Arvind Chittumalla, Founder and C.E.O of Aanand Saagar
Arvind moved to Los Angeles in 2004 from Hyderabad, India. He is a business/technology consultant in the healthcare industry, a yoga entrepreneur and an active yogi. When he first started practicing yoga here in the USA, he realized that there was a wide gap between what yoga is and what was being practiced here in the west. He instantly had a vision to bridge this gap, which manifested in the form of three conscious businesses:

Aanand Saagar –  A group of wellness sanctuaries in Southern California, offering classes & workshops in Yoga, Meditation, Vedanta and Sacred Music. We also offer consultations and healing through modalities such as Ayurveda, Reiki & Pranic Healing. www.aanandsaagar.com 

YogiLoka.com – A yoga portal. YogiLoka is a one-stop online destination for information and networking needs of the Yoga and Wellness community in America.  www.yogiloka.com 

Moksha – A two-day festival of Yoga, Ayurveda and Sacred music. Moksha is organized in various cities in America. www.mokshafestival.com 
 
Arvind took his first yoga lesson at the age of 9 and was introduced to Indian spiritual philosophies and Sanskrit at the same age. He spent most of his childhood and adolescent years in a boarding school that emphasized spiritual and material growth of a human being. He embraced the yogic lifestyle more seriously since 2002. He makes a conscious attempt to continue this enthusiasm and also help others wherever possible.

Arvind beleives in a yoga practice that integrates all the eight limbs of yoga, as prescribed by Patanjali. He incorporates meditation, chanting and study of the vedas and other yogic scriptures into his yoga practice. Though he acknowledges and practices all the paths of yoga, he is more inclined towards Rāja Yoga and Jnāna Yoga for his spiritual growth. He teaches Meditation, Yoga Philosophy, Sanskrit and Chanting at Aanand Saagar. To know more about Arvind, please visit his personal website www.arvindc.com