Parveen Nair
Co-Founder & Mentor
Acharya Shri Parveen Nair is a movement artist, educator and a uniquely inspiring teacher of yoga and non-dual philoposhy, he is best known for his ability to help students and teachers embody an authentic and spiritual practice of Yoga, assisting those who come to him to find their own narrative in exploring their body-mind centering practices.
Parveen is a Malaysian by birth, residing and teaching in the foothills of the Himalayas, a travelling yogi, Shri Parveen is also a professionally trained Classical Dancer in both highly revered Indian classical dance, Bharatnatyam and Oddissi. He has spent over 20 years collectively studying and researching nearly every styles of yoga, its practices and associated philosophies. He has refined his methods of teaching to embodying the subjects, creates a learning environment that is rich, multi-faceted and experiential to his students.
Parveen has created his own style called the Embodied Movements for Yoga or Meditative Vinyasa, and is inspired by his years of exploration through dance, bodyworks, breath works, his somatic movements practice and non-dual philosophy. This has encouraged him finding his own voice in teachings.
Parveen’s yoga journey began with the Shivananda Yoga Tradition and later trained under his mentor, the late Yogini Karin O’Bannon in Rishikesh. Over the years, his Yoga journey of Swadhyaya (Self-Study) has led him to intertwine the physical practice of Yoga with the gloss of spirituality. His teaching is highly influenced by the teachings of the great Yogi Shri Bagawan Ramana Maharishi and Shri Nisargadatta Maharaja, Shri Parveen perfectly blends the sublime with the dynamic in his teachings.
Shri Parveen co-established and co-founded Yoga Sadhana in Malaysia, India, China and Cambodia with his senior student, Louis Lim (Ramana). The door of his Yoga Shala in Rishikesh, the world Capital of Yoga, is always open to aspirants who are seeking to explore the subtle undercurrents of Yoga.
He also conducts Yoga retreats, Yoga Teachers Training Courses, Yoga Intensive Workshops internationally. He has worked with many yoga teachers and schools around the world, and has been re-visiting these schools annually since then. Countries that Shri Parveen often being invited for teaching are those in the European continents, Central America, Asia, apart from various parts of India.
Parveen brings something unique to the Yoga mat as he takes you through the intricacies of alignments, mindfulness, connectivity and the universality that Yoga embodies, as he always highlights “it is change in attitude he strives for more than change in action, for only thus according to him does spirituality yield its secrets.”
A Teacher Beyond the Ordinary
Be it grasping the technical aspects of asanas, exploration of one’s vital energy through Pranayama, or surrendering to the surreal through Meditation. letting oneself drown in the exalted flow of Kirtanas or understanding the mystery of life in his Advaita Vedanta philosophy classes, Shri Parveen ensures that you have a life-changing experience.
The Yoga Self-Discovery Retreats conducted by Shri Parveen has now become highly popular. You are left spell bound as he presents a delicately interwoven panorama of the non-dualistic approach to every situation. His expertise in the field of Vedanta philosophy is reflected in his retreats as well as daily classes. What sets him apart as an extraordinary teacher is his prowess in deciphering the holy scriptures of ancient India and imparting the essence to his students.
Shri Parveen ji also conducts Yoga retreats, Yoga Teachers Training Courses, Yoga Intensive Workshops internationally. He has worked with many yoga teachers and schools around the world, and has been re-visiting these schools annually since then. Countries that Shri Parveen ji often being invited for teaching are Greece, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Thailand, China, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia apart from various parts of India.
Parveen brings something unique to the Yoga mat as he takes you through the intricacies of alignments, mindfulness, connectivity and the universality that Yoga embodies. It is change in attitude he strives for more than change in action, for only thus according to him does spirituality yield its secrets.