Sacred India Tours and Retreats Team
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Swami Divyananda Ma took monastic vows in 1975 from the great Yogi Sri Swami Satchidananda.
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Over the years she has served as the director of the Integral Yoga Institutes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Coimbatore, India.
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She has organized and led tours in India for over 20 years.
Hema Shah has assisted on the tours and retreats for many years.
She was born and raised in Coimbatore, India. She is a stock trader and investor by profession and simply loves it.
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She takes immense pride in being an Indian and loves sharing and showing India's vastness, her culture and riches with visitors.
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Having friends from other communities and cultures and all her travels have enriched and widened her life and its' experience.
Yogeswari Vonderheide
was trained to be an Integral Yoga Teacher by Swami Divyananda Ma in 2007.
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Since then she has assisted Swami Divyananda Ma in many tours, retreats and teacher trainings worldwide.
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A Karma Yogi, she believes in what Sri Swami Satchidananda wrote: "Who will be the happiest person? The one who brings happiness to others."
Mission
We strive to facilitate an extraordinary experience in an extraordinary place.
Providing instruction and guidance to facilitate your growth and joy in Mother India