Our Yoga Instructors/volunteers

Sasirekha Rathinam: One of the founders of UPFNA and our senior most Yoga Instructor since 1999, managing over 120 kids as part of Kids Yoga/Personality development. She also teaches Prenatal Yoga, Therapy Yoga & Kundalini yoga/meditation for adults.

Balakrishnan Palanisamy: One of the founders of UPFNA and our senior most Yoga Instructor since 1999. He is the go-to person for knowledge on Kundalini Yoga & has been leading Kundalini meditation since 1999.

Jitendra Chintamadaka:

Hatha Yoga & Yoga for Teens Instructor

Over 10 years of YOGA practice and teaching experience. The practice include primarily Hatha Yoga (Kriya, Asana, Pranayama, Mudra & Bandhana and Kundalini), and Raja Yoga (Yama, Niyama, Asanan, Pranayama,Prathyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi).

The daily practice includes Hatha yoga limbs as follows for about an hour (minimum):

  • Respecting the Teachers (Chantings) and reminding the Goal of yoga practitioner.
  • Major Joints lubrication (Pavana muktasana)
  • Surya Namaskar
  • Standing posture (Mon/Tues)
  • Sitting postures (Tues/Wed)
  • Prone postures (Wed/Thur)
  • Supine Posters (Thur/Fri)
  • Inverted postures (Fri)
  • External Pranayanama (Frist two to three weeks)
  • Internal Pranayama (Mixed with external on a daily basis).
  • Closing chant (Shanti mantra)

On few days the practice will include prana samyama, Kriya Pranayama and anga chalan & bandana.
Each class intensity of practice will depend on the group.

Arthisre siddheswaran: Senior Yoga Instructor at UPFNA Bay area & one of the directors of UPFNA

Jayaram Nagarajan: Yoga Instructor/volunteer since 2014 and practitioner for over 16 years, currently teaching at Correction center & Youth Center, Omaha NE apart from community classes and stress managment sessions.

Ravi Pillai: Yoga Instructor/volunteer since 2018 and practitioner for over 9 years, currently teaching at Correction center, Omaha NE apart from community classes.

Namasivayam: Yoga Instructor/volunteer since 2018 and practitioner for over 6 years, currently teaching at Youth Center, Omaha NE apart from community classes and meditation sessions.