Our Team

Santhiyoga / Our Team

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Yogacharya K.P MOHANDAS

Chairman

CHAIRMANS MESSAGE :
Yoga is the greatest contribution of ancient Indian tradition. It is for the unity of mind and body, thought and action, harmony between man and nature and a holistic approach to health and well-being, Santhi Yoga International Teachers Training and Research Foundation is established to promote and propogate yoga in the national and international levels for the integrated development of the human personality at the physical, mental, emotional, intellectual and spiritual levels.

QUALIFICATION’S :
International yoga trainer certified by the yoga alliance (USA) and yoga alliance international, TTC Yoga Sivananda Ashram, PG Diploma, Yoga Therapy (Kerala University), Yogacharya Certificate Course (Vikas Yoga, Vaikom), M.Sc Yoga Therapy (TNPESU , Chennai), PG Diploma In Counselling, Professional Yoga Teacher of the AYUSH Dept.Govt of India certified by the Quality Council of India.

The organization was founded by K P Mohandas retired Under Secretary from the Finance Department, Kerala Govt.Secretariat. He is the President of Santhi Yoga Charitable Society, President of District Yoga Sports Association and Vice President of Kerala PG Yoga Teachers Association.

He has been teaching yoga for the last 10 years to students belonging to various nationalities,he is an expert yoga therapist particularly for life style diseases like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthma etc. He has been successfully applying counselling combined with yogic science as treatment modality for various psychosomatic disorders.

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Abhilash Gireesh

Managing Director

QUALIFICATION’S :
B.Sc. (Chemistry), MBA (HR), TTC YOGA (Alliance International), Fitness Trainer.

He is deeply influenced and committed to follow the philosophy and practice of yoga. His area of interest is fitness management combining yogic techniques.

Nidhish Nidhiri

Teaching Faculty Chairman

QUALIFICATION’S :
BA (Communicative English), TTC Yoga (Siavananda), YIC (S.Vyasa Yoga University), M.Sc Yoga (S.Vyasa University), Professional Yoga Teacher of the AYUSH Dept.Govt of India certified by the Quality Council of India.

He has selected the promotion and propagation of yoga as his mission.He has proved his excellence in imparting yogic vision of life among people by helping them to understand the true meaning of life and to educate how to unify the body, mind and soul. He is also a skilled yoga therapist. He is having a long experience as a yoga instructor in many Institutions. He is well experienced in the management of life style diseases like Diabetes, Asthma, Arthritis, Obesity , Backpain, Migraine, Depression etc.He is also a teaching faculty member of the Tamil Nadu Physical Education University, Vaikom Center.

FACULTIES

FACULTIES

Amarjith Balakrishnan

Stress Management

Mr Amarjith Balakrishnan is a Mental health Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Yoga/Mindfulness/Stress management trainer with Graduate and Post Graduate education in Psychology and Psychotherapy from Madras University, MK University, and Adler Professional Graduate School Toronto, Canada (Advanced CBT, DBT, MBCT, TRAUMA).

In the field of Yoga, Amarjith has Govt. of India (Ayush) Yoga Trainer Certification, Yoga YIC/ TTC (S-Vyasa University, Patanjali YogVidyapeeth, Shanthi Yoga International), Iyengar Yoga Treatment certificate and Diabetes Yoga Certificate from S-Vyasa. Amarjith is a Member of Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP), International Association of Applied Psychologists (IAAP) and Associate Member of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP), Currently practicing with Canadian Centre for Men and Families (CCMF), Toronto, Canada

Kaithapram Vasudevan Namboodiri

Visiting Faculty and Advisor

QUALIFICATION’S :
UGC NET in Yoga, MA (English), MSc (Yoga), MEd, Certified Yoga Teacher by AYUSH, Govt. of India, Yoga TTC from Sivanandasram, Neyyar Dam.

Profile of work
– Director of PYTRC (Patanjali Yoga Training and Research Centre, Ernakulam)
– Rtd. BPO (SSA) (Block Programme Officer, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan)
– 32 years of teaching experiance, Social Worker, Sanskrit Scholar Publications
– Written 3 books on Yoga (Siva Samhita, Geetayum Yogavum, Shugarum Yogayum)
– Written 9 other books (Panchatantram- yatharoopam, Sagnikam Atiraatram, Atirudram, Vishnuyagam, Agnihotram, Jagadeesh Chandra Bose, Kuttikal EntuPthikkanam, Beerbal Kathakalile Management Tatwangal, Narayaneeyam-commentary, Saastru Pooja Rahasyam)
– Editor of
* Yoga Paitrikam – Tri monthly
* Devahara- Monthly
– Yoga-Columnist in Matrubhoomi
– Teaching Yoga in T V channel- JANAM TV.

Dr. Kochuthresia Jose

Consultant of Ayurveda & Panchakarma

Dr. Kochuthresia Jose is an expert Ayurveda Doctor and a teacher who is handling the classes on Ayurveda, Anatomy and Physiology. She is an eminent Panchakarma Therapist and a good counsellor. She is having proficient knowledge in yoga and her classes on Anatomy and Physiology would be more and more relevant and effective. And she is also our consultant of Ayurveda and Panchakarma.

Justin Thomas

Visiting Faculty

Sri. Justin Thomas is our guest faculty and manages classes on Mind Power Training. He is an International Trainer and Counsellor, Advanced Life Coach, N.L.P. Master Practitioner and certified Hypnologist. He is acting as the national co-ordinator, National Training Programmes of the JCI India. He is also a certified trainer of the State Govt. Institutions such as employment exchange IMG and KILA. He has conducted over 2700 training sessions across the world. His one day workshop on Mind Power Training is a varied and amazing experience for the Yoga Students.

Dr. M R Gopalakrishanan Nair

Course Director ( University Courses )

QUALIFICATION’S :
MA, M.Sc., PhD, PGDY, ND, DNYS, DNYT.

Dr. M R Gopalakrishanan Nair, an authority in Raja Yoga and Naturopathy is a faculty member of MG University, Kottayam. He is a renowned yoga teacher, an orator, naturopath, counsellor and author of many books.

Swami Govinda Ramanuja

Acharya in the Tantras, Vedas and Yoga

Swami Govinda Ramanuja is an eminent Acharya in the Tantras, Vedas and Yoga. He is leading the sessions of Veda Chanting and Mantra Meditation. He has deep insights into the Tantras, Mantras, Vedanta, Bhagavat Gita, and Yoga Philosophy. His vibrating Mantra chanting and Meditation are much appreciated by our yoga students coming from the different parts of the world.

Dr. Padmanabhan. T. V

Visiting Professor (Yoga Consultant and Psychologist)

About Dr. Padmanabhan. T.V.

M.A. Yoga Psychology from Bihar Yoga Bharati, the World’s First Yoga University recognized by University Grants Commission,
Government of India.

M.Sc in Counseling and Psychotherapy from Manasa Educational Foundation for Mental Health, Shimoga.

M.A. Applied Yoga Psychology from Annamalai University.

PhD in Yoga awarded by Karpagam University, Coimbatore, India.

Teaching Experience:

Worked as Assistant Professor of Yoga for more than 20 years in Kannur University which includes affiliated college and in Department of Yoga Studies functioning under School of Medicine and Public Health, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod. Yoga and Psychology Articles published in International Journals 4 and papers presented and published in National Seminars – 23. Providing counseling as a Psychologist to the cancer survivors of Malabar Cancer Care Society, Kannur for eleven years besides the routine counseling to the clients or patients. Has been teaching Yoga to foreigners of different countries with Green Ayurveda and
Yoga Centre, Azhiyur, Calicut for fourteen years.

Dr. Harikrishna Sharma K. N

QUALIFICATION’S :
Asst.Prof.(Sanskrit – Vedanta), Sree Sankara College, Kalady.

MA(Vedanta Philosophy )
MSc(Psychology )
BEd
PhD(Dreams)

Dr.Harikrishnan is leading the topics the fundamentals of Vedanta Philosophy and Dreams Yoga.Dr.Harikrishnan is the first in this state to get a Doctorate in the subject Dreams.

Rupali Gangrade

Faculty (Online Classes)

Qualification

B.S.c, Fashion Retail Management from NIFT, 200 Hrs TTC (Alliance International), 50 Hrs Prenatal & Postnatal from World Yoga Organization. She has a decade of experience in IT Education Industry, Currently a Fashion entrepreneur and deeply committed to the path of Yoga. Experitse in lower back pain issues, stiffness, postnatal recovery and Ariel yoga.

Karishma Bisht

Faculty (Online Classes)

Karishma Bisht hail from the beautiful mountains of Kumaon – Haldwani (Uttarakhand) and currently resides in Bangalore. She is National level Air Rifle shooter and graduates in Mechanical Engineer from Dehradun Institute of Technology. She is also a Certified Mountaineer from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand). She turned her journey from an engineer to become Yogi, Shooter, and mountaineer by following her passion. She Certified Hatha Yoga Trainer from Pune University and 200 Hrs TTC (Alliance International) from Shanthi Yoga International. Currently pursuing her dreams for the Olympics. And Deeply passionate to explore her inner journey through yoga. She is passionate about Yoga, Mountaineering, and Rifle shooting and peaceful life.

Harshita Sharma

Faculty (Online Classes)

Qualification

Ms. Sharma is a Consciouspreneur, Writer, Yoga, Mindfulness and Quantum Mediation teacher. From an early age, she had a keen interest in spirituality, saint’s literature and social development and was deeply influenced by masters like Paramhansa Yogananda. In 2011, she fell in love with Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan which became her way on the spiritual path and lead her to complete her Kundalini Yoga Teacher’s Training in year 2013. She has extensively, experimented with different schools of mysticism and has lead workshops in fields varied as Kundalini Yoga, Access Consciousness, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Mindfulness, and Meditation (in all its forms).

Mrs. Bamadevi Rajapandian

Faculty (Online Classes)

Mrs. Bamadevi Rajapandian is an inspiring yogini and International Yoga Teacher certified by Yoga Alliance USA and Yoga Alliance International, who has passion for health & learning which necessitated her to practice yoga. In her pursuit for deeper understanding of the body & its functionality, she has made Yoga as her Lifestyle.

She has a graduation degree in Labour Management and has extensive experience of more than 10 Years in Hotel Industry. She is a certified Zumba trainer and completed MUA course. Firm believer of creating possibilities for people from all walks of life to learn and practice yoga to find relief from stress & peace in daily life.

Srinivasan R

Faculty

Srinivasan is a nature lover and an organic farmer ; who leads a simple and joyful life utilising the science of yoga, meditation and naturopathy. As a Vipassana meditator, his way of living and teaching is based on experiencing the subject knowledge rather than knowing it. Well known as a karma yogi among the students, he always connects students close to nature through his way of teaching. He is experienced in treating common diseases with the help of natural herbs and diet. He is also associated with Santhi Yoga International as a faculty of Naturopathy and Philosophy.