Paramananda
About the Teacher
Why study with them?
Paramananda has been on the path of yoga for over 25 years. His journey toward higher consciousness began early in life as a punk guitarist in New York City’s hardcore scene, playing blaring rebel anthems in bands like Youth of Today, Judge, and Shelter. In a music scene rife with drugs, negativity, and violence, Youth of Today championed a straight-edge lifestyle focused on positive thinking, empowerment, and freedom from drugs and alcohol. Shelter took it further, incorporating Eastern spirituality, yoga ethics, and self-discovery into their music. With hundreds of thousands of records sold, the band toured globally, offering a message of hope to Generation X kids seeking something higher.
Inspired by the Krishna Bhakti tradition, Paramananda immersed himself in ashrams, studying Sanskrit texts, meditation, kirtan (chanting sacred mantras), and Bhakti Yoga. He made annual pilgrimages to India, learning to live the yogic life in its birthplace.
With a desire to share his knowledge, Paramananda became a yoga teacher, specializing in arm balances, inversions, kirtan, and storytelling from the ancient wisdom literature of India.
Inspired by the Krishna Bhakti tradition, Paramananda immersed himself in ashrams, studying Sanskrit texts, meditation, kirtan (chanting sacred mantras), and Bhakti Yoga. He made annual pilgrimages to India, learning to live the yogic life in its birthplace.
With a desire to share his knowledge, Paramananda became a yoga teacher, specializing in arm balances, inversions, kirtan, and storytelling from the ancient wisdom literature of India.
