Nayaswami Jaya
Nayaswami Jaya is co- spiritual director of Ananda Sangha India. He became a student of Swami Kriyananda soon after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. Upon learning of Swami Kriyananda’s interest in spiritual communities, Nayaswami Jaya joined him as a founding member of Ananda. Nayaswami Jaya has been authorized by Swami Kriyananda to give initiation into the advanced meditation technique Kriya Yoga. He travels widely sharing the teachings and techniques of Paramhansa Yogananda with audiences throughout the world.
Nayaswami Dhyana
Nayaswami Dhyana, is co- spiritual director of Ananda Sangha. She started to study the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda in 1978 and met Swami Kriyananda in 1980. She has shared the teachings of Yogananda in the US, Europe, Africa, Australia and India and helped in the founding of several of Ananda communities and centers. She has been authorized by Swami Kriyananda to give initiation into the advanced meditation technique Kriya Yoga. She teaches locally and travels around India offering training in meditation and Raja Yoga.
Nayaswami Devarshi
A long-time Ananda minister and Kriyacharya (authorized Kriya Yoga teacher), Nayaswami Devarshi joined Swami Kriyananda in 1977 and has been serving Ananda Sangha full time since then. Service to his guru has taken him all over the world teaching meditation and Kriya Yoga. He currently lives in India and serves as the director of Ananda’s Global Kriya Yoga Sangha and the Ananda India Monastery.
Nayaswami Aditya
Dr. Aditya Gait is a Medical Practitioner, whose chief interests lie in sharing the teachings and benefits of yoga as a healthy and successful way of life. Aditya came to Ananda Sangha in 2008 and has since then actively helped with the Pune community operations. He is also a Trustee with Ananda Sangha. He also serves as the Spiritual Director of Ananda Sangha Pune. Apart from full time activities within the sangha, Aditya conducts yoga, meditation, health workshops in colleges, companies and institutions. He has conducted workshops on Health, Happiness and Success for many global industry leaders such as Tata Management and Training Center (TMTC), Infosys, Amdocs, Apollo Hospitals, and Metro.
Nayaswami Shankara
Nayaswami Shankara has been a part of Ananda India since 2005, leading the Ananda monks here in India for most of that time. He has given lectures and classes throughout India. He is currently in charge of Ananda’s Kriya Home Study program, where he works with students throughout India and abroad, assisting them to prepare for receiving Kriya yoga.
Brahmachari Vasudeva
Brahmachari Vasudeva is a dedicated monk and senior teacher with Ananda Sangha. He is a meditation & yoga teacher and had completed his Chartered Accountancy in 2015. He worked in the corporate world as an Internal Auditor before transitioning into serving Ananda Sangha full time in 2017. Today, he serves as a Kriyacharya, authorized to initiate seekers into the sacred path of Kriya Yoga. He is also a Trustee with Ananda Sangha. Based in Pune, Vasudeva is currently coordinating the different departments and projects in Ananda India. Known for his calm presence and practical approach, he specializes in helping individuals balance the demands of modern life with a deep, consistent spiritual practice.
Vibha Agrawal
Vibha has been managing software companies in India over three decades. She has been serving and sharing teachings in Ananda Centres in Gurgaon, Delhi, Ahmedabad,Noida and Singapore and Hyderabad since 2010. She has taught Kriya Yoga meditation to many people and is now primarily engaged with Home Study Kriya Yoga course since 2016. She helps prepare the students for the final steps before taking Kriya Initiation. She has dedicated her life now to serving Paramhansa Yogananda and is grateful for the opportunity to serve her Guru!
Bharat
Bharat Castelli has been with Ananda Sangha since 2010 and his main interests lie in sharing the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. He has been in the Ananda Pune community for most of the time but also traveled across the worldwide Ananda Communities in USA and Italy and in many centers around India. He speaks through practical application of these deep teachings in his life and conveys a deep understanding of the teachings with a sense of wisdom. He also shares many classes on the impact that music has in uplifting our consciousness.
Shamini
Shamini has been with Ananda Sangha since 2012 and has lived and served in various centers around India. She is also a certified Ananda Yoga and Art instructor. She shares with clarity and joy, and helps people connect with the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda in ways that are easily grasped and understood. She deeply believes in the transforming power of these teachings which can help discover inner joy and enrich our lives.
Nayaswami Bhavani
Nayaswami Bhavani is an internationally certified Yoga and Meditation teacher by World Yoga Alliance. She is also a certified healing teacher and has conducted many classes on meditation in Pune. Bhavani has served in the corporate industry for more than a decade and is well-versed with the challenges and opportunities of a corporate life, bringing that experience into her classes. She also helps with corporate training programs in companies.
Nayaswamis Dharmarajan and Dharmini
Nayaswamis Dharmarajan and Dharmini lived at Ananda India from 2006 – 2010. Based in Gurgaon, they traveled all over India and led the meditation groups in Bangalore and Noida — each group has since grown into a full-fledged meditation center. They were serving as the Spiritual Directors of Ananda’s community in Los Angeles when they were asked by Nayaswami Kriyananda to move back to India to start Ananda Chennai in July of 2013.
Nayaswamis Daya and Keshava
They have lived in India since the founding of Ananda’s work by Swami Kriyananda in India in 2003. They serve as the Spiritual Directors of Ananda Delhi and live in the South Delhi center (in Panchsheel Park). Together they have 65 years experience with Meditation and Kriya Yoga. Both Keshava and Daya are authorized Kriyacharyas (one who can initiate others into Kriya Yoga).
Nayaswami Promilla
Promilla Kulkarni is a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda for more than ten years . She came to Ananda Sangha in 2007 and has been an active member since then. She is a Kriyaban and enjoys sharing her Master’s teachings, whether online or in person . She is also a certified Ananda Healing teacher and is a part of the Healing group in India.
Amit Purohit
Amit Purohit is a yoga, meditation teacher. He has been conducting courses, workshops for schools, corporates and other audience based on spiritual principles. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science degree from Stony Brook, New York. Amit has been an active member of Ananda Sangha since 2010.
Dr. Radhikha (Shikha)
Dr. Radhika Sehdev is a practicing radiologist and a long term yoga & meditation practitioner as taught by Paramhansa Yogananda. She is a long time devotee of Paramhansa Yogananda and has been associated with with Ananda Sangha for over a decade. She applies these teachings in her daily medical practical and shares practical experience in regular workshops and classes.
Latha Gupta
Latha Gupta is the Director of the Ananda Yoga School of India and an experienced Yoga and Meditation teacher. She is passionate about inspiring her students to deepen their practice and learn yoga in a safe and enjoyable way. As a Yoga Alliance certified Ananda Yoga teacher and a certified Coach from the International Coach federation (ICF) she brings in an encouraging and practical approach. Latha has over two decades of experience in Leadership Development and has conducted several Executive Development Programs internationally.
Nayaswami Devendra
Nayaswami Devendra has been a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda for over 15 years. He joined Ananda Sangha as a monastic with blessings of Swami Kriyananda. He has taught classes on meditation and health in all major cities of India, also in corporates and abroad in Singapore, Dubai, and China. He is a flower essences practitioner and loves music and nature. Currently, he also serves as the Spiritual Director of Ananda Sangha Ahmedabad.