Haimavati Nakai was born and raised in Brazil. She is native of Portuguese, speaks fluent English, as well as some Spanish and Italian. Since a very young age, she has shown a deep interest in practices that involve the connection between body, energy, mind, and arts. But it was in Yantra Yoga that she found complete resonance and decided to dedicate herself to the study and practice of this method. She has been devoting herself with diligence and sincerity under the supervision and certification of the Great Dzogchen Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and the main Yantra Yoga teachers Fabio Andrico and Laura Evangelisti. Since 2005 she’s been studying and practicing this ancient Tibetan method of Yoga and received her first diploma in 2010 directly from her Master’s hands for the first level of Yantra Yoga. At present, she is undergoing the final process of certification for Yantra Yoga Second level as well as Kumar Kumari (Children’s Yantra Yoga) and Pre-Natal Yantra Yoga Instructor Program. This already qualifies her to teach all these methods while waiting for the great and final presentation before her masters in order to seal the diploma. She has also studied the profound method of Harmonious Breathing and the anatomy of breathing with Fabio Andrico and has been certified to teach this method. This certification also guarantees the skills to serve corporate and online demands, interests and special needs.
Haimavati lives in Brazil and is currently the only certified and authorized teacher to teach these methods ( Yantra Yoga - The Tibetan Yoga of Movement, Kumar Kumari - Children’s Tibetan Yoga, Pre-natal Tibetan Yoga, and Harmonious Breathing) in her country. With a lot of energy and enthusiasm, she runs regular classes, organizes and participates in various events in her own town - Campinas/Brazil. She also travels to teach in many cities in her country, including Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and has been lucky to collaborate with other teachers on amazing retreats in Patagonia - Argentina and São Francisco Xavier- Brazil. It is being also an honor to her to collaborate with the International Dzogchen Community by offering classes in São Paulo- Brazil and all around the world: Argentina, Spain, Italy, and Ireland lings (local centers) and gars (major centers). She continues to develop her skills and deepen her practice following the retreats of her Master and teachers all around the world.
Lately, she has also been collaborating with a special Yoga Group that was formed at a renowned University in Brazil - Campinas; called Unicamp. It is been through sharing knowledge and real connection that all the work has been developed and made possible to create a solid base for future accomplishments.
She has appeared in Yoga DVDs such as “Tibetan Yoga of Movement Levels 1 and 2” and has been featured in the Brazilian Magazine “Alma” and in a video interview for (TV Doutor). She has also collaborated with her drawings towards the work of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu on the biographical book of his main master of Yantra Yoga: “Rainbow Body: The Life and Realization of a Tibetan Yogin, Togden Ugyen Tendzin”- published in 2010 by Shang Shung Publication.
