Devarshi Steven Hartman

Devarshi Steven Hartman, ERYT, is the founder of Pranotthan Yoga School, a former dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga, and former Director of Professional Trainings at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. A yoga student and teacher for more than 50 years, he also spent nearly a decade as a longtime resident of the Kripalu Ashram, where he lived, studied, and taught yoga.

His latest book, The Three Essentials: Timeless Yogic Principles for Inner Peace and Self-Transformation, is released on August 19. He is also the creator of two best-selling audio series, The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita and Satori – Simple Secrets to Inner Peace, produced by Nightingale-Conant.

Devarshi leads workshops and retreats across the country and teaches Pranotthan Yoga Teacher Trainings at the 200-hour, 500-hour, and advanced levels. Through his Kripalu role, he studied and trained with nearly every leading yoga teacher in the United States and around the world, as the best in the field came to him.

He is the founder of The Acharya Intensive, a 12-person yearlong transformational program, and the creator of the PranaKosha Facilitation Methodology for personal transformation and trauma recovery. In recent years, his work has focused on bringing yoga and mindfulness tools into the field of drug and alcohol addiction. He currently spends half the year in Hawaii and summers in New Hampshire, and teaches at Ram Dass’s former residence, Hanuman Maui.