Meditation Teachers

Acharya Mukti Miller

Mukti became a certified yoga instructor through the Shambhava School of Yoga in March of 1999. She has taught a variety of beginning and advanced meditation classes at the Eldorado Mountain Yoga Ashram and is currently a meditation instructor for the Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program and a yoga instructor.

Acharya Anandi Jaffe

Anandi has studied with Sri Shambhavananda since 1971. She began teaching yoga and meditation in the late 70′s and continues to teach the meditation arts for the Shambhava School of Yoga. She is a “pujari” – one who practices the meditative art of puja or ritual offering to the dieties. Lastly, Anandi is a compassionate advisor to meditation students, beginning and experienced practitioners alike.

Acharya Kumara Etzel

Kumara discovered yoga and meditation as a college student at Kansas State University. In 2001 he came to Shoshoni Yoga Retreat to begin to practice under the guidance of his teacher Sri Shambhavananda. Since then he has taught meditation, yoga philosophy, and Sanskrit to the students of the Shambhava Yoga teacher training programs in Colorado and Hawaii, and currently teaches meditation teacher trainings at Whole Yoga.

Acharya Dayalan Hendrickson

Dayalan lives at Eldorado Mountain Yoga Ashram with his wife Yogini, and is a certified hatha yoga and meditation teacher. He is active in the hatha yoga teacher trainings, summer kids’ camp, Sunday family program, and leads public drum circles at Eldorado. Dayalan enjoys working outside and taking care of the alpaca herd at Eldorado.

Yogini Hendrickson

Yogini has lived in the ashram since 2006 and has a passion for teaching of any kind.  She especially enjoys teaching meditation, yoga teacher trainings, yoga classes and kids camp activities.  She teaches “Meditating for Your Life”, an 8 week course designed to help you learn meditation techniques and incorporate them into your busy life.

Niramaya Franz

A RYT-200 yoga teacher, Niramaya has lived in the ashram with her little dog Sammy since 2007. She is a talented landscape artist, and has designed many of the gardens at Eldorado. She enjoys cooking and making homemade gourmet ice cream.