Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana

Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, abbreviated S-VYASA or SVYASA, is a higher education institute deemed to be university located in Bangalore, India. The university is dedicated to the study of yoga based on the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. Dr. B R Ramakrishna is the current Vice Chancellor of the university.

NIMHANS and S-VYASA are working together on schizophrenia and neurological disorders like migraine and dementia.

S-VYASA specialises in two fields: Yoga research and Yoga therapy. The main campus Prashanti Kutiram is on Vivekananda Road, Kalluballu Post, Jigani, Anekal, Bengaluru.

Divisions
The university has 5 major divisions:


 * Division of Yoga – Spirituality
 * Division of Yoga & Life Sciences
 * Division of Yoga & Physical Sciences
 * Division of Yoga & Management Studies
 * Division of Yoga & Humanities

Claims of forthcoming yoga-based cures
The Union Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yasso Naik claimed after visiting S-VYASA in 2016 that "many people told us they have been cured of cancer by regular practice of yoga. The institute has found a technique of yoga for the prevention and cure of cancer". Naik further claimed that it would become possible to treat diabetes the same way.

Notable alumni

 * Hasmukh Adhia, former Finance Secretary for the Government of India in the Narendra Modi government.