Nirali Lauren McCrea

Nirali began regularly practicing yoga when she was thirteen. She came to the feet of our lineage at the age of fifteen while taking classes from a Kripalu trained yoga teacher, which altered the trajectory of her life in a profound and enduring way. At eighteen, she devoted herself to yoga full-time, and at twenty, she moved to the Amrit Yoga Institute, entering a period of immersive study and professional development that continues to shape her life's work today. Since 2009, she has trained daily with Gurudev Shri Amritji as one of his most advanced students, cultivating a rare and intimate understanding of the inner dimensions of yoga. She has led seminars throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and India, and in 2021 she was honored as Yogacharya in recognition of her mastery in transmitting the subtle essence of the teachings. As a senior yoga educator, Nirali is known for connecting students to the energetic depths of yoga beyond technique, drawing from more than two decades of uninterrupted practice and training. Now serving as Senior Faculty and Administrative Director of the Amrit Yoga Institute, she leads the I AM Yoga® 200-hour Teacher Training and ongoing retreats. Her classes foster an environment where students can discover their own energetic essence, settle into inner stillness, and enter the living heart of yoga through direct experience.