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. Swami Vishnupriyananda belongs to a reputed family in the state of Kerala, India, began her yoga practice with sitting, meditation, Indian philosophy and religious studies during her high school and university studies. She left behind her Professional career of Engineering to devote herself full-time to Yoga. Firstly, she took Deeksha from H.H. SWAMI JAYANANDA SARASWATHI and learned Yoga, Upanishads and Scriptures for 6 years. After his Mahasamadhi, she became the disciple of H.H. SWAMI KASHIKANANDA GIRIJI MAHARAJ who is a great philosopher and well known Sanskrit Scholar. She is a dynamic, inspirational yoga trainer who brings her energy, humour and philosophy to every batch of students she trains. She has realized her vision of yoga through the creation of ‘Real Yoga’ for all, a progressive, innovative program designed to meet the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs and challenges of the people from different walks of life in the modern era. She believes ‘The body is the temple; the postures are the prayers’. Ms. Rani Judd Melbourne, Australia Born in New Zealand. She was raised with a holistic approach to life, developing a strong sense of spirituality and natural healing at a young age. At very young age she showed interest in yoga and mediation and devoted herself to exploring different techniques to discover a deeper understanding of body, mind and spirit. Her cultural interest has inspired her to travel as often as she can, continuing the exploration of yoga, mediation and alternative healing. Working as a chef she specialized in vegetarian, vegan cuisine, inspired by her cultural experiences and nutritional knowledge.

Her yoga experience began with Iyengar yoga and continued on a journey through Vinyasa flow, Hatha yoga and Kundalini yoga. Currently her practice is mainly inspired by Iyengar, Anusara, Jivamukti and Hatha yoga. Deepening her practice in June 2013, she completeld a 200 hour teacher training course. Her training was Sivananda inspired Hatha yoga, with Yoga Vidya Peetham, India. Since completing this course she has been teaching private classes in Melbourne, Australia where she now lives. Her passion for yoga has taken her practice off the mat and into a way of living. It has been, and continues to be an amazing journey, giving her the opportunity to experience connection on many levels. Yoga has offered her a connection within a sacred community wherever she travels to. Through yoga she connects her inner and outer beings, becoming present, whole and filled with inspiration to share this path of clarity. She is completely dedicated to continue deepening and living her practice, and to offer inspiration and support for students to discover their own pathway and connection through yoga. Qualifications: 200 hours Hatha Yoga teacher training – Yoga Vidya Peetham, recognized by Yoga Alliance. Certificate in Nutrition and Herbal Healthcare. She is working as Chef and Yoga Teacher. CR Felippe, Katerini City, Greece Born in Katerini City, Greece, CR Felippe is very young and a well known Yoga Trainer and Fitness Instructor. He held his Masters Degree and specialized in Yoga, Pilates and Thai-Yoga Massage. He has been working as Yoga Massage Instructor and Pilates Instructor at his own place under ‘Colosseum Gym and Spa Fitness Centre for the last 6 years. He completed a 200 hour teacher training course recently and the training was Sivananda inspired Hatha yoga, with Yoga Vidya Peetham, India. He is a certified Yoga Trainer by Yoga Alliance.

	Dr A Sadanandan One of the eminent Sanskrit Scholars in India and the Head of Bharati Samskrta Vidya Niketanam, Lonavala, Maharashtra. He is a Post Graduate in Sankrit and secured a Doctorate in Sankrit (Theses:“ Panini & Pratisakhya-s”) from Mumbai University.  His Research work on “Laghu Siddhanta Kaumudi : Algebraic Presentation for Study of Sankrit Language” was viewed by a panel under Government of India and has been acclaimed as a marvellous work and now this work is being considered for computerisation as a project by C-DAC.
	"Our Inspiration"
H.H.Acharya Mahamandaleswar Kashikananda Giri Maharaj whose very purpose of birth seems to be to establish and strengthen the indisputable nature of the Advaitha philosophy. Born in 1924 in South Malabar, Kashikananda Giri Maharaj began his journey as a spiritual seeker at the age of 15. Barefooted and wearing nothing but a cloth around his waist, the young boy left the walls of his home and walked his way towards Varanasi. The journey thus begun, took him travelling by foot through rain and shine, across the length and breadth of India and the Himalayas which in those days was covered with thick jungle and teeming with wild animals. During the course of this time, Swamiji acquired a thorough knowledge of Sanskrit and several voluminous works in the language, as if specially blessed by Saraswathi Devi, the Goddess of Learning. One of his earliest works "Samanya Lakshanam" was prescribed as a text in the Varanasi Sanskrit University, the first Sanskrit university in India. It was here that Kashikananda Giri Maharaj joined for the Vedanta Acharya (M. A) course, passing out as the topper, to win the first of his 4 Gold medals, from the President of India. Interestingly, his answer paper that he wrote completely in verse, still hangs framed on the walls of the University as a masterpiece! Swami Kashikananda Giri Maharaj has gone on to author over 140 books with a total of 60,000 verses in them. It is no tall claim, to say that Swamiji could be the person to have composed the maximum number of slokas, next only to Veda Vyasa! With his authority over the scriptures and almost all Sanskrit texts, Swamiji can easily quench any doubts or challenges against the Truth of Advaitha or the meaning and scope of Sanyasam that may have arisen even from other scholars or saints. His answers to the challenges, given with the conviction of a Realised Soul, have been compiled in books such as "Advaitha Vijaya Vaijayanthi" and "Sanyasa Vidhi Vicharam", in which he boldly asserts that Sanyasam is open to non- Brahmins and women as well. Swamiji's title of Dwadashadarshaacharya Maha Mandaleswar denotes his supreme advisory position over the 12 systems or schools of philosophy and all the lineages of sanyasi parampara and the mutts (monasteries) under them. And Swamiji is the only person holding such a position today - the Acharya to all the acharyas in India. Swami Kashikananda Giri Maharaj's title of Ananthasri Vibhushita indicates the limitless glory which adorns his name. This noble soul, who has child-like simplicity and affection, and bears the depth and greatness of the ocean, continues his sadhana, living like a true sanyasi in a simple ashram in Mumbai, aptly named "Anandavan".
"Our Inspirational Gurus"

Adi Shankaracharya : The first philosopher who consolidated Advaita Vedanta, one of the sub-schools of Vedanta. He believed in the greatness of the holy Vedas and was a major proponent of the same. Not only did he infuse a new life into the Vedas, but also advocated against the Vedic religious practices of ritualistic excesses. Adi Shankaracharya was an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedānta. His teachings are based on the unity of the ātman and brahman— non-dual brahman, in which brahman is viewed as nirguna brahman, brahman without attributes.He is reputed to have founded four mathas ("monasteries"), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta. Adi Shankara is believed to be the organizer of the Dashanami monastic order and the founder of the Shanmata tradition of worship.

Adi Shankaracharya

Swami Vivekananda is one of the most inspiring personalities of India, who did a lot to make India a better place to live in. within a short span of time, he achieved a lot and went a long way in serving humans. He was the principal disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.   He is considered a key figure in the introduction of Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the "Western" World, mainly in America and Europe and is also credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the end of the 19th century. In his book Raja Yoga, Vivekananda explores traditional views on the supernatural and the belief that the practice of Raja Yoga can confer psychic powers such as 'reading another's thoughts', 'controlling all the forces of nature.become 'almost all-knowing', 'live without breathing', 'control the bodies of others' and levitation.

Swami Vivekananda

One of the greatest Yoga masters of the 20th century, Swami Sivananda, is the inspiration behind the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. The teachings of Master Sivananda are summarized in these six words: Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate and Realize. He is the founder of The Divine Life Society (1936), Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy (1948) and author of over 200 books on yoga, vedanta and a variety of other subjects. He established Sivananda Ashram, the location of the headquarters of The Divine Life Society (DLS), on the bank of the Ganges at Shivanandanagar, at a distance of 3 kilometres from Rishikesh.Sivananda Yoga, the yoga form propagated by him, are now spread in many parts of the world through Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres.

Swami Sivananda