the sivananda yoga centre, gurgaon

the sivananda yoga centre, gurgaon was set up on 1 April 2004. the centre is affiliated to the sivananda yoga vedanta centres and ashrams worldwide, headquartered in canada. its main purpose is to spread the teaching and practice of an authentic and ancient system of yoga, thereby promoting health, well being, a stress-free lifestyle and more balanced and visionary individual.

since its inception, the centre has taught over 15000 yoga classes at the centre, and another 15000 classes involving individuals, groups and organizations, outside the centre.

currently, the centre receives over 600 people every week in 30 open classes. the centre offers regular open yoga classes, meditation, advanced classes, workshops and seminars, and yoga classes for children and teenagers. the centre has also taught or continues to teach classes in various organizations. some of these include dupont, ranbaxy, evalueserve, hero honda, sapient, american express, star tv and the british high commission.

all the teachers at the centre have taken an international residential teachers’ training course at the ashrams in trivandrum, madurai or uttarkashi. these and other courses and workshops were created by swami vishnudevananda, who spread the yoga movement in the united states, canada, europe and india in the last 50 years. each teacher goes through the same rigorous gurukula system of training – learning by repetitive practice under the supervision of senior, more experienced teachers. they learn to have sensitivity, respect and a deep understanding of the human condition.

the sivananda class and yoga system is one of the most popular forms of yoga in the world today, easy to begin and to understand and to practice.

for more information on the sivananda yoga vedanta centres, the gurus and the system of yoga, please visit www.sivananda.org.

arun pandala
yoga acharya (master of yoga)

arun is one of the senior-most sivananda teachers in north india.

arun has been practicing yoga for the past 18 years. he started yoga at the sivananda yoga vedanta nataraja centre in delhi. he took his yoga teacher’s training course from the sivananda yoga vedanta dhanwantari ashram in kerala, in january 1995 and the advanced yoga teacher’s training course in january 1996. he has been a regular teacher at the sivananda yoga vedanta centre, new delhi for over fifteen years, and has taught yoga to practitioners in india as well as abroad.

having worked in the corporate world for 20 years, arun is able to relate to modern day stress, and listens actively to ancient wisdom to lead a busy and productive life.

arun has taught yoga to employees in various national and multinational organizations. he also conducts a range of private and group yoga classes. he teaches children, senior citizens, working executives and housewives among others. he teaches over 1000 yoga classes every year.

mobile: 91-9810645850

deeksha jain prasad
yoga acharya (master of yoga), yoga bhaskara

deeksha shifted from a hectic corporate life to the full-time teaching and practice of yoga in 2002. she took the international yoga teachers’ training course from the sivananda ashram in neyyar dam, kerala (2003), and the international sivananda yoga advanced teachers’ training course from the sivananda kutir in the himalayas (2005). she did her sadhana intensive in september 2007. deeksha has been teaching adults and children of all ages and from all backgrounds, as well as in many organizations in and around delhi. she also teaches private and group yoga classes, including yoga during pregnancy and yoga to children.

her first love is the advanced practice of asanas, kriyas and meditation. though deeksha has been practicing yoga for many years, she relates to young people and helps to bring ancient wisdom to the understanding of the youthful minds and bodies.

she divides her time between teaching classes, bringing up a young daughter, managing family commitments, her own rigorous practice of yoga, and the administration, running and direction of the sivananda yoga centre, gurgaon.

mobile: 91-9818865306 

the teacher body

the sivananda yoga centre, gurgaon has a teacher body of over 20 active teachers. each of them has completed his or her international teachers’ training course offered by the sivananda yoga vedanta centres and is certified to teach yoga anywhere in the world. this teacher body, growing and maturing as each day goes by, is one of the largest pools of qualified yoga teachers of the sivananda system in the world, practicing and teaching together at one centre and in one city.

all the teachers at the centre offer their time and teaching on a voluntary basis, making their work an act of seva, selfless service. the students therefore get a teacher who is not only highly trained and knowledgeable about yoga, but also one who is compassionate, gentle, caring and giving, without any inclination towards external reward. some of the teachers have also completed their advanced teachers’ training and the 15 day sadhana intensive (please see www.sivananda.org for more details). each teacher leads by example, and it is a profound learning experience, just to be in their presence. sivananda teachers in gurgaon teach on an average between 100 and 500 classes in a year.