Harish Singh Pawali
Main Teacher and owner of Shree Hari Yoga School is Hariji. He was raised by Nepalese Father and Indian Mother in a cross cultural context near Rishikesh. His birthplace is between the Indian States Uttrakhand and Banbasa near the border of India and Nepal. From a young age he was drawn to a spiritual life from his mother Tara Devi, a Bhakti Yoga Guru and devotee of Lord Shiva. From an early age Hari rejoiced in and sung Mantra. He fast every Monday in honor of Mahadeva (Shiva) and performed other forms of Yoga with eagerness. Ready to set out from home at an early age of 11 years. In addition, he attended high school at Vishwavidyalaya vrindavan mathura in Gurukul, near Vrindavan Mathura.
According to the ancient text, of the Mahabharata, this is Lord Krishna’s birthplace. At age 16 after high school graduation he surrendered himself to his guru Ji “Tiger Baba” in Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal.
There “Tiger Baba” helped him for his initiation into the Nath family and pursued to live in cave for 3 years. During this time Hari focused on spiritual learning. He served many Gurus who came into his life and influenced and molded his thinking and lifestyle. (Anadi Baba, Anup Nath Yogi, Silent Baba, and world renowned Dudhari Baba). Time came to get foot loose and leave his humble abode and travel throughout India, Nepal, Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, as a wandering ascetic. Realizing the need for the ancient scientific and spiritual system of Yoga in this modern day, finally he found the international yoga fellowship in 2012 and established “Hapi Hari Yoga Shala” in 2013 – Dharmshala set amidst the Himalayas, and Gokarna a peaceful beach town.
Presently Shree Hari Yoga teaches a traditional Hatha Yoga combined with classical knowledge, experiential understanding and wisdom, as well as a modern outlook. He is one of the best Yoga Teacher in Dharamshala, Gokarna and Goa. The style of Yoga teaching by “Shree Hari Yoga” is essentially a Nath Lineage tradition, combined and influenced from SVYASA and Iyengar Yoga, with Yoga therapy methods. This passed down through initiations by masters such as Gorakhnath and Patanjali Maharishi since the 9th Century. Hariji is also a Chef of Ayurvedic Food which’s known, in Yogi terminology, as Sattvic Food.