Matthew Andrews

Matthew Andrews is a nonprofit executive, yoga teacher, singer/songwriter and author with a profound reverence for the wisdom traditions of the Indian subcontinent. 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, a yoga school 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 wrote two books on yoga philosophy called All Life is Yoga and Yoga Through the Ages (available on Amazon). He also produced an album of original songs inspired by yoga called Let It Open (available on all major streaming platforms). He is currently working on a second album, and offering live kirtan events in India and the USA.