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YOGI SHIVAN – THE ACHARYA
Yogi Shivan—teacher, healer and Yoga exponent—was born in Vakkom, near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 4 January 1966. By the age of 10, he began with his foray into Kalaripayattu, Kerala’s foremost martial art, and Yoga. Subsequently, he gained proficiency in Bharatnatyam, a classical dance-form, attained Ist Degree Black Belt in Karate and, was also a runner-up at the Kerala State-level Boxing Championship. In 1989, he traveled abroad to Oman where he was a Yoga instructor.

In 1993, he became a Parivrâjaka—leading the life of a wandering monk in search of a Guru. Finally, his quest was answered when Guru Sivajyothi Dharmananda Swamigal initiated him into the Siddha tradition. Under the Guru’s tutelage, he had his mystical experience after a strenuous ego-transcending spiritual practice spanning four years in seclusion. In 1997, he returned to domestic life, got married and had two children.

He is the Founder of Thiruvananthapuram-based School of Ayurveda & Mahayoga and Oman-based Muscat Ayurveda & Yoga LLC. He is also head of Yoga at the Netherlands-based Inner Senses in Wassenaar. As a healer and Siddha Yogi of repute, he has cured many in India and abroad through Śrī Vidyā Yoga, resulting in their return to normal life of contentment. As The Acharya, he conducts seminars and workshops all over the world pertaining to wellness and the yogic way of living.

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