Yoganand Michael Carroll has been recognized as a Master-Level teacher in the Kripalu Yoga tradition. Through many years of intensive study and practice of the Kripalu approach to yoga, Yoganand has gained a profound ability to distil and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques. After studying with Kripalu Yoga masters in India and America, Yoganand taught at Kripalu Center for more than 15 years before founding Radiant Well-being Yoga Center in North Augusta, South Carolina, where he leads Pranakriya Yoga 200 hour Basic and 500 Hour professional Level Yoga Teacher Training and a variety of other programs. Yoganand is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT500 level teacher and  is a registered yoga therapist (International Association of Yoga Therapists -IAYT).

Marlysa Sullivan MPT, RYT is a professional physical therapist and Yoga instructor working in Atlanta, GA. Her experience in becoming a yoga teacher and her pursuit of further knowledge in meditation has shown her how building awareness and knowledge of the body and mind can empower a person in their own healing process. This has led her to practice therapy in a way that focuses on mind and body awareness through traditional therapeutic treatment combined with Yoga, breathing and meditation. Marlysa continues to research and develop new methods for integrating Yoga and physical therapy. She is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is pursuing further certification and study with Yoganand. Marlysa is an instructor of Advanced Anatomy and Therapeutic Yoga for Pranakriya Yoga Teachers and collaborates with therapists across the country on the integration of Yoga into current therapy practices. You may contact Marlysa for program information at marlysab@hotmail.com .

Dean Hudson, L.I.C.S.W. is a psychotherapist, certified professional-level Kripalu Yoga teacher and mentor, Kripalu DansKinetics® instructor, and leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. He is on the 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training staff at Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, MA and directs the Pranakriya Yoga Teaching Advanced Pranayama and the Basic 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training programs. Dean has a particular interest in the transformative and transcendent powers of an integrated practice of asana, pranayama, and meditation. He brings a deeply meditative and spiritual style of teaching to all his work and leads programs nationwide. He is the creator of the CD Meditation and the Transformation of Consciousness. Dean may be reached for program questions at: www.pathwaystowholeness.com.

James O'Leary is a registered yoga therapist (International Association of Yoga Therapists -IAYT). He is a dedicated yoga practitioner and Pranakriya teacher at the 500-hour level. Jim's longing and aspiration for yoga's deeper benefits led him to the Kripalu Center where he trained under Yoganand Michael Carroll and received his yoga teacher certification becoming part of the teaching staff at Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA. Jim currently teaches classes at Radiant Well-being Yoga Center and directs the Advanced Asana courses in the Pranakriya 500 Professional Level Teacher Training program.

Yoga is a practice that affects every aspect of Jacci Reynold's life both on and off the mat. A 500-hour Kripalu instructor and 200-hour E-RYT, Jacci has been practicing yoga since 1997 and teaching since 2001. An instructor of many modalities during adulthood her yoga practice is what has brought her the greatest sense of aliveness in her body and life. Amazed and inspired by the changes yoga brings to the body, mind and spirit, Jacci traveled to the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health to complete her 200 hour training. She also completed her 500 hours with Kripalu and continues to train with her teacher Yoganand Michael Carroll, in the Pranakriya tradition. Jacci is the prior owner/operator of Crofton Yoga in Crofton, MD and is currently a Director of the PranakriyaT 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. She also directs the Prenatal Teacher Training Certification program for Pranakriya Yoga. Jacci is dedicated to creating an environment of compassion, permission, acceptance and patience guiding each person in the experience of being present in their practice and their life. She brings a strong sense of self and humor to her teaching. Jacci also has a Masters of Health Science from The George Washington University.