Kris Fondran (Sn. Karunadhara)

An avid skater and skating instructor as well, Kris is also the developer of the Mobile Yoga Workout which is designed to connect the cardiovascular and muscular benefits of an inline skating workout with the serenity and deep physical and mental relaxation that is inherent in a well-rounded yoga practice. She is also co-developer of the Shapeshifter Yoga, an online yoga program. Since 2008, as a part-time professor at Cleveland State University in the Department of Health and Human Performance Kris has had the pleasure and responsibility of teaching various yoga practices and concepts to hundreds of university students, faculty, and staff to facilitate improved physical, mental, and emotional health.Yoga Related Certifications, Registrations, AccreditationsKarma Sannyasa Initiation from Paramahamsa Satyasangananda, July 3, 2023 (Rikhiapeeth Ashram, Rikhia, India)Jignasu Initiation from Paramahamsa Satyasangananda Saraswati, June, 2011 (Budapest, Hungary)Mantra Diksha Initiation from Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati, April, 2004Accredited Yoga Teacher Level 2, Yoga Academy of North AmericaRYT 500 (Registered Yoga Teacher- 500 hour level) , E-RYT 500 (Experience Yoga Teacher 500 hour level), RCYT (Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher), Yoga AllianceAtma Center Teacher Training Program, 2001Workshops, Courses, and Other Trainings Attended: Raja Yoga-Bhakti yoga Training Bihar School of Yoga September 2025Karma Sannyasa Sadhana Retreat, Rikhiapeeth Ashram July 2025Tattwa Shuddhi Sadhana Retreat, Rikhiapeeth Ashram November 2024Delegate at Munger Yoga Symposium 2, Bihar School of Yoga Munger, India November 2023Karma Sannyasa Retreat Rikhiapeeth Ashram, 2023Light on the Chakras Course Big Shakti January 2023Yoga Tantra | Chakras, Yantras and Mantras Course Big Shakti May 2021Yoga Tantra Advanced Study Group Big Shakti December 2020Presenter First International Yoga Nidra Conference Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, June 2019Delegate at Munger Yoga Symposium, Munger, India October 2018Attended "Chakras the Wheels That Drive You" Swami Muktibohananda Saraswai, July 2018Attended “Develop Connection & Awaken Wisdom” through Yoga Academy of North America September 2016Satyananda Yoga Nidra Course December 2013Yogic Studies 2 Satyananda Yoga May 2013 Yogic Studies 1 Satyananda Yoga February 2005Attended “Essential Inner Purification-The Tantric Practice of Tattwa Shuddhi” with Swami Satyandharma Saraswati, (Ohio, USA) May 2013Attended “Ashram, Yoga & Satsang Week” with Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati (Munger, India) December, 2011Attended “Antar Mouna-Tantric Meditiation” with Paramahamsa Satsangananada Saraswait (Szolad & Budapest, Hungary) June, 2011Satyananda Yoga® Workshops, satsangs and continuing teacher trainingResearch: Kullman, Emily S., Fondran, Kristine M., Sparks, Kenneth E. (2017) Go Skate!: The Physiological and Psychological Responses of Training on Inline Skates.Genovese, Jeremy E. C., Fondran, Kristine M. (2017) The Psychology of Yoga Practitioners: A Cluster Analysis. Cleveland State University. Published 30 March, 2017 International Journal of Yoga TherapyGenovese, Jeremy E. C., Fondran, Kristine M. (2015) Depression and anxiety decline after participation in a semester long yoga class. Cleveland State University. Published 30 August, 2016 Psychology and Education JournalFondran, Kristine M. (2008) The effects of Surya Namaskara yoga practice on resting heart rate and blood pressure, flexibility, upper body muscle endurance, and perceived well-being In healthy adults. Cleveland State University.