of yogic learning & conscious living in Nepal spends her time as a yoga therapist & holistic counsellor with a specialisation in trauma resolution.

She offers her services in Nepal, her home for over 20 years, and now travels internationally to share her understanding and experience of the Yoga Vidya of the Satyananda Yoga Tradition..

Yogatara has a BA in biochemistry, a Masters in Transpersonal Psychology, and is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). She regularly spends time in Munger and Rikhia ashrams to continue to learn, grow, offer seva and be inspired by the living tradition of the Bihar School.

For the past 14 years she has been happily teaching yoga to students, faculty and staff at CSU them with various tools to manage the stress and anxiety that is so prevalent in our culture today. In 2019, Karunadhara accompanied Swami Atmarupa to the first International Yoga Nidra Conference as a co-presenter. Motivated and inspired by this auspicious opportunity she is currently conducting a pilot study with CSU military veterans practicing Satyananda Yoga Nidra.

Karunadhara is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 Level, RCYT (children’s yoga) and YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider).

When not teaching yoga, Karunadhara can be found on the ice teaching the yogic concepts of body and breath awareness to hockey players of all ages, or delivering skating certifications internationally with her company the Inline Certification Program.

She has completed Yogic Studies 1-2 and Teacher Training 1 at the Yoga Academy of North America and is a Level 1 Accredited Satyanada Yoga . As well as being a Certified Yoga Therapist, Shambhavi is a Licensed Massage Therapist and maintains her private practice in Baltimore, Maryland.

the Bihar School of Yoga in India. Swami Atmarupa has taught internationally in Australia, Colombia, Mexico, and India as well as presenting weekend programs at the Omega Institute and Himalayan Institute in Pittsburgh. She presented at the Yoga Alliance conferences in 2011 and 2012. She was one of the primary presenters at the first International Yoga Nidra Conference held at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in 2019.

Swami Atmarupa is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 level, RPYT (prenatal yoga), RCYT (children's yoga) and YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider).

Prior to following her passion for yoga teaching, Swami Atmarupa was a certified registered nurse anaesthetist for over 25 years.

What began as a form of exercise soon evolved into a way of life. Not long after, Mahima enrolled in Yogic Studies Diploma in Satyananda Yoga through the Satyananda Yoga Academy in Australia.

She has been sharing the teaching of the Satyananda Yoga tradition ever since.

Around this time, Mahima transitioned from a corporate marketing role to freelancing, allowing her to pursue a more balanced lifestyle. Initially as a sevak at the Satyananda Yoga Centre in Manly, she later became the centre's manager until its closure in 2018.

Mahima has been working with YANA since 2020 and considers it an absolute pleasure and honor to offer her service to the YANA board and community.

Now living in Spain, Mahima is a passionate traveler, visiting the Indian ashrams is important time to offer seva, to grow and plug back into the source. 

Mahima holds a BA (Hons) in Business and Marketing and a Postgraduate Diploma with the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She is studying Ayurveda under Dr. David Frawley.