Class Givers

Meet some of our meditation class instructors.

All are students of Meditation Master Sri Chinmoy.

palash Palash Bosgang

An avid runner, Palash resides in the Woodstock area in upstate New York where she has been offering meditation classes and workshops for the past twelve years while working as a librarian at Bard College. Palash has been studying meditation with Sri Chinmoy for the past fourteen years.
salil Salil Wilson

Salil was born and raised in Australia, and moved to New York City in 1990. Salil has been a student of Sri Chinmoy since 1984, and In 2004 was asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve as the Executive Director of the World Harmony Run, a global running relay to promote peace and harmony among peoples of all nations. He currently serves in this capacity.
ashrita-furman-macaw Ashrita Furman

Ashrita has set more than 200 Guinness World Records using the power of meditation to increase his inner strength. Ashrita has practiced daily meditation for the last 35 years and lives in New York City.

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jayashri Jayashri Wyatt
Jayashri has been a student of Sri Chinmoy since 1998, and she recently moved from California to New York to work at a SoHo-based arts organization that produces live theater, concerts and television programming committed to human rights and social justice issues. She is also one of the organizers of the bi-annual Songs of the Soul music concerts in New York City.
medium_devashishu Devashishu Torpy

Devashishu is from London, England. He practised meditation for 31 years under the guidance of Sri Chinmoy and has given free courses on meditation to thousands of people worldwide.
sujantra_pic Sujantra McKeever

Sujantra first became interested in hatha yoga as a young boy and used his practice of asanas (the yoga postures) and pranayama (breathing techniques) as a stepping stone into the “inner aspects” of yoga: concentration and meditation.  Over the past 20 years, he has delivered over one thousand lectures on meditation and yoga in over 25 countries.
ashirvad Ashirvad Zaiantchick

Ashirvad has given free classes on meditation to thousands of people in over 25 nations around the globe.  He practiced meditation under the guidance of Sri Chinmoy for 12 years.
pradhan Pradhan Balter

Pradhan became a student of Sri Chinmoy in 1971, and has directed the Chicago Sri Chinmoy Centre since 1973. He has lectured across the United States and in some 30 countries on all aspects of meditation and the value of meditation in daily life. He is a chiropractor and computer consultant, and owns a popular vegetarian restaurant in his hometown of Chicago. You’ll find his down-to-earth approach to meditation both entertaining and inspiring, making meditation easy and accessible..
Gangane Stefansson Gangane Stefansson
Gangane is the director of UNICEF in Iceland and lives in the capital city of Iceland, Reykjavik. He is an avid runner and has completed 7 marathons and 2 ultramarathons. Gangane has been teaching meditation for the last 7 years, and has been a student of Sri Chinmoy since 1995.