About Dallas Yoga Fest

Swami Mukundananda

Keynote Address
Topic: The Spirit of Yoga Fest

Swami Mukundananda is a world-renowned teacher of spirituality, yoga, and meditation. He is the founder of Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog, well known as JKYog. Swamiji has stimulated and guided many a soul on the spiritual path, and he has been offering yoga workshops across the world over nearly three decades.

Swamiji has a distinguished technical and management educational background that complements his profound spiritual wisdom. Learn more about Swamiji.

Marika Torok

Topic: Yoga For Body, Mind & Soul: Experience Yoga Holistically

Marika received training in yoga and somatics from both US and Indian teachers, including Himalayan Institute and Center for Body, Mind and Movement. She strives to give each yoga student a holistic body, mind and soul experience. Marika incorporates embodied anatomy and somatics along with the JKYog system of yoga, founded by Swami Mukundananda.

Nick Shroff, M.D.

Yoga & Holistic Health Session
Topic:  Healthy Mind/Healthy Body, Eastern Insight using Modern Science & Technology
Topic: Fun-filled Animal Yoga for Children of All Ages

Nick Shroff, MD FACS is a Board-certified Urologist with advanced training and expertise in urological malignancies, particularly prostate cancer. He is an internationally known Urologist, a gold medalist from CMC, Vellore, and has served as President of the Indian American Urological Association (IAUA) from 2004 to 2006. Dr. Shroff is a philanthropist and serves as President of the American Prostate Cancer Foundation. He specializes in treating cancer using Yoga, Ayurveda, and nutrition as complementary therapies in an Integrated, Holistic Approach.

Madhukar H. Trivedi, MD

Holistic Health Session
Topic: Impact of Mindfulness and Meditation on Health and Brain

Madhukar H. Trivedi, M.D., is Professor, Chief of the Division of Mood Disorders, and Director of the Comprehensive Center for Depression in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Trivedi, the holder of the Betty Jo Hay Distinguished Chair in Mental Health, is an established efficacy and effectiveness researcher in the treatment of depression. His research focuses on pharmacological, psychosocial, and nonpharmacological treatments for depression.

Karon Sartore-Frantz

Yoga Session
Topic: Yoga For Healthy Back
Topic: Mindful Breathing into Full Body Relaxation

Please call me K. I am a RYT 200HR Yoga teacher completing my 300HR Certification as well as my 200HR Kundalini Yoga Certification. I enjoy the connection of mindfulness, heightened spiritual awareness and a sense of peaceful oneness that yoga brings to my life. It is because of these that I decided to become a yoga teacher. My soul smiles when I can offer acceptance, encouragement, and peace to others in life and on the mat. I adore most styles of yoga, however, I love Rope Wall and Kundalini. Yoga Studio: Blue Anjou Yoga and Meditation Center.

Pooja Agarwal

Yoga Session
Topic: Yoga for Increased Energy
Topic: Kapalbhati & Shitali Pranayam

As an avid yoga practitioner and a teacher, I strive to create an open and safe environment in which both new and experienced students can comfortably practice. My teaching focuses on helping students establish a rhythm using breath and movement while strengthening their bodies and creating stillness in their minds. Above all, I consider yoga to be an exploration of oneself – where I encourage students to turn their attention inward to understand what is real in each moment.

Cindy Atherton Epp

Yoga Session
Topic: Restore, Recharge, Relax!

Cindy began her personal practice of yoga many years ago to combat stress and anxiety. This led her to a desire to help others with the same calming effects yoga had offered her. Cindy began her studies in 2005 to become certified through Yogafit and registered with Yoga Alliance and has since taught over 2000 hours to become an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT). She also completed training with Yoga Bridge (yoga for cancer) in 2014 and leads classes to those affected by cancer. Yoga Studio: Yoga Bridge.

Lata Shridharan, M.D.

Holistic Health Session
Topic: Allergies – Diagnosis, Prevention, Natural Treatment for Children

Dr. Lata Shridharan is a Board Certified Pediatrician with 17 years of experience and hands-on experience as a mother of two. Prior to starting Natural Pediatrics, she directed Children’s Outpatient Clinics, a non-profit clinic system and worked at Stanford Hospital Network in California. She employs integrative medicine in her clinic. She has won multiple awards as a physician and most recently DFW’s Mom Approved Doctor for the fourth year in a row.

Karen Dixon

Yoga and Meditation Session
Topic: Nadhi Shodan Pranayam
Topic: Kirtan Kriya Meditation

Karen teaches creatively and energetically to combine awareness of the breath through movement and expression. Her intention is to develop a conscious connection of mindfulness and balance. She loves teaching Hatha, Gentle, Yin, Chair and Restorative Yoga and Meditation. She is certified in Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga and Camilla Nair Aqua Kriya Yoga.
Yoga Studio: Yoga Balance

Indrani Raman, M.D.

Topic: Integrative Approach to Daily Stress Management

Board certified MD trained in Obesity medicine, Integrative medicine and Nephrology. Excel Health MD is an innovative medical clinic where traditional medicine is combined with holistic methods aimed at improving health and Wellness. Please visit our website for more details.

Ravindra Chandrashekhar, M.D.

Topic: Sleeping Well, Staying Healthy

Dr. Chandrashekhar has a B.S. & has a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas.
Dr. Chandrashekhar received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine and specializes in Internal & Sleep Medicine. He completed a fellowship in Sleep Medicine at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at the JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey under two world renowned experts Dr A. S. Walters and Dr. S. Chokroverty.
Recognizing the importance of the shape of the upper airway, Dr. Chandrashekhar hopes to be able to remodel the upper airway non-surgically when possible.

Rekha Singh

Topic: Learn to Meditate on Your Own

Rekha Singh has been associated with the Art of Living Foundation for 16yrs, practicing yoga, pranayams and meditation regularly. She has been teaching programs mainly in Coppell and Irving since 2013. She is dedicated to help people start practicing meditation regularly and makes it easy for them to learn the technique, and interesting by sharing the knowledge behind it clearly.

VedAcharya Dhanada kulkarni

Topic: Wellness Through Integrative Approaches – Panel Session
Topic: Journey Through Chakras 

VedAcharya Dhanada Kulkarni – renowned Ayurved Doctor who is accomplished international keynote speaker, panelist, researcher, Vedic Astrologer, Vastu consultant (Indian Feng Shui), mom and has been honored with many international awards for her Ayurveda and yogic research. She is known for presenting Ayurvedic solutions on various media groups such as radio Azad, Funasia, EBC Radio, Radiozindagi, Asia TV.

Deepa Koshaley

Topic: Wellness Through Integrative Approaches – Panel Session
Focus: Mindful Self-Expression through Creativity

Deepa Koshaley combines art, yoga, meditation, and landscape to create peaceful, yet energetic visual experiences. In addition to being an artist and landscape designer, she is a 500 RYT yoga and meditation teacher. Her practice explores themes inspired by nature’s paradox of opposing forces and helps others create balance with her unique application of creative-self-expression® in the context of yoga aphorisms.

She exhibits her work in numerous professional galleries and public exhibitions including Mary Tomas Gallery, Irving Art Center, Eisemann Center (Richardson), and South Dallas Cultural Center. Her unique style has led to increasing popularity of her exhibitions. Deepa has served in leadership roles with the Art of Living Foundation, Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA), Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA), Irving Arts Association, and the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco.

Vaijayanti (Jay) Apte

Topic: Wellness Through Integrative Approaches – Panel Session

Jay Apte is one of the most experienced Ayurvedic Doctors in U S. She has an integrated degree in Allopathic and Ayurvedic Medicine from India and MS degree in Pharmacology from UNT.

She has been practicing Ayurveda for more than 35 years in U S. Her “DFW Ayurveda Center” in Coppell, TX, offers Ayurvedic counseling, authentic Panchakarma, individualized herbal formulations, educational seminars.
Her sole focus is on providing the very best Ayurvedic (holistic) health care, and has helped thousands of clients suffering from a variety of illnesses such as allergies, digestive, hormonal, emotional issues etc.

Kayla Morrison

Topic: Wellness Through Integrative Approaches – Panel Session

Part of the Panelist Kayla Morrison is the Owner and School Director of the Institute of Bodywork Studies, since 2005. Prior to becoming Director, Kayla became a licensed massage therapist in 2002 after leaving her Healthcare Risk Management consulting career. She discovered the healing benefits of massage after years of undiagnosed pain. It was through her self healing journey she realized the profound effects massage therapy could have. Her 17 years of practice, teaching and education has provided her with a unique perspective as what bodywork can offer to overall wellness. Kayla holds licensure as a licensed therapist, instructor and teaches continuing education.

Kristina Bauer

Topic: Meditation for Awakening Inner Peace

Kristina Bauer, E-RYT 200, started Yoga Synergy Spa and received her 200 hour registration exclusively by YogaFit International in 2006. She started Yoga in 1991 and fell in love with Prenatal and Mommy & Me with her first baby in 2003. She taught yoga through four pregnancies and later through challenged health from Lyme disease.  She knows how healing yoga is and now advocates for patients and encourages healing for them through Yoga, nutrition, Reiki, ozone and Raindrop massage modalities and more.

Ritu Bhalla

Topic: Pain Management: Ayurvedic View Point

Ritu Bhalla B.A.M.S (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) M.T.I is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, educator, and speaker who has over 23 years of experience in Ayurveda; 11 years of which have been in the DFW area. She is the owner and founder of Sukhveda Ayurvedic Wellness Center. Ritu has taught Ayurveda at Collin County College as a part of the Counselor Education Program. She has repeatedly been invited by the University of North Texas at Denton as a guest speaker, introducing Ayurveda to students as part of the Stress Reduction through Movement Program. She has been a speaker at the Texas Medical Association Convention for CME (Continuing Medical Education) on Holistic Medicine (2014 & 2015), and is an associate member for TIPS (Texas Indian Physician Society). Further, Ritu has been invited as a keynote speaker at various organizations in Dallas and has appeared on Channel 33 and radio stations in the DFW metroplex. She has been a CEU Provider since January 2015, licensed through the Department of State Health Services.

Shreedhar Thuljaram

Yoga Session
Topic: Yoga for Joints Health
Topic:Breathing Right!

Shreedhar Thuljaram, RYT is a very senior Certified Yoga Teacher with the Art of Living Foundation and teaches the “Sri Sri Yoga Workshops” for people from all walks of life. He is a long-time meditator and teaching Joy of Yoga since 2007. His workshops offer a holistic experience of Yoga with emphasis on postures, breath-work, meditation, and wisdom from classic Yoga texts. Shreedhar has conducted several yoga workshops across Texas, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Dallas Yoga Fest has a lot to offer to kids as well! Yoga is a tremendously transforming yet gentle way to help increase self-confidence, foster self-regulation, reduce anxiety, improve focus, expression. On the physical level, it can improve coordination, balance, and sensory integration.

– 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM: Fun-filled Animal Yoga for Children of All Ages

– 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Mental Math and Brain Development Program for Kids, organized by RECKON Abacus. Ages 6-16

– 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: My favorite Avatar Programming: Animation and Gaming, organized by WIZE computing Academy. Ages 4-16

– 1:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Mobile App Development, organized by WIZE computing Academy.

– Throughout the day: Fun-filled Games organized by youth volunteers

Childcare services are offered from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for a nominal fee so that both parents and kids can get the most out the day:

– Arts and crafts
– Interactive and engaging activities
– Age appropriate games, toys
– Educational activities
– Creative play
– Music, dance, and karaoke
– Kids movies
– Light snack provided

Call (469) 795-9135 to book a slot with an early bird rate of $15 for 2 hours and $25 for 4 hours. Early bird rate saves you $5.

A broad array of healthcare services at no-cost are offered by Texas Indo American Physicians Society.

While you are participating in various programs offered by Dallas Yoga Fest, take some away to get your screenings and consultation done.

• Height & Weight Measurement
• Blood Pressure Checks
• Dental Exam
• Eye Exam
• HgA1c Exam
• EKG
• Bone Marrow Registration
• Mammogram for eligible candidates

Receive the following services for a nominal cost:

• Blood testing panels Comprehensive Panel, CBC, TSH and Lipid Profile
• PSA (50+)

Price: $60. Cash or check accepted.

Participating Physicians:

Dr. Juveria – Dentist
Dr. Bhupinder Singh – Cardiologist
Dr. Sumana Gangi – Endocrinologist
Dr. Srividya Sridhara – Allergist
Dr. Rishav Kansal – Ophthalmologist
Dr. Subir Bhatia – Ophthalmologist
Dr. Kiran Kancharla – Oncologist
Dr. Sejal Mehta – Adult Psychiatry
Dr. Vijay Sharma – Family Medicine
Roshini Kattaria, RN – TIPS Health Fair Coordinator