Matthew Andrews

(he/him)

Matthew is a yoga teacher, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, nonprofit executive, bhakta, and a lover of Indian culture and spirituality. He first visited India in 2000, and has been studying Sanskrit, yoga philosophy, and yoga practices from various traditions and lineages since then. He runs retreats in north and south India, and has brought over 150 people to India, many for the first time.

Matthew is President and CEO of Auroville International USA, a nonprofit organization that supports the unique and dynamic spiritual city of Auroville in Tamil Nadu, and Co-Director of Shraddha Yoga, an organization that seeks to embody the spirit of yoga. He teaches yoga philosophy on retreats and in yoga teacher trainings and immersion programs, and in 2020 he released an album of original songs inspired by yoga called Let It Open. He is currently working on a second album, and offering live kirtan events in India and the USA.

Learn more about Matthew at:

• www.matthewandrewsmusic.com,

• www.shraddhayoga.org, and

• www.aviusa.org