Our beloved senior teachers play a central role in teaching at the ashram. Please note that their participation depends on their availability and cannot be assured for every program.
Swami Hridyananda is a direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda and senior staff at the Yoga Retreat. She has spent over 35 years teaching different aspects of yoga, as well as teaching in Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Courses. She also teaches meditation, thought power, chanting, and supports individuals on their inner transformative journey.
Swami Brahmananda is Manager of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat and senior staff of the Sivananda organization. A long-time practitioner of yoga, he regularly teaches yoga philosophy and meditation for the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Courses as well as meditation immersion courses. He is a much-loved, inspiring, and knowledgeable teacher.
Swami Shambhudevananda is a senior staff member at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas and a practitioner of yoga and meditation for more than 30 years. A member of the Sivananda organization since 1995, Swami Shambhudevananda regularly teaches Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga philosophy for the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Courses and advanced courses. He is a much-loved, knowledgeable, and inspiring teacher.
Swami Paramananda is a monk and senior teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. Swami Paramananda joined the Sivananda organization in 2006 and was initiated into Sannyasa (monasticism) in 2016.
A long-time practitioner of yoga, meditation and philosophical studies, he regularly teaches in the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses as well as the Advanced Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses. He also teaches online courses and guides students from around the world in their practice and study.
A much-loved teacher admired for his humor, warmth, and devotion to the practice, he seamlessly weaves classical yoga teachings into modern daily life.
Rukmini Chaitanya is a senior staff member of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas, and the personal assistant to Swami Swaroopananda, the Acharya, or spiritual director of the Ashram. She regularly teaches the Bhagavad Gita during the Sivananda Yoga Teacher training as well as other courses on the Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta, positive thinking, meditation, and yoga philosophy.
Rukmini Chaitanya is known for her enthusiastic and inspiring teaching style as well as for her devotion to the lineage and the scriptures. She is dedicated to each of her students and has an innate desire to share knowledge with them. She brings a great deal of clarity to every topic and is highly appreciated for her capacity to unfold complicated topics and present them in a coherent and pure way.
Rukmini Chaitanya was interviewed on The Spiritually Inspired Show
Jnaneshwari Chaitanya is a senior staff member and teacher of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat. An experienced and devoted practitioner, she is an inspiring and insightful teacher of Yoga and Vedanta in Yoga teachers training courses and many of the ashram programs. Jnaneshwari Chaitanya is known for her clear and pure way of communicating the knowledge and its application in daily life, and is especially known for her skill in teaching the Bhagavad Gita.
Parvati Chaitanya is a senior staff member of the ashram with many years of experience teaching, studying, and practicing yoga. She currently serves the ashram as caretaker of the gardens.
Krishna Chaitanya is a physical therapist, senior staff member of the Yoga Retreat, and senior instructor of Hatha Yoga in the Teacher Training Course and other courses. He has taught for more than 20 years and specializes in working with the elderly population. He teaches Adaptive Yoga, Chair Yoga, and has many years experience helping individuals with all kinds of physical limitations.
Bhargavi Chaitanya is an experienced yoga teacher and has been a staff member in the Sivananda organization since 2006. Bhargavi Chaitanya teaches courses on yoga, meditation, positive thinking, the power of thought, cooking workshops, advanced yoga courses, yoga for adolescents, and more. She is known for her gentle teaching style and for the inner peace and love her students are experiencing while taking her classes.
Upcoming Programs
Special EventSeptember 8, 2026
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
Join us in the joyful celebration of Swami Sivananda’s life.
Yoga Vacation ProgramSeptember 14, 2026
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
Join us for this sacred ceremony to strengthen your own resolves and bring stamina and fortitude into your life.
Yoga Teacher TrainingNovember 4 — December 1, 2026
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
Deepen and expand your knowledge and practice as a yoga teacher through this four-week immersion into advanced yogic practices of hatha yoga, meditation, pranayama, Sanskrit, and the Sivananda teachings.
Yoga Teacher TrainingNovember 4 — December 1, 2026
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat and Nora Benian (Sundari)
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Vacation ProgramNovember 9 — 11, 2026
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
Join us for this special celebration of puja and prayer to honor the Mahasamadhi and Jalasamadhi of our founder and guru Swami Vishnudevananda.
Yoga Teacher TrainingNovember 21 — 29, 2026
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Teacher TrainingDecember 4 — 31, 2026
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Vacation ProgramDecember 21, 2026 — January 1, 2027
Radhika Das, Snatam Kaur, John R. B. Campbell, Dr. R. Ibrahim Jaffe, Father Dan Hines, Daniel Matt, PhD, Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, and Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
During this special time of year we invite you to join us in celebrating wisdom, love, compassion, and the transcendence of artificial barriers.
Yoga Teacher TrainingDecember 21 — 29, 2026
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Teacher TrainingJanuary 4 — 31, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
Deepen and expand your knowledge and practice as a yoga teacher through this four-week immersion into advanced yogic practices of hatha yoga, meditation, pranayama, Sanskrit, and the Sivananda teachings.
Yoga Teacher TrainingJanuary 4 — 31, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Teacher TrainingJanuary 21 — 29, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Teacher TrainingFebruary 3 — March 2, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Teacher TrainingFebruary 20 — 28, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Teacher TrainingMarch 5 — April 1, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Teacher TrainingMarch 22 — 30, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Teacher TrainingApril 4 — May 1, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Teacher TrainingApril 4 — May 1, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
Deepen and expand your knowledge and practice as a yoga teacher through this four-week immersion into advanced yogic practices of hatha yoga, meditation, pranayama, Sanskrit, and the Sivananda teachings.
Yoga Teacher TrainingApril 21 — 29, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Vacation ProgramApril 21, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
Enjoy a delicious vegetarian feast, a reading of the Haggadah, Passover chants, and teachings on Passover’s relationship to yogic principles.
Yoga Teacher TrainingMay 4 — 31, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Teacher TrainingMay 21 — 29, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Teacher TrainingJune 3 — 30, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Teacher TrainingJune 20 — 28, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Vacation ProgramJune 21, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
We celebrate the International Day of Yoga with special events, including pujas, workshops, and celebrations led by ashram priest Krishnan Namboodiri and the senior teachers of the Yoga Retreat.
Yoga Teacher TrainingJuly 3 — 30, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Learn how to bring the benefits of classical yoga to others and take your yoga practice to a deeper, more meaningful level.
Yoga Vacation ProgramJuly 14, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat and Krishnan Namboodiri
Join us for this special day of puja and prayer to honor the Mahasamadhi of our founder and guru Swami Sivananda.
Yoga Vacation ProgramJuly 18, 2027
Krishnan Namboodiri and Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
This is a very auspicious ritual to commemorate the memory of the great spiritual teachers.
Yoga Teacher TrainingJuly 20 — 28, 2027
Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
For those students who took the 200-hr Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training online and wish to add to their certification.
Yoga Vacation ProgramSeptember 4, 2027
Krishnan Namboodiri and Senior Staff of the Yoga Retreat
Join us for this sacred ceremony to strengthen your own resolves and bring stamina and fortitude into your life.
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