Swami Nirgunananda Giri is a Sannyasin/monk of the traditional Hindu order but offers practical teachings and transformative practices based on Yoga and Vedanta. He renounced the worldly life in his late twenties after a few years of trotting around the globe.

In the past twenty-five years since, he formally undertook monastic training and discipline at an Ashram, participated in several silent retreats ranging from 10 days to three years, and studied/trained in the traditions of Indian Yoga, Advaita Vedanta, & has explored the teachings and practices of several schools of Buddhism. Presently based in India, he lives a simple life in the Himalayan mountains in the Uttarakhand state devoting his time for contemplation, and offering offline and online teachings.