YOGACHARYA LALIT

Lalit is the Director of Himalaya Voga Valley, teaching nationaly and internationaly. He has studied with well-known and respected yoga Masters in India. Lalit has studied Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga from the age of seven at the traditional yoga school Gurukulam.

He went through intensive yoga training, yoga philosophy and meditation at Swani Ram Sadak Dhyan Gurukulam and Shivanada Yoga Vedanta Ashram.

Lalit was initiated by Swami Vedabharti.the diciple of (Swami rama of Himalaya). Lalit is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher- (E-RYT-) with Yoga Alliance (www.yogaalliance.org). Lalit is also a Reiki Master. His unique teaching methodology comes from the heart which makes it unique and interesting for yoga practitioners and trainees. He has completed his Masters in Yoga and is currently undertaking a Yoga Naturapathy Degree for Phd (A.M) in Philosophy in conjunction with writing a book on yoga for Yoga Teachers.

Lalit accepts invitations to teach yoga retreats, yoga holidays, yoga classes and workshops, and yoga teacher trainings anywhere in the world. His mantra is to increase awareness and knowledge of the benefits of practicing Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Hatha yoga and to relay a deep understanding of yoga philosophy and the sutras to an ever-increasing number of people

MAEVE (Certified Himalayan Yoga Valley Teacher in au)

Maeve O’Brien was born in Ireland and has lived in Perth Western Australia since 1989. Maeve joins Himalaya Yoga Valley management team as Program Director in Aus. Her previous experience in management covers 18 years in WA Department of Justice She is also a lecturer in Justice Studies at Edith Cowan University Perth for the past eleven years.

Maeve holds a Batchelor Arts (Justice); Honours Degree ( Justice) from Edith Cowan University ; a Diploma of Business and a Masters of Leadership and Management from Curtin University.

Maeve credits her yoga practice and meditation with providing her with clarity and calmness of mind for effective business and personal decision making. Yoga has nourished my mind, body and spirit and given me the inner peace and harmony I have long been searching for to be able to operate at my optimum in a busy world. Maeve is a graduate of Himalaya Yoga Valley Teacher Training Course in Goa.

N.A.N MOORTHY
(Certified Himalayan Yoga Valley Teacher in ind)

Born in an orthodex brahmin family; Spirtually inclined and introvert natured since childhood. Had initiation at the age of 18; Started yogic practices from the age of 15; Got inspiration from a nameless wandering monk, felt to leave the house; But, remained in the house inorder to fulfil family responsibilities; worked as Maths teacher; Gave up job in 1998;

Reached Rishikesh, learned more yoga practiceses and studied yoga sutras in Swami. Shivananda Asharam; also from the teachers of Bihar school of yoga. Studied The bhagavat Geeta in Swami Dayananda Ashram.

From 2003 living the life of a wandering spritual seeker; Visited many holy placeses; did
tapas in the forests of the Western ghats.Occationally takes classes on yoga and philosophy.

DR. ROHIT R. BORAKAR, (B.A.M.S)
(Certified Himalayan Yoga Valley Teacher in ind)

Ayurveda the science of life is a boon to the science of healing as well as the seekers of health, rejuvenation, longevity & well being. This science is vast ocean of knowledge but to understand it in a simple yet scientific manner the guidance of proper learnt ayurvedic teacher is very important.

Dr. Rohit R. Borkar born in Goa, has Completed his bachelors degree in ayurveda from Goa University. He has been awarded the degree (B.A.M.S) Bachelors of Ayurveda medicine and surgery from Gomantak Ayurveda College which is a complete 5 & ½ years course. He is working in Goa as an ayurvedic physician, panchakarma and yoga specialist. Dr. Rohit has been in the field of ayurveda since a decade from now.

He has also completed yoga course from The Yoga Institute, Academy of yoga a special department for training school teachers. Santa Cruz (E), Mumbai.

It is said – studying a single scripture one does not get the conclusive essence of the science. Hence the person should try to understand the scripture after having knowledge of several disciplines. Hence this made Dr. Rohit to learn yogic science with lot of interest and so he tries to implement yoga with Ayurveda

During time he has traveled extensively around India studying, lecturing and conducting workshops on ayurveda, yoga and allied subjects.

Each lecture that he gives flows from his heart in the form of flowing river that is inspired by & interests the students who are present during the time of the lecture.

TIFFANY (Certified Himalayan Yoga Valley Teacher in can)

Dedicated to living with an open heart, I seek to bring the joy and essence of yoga to life both on and off the mat. Yoga found me when I was completing my degree in music therapy and suffering from the stresses of student life and mysterious aches and illnesses. Quite quickly, I realized that yoga provides the key to unlocking so many of the questions and mysteries that exist within life, within myself.

I decided to start teaching when a manager of a gym that I frequented to use the squash courts for my practice came by and said, "have you ever thought of teaching?". A light went off inside and together we found a training nearby. I have studied primarily Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Anusara yoga and have both trained under and now facilitate for Trinity Yoga's 200 hour Yoga Alliance recognized teacher training in western Canada. Most recently, I completed a 500 hour teacher training in Rishikesh, India with yogi Vishveketu, in a style he calls 'Akunda' or 'wholistic' hatha yoga. I also carry much of what I've learned in yoga into the group and individual music therapy sessions I conduct. As an accredited music therapist, I work with all kinds of people: children, elderly, people in mental health, individuals who are seeking healing etc...I am passionate about the healing properties of sound and how making music, chanting, singing, dancing can help us move to other levels of being.

To me, yoga means to unite, to be complete, to be whole. My classes are wholistic, incorporating challenging and dynamic flowing posture sequences as well as ample time for softness, relaxation, breath and meditation. I believe that at our core, we all know what is best for us. All we need is a little space, to take a breath and connect in order to tap into this infinite wisdom and awareness. As such, I encourage students to compassionately stretch their own boundaries and guide them to recognize for themselves where those boundaries lie. I am also a big fan of smiling, laughter and community and invite everyone to find the beauty and joy in each event, each minute, each posture, each breath. A good friend of mine often tells me "Its just life....smile and live!" I agree because its truly beautiful.

INDIRA (Certified Himalayan Yoga Valley Teacher in Aus)

Indira Núñez Yusti was born in Caracas,Venezuela in 1985.

She is a Contemporary Dancer and an Ashtanga Yoga teacher. As an artist she has a social direction, based on the investigation of daily life. Over the years, she has defined many ideas, working in an independent way, traveling, teaching yoga, writing and dancing her solos in different festivals in Venezuela, Vienna and in India Dance Companies

Indira completed her formal dance studies at The National Contemporary Dance School in Valencia, Venezuela (from 1995-2002), based in Graham Technique and ballet. In February 2008 she completed her Teachers Training at Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre, Goa ,India.

She commenced her professional dance career with the well known Venezuelan dance company 100% Impro in 2002. At the same time she studied 2 years of Psychology and started with the practice of Ashtanga Yoga.

Vienna, Austria, is Indira’s artist residency location since 2004 and from here she has performed across Europe, and Africa with four of the top contemporary dance companies of Vienna, such as Company Serapions Theater, Homunculus Theater, and TANZHOTEL, under the choreographer Milli Bitterli.

Indira works a lot with Improvisation. Over the past five years she has completed many dance workshops at the Impusltanz Festival and Tanz Quartier Wien, with different choreographers and teachers such as Inaki Azpillaga, David Zambrano, Ted Stoffer, The Peeping Tom Collective and many others.

Indira currently teaches Ashtanga yoga for different yoga institutes and dance companies in Vienna.

TASHI DAWA
(Certified Himalayan Yoga Valley Teacher in Aus)

Adding another layer of energetic fusion to Himalaya Yoga Valley’s multinational teaching team, Aus, Australian Tashi Dawa brings 15 years experience of yoga practice to the Centre. Tashi has studied Ashtanga Vinyasa, Iyengar , and Hatha yoga all over Australia and India. She teaches with a flowing style and focuses on centering and creating harmony in the postures. She leads a journey through the asanas and breath to achieve personal strength, mental clarity, and relaxation by reconnecting the mind with the energetic body. Tashi completed her yoga teacher training in Mysore, South India, in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.

During Tashi’s yoga class students at Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre can look forward to a focus on breath, sound and movement to replenish the strength and flexibility of the whole body. Tashi’s classes are holistic using gentle pranayama, meditation, mudras and deep relaxation so the students will experience the benefit of yoga on their body, mind and soul. A journey towards awareness, forgiveness and acceptance, Tashi teaches with patience, love and respect in her aim of sharing her passion of yoga with others.

Tashi also has a passion for helping others to grow and develop and when not teaching yoga, she spends her time between India, Australia and the Pacific working on sustainable community development projects for women. Her most recent project was co-ordinating a bush medicine retreat project, The Healing Place, with traditional Aboriginal healers in a remote community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia (www.healingplace.com.au).

SUZANNE
(Certified Himalayan Yoga Valley Teacher in uk)

Suzanne is originally from Newcastle-upon Tyne, England. After graduating as a Primary School Teacher in 2000, she has been juggling her passion for travelling the world with teaching in the UK. Suzanne completed her yoga teacher training with Himalaya Yoga Valley in 2008, and due to her serious love affair with India (and the Himalaya Yoga Valley team), has since continued her professional development, teaching daily drop in asana classes and assisting on the TTC programmes.

A passionate yoga practitioner since 2004, she incorporates a range of styles into her practice including Astanga, Sivananda and Hatha. Her classes predominantly focus on dynamic Hatha and vinyasa flow.

Suzanne is also a teacher and practitioner of Reiki healing, and enjoys playing the guitar, and writing music and poetry.