Certified Yoga Teacher Training Program,  and
Certified Yoga Teacher Training Fellowship Program for People of Color (IHF)

Teacher Training Faculty

Bidyut Bose Bidyut Bose, PhD, E-RYT 500, Master Yoga Therapist and Executive Director of Niroga Institute

Bidyut learned yoga from his father since he was a child, and later with monks in the Himalayas. A master Yoga Therapist in the Raja Yoga tradition, he is a long time student of Indian Philosophy and world religions. A teachers’ teacher, his present research interests include the science of flexibility and the mechanisms of aging, and the scientific application of Raja Yoga for many common chronic conditions and special populations. Inspired by Swami Vivekananda, he founded Niroga Institute, a non-profit dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality Yoga instruction and Yoga Therapy to underserved individuals and families. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).
Antonia Fokken Antonia Fokken, MFT, E-RYT (Behavioral Health)
Antonia Fokken is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Art Therapist, a Certified Yoga Therapist and an Anusara-Inspired Yoga Teacher. Antonia is happy to merge 12 years of experience in the field of mental health with her love of yoga and meditation, which started about 14 years ago. After completing a 200 hour Anusara Immersion/Teacher Training at Yogakula in Berkeley in 2004-2005, Antonia completed a 500 hr Advanced Teacher Training Program with an emphasis in Yoga Therapy, through Ananda Seva Mission in Santa Rosa. She is currently teaching weekly adult yoga classes at Mountain Yoga in Oakland, Yogakula in Berkeley, and the Albany YMCA. She has a BA from San Francisco State University in Psychology, an MA in Art Therapy and Marriage and Family Therapy, and 2 years of training in Bioenergetics, a form of somatic psychotherapy. Antonia is a program coordinator with Niroga Institute and teaches Niroga classes at Alameda County Juvenile Hall and other sites.
Rosalind Lwin Rosalind Lwin
Rosalind turned to yoga over 10-years ago, in a desperate attempt to "fix" her knees and discovered a powerful practice that promotes her healing on multiple levels beyond the physical. The self-reflective nature of the practice revealed that her body was just one example of what was misaligned in her life and yoga continues to guide her towards living in greater alignment with her values. Rosalind is grateful to BK Bose, her nephews, and her yoga students for being among her most influential teachers. After graduating from Niroga's Integral Health Fellowship (IHF) program, she absolutely refused to leave and now manages Niroga's IHF and Certified Yoga Teacher Training programs, teaches yoga at Niroga Center, and is a Yoga Corps instructor for Niroga Institute's direct service programs. Devoted to nurturing the growth of her students, and deepening her own practice, Rosalind is currently training with Niroga to become a Certified Yoga Therapist and is completing Spirit Rock's training program focused on the integration of yoga, Buddhist philosophy, and vipassana meditation.
Scotty McCaulley Scotty McCaulley
Scotty McCaulley is a graduate of the Yoga Room Advanced Studies Program. He has been teaching Iyengar-style yoga for ten years. Scotty teaches Iyengar style yoga and emphasizes the internal spaciousness that the practice of yoga can offer. His past experience as a psychotherapist brings to his teaching a focus on how yoga can enhance our overall mental, emotional and spiritual health, and Scotty does so in a gentle and supportive way.