Kishor Chandra
Senior Teacher
Kishor serves as the Yoga Director and has been practicing since he was a teenager. Expect slow-paced yet detailed and dynamic flows. His classes are full of interesting transitions, Bhakti philosophy, and fun NYC subway stories. He draws inspiration from Katonah yoga and focuses on alignment and hands-on-assists. Kishor’s classes will leave you feeling simultaneously grounded and expansive.
Brinda Kumari (Susan Hu)
Senior Teacher
A master of mindful breath and rhythmic movement with a focus on the connection to the Self, Brinda (Susan) offers dynamic yet nourishing yoga classes including hatha, vinyasa, yin, restorative as well as meditation and yoga nidra. Deeply rooted in her Bhakti practice, Brinda will take you on an empowering spiritual journey to invoke a sense of joy and love in her classes.
Jamuna Jaya
Senior Teacher
Being a yoga philosophy nerd, an alignment geek, and a gym rat, Jamuna’s class are irreverently reverent, sweaty and precise, and full of laughs!! A practicing bhakta, 500-hour certified Yoga Instructor, a professional clown in hospitals for children, and a professional storyteller, Jamuna loves to serve anyone who walks into her class!!
Chelsea Daniels
Senior Teacher
Chelsea’s style emphasizes a moving meditation by linking breath to movement to bring you out of the hustle and bustle of the city and take you further inward throughout class. Her thoughtful sequencing is ever changing depending on the season and your needs as to bring more harmony to the physical and subtle bodies. Expect every class to be rooted in intelligent sequencing for anatomy with many options to be given along the way as well as pranayama practices and devotional mantras. You’ll leave feeling restored yet energized.
Pooja Tuladhar
Yoga Teacher
Pooja’s gentle openings are soothing, but the rigor of the class quickly builds throughout. Expect an encouraging environment for you to reach within and challenge yourself. Breathe and alignment are essential components. Her classes are a reflection of her eastern upbringing and western lifestyle, making the experience truly a movement meditation for the present times. Pooja’s typical class setting is a medium flow with soft spiritual soundtrack. You will leave feeling more present, grounded, and stronger.
Jennifer Manvich
Yoga Teacher
Jenn comes from the background of Trauma-Informed, recovery-based Yoga. Using the body as a tool for prayer, her practice is one of reconnecting oneself to one’s higher power. Yoga is about the awareness of staying present no matter what. Practice is about finding that power.
Vera Kasper
Yoga Teacher
Vera combines various yoga schools, emphasizing physical, mental, and spiritual benefits, while being receptive to the individual needs of her students. She strives to preserve the sacred tradition of yoga and serve as a conduit between the tradition and the students.
Jillian Fata
Yoga Teacher
After years as a dancer, Jillian discovered The Bhakti Center as a student in 2015 and never looked back. She graduated from TBC’s 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, and is now thrilled to bring students both the sweaty vinyasa classes that push the body to try more challenging poses and the ooey-gooey stretch and restore classes that calm the mind. Expect simple breathwork, yummy flows, and plenty of encouragement along the way!
Maryallison Weihe
Yoga Teacher
Ma had a life changing experience when yoga was introduced to her life in 2009. Although movement was always part of her life through dancing, and a source of self therapy. Yoga brought a different type of healing, on a deeper level. At the heart of it, Ma is a hatha yogini , but she brings many different schools of yoga to the table. Her classes are mindfully crafted to challenge your mind, body and soul. Ma’s intention is to empower her students to follow what feels good. To use breath, movement and music as an access point for healing and growth, however that may look for each individual. She creates a space that feels safe for you to meet yourselves just as you are with love, compassion and honesty.
Amanda Bozorgi
Yoga Teacher
A graduate of The Bhakti Center Yoga’s 200-hour teacher training, Amanda brings dynamic flows and joy in movement. As a former collegiate athlete, Amanda’s classes are energetically paced with an eye towards alignment and protection from injury. Expect an empowering mix of sweat, exuberance, and a deeper mind-body connection.
Vaibhav Mallya
Yoga Teacher
Drawing from his days as an athlete, Vaibhav turned to yoga for physical and spiritual healing after multiple surgeries. His classes blend traditional yoga wisdom with modern wellness methods and a strong understanding of anatomy. Inspired by figures like Sadhguru and Andrew Huberman, he incorporates Vedic chants into his class playlists. Join his classes for a balanced, insightful yoga journey.
Champakalata Sakhi
Yoga Teacher
Champakalata Sakhi started teaching yoga in 2011 after completing her Jivamukti Yoga training under Sharon Gannon and David Life (vinyasa). She then studied in India for extended periods of time, and finding spiritual connection in the bhakti practice, lived in ashrams for 12 years. Her classes guide her students to lose themselves in the joy of movement to find themselves in the joy of life. If you want healing, freedom from the stress of NYC within your own heart, and a spiritual journey while finding love in a sweaty, fun, and challenging yoga class, her classes are for you.
Sundarisakhi (Surabhi Rathod)
Substitute Teacher
Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
Surabhi teaches safe, alignment-oriented yoga that focuses on the breath as the bridge between the body and the mind. In her class, you can expect sprinkles of classic Iyengar yoga poses woven into focused flows, restorative and breathing practices. She is a C-IAYT yoga therapist and has a Masters degree in Yoga in addition to yoga teacher training certifications from Jivamukti, Sivananda and Govardhan schools of Yoga.
Sarah Colgrove
Substitute Teacher
Sarah’s classes aim to bring into alignment the mind, body, and spirit with thoughtful and energetic sequencing. Marketing executive by day, she focuses on opening up the body to counter a 9-5 desk slouch while building strength and flexibility for peak poses. Expect a medium pace with lots of optionality and tidbits of yoga philosophy for application in the material world.
Daniel Ngai
Substitute Teacher
Dan is a native New Yorker and recent graduate of the Bhakti Center’s 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Expect a mix of grounding, self-study, sweat, and hopefully, deep relaxation in his classes! A student of biology with a background in oncology research and data analysis, Dan discovered yoga in his early 20s and has treasured the practice as a link between the experience of having a body, millennia of spiritual wisdom, and keys to living a meaningful life.
Catherine DiPietro
Substitute Teacher
Catherine teaches a vinyasa flow-style class with some roots in Ashtanga yoga. Her thoughtfully
planned sequences combine physical strength with stretching, relaxation, and meditation. She teaches alignment and intentional transitions throughout, and holds space for students to explore the needs of their individual practice. Her classes link breath to movement to refocus on the present moment and connect to the body, mind, and spirit.
Jesse Maldonado
Substitute Teacher
I started practicing yoga in 2017 as a way to combat back and sciatic nerve issues. The lessons I learned through this process have changed all aspects of my life on and off the mat. I aspire to hold space and share these life changing lesson’s with others. I love to see students experience mental gains just as much as physical ones. My 200-hour training has transformed my life and has given me the tools to pay it forward. I’m forever thankful to all the teachers and students I’ve had the privilege of learning from.
Boyan Zhang
Substitute Teacher
Boyan loves getting active in her body, and it’s on the yoga mat that she finds the connection between body, mind, and soul. She aims to help her students find fluidity in their bodies, clarity in their minds, and blissfulness in their hearts. Boyan welcomes everyone to her classes and invites them to stay open and tuned to what their body feels, what their mind contemplates on, and what their heart embraces while in poses and through transitions.
Nathan Kramer
Substitute Teacher
Nathan’s classes embrace the meditative essence of yoga, inviting students to close their eyes and draw their attention inside, cultivating a deeper connection with themselves. Through intentional practice, he creates a nurturing space where each student can discover growth and self-transformation. Students should walk away from his classes feeling joyful and uplifted. They may even be empowered to uplift others.
Nikita Bhasin
Substitute Teacher
Nikita’s yoga journey began in her teens, culminating in the completion of her 200-Hour Teacher Training in 2015. With additional immersion in kirtan and yoga philosophy throughout the years, she infuses her classes with vibrant chanting, precise alignment, and creatively sequenced flows. Her teaching ethos centers on self-exploration through movement, fostering body awareness and tapping into divine intuition. Nikita is dedicated to cultivating inclusive spaces where all bodies can connect with yoga’s essence, reap its benefits, and honor its ancient history.
