Tashi Nyima (Nimai) is the Dean of the Dharma Institute of Yoga & Ayurveda (SDS). He provides Dharma mentoring and traditional tutorial education for a growing number of students throughout the US, Europe, and Latin America.
 
A Maha Madhyamaka (Great Middle Way) monk and a Yoga and Ayurveda practitioner for over 30 years, Nimai received Refuge from Lama Tsering Ngodup and Bodhisattva Vows from HH the Dalai Lama. Srimata Ganga Devi Maharani designated him as the XII Suddha Vidyadhara (lineage holder), and he is authorized by his Root Guru, Kyabje Tashi Norbu Rinpoche, to transmit non-sectarian Buddha Dharma and Yoga Tantra.