Meet Our Teachers
Most of our teachers are Ananda Village residents and are dedicated to the path of yoga as expressed by Paramhansa Yogananda and his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda. Our teachers honor and respect all paths to God and strive to help each guest on their individual journey.
Each of our Hatha Yoga Teachers is trained in Ananda Yoga®, which is registered with Yoga Alliance, the international organization which sets the standards for yoga certification. In addition to offering their own unique backgrounds and specialties, all of our teachers are also Meditation Teachers.
Staff Teachers
- Arya Cheng
- Brahmachari Dhananjaya Denholm
- Catherine Kairavi
- Diksha McCord
- Gyandev McCord
- Krishnadas LoCicero
- Mangala (Sue) Loper-Powers
- Mantradevi LoCicero
- Melody Hansen
- Sundara Traymar
- Trimurti Motyka
Guest Teachers
- Alba Simaku
- Amala Cathleen Elliott
- Annapurna DeLyle
- Atman Goering
- Badri Matlock
- Barbara Bingham
- Brahmachari Sagar
- Carianne James
- Dana Lynne Andersen
- David Seybert
- Dayavati Barsic
- Devalila Veenhof
- Dhyan Garcia-Davis
- Dora Anderson
- Dr. Peter Van Houten
- Erin Vinacco
- Ganesha
- Gayatri Kretzmann
- Jaya Bottaro-Salisbury
- Jitendra Guindon
- Joseph Selbie
- Julie Roberts
- Karen Buckner
- Keshava Betts
- Keshava Taylor
- Lakshmi LaPine
- Maitri Jones
- Michele Tsihlas
- Miriam Rodgers
- Mukti Deranja
- Nayaswami Devi
- Nayaswami Jaya
- Nayaswami Jyotish
- Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi Novak
- Nayaswami Maria
- Nayaswami Pranaba
- Nayaswami Pranaba and Nayaswami Parvati
- Nayaswami Premdas
- Nayaswami Sahaja
- Nicole DeAvilla
- Peter Sanjaya Kretzmann
- Saiganesh Sairaman
- Sambhava Burke
- Satyana Hall
- Shanti Rubenstone, M.D.
- Shyama Garcia Davis
- Sitabai Betts
- Therese Smith
- Tim Tschantz
- Tracy Anderson
- Uma Bottaro
- Vahini Sleighter
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