ABout the Amrit Yoga Institute
is located in Salt Springs, Florida, amid the tranquil beauty of the Ocala National Forest on Lake Kerr, a spring-fed lake of nearly 3,000 acres. Beneath a canopy of towering Live Oaks, the six-acre campus features lush tropical gardens, stone decks and walkway, and a peaceful sand beach. The property includes a main house, lodge, main office, guest cabin, and brand new Healing Arts Center. We run programs year-long in service of our mission to bring authentic yogic wisdom to the world. If you’re not sure about taking a program yet, we also welcome guests for R&R.
Our Leadership
Having been raised in a yogic environment, Kamini Desai, PhD. has been practicing and teaching yoga throughout her entire life.
In recognition of her unwavering dedication and keen ability to communicate the ancient teachings of yoga, Gurudev Shri Amritji formally appointed Kamini as his successor in carrying the Lakulish Lineage forward. Considered an expert authority in Yoga Nidra, Kamini teaches and trains students professionally worldwide.
Today, she serves as the Executive Director of the Amrit Yoga Institute, leading its overall direction, education standards and curriculum development.
a master of yoga
Our founder, Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai) is one of a handful of gurus who came to America from India in the early 1960s. This wave began the initial Yoga craze that has grown into the massive and diverse Yoga practices we have worldwide today. Shri Amritji is one of the first arrivals and the last living guru from this initial wave, and a pioneer in bringing the authentic practices of Yoga to the West. He regularly gives lectures on yoga and meditation while he is on campus at the Amrit Yoga Institute.
our vision
We hold a vision of a world in which humans live in harmonious interaction with themselves, each other and the world.
Our mission is to contribute to a global community dedicated to embodying and transmitting the authentic wisdom and experience of yoga to further the evolution of humanity.
The Amrit Yoga Institute is a non-profit 501(c)3 institution that provides education in fields of yoga, meditation and health living. We serve local, organic, vegetarian cuisine and currently participate in a energy plan that ensures all of our power needs come from renewable resources.
authentic roots
The Integrative Amrit Methods are a unique distillation of ancient yogic secrets that were revealed by the renowned master of Kundalini Yoga, Swami Kripalu, to Amritji directly. He has since innovated practices that authentically maintain their mystical eastern roots while being accessible and relevant to the western psyche. Amritji is the first to bring the unique aspect of the inner, meditative dimension of yoga to the West and seemlessly incorporate it into a popular hatha yoga practice.
what we’re all about
yoga & meditation
immersive education
certification
kirtan & chanting
global community
health & wellbeing
SENIOR TRAINING FACULTY
Our teachers are the core of our programs. These are individuals who have dedicated their life and energy to the embodiment of the ancient yogic teachings of love, peace and harmony.
Gurudev Shri Amritji
Kamini Desai, Ph.D
Executive Director, Yogeshwari
Chandrakant
Yogacharya, Lead “Meditation in Motion” Instructor
Nirali Lauren McCrea
Director of Education, Lead I AM Yoga Teacher Training Instructor
Stuart Sovatsky, Ph.D
John Vosler
Chitra Marie Bailey
Diane Renu Zagoria
Indu Heather Eilering
Priti Chanda Klco
Hasu Marney Coulter
Jaya Buckland
Liam Gillen
Kalindi Edwina Hoffman
Ashvini Kenyon Gatlin
Ramdas Ormond
Our affiliates
We work with yoga practitioners & studios, spiritual leaders, healthcare professionals, business owners and all-around good people around the globe. Here are just a few!
be the change
Send us a message and tell us what change you want to make in your life! We specialize in transformation.
