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Krishnaphani Kesiraju is a mechanical engineering graduate, with professional qualifications in Management and Law. He has more than forty-one years of experience in industry and academia.

Currently he runs his own consulting and trading businesses. Study and research in Ancient Indian philosophical and spiritual literature is his passion. He is engaged in synthesizing ancient and modern thought on deeper aspects of life and its purpose. He is a keen student of Vedanta, Theosophy and Jiddu Krishnamurti's teachings. Krishnaphani is an invited speaker at various management and spiritual forums.

Krishnaphani Kesiraju is the Program Director at Rtambhara and the enabler for the spiritual and transcendental dimensions of holistic well-being at Rtambhara through contemporary interpretation of the content of ancient Indian Spiritual literature to make it contextual to today's living. He is instrumental in coordinating and creating the content and form of the courses offered by Rtambhara.

Ayurvedic Practitioner (AP) and Ayurveda Yoga Therapist (AYT), Myra Lewin is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and Yoga Alliance (ERYT 500). A master yogini, Myra has amassed more than 50,000 hours of Yoga teaching experience spanning 30 years of practice. She is also the author of three books, Freedom in Your Relationship with Food, Simple Ayurvedic Recipes, and Simple Ayurvedic Recipes 2, and is the host of two remarkable podcasts on holistic healing, “Everyday Ayurveda and Yoga at Hale Pule” and “Spark Your Intuition”.

Finished scriptural studies from Veda Vijnana Gurukulam, Bangalore. Post graduated from Svyasa University. Worked for the department of Indian Culture in a prestigious Institute in Guyana, S.America. Co-Founder of Samyak Yoga, an Internationally recognised Yoga School in Mysore. Presently living a peaceful life in a farm as a farmer and striving to share the serene atmosphere for well being with people in the name of VIVIKTA WELLNESS HERMITAGE. In near future the gates will be open for all to stay, rejoice and experience life to its fullest in a beautiful 8acres farmland.

Founder, Karuna/Triloka Records International Kirtan Wallah, USA. Layering traditional kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has been called yogas rock star.With a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener, Krishna Das  known to friends, family, and fans as simply KD has taken the call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and into concert halls, becoming a worldwide icon and the best-selling western chant artist of all time. His album Live Ananda (released January 2012) was nominated for a Grammy in the Best New Age album category.

KD spent the late 60's traveling across the country as a student of Ram Dass, and in August 1970, he finally made the journey to India, which led him to Ram Dass own beloved guru, Neem Karoli Baba, known to most as Maharaj-ji.

Given the name Krishna Das, KD began to chant as part of following the path of Bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion.

Kavita is a Conscious Parenting Coach. She specifically focuses on healing childhood trauma. Formerly the Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan Middle East and HELLO! Indo-Arabia, she resigned from her career three years after her son was born. Deeply traumatised by the trials of parenting, she questioned why she found impossible what others seemingly did effortlessly. Or that is what it looked like to the world. Years of therapy and excavation led nowhere till she discovered Dr Shefali Tsabary, Oprah’s go-to for parenting. Dr Shefali said what no one had – we find it hard to parent when we don’t receive nurture as a child.

And it all made sense. Kavita’s mother has been mentally ill all her life. Being Indian, no one addressed it and no one helped her. Nurture was in short supply. After studying under Dr Shefali to be a Conscious Parenting Coach in 2020, Kavita will be starting her MA and PhD in East West Psychology in the California Institute of Integral Studies. It is her deepest intention to help parents the way no one helped hers. It is her purpose and drive to heal Childhood Trauma so we can parent our children the way every child deserves – with unconditional love, acceptance and nurture.

Anupama Das specializes in Yoga Therapy, with a certification from the IAYT - International Assn. of Yoga Therapists. She’s also a Yoga Alliance certified trainer.

Anupama had no idea about yoga when she stepped out of the advertising industry and took up studying yoga. Her journey began as a Yoga teacher, when she graduated from Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram’s (KYM) two and a half year Post Graduate diploma in Yoga Studies. She worked there part time as a Research Assistant as well. Since then she’s worked at a few other Yoga organizations in the capacity of a teacher, therapist and administrative head. Apart from healing people, she continues to be involved actively as a trainer, mentor and faculty in Training programs.

She’s been in the field of yoga for 18 years and teaches group classes, customised therapy sessions, chanting, yoga philosophy and conducts workshops. Her experience in this field has given her a strong conviction in the significance of the prana and the healing power of the breath.

She can teach in English, Hindi, Tamil and Bengali.

Dr. Richa Chopra, is a Masters in Child Development, holds a Doctoral Degree from the Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology (Gauhati University) along with an Advance Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling. As the former founding Head of the Dept. of Contemplative and Behavioural Sciences at Sri Sri University, Dr. Chopra has been a pioneer in ideating, establishing and executing a plethora of departments and global initiatives, some of which have witnessed world history. She has ideated and implemented 46 collaborative projects with various UN & Govt Agencies. Being a Sr. Art of Living International Faculty, she has lived 18 years in the Art of Living Ashram in Bengaluru & has travelled across 11 countries , transforming lives through the Happiness Program and other higher level courses. Foundation, USA funded project.

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Harmony has been teaching yoga for over two decades all over the world. She has degrees in Religious Studies and Philosophy with a minor in Psychology. Harmony is a Certified Wellness Coach who helps guide people to breathe better to reduce the harmful effects of stress and anxiety so that they can experience more freedom and joy within their life.

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An Author, 500-hr Certified Manasa Yoga Teacher, TV Host and Speaker, Shailaja grew up in Coimbatore, India but is now based in Malaysia. She has over twenty years of teaching experience, and is the Founder of “Mat & Beyond Yoga Studio”. She is the host of “Yoga Shakti” a TV Series on Anand TV, based in the UK with audiences in Europe and North America. She also conducts online “Asana” and “Pranayama & Dhyana” classes for students UK and USA. She has been invited to speak at several educational institutions and organizations both in Malaysia and India. Shailaja is very active on social media and since the lockdown in March 2020, she regularly hosts podcasts, “Shailaja Menon in Conversation” series on Facebook with leading personalities in India and abroad in the fields of Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedanta and the Indian Classical Arts. A passionate advocate of mental wellness, she believes in a holistic approach and raises consciousness of her students through yoga workshops, regular talks on diet and nutrition, and fosters groups that include healthy eating and hiking.

Hi, my name is Jamie from Galway in the West of Ireland. I've been working in Michelin Star kitchens all around the world for most of my career. In 2015 I launched The Holistic Chef to make a positive impact in people lives by inspiring healthier foods and lifestyle. Currently, living and cooking in the jungle of Phuket, Thailand.

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Claire is an Australian born, France based yoga teacher who has been visiting India for the last 22 years almost yearly to study yoga, ayurveda, philosophy and Hindustani music. Her principal teachers have been Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath Jois in Mysore, India where she has learnt the Ashtanga Yoga method (and she has their traditional Guru Shysha blessing to teach this style of yoga). Claire has also had the great honour of studying Bhakti yoga with Swami Niranjanananda and his teachers with the Bhihar School of yoga (mantra, philosophy, chanting). Claire has been playing the western silver flute for 37 years and from the last 16 years she has also been playing the Bansuri with her teacher Ravi Shankar Mishra. Claire practices Primary, Intermediate and Advanced Ashtanga Yoga asanas and has the blessing of the KPJAYI to teach both the Primary and full Intermediate Series.

Claire established Ashtanga Yoga Shala Provence (a yoga studio and student accommodation home situated in a small village between Aix en Provence and Marseille) in 2012 where she continues to teach in both French and English to a mix of local students and international visitors. Claire is Australian by nationality and lives in France with her 7 year old daughter.

Sharanya Narayanan is a Hatha Yoga teacher (guided by teachers of the Iyengar system) who is also trained in the art of Rope Mallakhamb (a rural gymnastic sport)

Founders of Carnatic Conservatory of Paris are promoting Indian culture through Music, Dance, Yoga, Bhagavad-Gita classes and Sanskrit language training. They also release Bhagavad-Gita doodle videos through Indian Embassy of Paris social media channels every Monday and by Embassy in Finland and Estonia every Friday.

CCParis has published books in multiple Indian and International languages and also the first ones to introduce Indian Music Veena and Odissi in a French Conservatory as part of curriculum. CCParis also provides credits for Carnatic learning in association with SVYASA University.

Indica Yoga, in association with Center for Soft Power, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), INYGMA and LifeCykul invite you to join for the closing ceremony of of the Suryathon League.

Shantala studied Sanskrit chanting and Indian scriptures from an early age as part of her family tradition and school education in Bangalore, India. She has been mentored by several Vedic scholars and teaches a growing global community of students through her online platform. Shantala is especially keen on connecting aspirants to the relevance of Vedas for personal development and to the source texts of Yoga. She is based in Brussels, Belgium.