Dr. Saravanan Chockalingam (Van) is a Senior Yoga Therapist. Dr. Saravanan (PT, DPT, C-OMPT, CLT, C-IAYT) is a Physical therapist specializing in Vestibular Rehabilitation, a clinical instructor in Vestibular rehabilitation, and a clinical mentor for orthopedic Physical Therapy residency at the Institute of Therapeutic Sciences.  Dr. Chockalingam was certified as a Yoga Instructor in 2004 by YogaBharati Detroit & SVYASA, Bangalore, India. He is a certified Yoga Therapist by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). He practices Yoga Therapy in conjunction with Physical Therapy. He conducted numerous Yoga Therapy seminars and camps. He has been a senior faculty for YTT, Detroit for several years.

Seetha Ramu (MS, EYRT) is President of the Detroit Chapter and a senior yoga instructor. She has organized and facilitated several YTT sessions and yoga retreats in Detroit. She is certified by VUASA and an EYRT with Yoga Alliance. She has been teaching free community classes for the past several years. She works for a well known healthcare company as a senior EDI manager.

Dr. Ram Pramod (PhD EYRT), Executive Director, Detroit Chapter has been an essential part of Yogabharati, Detroit chapter since its inception. He is a senior faculty member with Yoga Bharati, Detroit. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University and works as a Director in an automotive company.

Mahesh Ballike is the Treasurer of the Detroit Chapter. Mahesh Balike (PhD Engineering) considers himself a lifelong student of Yoga whose spiritual journey started at an early age and was later enhanced with a Yoga Teacher Training Certificate from Yoga Bharathi under the guidance of Yogashree Raghuramji. He has been learning, teaching, and spreading the Yoga way of life as part of Yoga Bharati for over 20 years. He is also part of the Chinmaya Mission, where he participates in weekly study groups on various spiritual texts.

Vasundhara Mahesh is a Senior Faculty at Yoga Bharati Detroit. Vasundhara (MS Yoga Therapy, EYRT) is a Senior YogaBharati Instructor and Yoga Therapist with a Master’s degree in Yoga Therapy from Mangalore University and a Yoga Therapy Instructor Course and YICC from SVYASA, Bangalore, India. She is a well-trained yoga therapist and researcher with over 20 years of experience. She has been a faculty at the YogaBharati Detroit chapter of the YTT program since its inception in 2004.

Mahaveer Khetawat is a Senior Faculty at Yoga Bharati Detroit. MahaveerJi was certified as a Yoga Instructor in 2004 by Yoga Bharati Detroit and sVYASA Bangalore. He began teaching Yoga in 2006 and continues to volunteer his time teaching classes at the Bharatiya Temple in Troy Michigan. He taught Raj Yoga at the Kolkata branch of SVYASA in 2018 & 2019 and continues to teach the four streams of yoga for YTT batches in Detroit.

Sudha Rao is a Senior Faculty member at Yoga Bharati Detroit. Sudha (MS, E-RYT) is a Certified Yoga Instructor under the guidance of Yogashri N.V. Raghuram. She has received training in Cancer Therapy from Dr. R. Nagarathna, N.V. Raghuram, and Dr. Ramachandra at SVYASA in Bangalore, and is a volunteer at the Brighton Cancer Center. She has taught Yoga since 2006 in the metro Detroit area and has conducted workshops for kids and adults, corporate training, and several yoga retreats. She conducted after-school Yoga Programs at Montessori centers, working with children aged 2 1/2 to 5 years. Sudha has worked with people with multiple sclerosis and has led a research project to study the effects of yoga on urinary incontinence at the MS Society.

Dr. Suchitra Zambare (MD) is a diabetes and metabolism endocrinologist in Novi, MI. Dr. Zambare has extensive experience in osteoporosis screening, thyroid disorders, and diabetes and glucose monitoring. She is a certified yoga teacher from Yoga Bharati in Detroit and has conducted many seminars on yoga in managing diabetes and osteoporosis. She is also very passionate about the yogic way of life and healthy eating.