About Swami Kaliji

Kali Ray (Swami Kaliji) is founder of TriYoga®, a complete method that includes the full range of traditional yoga practices. TriYoga is in the tradition of the ancient yoga in that it is guided by the direct experience and intuitive knowledge that arise from the inner flow of kundalini, or universal life-energy.

On January 5, 1980, Kriyavati Siddhi awakened within Swami Kaliji, manifesting as the flow of asana, pranayama, and mudra. Kriyavati (kundalini manifesting on the plane of hatha yoga) has continued to guide the evolution of TriYoga. Kaliji has fully systematized hatha yoga -asana, pranayama and dharana- from Basics to Level 7. Her presence, her mastery of the flow and the ageless wisdom inherent in TriYoga have inspired and transformed countless lives.

Swami Kaliji, disciple of Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji, was initiated as a swami by Sri Swamiji in the early 1990s. To know more about TriYoga, please visit www.triyoga.com.

Swami Kaliji

  • Founded TriYoga®, a complete yoga method that is fully systematized by level.


  • Has taught yoga on a daily basis for 25 years. Teaches nationally and internationally. Frequently receives invitations to speak and teach at centers, conferences, and various other places throughout the world.


  • As of 2004, has certified 204 TriYoga teachers. Presently there are 296 TriYoga interns.


  • Has created TriYoga Flows DVDs that reach a broad cross section of the population. DVDs include titles Free the Hips, Free the Spine, Strengthening, Gentle Cardio, Kids, Seniors and Yoga for Two. Continues to create DVDs that are systematized by level. Upcoming titles include Weight Loss for Body and Mind.


  • Invited as keynote speaker at the Asian Pacific Yoga Conference in Indonesia (May 2005)


  • Invited as guest speaker at Tampa General Hospital for an Integrative Medicine seminar for 50 cardiologists in Tampa, Florida (November, 2004)


  • Invited as keynote speaker at the Yoga Conference, Taiwan (October 2004)


  • Keynote speaker at the European Yoga Conference in Zinal, Switzerland (August 2004)


  • Keynote speaker for New York Yoga Expo in New York, New York (June 2004)


  • Keynote speaker for Midwest Yoga Conference in Chicago, Illinois (May 2004)


  • Speaker for Body-Mind-Spirit Conference in Santa Clara, California (April 2004)


  • Keynote speaker for Health Classic in Malibu, California (November, 2003)


  • Keynote speaker for Yoga Expo™ in Los Angeles, California (September, 2003)


  • Keynote speaker for Yoga Vision Conference in Tempe, Arizona (2003)


  • Keynote speaker for Southwest Yoga Conference in Palm Springs, California (2002)


  • Keynote speaker for International Yoga Teachers' Association in Singapore (2001)


  • Keynote speaker for International Association of Yoga Therapists in Los Angeles, California (1992)


  • Featured presenter at conferences including Young Presidents' Organization, Yoga Journal Conference and Unity in Yoga


  • Regular guest presenter at Vivekananda Yoga Research in Bangalore, India


  • Voted Yoga Teacher of the Year by Samata International (1991)


  • Featured in the cover stories of major yoga magazines internationally: Yoga Journal in Russia (July 2004); Yoga Nytt in Norway (2003);Yoga Aktuell in Germany (April/May 2002 and June/July 2001); Australia Yoga Journal (issue 3, 2002); Yoga Integral and Artes Corporales in South America (1993); Yoga Journal in the United States (March/April, 1992); and various other meditation magazines in Germany (2002)


  • Featured on the PBS Special entitled Healthy Living, a television series hosted by Jane Seymour, which was shown in over 25 countries (2000)


  • Featured on the Brazilian television show Zona Zen, the largest health-oriented program in Brazil. The segment was seen by over 6 million people. (2001)


  • Established TriYoga teachers at various universities including Duke University, as well as hospitals and clinics, such as multiple sclerosis and stroke clinics; and also in the U.S. Senate


  • Established TriYoga teachers in businesses such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Applied Materials, Netscape, Nautilus, and Gold's Gym


  • Served on the executive board of John Robbins' EarthSave, Unity in Yoga, and Datta Yoga Center


  • Served on the advisory board for Ocean Robbins' YES (Youth for Environmental Sanity) and Vegetarian Lifestyle magazine


  • For 25 years has practiced the vegan lifestyle, a plant-based diet. Inspired the leading vegan exponent, John Robbins, to become vegan and to write his first best-selling book, Diet for a New America


  • Lives a life fully devoted to yoga. In her early 20s, took the Sannyasa lifestyle. Initiated 12 years later as a Swami by H. H. Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji of Mysore, India. Kaliji is in the Jayalakshmi Datta Avadhoota lineage.