10-Day Yoga Retreat and Holiday in Goa, India

Lalit is the Founding Director of Himalaya Yoga Valley and leads all 200 & 300 hours Yoga Teacher Training Programs at our school. You can find out more about Lalit on his bio page. As lead teacher on all Himalaya Yoga Valley educational programs, Lalit divides his time between the Goa centre his European centre in Ireland working on 200 & 500 hour trainings. Lalit began studying at traditional Indian yoga schools known as Gurukulams at the age of 7 and he is honored to have studied yoga under some of the most well-known and respected yoga Masters in India. Lalit was initiated by Swami Veda Bharti of the Himalayan tradition in 2003. He has spent nearly a decade studying numerous traditional styles and disciplines at various Ashrams in North and South India. He studied Ashtanga Yoga in Mysore at Ashtanga Yoga Nilaya and Shri Parakala Mutt. Lalit has also studied at the Sivananda Centre in Trivandrum and spent his formative spiritual years at Swami Ram Sadak Gurukulam in Rishikesh. Lalit has studied under Sri BKS Iyengar and Sri K Pattabhi Jois, Sri Sharath Jois and Sri BNS Iyengar in Mysore and. Lalit continues to train in the Mysore with Sharath Jois as a humble and devoted student.

Senior Teacher Tony first encountered yoga while on a working holiday in Australia in 1995. After numerous trips to India he decided to combine his passion for yoga and teaching by completing a two year hatha yoga Teacher Training Course with Yoga Therapy Ireland in 2007 and commenced yoga teaching from that point onwards. He has spent time at a number of centres in India such as the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre (Kerala), Iyengar Yoga Centre (Goa), Osho Centre (Pune), Mother Amma (Kerala) and taken meditation courses at the Vipasana Meditation Centre (Aurangabad) and Bodhi Zen Meditation Centre (Kodaikanal). Further yoga study in 2010 brought him to Goa where he studied with Lalit and in February of that year he graduated from Himalaya Yoga Valley. He returned to Goa later in the same year to take part in the internship program and subsequently managed and taught members of the public in the Yoga Shala. As a senior teacher with the Centre, he works closely with trainees in Goa and Ireland. Tony has a wide range of teaching experience from primary level, through high school up to second year University students and in addition has taught yoga classes in a range of locations from Cairo to the Falklands. Apart from teaching, he has worked as a web designer and has also spent a number of years working in administration at an Irish university. Certifications 2016 – Educational Leadership (American University of Cairo) 2013 – 500hr Teacher Training (Himalaya Yoga Valley, India) 2010 – 200hr Teacher Training (Himalaya Yoga Valley, India) 2007 – Yoga Teacher Training (Yoga Therapy Ireland) 2001 – M.Sc. E-Commerce (Dublin City University) 1997 – Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi) 1996 – H.Dip. Education (University College Dublin)1993 – B.E. Electronic Engineering (National University of Ireland, Galway)

Mandeep was born in Punjab and grew up in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala, nestling on the foothills of The Himalayas. Mandeep’s Yoga journey started in 2003 while recovering from severe back pain when she was flying as a cabin crew. After spending 15 years in the Airline industry Mandeep dived deeper into Yoga studies and completed her Level 1 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training course with Himalaya Yoga Valley Goa in 2017. She continued her learning and completed her Internship program the following year with Himalaya Yoga Valley. Mandeep joined HYV as Yoga teacher and Program coordinator in March 2018 and she currently teaches Pranayama, Chanting, Kriyas and assists in Asana classes on 200 and 300hr trainings and Yoga retreats. She also looks after the office administration and student enrolment process. Certifications B.A – English Literature 2004 200hr Teacher Training Himalaya Yoga Valley Goa, India 2017 Yoga Teacher Internship Program Himalaya Yoga Valley Goa, India 2018 Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) with Yoga Alliance USA Registered Yoga Professional Member ( YPM) with Indian Yoga Association INFS Nutrition and Fitness Foundation Course, India 2021

Meditation, Chanting, and Pranayama Teacher Maeve is originally from Ireland, then after spending a considerable number of years in Australia now divides her time between Ireland and India. She is a 500 RYT, graduating from the 200 & 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Himalaya Yoga Valley. As Program Director of Himalaya Yoga Valley (India & Europe) she is responsible for the course and syllabus development for Level 1 & 2 Yoga Teacher Training in-person and online courses. She coordinates the international training and retreat programs, ensuring that students and yoga guests receive the best learning and yoga holiday experience possible. During the Level 1 & 2 Teacher Training programs, she teaches Meditation, Mantra and Pranayama, Yoga Business, Ethics for Yoga, Classroom Management, Communications and Teaching Methodology. Maeve also contributes to Himalaya Yoga Valley’s Online Academy, Alaya Yoga, by teaching online meditation, pranayama and Mantra classes. Using her previous experience in business strategic planning and management which encompasses 23 years in Western Australia’s Department of Justice, she is able to pass on her knowledge and skills to trainees who wish to pursue a yoga business upon graduation. She has also lectured in Justice Studies at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia for eleven years and brings her tertiary teaching experiences to the yoga shala. Maeve holds a B.A. (Hons) Justice degree from Edith Cowan University, a Business Diploma and a Masters in Leadership and Management from Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. Certifications 2015 – 300 HR Teacher Training, Himalaya Yoga Valley, Goa, India 2007 – 200 Hr Teacher Training, Himalaya Yoga Valley, Goa, India 2007 – Masters Leadership and Management, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 2006 – Graduate Diploma Business- Curtin Business University, Perth, Western Australia 2004 – BA Justice ( Hons) at Edith Cowan University Perth, Western Australia