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Sridharan Sir – Chief Mentor
One of the most sought after and popular Yoga teachers across all ages, Sri S Sridharan is a former Managing Trustee of Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. He continues to be an active member on the Board of Trustees of KYM and senior mentor to many of the teachers as well. He had the rare blessings of learning under T.K.V. Desikachar (the son of T. Krishnamacharya and the founder of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram).
His classes at the KYM are some of the most popular for his effortless style of teaching and his continued focus on driving his teaching as learning experiences that drive positive change in behavior to all those who are able to imbibe the knowledge he expounds. He has been practicing and teaching Yoga for over 40 years.
He is a Member of the Governing Council of the MDNIY (Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga), Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, and New Delhi, an apex Body for Yoga in India. He is also one of the members of the Indian Yoga Association.
Sridharan Sir is an accomplished Yoga teacher, therapist and vedic chanting exponent. His teachings are peppered with wisdom and shlokas from the Vedic texts. He is also the architect of the renowned Guided Meditation (link to the page) that has helped thousands of students and participants achieve a sense of balance to their lives while alleviating both physical and mental ailments across all age groups. He is actively involved in developing similar programs that combine both modern research and Vedic concepts to continuously help these concepts reach as many citizens across the globe.
As Chief Mentor of Ananta Yoga, he advises both Ananta and Sathya-ji on the various programs, their structure, research, content while being a personal mentor, support and spiritual guide to Sathya-ji.
Srinivasan (VS) Sir – Chief Mentor
Srinivasan, who is fondly addressed as VS Sir is the Executive Director, Therapist and Teacher Trainer at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) He had the rare blessings of learning under TKVDesikachar (the son of T. Krishnamacharya and the founder of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram) and learnt the nuances of Yoga in theory and practice. He is highly knowledgeable on all the important texts in Yoga and application of Yoga for spirituality and wellness.
He holds a master’s degree in Yoga from Tamil Nadu Sports and Physical Education University Chennai. He also learnt Vedic Chanting as a Healing Chant Teacher. He is also a C-IAYT, Certified Yoga Therapist under IAYT (International Association for Yoga Therapist) He is currently a member of Diabetes Protocol Committee under AYUSH and is also a QCI (Quality Council of India) Examiner for Yoga Certification.
He has a unique ability to simplify the most complex concepts to be understood by anyone – yoga practitioner or otherwise. As one of KYM’s most popular & sought after teachers, he combines the rare combination of knowledge, wit and deep intelligence. VS Sir believes that there is something to learn from everyone, and he practices this belief with much passion & conviction.
As Sathya-ji’s personal mentor during his yoga teacher certification at KYM and beyond, VS Sir is one of the driving influences of Ananta Yoga, including shaping the thought, experience and transformation of Sathya–ji from a yoga student to a teacher and aspiring philosopher.