Transformational Yoga's teaching team
Michelle Kaminski finished her Masters in Clinical Psychology in California, and then followed her passion for yoga by taking an Ashtanga teachers training course in Italy. Being especially interested in the mind-body connection and the power of yoga in healing imbalances in mental and physical health, she deepened her yogic studies in India. Studying directly under the guidance of Swami Vidyanand, the founder of Yoga Alliance International, she received the 500 hour certificate in Transformational Hatha yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation. She spends every winter in India conducting teacher training courses and expanding her own yogic knowledge. She also studied prenatal yoga with Sitaram Yoga in London. Today Michelle is director of the Transformational Yoga center in Greece, which is a branch of the main Srima school in New Delhi. She currently leads yoga teacher training courses in Italy, Greece, & India. As well as, directing the European division of Yoga Alliance International. Michelle seemlessly blends psychology & spirituality in her yoga style, using a well-rounded approach with Transformational yoga, and is well prepared to guide you towards the integration of body, mind, and spirit.
Vandana Wadera is an advanced Master level teacher of Transformational Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation and has been trained under the direct guidance of Swami Vidyanand at Srima School in India, where she is now the director and teacher trainer at SriMa International School of Integral Transformational Yoga. She is also the Vice-President of Yoga Alliance International. Having been brought up in the UK, she completed her degree in Pharmacy at the University of London. After moving to India her interests in holistic therapies, including Reiki and hypnotherapy, led to the beginning of her yoga practice with Swami Vidyanand. After 15 years of practicing various styles of yoga, she now concentrates on teaching Transformational Yoga and training new teachers. Her integral style of teaching is inspired by The Mother and Sri Aurobindo. We are pleased to have Vandana as part of our team in India.
After completing his degree in International Communications from the University of Florence, Italy Leonardo followed his passion for India and spent long periods there studying Indian philosophy and Indian mass media communication. We are greatful to have him as part of our international training team teaching Indian yogic philosophy and history.
Swami Prem Viren spent years studying meditation directly with Osho in Pune, India. He has been teaching and leading meditation groups in Rishikesh since 1978. Recently Swamiji has opened his own spiritual retreat in the peaceful hills of Rishikesh, where we will be conducting various teacher training courses and retreats in the winter months. The Osho meditations which Swami Prem Viren specializes in are: Kundalini, Dynamic, Mandala, Dev Vani, Natarafi, Chakra breathing, Laughing, Tantra, Nadbrahma, Vipassana, No-mind, Anapana Sati, Gauri Shankar, Feather touch and No-dimension Meditations.
Keisha is a guest yoga instructor in our Italian TTC and has been practicing, teaching and studying yoga since 1995. She completed her first yoga teacher training program in Austin, Texas. Since then, she has studied with many different teachers and trained in various traditions including Iyengar, Anusara and Ashtanga. She is also a certified prenatal yoga instructor. Keisha draws from several Hatha Yoga lineages to teach a Flow Yoga style that cultivates grace, freedom, fun and loving-kindness. In her classes she combines a passion for yoga anatomy and yoga philosophy to help students make the exploratory journey from mind to body to heart. Keisha is the owner of Radici Yoga Studio in Florence, Italy.
Ashling completed her 200hr Ashtanga Yoga teacher training in the rain forests of Costa Rica and went on to complete her 500hr Transformational Hatha Yoga teacher training with Swami Vidyanand and Michelle in India. She has completed many workshops and smaller teacher trainings to continue her studies and is the Irish Ambassador for Yoga Alliance International. Ashling has varied teaching experience, from Ashtanga, Yin, Vinyasa Flow, Hot Yoga, Hatha, Yin/Yang Fusion, Meditation, Mantra, Pranayama and is also a Pilates Instructor. She is a passionate teacher who wants to guide others to experience the healing, calming, opening and powerful affects yoga can have mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually, as a way of living. We are pleased to have Ashling as an instructor in our Greek TTC.
Pandit Vishnu Panigrahi has been steeped in spiritual endeavors since childhood. Most recently he has completed his trainings and studies at the Swami Rama Institute of Meditation and Inter-Faith Studies and has a master's degree in Sanskrit and Yoga. He currently guides the junior Gurukulam students in all of their disciplines along with teaching philosophy, yoga and meditation in north India. We are honored to have him as a guest teacher in our Indian courses.
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