Aranya Yoga was founded by Krishna Das Baba. Krishna was born and raised in a peaceful mountainous setting in the Western Himalayas of North India, where he was introduced to yoga at an early age. For the last 10 years, Krisha Das Baba has been directing yoga classes, 200-hour teacher training courses, and various workshops on meditation, healing, and Ayurvedic cooking in Gokarna, Palolem, and Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. He started his practice at age 15, under the guidance of his Guru Ji Sri Sitaram Das Baba Ji from the lineage of the Ramananda Sampradaya.

From a young age, Varun has been into physical fitness. He first came to yoga for benefits in fitness and flexibility. As his practice became stronger he got healthier and soon discovered that his yoga mat was the place to find a sense of contentment, self-awareness and a body and mind connection. He deeply fell in love with yoga and trained as a yoga teacher. His aim is to help people globally to achieve their own healing physically, mentally, and emotionally by teaching them the art of yoga.

Gladys was born in the Dominican Republic. After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Architecture, she started travelling around the world. While traveling, she acquired several skills such as speaking German, French, and English. She assisted several hostels and cafes as a volunteer and event managing assistant. She completed her yoga teacher training yttc 200-hour in Mandrem, Goa recently and decided to be a volunteer for aranya yoga school to deepen her understanding and practice. She has a very sweet and charming personality.

Amit Kumar is from the Indian state of Haryana. He graduated from the renowned SVYASA University in Bangalore as a Master in Yoga Therapy (Msc) and completed his Yoga Instructor Course with the highest accreditation. He specialized in Power Yoga, Yoga therapy, Meditation, Bandhas, and Pranayamas during his training. Yoga is his life’s calling. During his high school time he discovered, that yoga would be more than just a hobby when participating in summer yoga camps. Soon after completing his studies, he dedicated himself to the intense training at the yoga university.

Suzanna was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco and raised in Berlin, Germany. She is a yoga alliance registered teacher at the RYT 500 hour level. She also completed her third level Reiki degree becoming a Reiki master in 2002 and becoming a qualified Chromo Therapist in 2010. She is now a specialist sound healer having learnt the Peter Hess Therapy called Klangmassage. Her love rests with sharing the knowledge of alternative healing and ancient Indian knowledge. She speaks fluent English, German, Italian and Hindi.