Directors

K.M. Chandrashekaran

Organizing Director
K.M. Chandrashekaran
As Organizing Director, YAI, K.M. Chandrashekaran, with his background in Engineering & Management, brings to his work his life-long interest in Yoga and allied matters. He also writes, and sometimes talks on Yoga: you can read some of his essays on YAI’s Facebook page.
He also runs a blog (http://janachandra.in/) which features his short-stories, essays and poems.

FRANCISCO PALACIOS MILLER

Director Chile
FRANCISCO PALACIOS MILLER
Director of Yoga Alliance Chile, International yoga teacher, certified in 100/200/300/500 hours.

SWAMI VASUDEVA

Director, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil & Columbia
SWAMI VASUDEVA

Nestor Cesarini ( Swami Vasudeva ) was born in the city of Avellaneda - Buenos Aires - Argentina. At an early age he felt a strong inclination to seek spiritual answers , transited in their quest several ways to couple train professionally with a degree in HR .
Getting on the yogic path, he obtained training in 2002 in various schools in Buenos Aires , expanding his knowledge on methods such as Tibetan Yoga Kagyu Buddhist origin Tekchen Choling , Hatha Yoga, Zen Yoga , Sai Yoga , Swara Yoga, Bhakti Yoga , Yoga Nidra Kurunta Yoga, etc. as well as also specialized in Zen Shiatsu, Abhyangam ( Ayurvedic massage ) , Bompu Zen , Indian Meditation, Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy . In this latter science, he completed his training at the American Institute of Vedic Studies - Boston - USA .
In 2008 , in the grade of Pranic Healing Institute for Inner Studies , Inc. Philippines - Master Choa Kok Sui
Is Reiki Master - Usui Method since 2009 , being a direct disciple of Maestro Claudio Marquez , in the Argentina Association of Reiki.
In 2011 traveled to India and Nepal, visiting the main temples and Ashram , and participating in the Parmath Niketam Ashram - Rishikesh (India ) International Festival of Yoga , along with spiritual teachers from around the world .
In 2013 he was recognized as a Master Yoga Teacher by Yoga Alliance International India led by Swami Vidyanand (Founding President of that institution, and member of Education Society Sri Aurobindo , Sri Aurobindo Ashram , Delhi Branch, Delhi.
Currently he is the former Director of the Integral Yoga Center - OM PADMA , located in the city of Pilar - Buenos Aires where training programs in Yoga, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy , Abhyangam , as well as other courses and workshops are held .
contact information :
https://www.facebook.com/nestor.cesarini?ref=tn_tnmn
www.yogapadmaom.com.ar
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Centro-Integral-de-Yoga-PADMA-OM-Sede-Pilar/182180871978069?ref=hl
http://www.yogapadmaom.com.ar/

SWAMI YOGA BRAHMANANDA / FERNANDO CALVIÑO

Director, Yoga Alliance International, Peru
FERNANDO CALVIÑO

Pionero del Yoga en Latinoamérica. Fundador de la escuela Siddhi Yoga en 1983. Maestro Internacional de Yoga Certificado personalmente por BKS Iyengar en Pune, India, en el año 1986. Reconocido como Yogacharya ( maestro de yoga) y Swami ( título honorífico en el Yoga) en 1993 por la International Yoga Fellowship Movement y la Bihar School of Yoga de Munger , India. Dicípulo directo de Swami Niranjanda Saraswati. Hace ya más de 35 años que viaja constantemente a la India & oriente practicando, estudiando y experimentando las prácticas mas internas del yoga de la India, China,
Tailandia y el Tibet con maestros expertos. Paralelamente junto a su esposa, se dedican a la enseñanza del Yoga y a formar profesores con aval internacional de 200 y 500 hrs y periódicamente conducen a sus alumnos a la Bihar School of yoga en India y distintos lugares sagrados de ese país al que llaman susegundo hogar.
Actualemente junto a su esposa dirigen Siddhi Yoga Perú en Lima y en el Valle Sagrado de Los incas en Pisac, Cusco.

SANYASIN SIDDHI / ALEXA TRAUGOTT

Co-Director, Yoga Alliance International, Peru
ALEXA TRAUGOTT

Maestra Internacional de Yoga certificada por la Bihar School of yoga, India. Discípula directa de Swami Niranjananda Saraswati y Swami Satyasagananda Saraswati.
Iniciada en la tradición de Karma Sannyasa por su maestros espirituales de quienes recibe el nombre de Siddhi. Pasó los últimos 12 años dedicada al estudio, la práctica y la vivencia del yoga en la Bihar School of yoga y Rikhiapeeth en India,
iniciándose y entrenándose especialmente en el Kriya yoga de la tradición de la Bihar School of yoga. Junto con su esposo han recorrido distintos países de Oriente y estudiado y practicado sus tradiciones y prácticas más internas todas en relación al
cultivo y manejo de la energía y su utilización en el cuerpo humano. Actualmente dirigen juntos Siddhi Yoga Perú, en Lima y en el valle Sagrado de los Incas, en Pisac, Cusco.