childhood, he showed inclination towards spirituality and God realization. His father was in Indian Army and he was blessed to get an opportunity to travel all over India for his education receiving innumerable spiritual teachings. Under the mentorship of many Holy Saints, he learnt the divine art of Yoga in Kathmandu, Kashmir, Haridwar, Himachal Pradesh and other Himalaya regions. He learnt his yogic asanas in Haridwar by serving his Masters in the Ashrams in a complete Vedic way. During his travels he impressed many with his intuitive knowledge and philosophical bent of mind. Few of them empowered him with tantric techniques. Buddhist philosophy and tantric techniques was learnt by him in Kathmandu and Vaishnav Tantra© was under the guidance of Bhagvath Shastris. Overall he learnt everything what was needed in spiritual world but by strict order and by guidance of strong masters he merged all but kept a goal and has been connected to the root.
Our Master is highly respected and loved by his students, friends, and practitioners from all over the world. His greatness is revealed in his humility and kindness. His humor brings the greatest joy while embodying the most profound teachings. In order to adapt to the current generation, he modified the techniques and provides them with great love, compassion and sincerity. His creative innovation founded a style, Akshar Power Yoga™ and he started teaching in Bangalore, Karnataka where at present he is the Founder and CEO for Akshar Power Yoga™ Academy, one of the Elite school accredited by the International body of Yoga, Yoga Alliance International. His academy is approved by Yoga Alliance International as the Registered School of 200 hours and 500 hours. It is truly an honour to have him receive invitation from eminent dignitaries from all over the world.
Akshar's artistic blend of challenging classes with his charismatic personality is the recipe for a truly inspiring class. With his unwavering sincere efforts, development strategy and initiatives and strong hold in practices Yoga Alliance International have conferred Akshar Power Yoga™ Academy the honorary title of International Brand Ambassador for Yoga Alliance India and Yoga Alliance International. At present he is ceaselessly working on different dynamic forms like Shakti Flow Yoga™, Surya Mandala©, “Maa” Shakti Yoga, advance meditation healing technique called Monance Mandala Meditation® and the list goes on. His areas of spiritual studies include Bhagvad Gita, Bhagvatham, Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads and many more.

Pinki Ghangas

• Having fourteen years experience in yoga
• Was working in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh as yoga trainer in different centers and yoga clubs.
• Also taken personal private lessons for celebrities: famous business personalities
• Two years experience from sr. secondary school from bhiwani.
• Taken private tuition of yoga for various diseases.
• One & half month experience in yoga & naturopathy center Bhiwani .
• Three months teaching experience in Navodaya Vidyalaya School at Mohindergarh (Haryana). It was given by H.R.D. minister of Delhi
• Two months teaching experience at workshops in Moscow (Russia) (island yoga centre).