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Yogini Shanti
Yoga Philosophy, Meditation & Pranayama Teacher
Yogini Shanti is an experienced yoga teacher whose journey has been deeply rooted in spiritual practice, traditional yogic philosophy, meditation, and ashram life from an early age.
Born and raised in Sumbawa Besar by Balinese parents who were themselves yoga practitioners, she grew up surrounded by spiritual traditions, mantra, and devotional practices. Her connection with the Hare Krishna tradition began in childhood and later developed into several years of dedicated spiritual study and ashram living.
After meeting her Guru, Shanti devoted more than five years to serving and studying at her Guru’s ashram, where she deepened her knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita, Hatha Yoga, meditation, pranayama, and traditional yogic philosophy.
Her dedication to yoga led her to receive a scholarship for a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training at S-VYASA University in Bangalore, India, one of India’s respected institutions for yoga education and research.
For the past four to five years, Yogini Shanti has been continuously teaching at Bali Yoga School, guiding students from different backgrounds through yoga philosophy, meditation, pranayama, and deeper yogic teachings. Her intention is not only to educate students about yoga, but also to help them understand their body, mind, emotions, and way of living so they can build a healthier, more conscious, and balanced life. Through her ongoing teaching at Bali Yoga School, she continues to support students in applying the principles of yoga beyond the classroom and into their everyday lives.
After returning to Bali, she also continued teaching yoga asana, meditation, pranayama, and philosophy at her Guru’s ashram and other yoga centers. With years of teaching experience, Yogini Shanti is regarded as one of the highly valued teachers at Bali Yoga School, known for presenting traditional yogic wisdom in a clear, grounded, practical, and meaningful way.
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Yogini Nikki
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher
Yogini Nikki is an experienced Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher whose journey into yoga began through her own personal healing experience. After being diagnosed with severe scoliosis following high school, she struggled with chronic pain that deeply affected her daily life. Through a consistent yoga practice, especially Ashtanga Yoga, she gradually developed greater strength, stability, confidence, and physical and mental wellbeing.
Her own transformation inspired her to study yoga more deeply and eventually share its benefits with others. Over the years, Nikki expanded her knowledge beyond asana into holistic health, nutrition, raw food, detoxification, and lifestyle practices, understanding the important relationship between movement, nourishment, recovery, and long-term wellbeing.
She received a scholarship to study as a Raw Food and Detox Facilitator through the Pure Raw Training Program led by Dr. Amy Rachelle, ND. After completing her training, she gained practical experience working with different raw food and detox retreats, further strengthening her understanding of holistic wellness.
Nikki later travelled to Rishikesh, India, to deepen her traditional yoga studies and complete further training in Hatha Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga. As a devoted Ashtanga practitioner, teaching this discipline has become one of the most meaningful parts of her professional journey.
For the past four to five years, Yogini Nikki has been continuously teaching at Bali Yoga School, where she has become a deeply valued and much-loved member of the teaching community. Bali Yoga School has become like a second home to her, and she has built a strong connection with both the school and the students who come from around the world to study there.
She is especially known for her Ashtanga classes at Bali Yoga School, where her teaching combines discipline, precision, encouragement, and personal understanding. Her own healing journey enables her to guide students with greater sensitivity, helping them work intelligently with their bodies while building strength, awareness, and confidence in their practice.
Nikki is also well known within the yoga community in Bali and brings her passion for healthy living beyond the yoga mat. Alongside yoga, she also leads cooking and wellness-focused sessions, sharing practical knowledge about nutritious food and healthier lifestyle choices.
Warm, dedicated, and deeply committed to her students, Yogini Nikki brings together Ashtanga Yoga, holistic health, nutrition, and lived experience in a way that makes her teaching both practical and inspiring. She continues to share her knowledge with the intention of helping students develop a healthier relationship with their body, mind, lifestyle, and overall wellbeing.
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Yogini Chiara
Hatha Vinyasa Yoga / Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga / Sound Healing & Reiki
Yogini Chiara is a passionate and versatile yoga teacher whose journey began in Italy, where she first developed a deep connection with yoga through years of personal practice. She later pursued formal yoga education through an international school in Italy and continued expanding her training and experience in Indonesia.
Over the years, Chiara has studied and practiced a wide range of disciplines, including Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, Pregnancy Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Sound Healing, and Reiki. Among these, she feels a particularly strong connection to the creativity, fluidity, and freedom of Vinyasa Yoga, which has become an important part of both her personal practice and teaching style.
Her interest in movement also extends beyond traditional yoga. Chiara has explored disciplines such as Capoeira, Muay Thai, dance, and Animal Flow, completing Level 1 Animal Flow training. These different movement practices have helped her develop a broader understanding of strength, mobility, coordination, body awareness, and freedom of movement.
Chiara’s connection with Bali Yoga School began as a student, where she joined the school to continue her own learning and complete her training. Her dedication, discipline, and genuine passion for yoga gradually became an important part of her journey, and Bali Yoga School later became a place where she transitioned from student to teacher.
For the past two to three years, Yogini Chiara has been continuously teaching at Bali Yoga School, guiding students through Hatha Vinyasa Flow, Sound Healing, Reiki, retreat classes, yoga practices, and other wellness-based sessions. Her commitment to teaching and her ability to connect naturally with students have made her a highly valued and well-loved member of the Bali Yoga School teaching community.
Today, Chiara is also a well-known and popular yoga teacher within Bali’s yoga and wellness community. Bali has become her home, and Bali Yoga School holds a very special place in her personal and professional journey. From arriving as a student to becoming one of the school’s most valued teachers, her journey reflects continuous learning, dedication, and a genuine desire to share yoga with others.
Her knowledge also extends into natural therapies, holistic wellness, movement, sound, energy work, and practices that support the body, mind, and inner wellbeing. Through her classes, Chiara aims to create an experience that is both grounding and uplifting, helping students develop greater awareness, confidence, balance, and connection with themselves.
Warm, dedicated, creative, and deeply passionate about teaching, Yogini Chiara continues to inspire students through her unique combination of yoga, movement, healing practices, and holistic wellbeing.
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Yogi Pandu
Shatkarma, Pranayama, Meditation & Yoga Philosophy Teacher
Yogi Pandu is an experienced yoga teacher with a strong foundation in Vedic studies, Sanskrit, yoga philosophy, meditation, pranayama, and traditional spiritual practices. Born into a priestly family in Bali, he grew up surrounded by rituals, spiritual discipline, and the teachings of Vedic literature, which naturally shaped his interest in yoga and philosophy from an early age.
His spiritual journey took him deeply into ashram life, both in Bali and India. In 2014, Pandu travelled to India to study Sanskrit at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, where he spent several years immersed in traditional study and spiritual culture. He later spent approximately three and a half years living in an ashram in Vrindavan, continuing his study, self-discipline, and spiritual practice.
During his years in India, Pandu visited many sacred places and had the opportunity to meet and learn from different Gurus and spiritual teachers. These experiences, combined with the discipline and simplicity of ashram life, played an important role in shaping his understanding of yoga as a complete way of living rather than only a physical practice.
After returning to Bali, Pandu completed his 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Bali Yoga School, further strengthening his knowledge and practical understanding of yoga. Since then, he has dedicated himself to continuously studying, practising, and teaching different aspects of yoga, with a particular focus on Shatkarma, Pranayama, Meditation, and Yoga Philosophy.
For the past one to one and a half years, Yogi Pandu has been teaching regularly at Bali Yoga School, where he has become a highly valued member of the teaching team. His classes are appreciated for their depth, clarity, discipline, and strong connection to traditional yogic teachings.
Pandu is also a well-known and respected teacher within Bali’s yoga community. His calm presence, extensive spiritual background, and ability to explain deeper concepts in a practical and understandable way have made him especially popular among students at Bali Yoga School.
With years of study, ashram experience, traditional learning, and personal practice, Yogi Pandu brings a genuine depth to his teaching. He continues to share his knowledge with the intention of helping students develop greater self-awareness, discipline, inner balance, and a deeper understanding of the path of yoga.
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Yogi Babloo
Yin Yoga / Ashtanga Vinyasa / Pranayama / Meditation
Yogi Babloo is an experienced and highly respected yoga teacher whose journey is deeply rooted in the traditional yogic culture of India. Born into a Brahmin family in Uttarkashi, in the higher Himalayas, he grew up surrounded by spiritual traditions and developed a strong connection with yoga from an early age.
He holds a Master’s degree in Yogic Science from Sanskrit University in Haridwar and is a Yoga Alliance-certified teacher with both 200-Hour and 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training credentials. With more than seven years of teaching experience, Babloo has developed extensive knowledge across Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Alignment & Adjustment, Pranayama, and Meditation.
Over the years, he has studied under experienced yogis and spiritual masters, refining his understanding of asana, alignment, adjustment techniques, breathwork, and the deeper philosophical dimensions of yoga. His teaching reflects the belief that yoga is not limited to physical movement but is a complete science that supports the body, mind, breath, awareness, and inner wellbeing.
Babloo has been teaching yoga asana, pranayama, and meditation to students for many years and is a well-known teacher within the yoga communities of both India and Bali. His years of practical teaching experience allow him to guide students of different levels with confidence, precision, patience, and a strong understanding of individual needs.
For the past one and a half to two years, Yogi Babloo has also been teaching regularly at Bali Yoga School, where he has become a valued and respected member of the teaching team. His classes are appreciated for their clear instruction, strong technical foundation, disciplined approach, and ability to help students deepen their practice safely and intelligently.
Particularly experienced in Yin Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa, alignment, pranayama, and meditation, Babloo combines traditional knowledge with practical teaching methods that help students understand both the physical and internal aspects of yoga.
With his extensive teaching background in India and Bali, strong academic foundation, and continuous dedication to yoga, Yogi Babloo continues to inspire students toward greater strength, awareness, balance, holistic wellbeing, and inner peace.
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Yogi Chetan
Yin Yoga / Human Anatomy & Physiology / Ayurveda
Yogi Chetan is an experienced and respected yoga teacher from Rishikesh, India — widely known as the Yoga Capital of the World. Rooted in the traditional teachings of yoga, he has been guiding international students since 2012 across a wide range of subjects, including Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Yoga Philosophy, Breathwork, Meditation, and Ayurveda.
His teaching journey began in Rishikesh, where he received traditional yoga education in an environment deeply connected with authentic yogic practice, philosophy, and spiritual discipline. Alongside his yoga studies, Chetan has also studied Sanskrit, the ancient language of yoga, allowing him to bring greater depth to his understanding of mantra, philosophy, classical teachings, and traditional yogic knowledge.
Over the years, Chetan has taught students from different countries and backgrounds across both India and Bali, developing a reputation for his clear, structured, and compassionate approach to teaching. His experience across different yoga styles allows him to adapt his classes intelligently while maintaining a strong connection to the traditional foundations of yoga.
For the past one and a half to two years, Yogi Chetan has been teaching regularly in Bali, including at Bali Yoga School, where he has become a highly valued and much-loved teacher among students. His calm presence, depth of knowledge, and ability to explain both practical and theoretical subjects in an accessible way have made his classes especially appreciated by students.
Chetan combines traditional yogic wisdom with modern anatomical understanding, helping students develop a clearer awareness of the body, breath, mind, movement, and overall wellbeing. Whether teaching Yin Yoga, anatomy, philosophy, Ayurveda, pranayama, or meditation, his approach remains thoughtful, grounded, and student-centered.
With more than a decade of teaching experience, a strong traditional foundation from Rishikesh, and years of work with international students, Yogi Chetan continues to guide practitioners toward greater strength, awareness, clarity, balance, and a deeper understanding of yoga as a complete way of life.
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Yogini Laksmi
Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher
Yogini Laksmi is a dedicated Hatha Vinyasa Yoga teacher whose approach is rooted in balance, mindful movement, conscious breathing, and presence. Her own yoga journey began through physical practice, but over time it developed into a much deeper understanding of yoga as a complete way of living.
Through continued study and personal practice, Laksmi discovered that meaningful growth does not come from movement alone, but from learning how to balance strength with softness, effort with ease, and movement with awareness. This understanding gradually became the foundation of both her personal practice and teaching philosophy.
In her Hatha Vinyasa classes, Laksmi thoughtfully combines gentle, fluid movement with strength-building elements, creating sequences that are both creative and purposeful. Her teaching encourages students to connect movement with breath while developing greater stability, coordination, body awareness, and focus.
For the past one and a half to two years, Yogini Laksmi has been teaching regularly at Bali Yoga School, where she has become a highly capable, focused, and supportive member of the teaching team. Students especially appreciate her calm guidance, attentive approach, and the positive atmosphere she creates in her classes.
At Bali Yoga School, Laksmi teaches Hatha Vinyasa, retreat classes, and other yoga sessions, supporting students from different backgrounds and levels. Her classes are consistently well received by students because of her clear instruction, thoughtful sequencing, and ability to make practitioners feel supported throughout their learning journey.
Her classes are designed not only to support physical development, but also to create space for mental clarity, calmness, and deeper presence. She guides students to move with greater awareness and to understand how yoga can influence the way they respond, breathe, and live beyond the mat.
With a calm and mindful teaching style, Yogini Laksmi creates a supportive environment where students can explore their practice at their own pace while developing confidence, resilience, and a stronger connection with themselves.
For Laksmi, yoga is more than a sequence of postures. It is a continuous practice of awareness, balance, and conscious living. Through her teaching, she encourages students to carry these qualities into everyday life and move through the world with greater stability, awareness, ease, and grace.
Our IT Team Members

Deepika
With a strong passion for integrating technology with wellness, she plays a vital role in managing and optimizing the digital infrastructure. She is dedicated to delivering a seamless and enriching digital experience for students, staff, and the global yoga community. All she does is with the aim of making authentic yoga education accessible to seekers worldwide. Rooted in yogic values and driven by a commitment to digital excellence, Deepika is focused on harmonizing modern technology with traditional wisdom to further the mission of spreading holistic well-being across the globe.

Shailesh
Shailesh Tripathi is an IT and web development specialist with 15+ years of experience building reliable, user-centric software. He holds a B.Tech in Computer Science and has led full-stack projects across startups and enterprises. Comfortable working across multiple languages and technologies, Shailesh delivers end-to-end solutions—from responsive front-end interfaces to scalable back-end services and cloud deployments—always with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability.

Sumit
He is a dedicated and reliable member of the Himalayan Yoga Association and Bali Yoga School teams, where he manages IT operations with expertise and care. Known for his honesty and strong work ethic, Sumit consistently ensures that all technical systems run smoothly, supporting the daily activities of both institutions. Beyond his IT role, he is deeply committed to assisting students, always offering help with kindness and efficiency. His supportive nature and willingness to go the extra mile make him a valued part of the community, contributing greatly to a positive learning environment for all.

Priya
Renowned for her integrity and strong work ethic, she ensures the seamless functioning of technical systems that support the daily operations. Alongside her IT role, she holds a Master’s degree in Yoga, demonstrating her deep passion and dedication to the discipline. She is also wholeheartedly involved in supporting students, always offering her assistance with warmth and efficiency. Always eager to learn new things so she can better assist others, continuously growing both personally and professionally. Her positive attitude and readiness to go above and beyond foster a welcoming and enriching environment for everyone.

Priyanka
Not only the ground work she seamlessly operates in the head branch of Himalayan Yoga Association in India, she is also dedicated to assist customers through digital platforms, ensuring a smooth online experience for our customers. She works diligently to make every interaction with the school as seamless and positive as possible. With a strong passion for using technology to support the spiritual journey of the community, Priyanka is always ready to assist with any tech-related concerns. She looks forward to contributing to each student’s meaningful experience at Himalayan Yoga Association.


