BOARD OF WORLD MOVEMENT FOR YOGA

 



      
       
     President

Swami Suryananda Saraswati
Amadio Bianchi
-ITALY-

Founder of World Movement for Yoga & Ayurveda, European Yoga Federation and World Movement for Indian Fine Arts. President of Italian Official Confederation of Yoga and International School of Yoga & Ayurveda C.Y. Surya. Vice President of European Yoga Federation. Teacher of Philosophy & Hindu Culture, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Therapy, Yoga & Meditation.
He regularly gives lectutres at major congresses and organize meetings worldwide. He got in touch with the oriental thinking by publishing two studies on philosophy: “The Evolution” and “The symbols”, allowing him greater insight into Oriental culture. He contributes regularly to different magazines, periodicals, publishing houses, television programmes, as adviser, a guest or author of article titles for regular columns.

www.cysurya.milano.it
 

     
 



       

         Vice
    President

Yogacarya Mimoun Abdel-Lah
-SPAIN-

Founder of European Yoga Federation. President of "Asociacion de Profesores de Yoga Comunitarios". Adviser & founder member of the Spanish Federation of Professional Yoga. Founder of the National Sakuratakekan Association.
Yogacârya
& Karate Master(Sensei 9° Dan)

www.sakuratakekan.org
 

     

   
     Official  
 Ambassador

Yogacarini Pandit Gayatri Devi
Emy Blesio
-ITALY-

Founder of
European Yoga Federation, World Movement for Yoga & Ayurveda and World Movement for Indian Fine Arts. Founder and President of The World Community of Indian Culture & Tradicional Disciplines and Suryanagara International Center of Yoga, Arts, Culture & Oriental Disciplines. Vice-president of Italian Official Confederation of Yoga.

Art Director of the "Indian Festival: East meets West". Trainer of Yoga teachers. Expert on indian mithology and philosophy. Founder of Varutha Kriya.

www.suryanagara.it
 

     


Former Director General of the National Human Rights Commission of India
and Former Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation

 

D. R. Kaarthikeyan - India
 

D. R. Kaarthikeyan, is well known for his amazing “Life List” of accomplishments. He has held many prestigious positions in the democratic framework of our country. He was the Chief of Investigation of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Director-General of Central Reserve Police Force, Director of the prestigious Central Bureau of Investigation and Director General of National Human Rights Commission. In addition to his professional achievements he has also authored a bestseller ‘Triumph of Truth-Rajiv Gandhi Assassination-The investigation.

He says, “Spirituality, after all, is not just about rituals and visits to places of worship, but about character building, imparting of values, responsibility, caring and sharing.”

 

     

 
Pedagogic
Comission
Director
 

Dott. Prof. Mark Dyczkowski
-INDIA-

He lives and works in Benares.
He achieved the B.A. and M.A. in philosophy and Indian religion at the Benares Hindi University. He studied Sanskrit grammar and literature with Pandit Ambikadatta Upadhyaya, master of many famous Hindu experts, like Diana Eck, present-day director of the Religion Department at Harvard University.
After he graduated with distinction at the Benares Hindu University he went to England, where he has been admitted to the Sanskrit Department at the Oxford University and finished his research doctorate (D. Phil) in 1980, with a study of the Spanda School of “Shivaism” in Kashmir, published in three volumes at the SUNY (State University of New York) Press.
In 1980 he came back to Benares and start to work into a research project on the Tantra Shivaiti development at the
Benares Hindu University, a study that has been published
in 1989 by the SUNY Press.
From 1990 he studies the Newar’s tantrism worship, who live in the
Katmandu valley, and especially the secret and widespread worship of the Kubjikaa divinity.
 
     


Scientific
Comission
Director

Swami Narayanananda Saraswati
Dr. José Ruguę Ribeiro Junior
-BRAZIL-


President of the World Movement for Ayurveda
Graduated in Medicine in 1981 – Brazil
Pos graduated in Clinic and Intensive Care Brazil
Ayurvedic and Panchakarma pos graduation on Pune - India
Acharya of Suddha Dharma Mandalam International in many contries
according his Guruparampara line.
On 2004 was Iniciated Swami Narayanananda Ayurved Saraswati by Swami Madhavananda, Shankaracharia from Prayag Pita Alahbad
President of Sri Vajera Foundation and Chairman of Kalaysa Ayurvedic Clinic
in many cities in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Italy and Portugal
Professor of Ayurveda on Anhembi Morumbi University – Brazil
Provide Ayurvedic and Yoguic training Courses in various cities in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Italy and Portugal
Acharya of Suddha Sabha, an authentic Vedic Ashram in the interior of Brazil where he train many students in Ayurveda, Yoga Sadhana,
Vedic literature and Sanatana Dharma.
Wrote books about Yoga and translate and publish traditional an rare Vedic books.

www.suddha.net
 

     


Honorary Secretary

Swami Ramaswarupanandaji Maharaj
-INDIA-

Personal attendant of Swami Chidanandaji Maharj (president of the Divine Life Society of Rishikesh, India) and very close disciple of Swami Sivananda for nearly thirty years.
Very knowledgeable about the Gita and Yoga, as well as the vedantic tradition and yoga techniques like Pranayama, mantra & meditation.
Nowadays he travels around the world to disseminate his message of peace, harmony & unity.

www.sivachidananda.org
 

     


    General      Coordinator of Relations
with Europe
Countries

Yogamata Madâlasâ Saraswati
Mayte Criado
-SPAIN-

President of the European Yoga Federation Director of the INTERNATIONAL YOGA SCHOOL in Spain; President of Spanish Professional Yoga Federation; founder of ENCUENTROS DE YOGA "SURYA" and the "Studies of Sound, Yoga & Hindu Music Association" of Yoga. Spain's representative of the World Community of Indian Culture & Traditional Disciplines. Trainer of Yoga teachers. Musician and Singer of Hindu chants. Specialized in Nada & Mantra Yoga.

www.escueladeyoga.com
 

     




     Adviser    and General     Coordinator of Relations
with the South
 America Countries

Swami Shankara Saraswati
Antonio Sergio de Oliveira
-BRAZIL-

Spiritual director of the Shankara Yoga Ashram, Patrono and Fundador of the Association Shankara Yoga Ashram of Brazil, dedicates all his time to the propagation of Târaka Yoga in the world. Its recognition and world-wide reputation come placing its image like one from the great and prestigious teachers in the Art and Filoso'fica-Espiritual Science of the Yoga. Several are their titles, graduations and specializations surrounding science of the body, the mind and the spirit, throughout his 25 years of experience. It comes being recognized every time but like the new world-wide coder from the science of the Târaka Advaita Vedanta Yoga - Yoga of the science of the nondual life, the Liberating Light.
 
     


Adviser and
Responsable head Himalaya
office

Krishna Das
-INDIA-

Krishna Das is a master of Nada Yoga and Mantra Yoga. He is a master of Sitar and other Indian musical instruments, such as Surbahar, Saranghi, Harmonium etc. Widely known and appreciated both in India and in Europe, where he gives concerts during six months per year, he devote his life to music, transfusing in it a deep sense of joy and inner enchantment. He is a connoisseur and an interpreter of the ancient Veda philosophy. He is a composer of transcendental music.
Awarded " Artist for Peace - Assisi 2002 " by United Artists for Peace.

www.krishnadas.it
 

     



Adviser andCoordinator of Relation with Countries of Portughes Language

Yogasiromani Tinoji
-PORTUGAL-

President of Portuguese Yoga Federation since 2000. Director of the Formation of Yoga Teachers, of PYF Practitioner and teacher of other oriental Arts (AiKiDo, IAiDo, Ten-Chi Tessen).
Ayurveda Practitioner.
Regular attendant in “satsangs”, seminaries and conferences, in Portugal and other countries, being in contact with renowned masters, also due to his frequent visits to India and other spiritual centres.
Founder of several Yoga Associations.
  

www.fpyoga.pt

 

     


Coordinator of Integration policy between people

Doc. Antonio Izzo
-ITALY-

President of the Migration Committee of the European Parliamentary Observatory and of the Europe Council.
Strongly socially committed and for the integration policy between people.
Expert of migratory policies and firmly convinced that the migratory policy’s aims, in Italy and in Europe, can in the same time cure the growth of Countries and reconcile themselves with the aim of solidarity between people and the duty of welcome.
 
     


Coordinator of Relation with India,USA and Europe

Prof Sitaraman
-India-

has headed the reputed Ayurvedic Hospital and Research Centre in Kottakkal (Kerala) for a long period and has been actively involved with Studies on Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga and has conducted many training sessions for corporate executives and students of Amity University in India on Stress Mgmt through techniques of MYNA (Meditation, Yoga, Naturopathy, Ayurveda). Has given lectures on Ayurveda and Yoga at the United Nations in New York, World Bank in Washington D C, Trinidad and many other places in India and abroad. He has promoted cultural and spiritual thoughts of India's rich heritage in about 31 countries visited by him as Member-Secretary of Many Delegations promoted by Govt of India. He has taught MBA students in many prestigious educational Institutions like IIMs in places like Calcutta, Mumbai, Delhi, Jamshedpur and Calicut. Prof Sitaraman's experience since 1957 in active employment is covered by TRACT (Teaching, Research, Administration, Consultancy and Administration during his tenure with BIRLAS, XLRI Mgmt Institute, Tata Consultancy Services, Ministry of Commerce (Govt of India) and so on.
 

 
     


Rapresentant of
U.S.A.

Acharya Girish Jha
-U.S.A.-

26 years of experience in Authentic Yoga – Education, Research, Training, Therapy. 23 years of working in the field of Yoga - Education, Research, Training, Therapy, Promotion in National Institute of Yoga, Govt. of India. Experience in Administration, Policy Making, Project Preparation, Writing Yoga articles, Research Projects, organizing Seminars, workshops, Conferences’ etc. 

www.yogameditationonline.com
 

     



General Secretary

Lawyer Daniela Visione
-ITALY-

Teacher of Yoga devoted to search & research in the field of milenary disciplines. Founder member, former president and current collaborator of "Senado Accademico dell'Accademia Internazionale di Yoga tradizionale Brahmajnana".
A lawyer by profession, she is Managing Director of Montereale District Council. Graduate in pianoforte, concert performer and expert in music notation &  pianist instrumentality of the contemporary century.


www.spiritualknowledge.it
 

     

Secretary of  the South
 Amarica Countries
Yogacarini Sonia Dumpierres
-BRAZIL-


Master of Yoga, with deep knowledge in Yogatherapy,
Eastern Masotherapy (Zen Shiatsu, Tailande's and Zen Yoga) and Asana Vidya (science of the positions).
Ex- member of the equipment of professors of the School Internacional of Stella Maris Sironi,
Director of the Center Ananda de Eastern Terapias,
ex- president of the AASRRF in Argentina.
President of the Association Shankara Yoga Ashram of Brazil, Director of the School the International of Eastern Masoterapia OM, creator of a Special Technique of Yoga for pregnancy: Matro-Yoga-Therapy, director of the Shankara Yoga Ashram in Caxias do Sul - RS - Brazil, member of the Eupean Yoga Federation
and World Moviment of Yoga and Ayurveda.
Recognized by several traditional lineages of Yoga.
Yoga has been practicing from its 15 years and for 10 years teaching these millenarian traditions to the service of the humanity.
 
     

 


Adviser

Yogacarya
Juan Carlos Acuna Gaso
-URUGUAY-

Direct disciple of the Master Swami Suryananda
Expert in Yoga Integral, Yogateraphy & Art-Therapy.Ayurvedic Operator. In constant collaboration with official institutions of the state Member of the official Italian Confederation of Yoga. Member of the C.Y. Surya(International School for Yoga and Ayurveda).


 
     

General
Representative of ex-Jugoslavia's countries
 
Sanja Raca
-Croatia-

Since some year, she is getting involved in Croatia and in other Countries of the Ex Yugoslavia for the spreading of the Indian culture and its disciplines. She organized training courses of Yoga and Ayurveda and she promoted the Indian dance’s knowledge by organizing an exhibition in Zagreb. She promoted the publication of articles on important reviews and magazines of the Countries she represents.
 
     

Corrispondent of Maharashtra India
Dr.Sachin Sarpotdar
-India-

Ayurved consultant, Physician and teacher, honorary lecturer in two Ayurvedic colleges in Pune, member of the research committee in Akurdi Ayuved college, overseas education coordinator in S.S.Ayurved college Hadapsar.
 
     

Corrispondent in Africa for french speaking Countries
Sakhria Mourad
-Tunisia-

Sakhria Mourad started to practise Yoga when he was 14 and now he is teacher. He practised Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Meditation. He also practised Martial Arts where he achieved the 7th Dan and he hold three world records.
 
     


Rapresentant of
Canada

Domingos Antonio Goncalves de Oliveir  -Canada-

Emissary Instructor of Suddha Dharma Mandalam Canada. President of Yoga Brahma Vydia Shala Canada section.Graduated in Biology in 1986, holds a Master in Cell and Molecular Biology issued by the University of the State of Săo Paulo in 1998 (Brazil), and a Masters in Entomology (Molecular Genetics) issued by the University of California, Davis (USA) in 2000. Graduated as Ayurveda Therapist with Swami Narayananand Ayurved Saraswati (Dr. Jose Ruguę), at the Yoga Brahma Vidyalaya School, with a practical internship in Panchakarma and Massage Therapy at he Suddha Sabha clinic in Brazil, being certified as Ayurveda and Yoga therapist in March 2007

http://www.suddhadharma.net
 

     


Corrispondent of North America Countries

Suzana Panasian
-Canada-

Yoga Instructor and Ayurveda Therapist, has been practicing Yoga since 1991 when she received her first Hatha Yoga training in the Sivananda and Ramakrishna traditions.
Under the collaboration with a Yoga Centers and Schools in Montreal offer presentations to introduce Ayurveda and its importance in the Yoga Practice to the new Yoga teachers, been teaching Hatha Yoga for about 5 years with several Organisations in Montreal It is the study of Yoga that brought her in contact with the science of Ayurveda, the "Science of Life". In 2005, Suzana followed a six month
Ayurvedic Healing Course with Dr. Frawley and became a Certified Ayurvedic Health Educator. In 2006, she gained more practical experience in Ayurveda procedures and treatments by following the Ayurveda Therapy Course at the
Suddha Sabha clinic in Brazil with Dr José Ruguę Ribeiro (Swami Narayanand Ayurveda Saraswati) following which she started to practice Ayurveda as a Certified Therapist.

www.ayurvedamontreal.com
 

     

Corrispondent of Oceania
Roberto Milletti

Roberto’s first approach to oriental arts began with Japanese martial arts in 1973.
Only in 1979 he became acquainted with Yoga and he soon devoted himself to this discipline.
After some year of practice with Master Edoardo Granone (who was in turn a direct pupil of SELVARAJAN YESUDIAN – 1st patriarch of Yoga in Europe) he became its first instructor, by individually training himself in Hatha Yoga.
He also deepened other branches of Yoga during his stays in Orient.
In particular:
- BAKTHI YOGA in 1985 at Vrindavana, India.
- RAJA YOGA in 1990 at the school of the abbot Tellambure Ananda Thero, Sri Lanca.
- in Austria at the SHIVANANDA centers, in 1993.
Beside, the Zen in the MYORENJI monastery of Kyoto, Japan.
At the end of Nineties, thanks to his background and to his experience, he founded the Contemporary Yoga.
 

     

Corrispondent of
Est Europe
Isabella Demozzi
-Poland-

Ayurveda consultant  , owner of the Centrum Ajurwedy based in Warsaw , sole representative in East-Europe  for Dr. Franklin’s Panchakarma Institute and Research center  Kerala (South-India). Izabella Demozzi is representing Poland in the new European Ayurveda Association (EUAA) as founder member of  the  Polish  Ayurveda Association ( PSA) .Her goal in this life is to develop the path of the inner self –understanding, work in the universal energy and enlarge her knowledge. Since 10 years Yoga practitioner in different forms and expressions .

www.ajurweda.com
 

     

Corrispondent of
Madhya Pradesh

 

Guruji Jamuna Prasad Mishra

Was born in Ragoli, Madhya Pradesh, and is
descendant of an important Brahman family. His father, Sri Ram Ratan Mishra,
was an honoured priest and prominent spiritual teacher. The family tradition
goes way back in history for centuries, as this family were running the
Gurukula (training school for offspring of teacher and royal cast). Already
before Jamuna Mishra took his doctorates in Ayurveda (university of
Allahabad) and Naturophaty (Delhi National Akademie of Naturophaty), he was
captioned "Guru" by the native "Guru-council" being composed of the most
senior and most important spiritual teachers of his country.

www.yogascience.in
 

     

Corrispondent of Slovenja
Polona (Ambikananda) Sepe
-Slovenia-

Was initiated into western esoteric sociesties, she is a diakoness in Liberal Catholic Church and she studied Tantra and Kriya yoga in a traditional guru-shisya relationship with Swami Anandakapila Saraswati. Being a teacher for 17 years, she teaches Kriya, Tantra, Nada and Laya Yoga in her Kriya Tantra Yoga Esoteric School, writes articles and works on promoting deeper undestanding and tolerance among different spiritual paths. » The key that is to open one must open all, otherwise it cannot be the right key." (H.P.Blavatsky)
Polona Sepe studied film directing at the Academy in Ljubljana and also works as a professional screenplay writer and film director.
 

     

Corrispondent of New York
 
Nina Priya David (Priya Ma),
-U.S.A.-

M.A., E.-R.Y.T., is an Oscar-winning former choreographer and the founder-director of Gyani Creative Yoga Therapy. Having studied and received certifications in a range of spiritual practices, she has adapted Yoga for many populations and taught in New York City and nationally for more than 20 years.
 
     

Corrispondent of
Cuba

Eduardo Pimentel Vazquez
-Cuba-

Practice yoga since 1972 and teaches since 1982.
Teacher Training with Bobbi Goldin (USA) lineage BKS Iyengar, George Purvis (USA) lineage BKS Iyengar, Dean Lerner (USA) lineage BKS Iyengar, Marta Rodriguez (Spain) BKS Iyengar, Janet Macleod (USA) BKS Iyengar, Jayadeva Yogendra (India), Rodney Yee (USA).
Classes: Mary Paffard / Rogelio Nunez / Bell Baxter / Krishna Kaur / Chris Hosking /
Course with Deepak Chopra (Havana),
Initiation into the Ramakrishna Mission "- Hyderabad - India, Professor Physical Culture - 1976 graduate Havana - Cuba Member of the Theosophical Society - Cuba and the "Self Realization Fellowship" (Havana), Founding President of the Cuban Association of Yoga (1990 - Cuba), Member of the Latin American Union of International Federation dela Yoga and Yoga.
 

     

Corrispondent of
England
Dr Sonal R Bhavsar
-England-

She is a qualified Ayurvedic doctor studied in India. She has gained many other qualifications in uk such as Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Yoga, Indian head Massage, Hopi Ear Candle, Beauty Therapy and qualified adult teacher. She practice all these therapies for 15years in Leicester, UK. She has been doing Ayurvedic talk show in local television channel called MATV. Also her products were shown in British television(ITV)channel in 2000. She has written articles on Ayurveda and Yoga in local paper and local magazine called 'Ame gujarati". Currently she is running a health clinic called "Indived Ayurvedic and Holistic therapy" in Leicester providing her services to people, who suffers from any health problems.

www.indived.com