Our Story
The Bhakti Yoga School
The Bhakti Yoga School is directed by Chaitanya Nitai Das, a yogi, Vedic astrologer and student of the Vedic Culture. Chaitanya has been a pioneer of the Eco Truly Ashram in Lima, Peru and Director of Yoga Inbound Studio in Miami and Cusco. He is also the founder of two eco-yoga Ashrams, one in Cusco and one in Cali, Colombia. During his twenty two years of experience in the yoga path, he has lived in ashrams and assisted spiritual teachers who have given him the vision to develop a branch of Yoga Inbound as a way to help and serve humankind.
Our yoga school was born from the desire to help, inspire and educate those who have been called to this amazing and blissful career as a yoga teacher. Our school is here for those who wish to shift their yoga practice to another level and cultivate the skills and qualities that a true yoga instructor should have in order to help others in a professional way.
Our History
Bhakti Yoga School was originally The Inbound School of Yoga. The inspiration came from Yoga Inbound, founded by Atulananda Acharya Maharaj in India, as an Asana Yoga branch of the Vrinda Mission. In 2000, Chaitanya began studying Asthanga Yoga in Miami Beach with Reed Taylor – his friend and first Asthanga Yoga teacher. In 2004, Reed passed the ownership of the Its Yoga studio to Chaitanya and it grew to become Yoga Inbound Miami. After years of teaching in Miami, Chaitanya moved to Cusco, Peru were he started Yoga Inbound Cusco with Saranagati Devi Dasi, which years later has many centers and teachers around the world as part of the Bhakti Yoga School. Since 2004, Chaitanya, along with other friends and teachers, have conducted more than 70 Yoga Teacher Trainings and certified more than 1,000 yoga students from all over the word. In 2019 Chaitanya, was inspired to change the name of the school, to focus more on the Bhakti Yoga aspect, of love and devotion! Our yoga school was born from the desire to help, inspire and educate those who have been called to this amazing and blissful career as a yoga teacher. Our school is here for those who wish to shift their yoga practice to another level and cultivate the skills and qualities that a true yoga instructor should have in order to help others in a professional way.
Our Philosophy
Our Yoga practice is based on the idea that we are eternal spiritual souls within this physical/emotional body. The body serves as an instrument through which the eternal being can show his/her free will within this material universe. This body is considered a divine gift with which we have the opportunity to become enlightened and awaken our internal divinity, our true Self, and to serve the whole, to cooperate with universal order, to make our life and that of others more beautiful and satisfactory. This is why we do not deny nor reject this body, rather we honor it as a temple where the soul and the Supersoul reside. We learn to find a balance in our Energies, as we practice to create more internal and external harmony.
Locations
Sacred Valley, Peru
The Bhakti Yoga School is directed by Chaitanya Nitai Das, a yogi, Vedic astrologer and student of the Vedic Culture. Chaitanya has been a pioneer of the Eco Truly Ashram in Lima, Peru and Director of Yoga Inbound Studio in Miami and Cusco. He is also the founder of two eco-yoga Ashrams, one in Cusco and one in Cali, Colombia. During his twenty two years of experience in the yoga path, he has lived in ashrams and assisted spiritual teachers who have given him the vision to develop a branch of Yoga Inbound as a way to help and serve humankind. Our yoga school was born from the desire to help, inspire and educate those who have been called to this amazing and blissful career as a yoga teacher. Our school is here for those who wish to shift their yoga practice to another level and cultivate the skills and qualities that a true yoga instructor should have in order to help others in a professional way.
Cali, Colombia
Welcome to our Yoguic Oasis! Just 15 mins from the center of Cali, you’ll find pure nature with panoramic views to enjoy as you’re in a yoga class, lounging on a hammock, or taking a refreshing dip in the pool. Join us for a Yoga class, as a guest , volunteer or participate in our Retreat Style International Teacher Trainings! Our Yoga style reflects the creativity and fluid movement of Vinyasa Yoga, the refined alignment and heart opening of Anusara Yoga, and the community building elements of Partner Yoga and Acro Yoga. Our practice and lifestyle is embedded with the Bhakti Yoga Philosophy of love and devotion in all that we do! We see this practice as a way to purify and awaken our consciousness as well as inspire our daily lives.
Our Teachers
Syam Vallabhi Devi Dasi (Samantha Miller)
Syam Vallabhi, an international yoga and Ayurveda teacher and therapist, was introduced to yoga in 2001 and has since dedicated her life to studying and teaching yoga, healing arts and Ayurveda throughout the world. A senior teacher at the Bhakti Yoga School and founder of the 500 Hour Teacher Training Program program, she organizes. She organizes international teacher trainings in Colombia, Peru and India. Syam is the founder and director of Yogendra Eco-Ashram in Cali, Colombia (www.yogashramcali.com) Syam has been certified in Ayurveda in India since 2008 and has studied with various Ayurvedic masters in the USA. She just completed her Internship in India with doctor Kumar in Advanced Ayurveda Panchakarma and is in continuing study with Divya Altar based in NYC. She travels to India every year to deepen her studies and to guide students in the sacred sites and practices. Syam Vallabhi is dedicated to her path as a Bhakti Yogini, to her teachers Gurudeva Atulananda Acarya Majaraj and Chaitanya Nitai Das, and to sharing transformative tools to empower others to align with her life purpose and true happiness. She humbly offers from her heart what she continues to learn from her practice, her teachers, and all beings she encounters on her journeys.
