Kalpa Vriksha Satyananda Teachers Team
Swami Ishananda Saraswati
Swami Ishananda Saraswati is a disciple of Paramahamsa Satyananda since 1982 and has received, from Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati, the initiation to Purna Sannyasin in 2000.
She has received the qualification to teach the Satyananda Method Yoga in 1983 at the Bihar School of Yoga, to teach Yoga to children and in school at the R.Y.E. - Récherche Yoga dans l'Education (Paris) and Yogatherapy at the "World Society for Clinical-Yoga and Alternative Medicines", affiliated to the Free University of Complementary Medicine in Colombo - Sri Lanka.
Founder and president of the School of Yoga "Kalpa Vriksha Satyananda".
Head of Teachers Training Courses for Yoga Teachers, public school teachers and professional educators.
She has participated in many advanced stages of specialization conducted by important exponents of Yoga in India and Europe.
In addition to traditional yoga teaching, Swami Saraswati Ishananda has worked on introducing, in various sectors of society, Yoga in its educational, therapeutic and rehabilitative aspect:
- in socio-therapeutic centers, hosting people physically and mentally disabled.
- in schools, with the authorization of the Ministry of Education.
- in turin psychiatric hospital.
- in communities for the recovery from drug addiction and with HIV patients.
- in the Penitentiary of Turin, with the permission of the Ministry of Justice.
Head teacher of yoga courses and Teachers Training courses for Teachers of Yoga authorized and approved by the Bihar Yoga Bharati (University of Yoga), Münger, India and by the European Yoga Teachers Fellowship.
Member of the Department of Education at Bihar Yoga Bharati and adviser of the European Yoga Academy, Head of the National Committee for Bio-natural Disciplines.
Speaker in national and international Conferences and Meetings.
Curator of the "Yoga" item, as part of the "Encyclopedia of welfare", published by U.T.E.T. of Turin.
Author of the booklets "Yoga and children", "Yoga in education", of articles published in yoga bulletins and magazines and of the book "Theory and practice of intervention in rehabilitation from alcohol and drug addiction.
Jigyasu Sn. Gangotri
Jigyasu Sn. Gangotri (Graziella Giordano) meets the world of Yoga in 1977 and begins to follow the Satyananda method in 1999.
She obtains teaching qualification in 2001 and in 2006 receives Jigyasu Sannyasa initiation by Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati.
She is currently conducting Yoga courses for beginners and "Antistress" Yoga courses in Turin center.
Jigyasu Sn. Idarupa
Jigyasu Sn. Idarupa (Ida Bertolino) has been practicing yoga since 1998 and has received Jigyasu Sannyasa initiation in 2008 by Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati.
She has been teaching yoga beginners since 2003 in Piossasco center.
She is currently engaged in conducting yoga courses for the staff of the nursery she works at, and to experience yoga as a game, in a guided activity, with children of three years.
Jigyasu Sn. Jyioti
Jigyasu Sn. Jyioti (Giuliana Morello) begins to practice yoga in 1998 and since 2002 follows the Satyananda method.
In 2005 she gets teaching qualification, starting to conduct courses for beginners in the headquarters of Turin. In 2006 she receives Jigyasu Sannyasa initiation by Paramhamsa Niranjananda Saraswati.
She practices ayurvedic massage.
Lalita
Lalita (Laura Conte) has been practicing Yoga since 1993, and in 1994 has received, by Paramahamsa Niranjananda Saraswati, Mantra Diksha initiation and the spiritual name.
In 2004 she gets the qualification for teaching Yoga.
In 2008 she begins her path as a teacher in a course for beginners students in Turin.
Karma Sn. Layananda
Karma Sn. Layananda (Laura Tesoro) has been practicing Yoga since 1984. She has completed her training as a Yoga teacher in 1997
She has stayed in the Ashram at Munger and Rikhia (India) several times. Her profession as a nurse has allowed her to teach yoga to patients and health personnel in some British hospitals.
Since 2001 she's been teaching in Turin, conducting courses for beginners and for preparation to childbirth.
Karma Sn. Mantranalini
Karma Sn. Mantranalini (Rosanna Bucci) has began to practice yoga in 1984. In 1996 she gets teaching qualification, and in 2000 receives Karma Sannyasa initiation by Paramhamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati.
She stayed in the ashrams of Rikhia, Münger and Rishikesh (India) and attended special training courses which enabled her to teach yoga courses to children, preparation courses for childbirth and for the elderly.
She is currently engaged in conducting Antistress courses of Yoga in Piossasco.
Karma Sn. Nityamurti
Karma Sn. Nityamurti (Floriana Clemente) began the yogic path in 1991, achieving in 1998 teaching qualification with a thesis on "Yoga in childbirth preparation."
She's been teaching since 2000 for beginners and intermediate students and mothers during pregnancy.
She has received, by Paramahamsa Niranjanananda, initiation to Karma Sannyasa in 2006.
Karma Sn. Samadhan
Karma Sn. Samadhan (Serenella Arca) has approached yoga in 1989. She's been keeping courses for beginners and intermediate students in Piossasco and in external courses, related to Kalpa Vriksha Satyananda, in Pinerolo.
Under the guidance of Swami Ishananda Saraswati, she's learned the technique of Passive Yoga, that she uses with disabled people.
She's met in Rikhia and Münger (India) her spiritual master, Paramhamsa Niranjananda Saraswati, from whom she's received, in 2006, initiation to Karma Sannyasa.
Karma Sn. Shantanu
Karma Sn. Shantanu (Stefano Botti) has been practicing yoga since 1999 and has been teaching since 2001.
Currently he's keeping Nada Yoga courses in the centers of Piossasco and Turin and is involved in external projects related to Kalpa Vriksha Satyananda.
He's stayed in the Ashrams of Rikhia and Munger, participating in the Seva Yoga for Sivananda Math and receiving in 2008, by Paramahamsa Niranjanananda, initiation to Karma Sannyasa.
Karma Sn. Shwetapadma
Karma Sn. Shwetapadma (Barbara Garavelli) has began to practice yoga in 1996.
She graduated in 1998 with a thesis on "Practice of Surya Namaskara in water."
She regularly teaches beginners, intermediate and advanced students in Turin.
In 2006 she's received Karma Sannyasa initiation by Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati.
Jigyasu Sn. Sutra
Jigyasu Sn. Sutra (Carla Periale) has started practicing yoga in 2001, taking teacher training under the direct guidance of Swami Ishananda Saraswati.
In 2006 she's received Jigyasu Sannyasa initiation by Paramhamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati and, at the end of training, she's began to teach in classes for Beginners in Piossasco in 2008.
Jigyasu Sn. Turya
Jigyasu Sn. Turya (Rosetta Toscano) has been practicing since 1998 and teaching since 2002 in Turin in courses for beginners.
In connection with Kalpa Vriksha Satyananda she's realized the "Playing with Yoga" project, addressed to nursery children.
In 2006 she's received initiation to Jigyasu Sannyasa by Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati.
