I am from Chicago, Illinois, USA. I have studied fitness, anatomy and nutrition for the past ten years and though I enjoyed it, it always felt incomplete. The result I gained for myself, as well as those I taught, was purely physical. Seeing that mere physical freedom was only part of the equation of finding happiness in life, I began to look into yoga.

Ayşe grew up in Northern Germany within a German-Turkish family. She has been with Shri Kali since 2011 and divides her time between studying and teaching at Shri Kali, Turkey (Ayşe's contact in Turkey) and Europe, where she organizes Tantric Yoga classes and workshops.

Ericardo/Ricky is of Native American and Spanish heritage. He divides his time between Grass Valley, California, and Shri Kali Ashram. He has trained personally with Bhagavan for 5 years and is well-versed in Tantra Yoga (or the Kaula system) and both the Tantric and Vedic philosophies.

I was entrenched in corporate America when I first came to Shri Kali Ashram. For a single product I can write a business plan, design a new product launch, set pricing, project sales and predict overall profit margin in a day. The decision to leave my job, store my belongings and move to India was both easy and profound.

Julian has a BA (Hons.) in Economics from Harvard and a PhD in Mythological Studies with emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and has also undertaken many courses in self-development in search of happiness. He volunteers at Shri Kali Ashram and has trained extensively with Bhagavan Shanmukha in Śaiva Tantrism.

Liliya/Lily was born in Caucasus. Lily has two degrees from Moscow: Friendship University of Moscow (Specialist of International Communications) and Diplomatic Academy of Foreign Affairs of Russia (Specialist of International Relations). She is fluent in Russian, English, Spanish, and Italian languages and has basic knowledge of Chinese.

Verna and Sampsa were initially drawn to Shri Kali Ashram by the fact that an entire science with all it's aspects according to specific traditions had been retrieved by Bhagavan Shanmukha and was taught as a wholesome curriculum.

To study at Shri Kali Ashram gives me a very deep spiritual path in my life. I was living in the U.K. for a long time and I almost lost the appreciation for my roots in Japan, and more crucially who I am. Initially, I come here for a short-time yogic experience, but now I am on the Tantric path and my life is expanding from my unconscious.