Acharya Shambhu Anand

Shambhu's Story

From the Ashrams of India, to the Pueblos of Taos, the banks of the Shipra to the Susquehanna, Acharya Shambhu Anand  is a living servant of Yoga in the Pashupati Lakulish Lineage of Swami Sri Kripalvanandaji.

He was invited to participate in the International Yoga Conference held during the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujain, and again invited to Allahabad to participate in the ancient Vedic Rudra Yaga ceremony during the Ardha Kumbh Mela. Holding the ghee lamp for arti, he shines the light of Yoga for the world, continuously seeking the truth.

He sits on the Board of Directors of the Kripalvananda Yoga Institute as historian, working to preserve the teachings of Swami Kripalu in Sumneytown, Pa. He is a senior student of the last living Yoga Grand Master, Yogi Amrit Desai and serves as a senior teacher and Emissary Ambassador to the Amrit Yoga Institute in Salt Springs Fl.

For 15 years he studied mantra and chanting with Bhakti Yoga Masters Sharada Devi and Bhagavan Das. He draws upon these lineages for kirtan, which he has led publicly since 2017. He is proud, happy, and honored to join the Board of Bhakti Spirit.