Vedic Conservatory founder and director “Mukti” Michael Buck certifies Vedic Conservatory instructors to help in the mission of spreading the beautiful folk-art teachings of Thai-Yoga and the ancient Vedic culture worldwide. Each of our teachers is an expert practitioner and communicator of Nuad Borarn, and shines with the authentic radiance attained by those practicing the yogic arts.
Mukti is the founder, director and senior teacher of the Vedic Conservatory. He is celebrated as an accomplished instructor’s instructor in the art of Thai-Yoga Bodywork. His 2007 induction into The World Massage Hall of Fame praised him for his career of unconditional loving service to humanity, bhakti yoga, as demonstrated through more than 14 years of continuous traveling and teaching. Mukti has shared his gifts at the best yoga centers, massage schools and health resorts nationally and abroad, teaching over 1000 hours each year in a different city each weekend. Mukti has issued initiating certificates to nearly ten thousand pupils in 7 countries. He has also documented over 13,000 private sessions.
Sudevi is a highly sought-after Vedic Conservatory certified teacher of Nuad Borarn/Thai-Yoga Bodywork studying in Thailand and training closely with Mukti Michael Buck. She is duly certified in Integral and Jivamukti Yoga and was graced by Sri Swami Satchidananda and yoga masters Sharon Gannon and David Life. Sudevi was inducted into the World Massage Hall of Fame for her contributions to Massage at Berea College in June, 2010. She also holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Missouri as well as many certifications in various forms of energy medicine and healing technologies.
In 2008, Christy was certified as the second Vedic Conservatory Teacher, and later in the year became Mukti’s publications and marketing assistant. In addition to her yogic and bodyworking credentials, Christy holds a Bachelors Degree in Studio Art from Goucher College, and a Masters Degree in Publications Design from the University of Baltimore.
In 2002, he began studying with Tom Myers and graduated from the KMI school of Structural Integration the following year. He began his studies with Mukti and the Vedic Conservatory in 2005, and immediately felt that he had come home to his calling. Inspired by this path , he became a certified teacher for the Vedic Conservatory in 2008. Blakely is also a yoga instructor certified by the Lakulish Institute of Yoga.
Beckie Sathre (Tripura Sundari) has been a massage therapist since 1998 and a yoga teacher since 1999.Her love of the two came together when she learned Thai Yoga Bodywork in 2003. The following year she joined the community of the Vedic Conservatory and started studying with Michael Buck.
She has two beautiful little girls and loves to share Thai Massage and Yoga with children as well. Beckie and her partner and fellow teachers enjoy sharing the beautiful folk art at outdoor festivals.
Beckie currently teaches yoga classes and gives Thai Massage at the Abhaya Yoga Center in Pensacola, Florida.
Jessica is a full-time dedicated devotee of the healing arts and lover of life. Being a yoga teacher and reiki practitioner, she naturally resonated with the power and grace of Vedic thai-yoga massage, which combines all of her favorite healing modalities. She quickly dove into the art and is continuously studying, learning, and sharing it with her students, regular clients, family, friends, community, and at various festivals around South Florida and beyond. Jessica is director of her company called JAI Healing Arts, which is a partnership between herself and her beloved Aaron Erickson, another Vedic Conservatory teacher.
