Recognized Yoga Retreat Leaders 2025

Sukhvinder Singh (Chaitanya) is an internationally trained Yoga and Meditation Teacher (E-RYT 500, YACEP – Yoga Alliance USA) and the founder of Yoga Chaitanya International Institute, a center dedicated to yoga teacher education, meditation, and holistic wellbeing. He is trained in Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, Yoga Therapy in the Iyengar style, Ayurveda-based practices, pranayama, and guided meditation. Beginning his career as an engineer, Sukhvinder discovered that scientific precision and yogic inquiry beautifully complement each other. This insight led him to leave corporate life and commit fully to studying and teaching Yoga, meditation, and human consciousness. He is certified in Hatha Yoga from Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan (a subsidiary of Bihar School of Yoga), in Laughter Yoga from Laughter Yoga International University under Dr. Madan Kataria, and in Meditation from Osho International, Pune. Over the past decade, Sukhvinder has taught more than 20,000 hours of classes, workshops, and teacher training programs across India, Lebanon, Russia, Thailand, Taiwan, China, and Bali. His multi-style approach bridges traditional yogic wisdom with modern anatomical and therapeutic understanding. He leads the Yoga Chaitanya 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in India (Goa & Dharamshala), a structured series of foundational and advanced modules. His specializations include the Ashtanga Vinyasa and Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Yin Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training, and the Yoga Therapy Teacher Training, all of which form part of the Yoga Chaitanya 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in India series. Sukhvinder’s teaching integrates alignment, breathwork, functional anatomy, subtle-body awareness, and contemplative science, encouraging students to balance strength with stillness and discipline with inner softness. Beyond asana, he is deeply engaged in Yoga philosophy, Ayurveda, mindfulness research, and the neuroscience of emotional regulation. His writings and insights have been featured on Elephant Journal, OM Yoga Magazine, Retreat Guru, and other global platforms. Through his online community and immersive teacher trainings, Sukhvinder continues to guide students toward clarity, compassion, and conscious living.

Bhuwan teaches the ancient practice of Nada Yoga through harmonium, tabla, sitar and mantra in Rishikesh. His work grew from a simple realization: people don’t need more techniques, they need something that helps the mind and heart soften naturally. Through sound, he helps students rediscover stillness, confidence and emotional freedom.

Dr. Ram Jain is a highly respected yoga teacher and instructor with over 40,000 hours of teaching experience in yoga and philosophy. He has completed a PhD in Yoga and holds ERYT-500 and YACEP certifications. For over two decades, he has been guiding students in yoga, meditation, and yoga philosophy. Ram helps you achieve balance and prosperity in life through ancient yogic and Vedic wisdom. He is the founder of Arhanta Yoga Ashram, an internationally recognized yoga school with ashrams in India and the Netherlands. Coming from a lineage of spiritual gurus, Dr. Ram combines traditional yoga wisdom with a practical, modern approach to teaching. His clear and well-organized style has guided thousands of students to deepen their practice and become confident yoga teachers. Dedicated to the preservation of authentic yoga, he continues to inspire global communities through his teachings, courses, and in-depth knowledge of yoga philosophy.

I am a young professional finding her journey through the city. I Graduated with a BSBA in Business with a concentration in Marketing. My previous work experience is mainly in marketing and hospitality related fields, but I have also worked extensively in customer service. In 2014 I shifted my focus to the fitness sector, acquiring my 200-hour and then 500-hour certification as a yoga instructor. I teach Yoga full-time to both adults and children. I love my job and creating a tailored experience to my students try to greet every day with a smile.I specialize in Yoga for beginners and offer sessions both in home and in office. I also love to travel and host Yoga retreats all over the world. I remind myself that every day is a new adventure and we always need to breathe.Specialties: Social media, marketing, customer service, hospitality , problem-solving, organization, time management, multi-tasking

As a professional freelance editor, proofreader, and copy writer, I provide editorial and publishing services to academic and corporate clients around the world. I have a diverse portfolio of projects including technical documentation, press releases, web content, marketing materials, PhD dissertations, and scholarly articles. My education and experience are broad, including an editing certification and foundation in international relations, technology, and economics. Further, I direct marketing initiatives and conduct advertising sales, providing extensive services for my clients.

My professional path centers around elevating the professional standards for Yoga Teacher Training, Mentorship and Yoga Therapy, and integrating our work into a comprehensive healthcare environment. I’m teaching Yoga since 1998 and training in authentic Yoga in the Tradition of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in South India since 2001. Under the guidance of TKV Desikachar and his family and primary students, I have learned to assess students and implement realistic practices and tools to boost internal, familial, professional, and social wellbeing in their lives.

Director of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School Yoga therapist and massage therapist working with many conditions. Weight loss, eating disorders, chronic illness, mental health, and injury. Teacher training and individual sessions. Creator of several courses, materials, and trainings: Peaceful Weight Loss - book DVDs and 9 month online course Transformation Peaceful weight loss teacher training at peacefulweightloss.com Yoga therapy training at breathingdeeply.com Thai Yoga bodywork training at breathingdeeply.com

I am a highly motivated and dedicated professional seeking to advance science and technology through my legal practice. I am experienced in all aspects of patent litigation, Inter Partes Review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and trademark prosecution. I seek to provide efficient, accurate, and trustworthy work on behalf of my clients. My experience ranges from clerking in the Federal Court system, working for a large national law firm, founding a solo practice focusing on intellectual property law for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and start-ups, and now back in private practice representing technology companies in intellectual property matters. I founded and own Metta Yoga studio in Corte Madera, maintain a dedicated yoga practice, and am a registered yoga teacher. Specialties: Intellectual Property Law, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Trademark & Copyright, Health & Wellness Industry, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Industry, Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT 200 hour)

Over 15 years experience in teaching of the Global meditation techniques and Hatha Yoga. An experienced professional in the Management and Promotion of International travel and teacher training. Presently Associated with Mantra Yoga and Meditation School to offer Dual certification course. Beach and Hills Yoga for Yoga Retreat in India, Nepal and Indonesia. Past At Shree Mahesh Heritage : 300 Hour Meditation Teacher Training Certification Program 28 Days Residential Global Guided Meditation Training School in Rishikesh India Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School : 200 Hour Vinyasa & Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Program A 28 Days Residential Vinyasa flow & Ashtanga Primary Series - Intensive certification course. Specialized course for Global Vinyasa Yoga Lovers. RVYS is RYS 200 ,Yoga Alliance, USA

I’m Gwenn, a freelance fitness-wellness writer, a level-4 ACE-certified* Personal Trainer (25 years), and a certified yoga instructor and coach in California. Physically active as a teen dancer, hotfooting it to the big fitness world was in plain sight. After certifying in personal training and group fitness, coaching in a few health clubs became master training turf for my future. Corporate fitness programs followed, which is where I found coaching elegance in the C-suite terrain. I was in two brilliant worlds of learning and teaching.  I spent off-hours creating health and fitness newsletters. These broadcasts became my perfect 24/7 digital marketing tool, and I sometimes received the best compliment for any writer: “When is the next one?”  In 2008, I opened a yoga-fitness center where I train clients in group and private sessions 4 days a week. Along with that, managing the business demands broader marketing recipes in website maintenance, landing page marketing, and more fitness newsletters, which are all self-executed responsibilities. Running a successful online fitness accessories store for 7 years enabled excellent website design training.   My creative side carries outside my center’s four walls. I write about self-improvement, personal training, exercise, and yoga, where I am at peace (and at play!). Recently published articles/contributions include Fit&Well, AskMen, Eat This Not That, and Yell Wellness. I'm ready for more. If your wellness project banks on information with integrity -- and a bit of sparkle -- I might be your gal. Shall we chat? My expertise is: - mind-body - senior yoga - group fitness - yoga instruction - mobility training - strength training - women's fitness - personal training - functional training - post-rehab training - special populations - senior fitness and longevity ________________ Websites are:  https://GwennJones.com https://AuburnYogaStudio.com Sacramento, CA, USA *ACE CPT (American Council on Exercise)

I started practicing yoga when I was working in the high stress corporate world. I traveled constantly and always looked for ways to keep healthy and active while on the road. After completing my RYT-200 Power Yoga Teacher Training, I was hooked! I completed my RCYT-95 as well as my RYT-500 Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. As a mother of two girls, I have dedicated my time to deepening my practice and connecting with my students (Kids too!) on ways to allow their yoga experience to ripple into all aspects of their lives. Throughout my trainings, my passion led me to co-found FamilyFlow Yoga which offers a 95 Hour Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher Training, yoga in schools and classes for families within my community. I'm committed to helping people reach their full potential both spiritually and physically.

Since 1995, Gayathri Narayanan, founder of Myndtree.org, has explored how the world’s wisdom traditions can bring balance, compassion, and clarity into modern life. Before founding Myndtree, she built a successful career in healthcare technology, leading teams and initiatives that advanced patient care and organizational well-being. Yet her early exposure to her guru’s teachings planted a seed of deeper inquiry, one that grew stronger over time, calling her toward a life grounded in wisdom teachings and service. Answering that inner call, Gayathri stepped away from her corporate path to devote herself fully to spiritual practice and to guiding others on their own journeys. Her contemplative path is shaped by immersion in the Advaita (non-dualistic) traditions of Hindu philosophy, and in Theravada, Zen, and Dzogchen lineages of Buddhism, where she continues to study the nature of mind, compassion, and liberation across traditions. She has trained as a nonviolent parenting educator through Echo Parenting & Education in Los Angeles and certified as a mindfulness meditation teacher with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. As a mother of two, Gayathri’s lived experience of nurturing awareness and patience within family life deeply informs her work. She integrates these everyday lessons of relationship, impermanence, and love into teachings that honor both the sacred and the ordinary. Gayathri founded Myndtree as a welcoming space where people at any age or stage can explore mindfulness meditation, heart-centered parenting practices, and interspiritual teachings. Today she brings together her analytical insight and contemplative depth to illuminate the meeting point between mindfulness and modern living. Her secular and inclusive style draws from great wisdom texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, Ātmopadeśa Śatakam, Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, Lotus Sūtra, and Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, inviting learners of all backgrounds to explore how awareness can transform each moment and awaken our shared humanity.

Hi, I'm Michelle.Are you a delicate flower trying to be a succulent? Is your inner critic working overtime? Do you tend to push push push until you are exhausted? I hear you. Did you know that there is another way to relate to yourself? As an exquisitely sensitive empath, I have spent most of my life trying to fit in with the crowd, only to end up feeling like something is wrong with me.So how did I get to the place of appreciating my subtle superpowers? To be honest, whole lot of work. Unraveling a lifetime of messaging that says your value = your productivity, being hardy and pushing through, and accommodating others (aka people-pleasing) takes time.My main vehicle for this unraveling has been Yoga. Not only yoga poses on a mat, but as a practice of kindness. (My guess is you haven't done a lot of yoga like that.)Now I speak the language of sensitive introverts and misfits, and I love the magic that happens when we find one another on the path. I've taught yoga for over 20 years, and what started as a fitness practice has become equally about consumer choices, honest conversations, how I view and treat myself and others, and so much more. Everything I offer acknowledges the full cycle of life, which includes death, so grief is often a visitor as we make a practice of welcoming all of our parts or selves to the party. I invite you to explore these ideas with me through online yoga classes that include asana, pranayama and meditation, as well as seasonal workshops on general health and wellness in my virtual studio, It's All Yoga.What would it be like to treat yourself like a good friend?Let's connect and find out._______________________________How to connect with me:- Send me a message here on LinkedIn or send me an email: michelle@michellemarlahan.com_______________________________

Timothy Burgin is a Kripalu and Pranakriya trained yoga instructor, who founded YogaBasics.com in 2000. He has authored two yoga books and has written over 500 articles on the practice and philosophy of yoga. Timothy has a masters degree in Chinese Medicine and has studied with many nationally known instructors, including Yoganand Michael Carroll, Stephen Cope, Scott Blossom, Shiva Rea, Mukunda Stiles, Rod Stryker, Ana Forrest, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, and Bryan Kest.

Echo Wang is a passionate entrepreneur and certified yoga instructor and meditation teacher with a unique approach to wellness and exploration. She is the founder and lead trainer of Yoga Kawa, a company recognized as one of Canada's Top 10 Health & Wellness companies by Manager HR Magazine. Echo is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations cultivate mindfulness and reduce stress, leading to increased performance, decreased burnout, and a greater sense of well-being.

Echo Wang is a passionate entrepreneur and certified yoga instructor and meditation teacher with a unique approach to wellness and exploration. She is the founder and lead trainer of Yoga Kawa, a company recognized as one of Canada's Top 10 Health & Wellness companies by Manager HR Magazine. Echo is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations cultivate mindfulness and reduce stress, leading to increased performance, decreased burnout, and a greater sense of well-being.