Swami Karuna Ratna Saraswati

Swami Karuna Ratna Saraswati was born in Bulgaria. It was there that he was introduced to Satyananda yoga, whilst still a high school student. After high school he worked as a mechanic in the textile industry and alongside with yoga, pursued an interest in martial arts and music.

His interest in yoga led him to Satyanandashram Hellas in Paiania, Greece, where he has resided since 1991.

Initiated in Poorna sannyasa in 2000 by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati, he completed his yoga teacher training in 2006 under the supervision of Swami Sivamurti Saraswati.

His ashram duties over the years have trained him in the running of many of the ashram departments and he has especially contributed to the building and maintenance of the ashram buildings as well as leading mantra chanting and kirtan groups. Over the last four decades, he has attended a variety of Yogic Lifestyle and sannyasin training courses.

He regularly connects with the source of the tradition in India by travelling to the ashrams in Munger and Rikhia every year.

He is a member of the Hellenic Union of Teachers trained in the Satyananda system of yoga.