Amrit Desai
Yogi Amrit Desai is recognized as one of the pioneers of the authentic teachings of yoga in the West. Born in India in 1932, he met Swami Shri Kripalvanandji in 1947. Although Amrit was only 15, he knew he had found his teacher and immediately became a disciple of the renowned Shaktipat Kundalini master. He has followed his teachings ever since.
After teaching art in a middle school, Amrit left India for America in February 1960, initially to receive a college degree. After earning a BFA and winning numerous awards for his paintings, his spiritual mission drove him to leave a promising career to practice and teach yoga to a few dedicated followers. That decision became his true life’s work and grew into the largest yoga society in North America. As one of the earliest Indian gurus who came to the U.S. in the early ‘60s, Yogi Desai is the last living master from that initial wave.
