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Dr. Yogi Vikashananda (ड्र. योगि विकासआन्न्द; ड्र. योगि विकासआन्न्द; is a Nepalese] [[yoga teacher and author in the

Kathmanud, Nepal and in Nepal. He is considered to be the founder of the Manokranti Yoga Centre and, "Author of many yog and self motivation books For Nepali People."

Life and Work
Dr Yogi Vikashananda (official name : Mr Vikashman Shrestha) born June 16, 1961 is a prolific Nepali philosophical author, holistic leader, and public speaker. He is the founder of “Manokranti Yoga Centre”, a holistic movement with tens of thousands of followers across Nepal.

Early Life and Education
The newly born Vikashananda was discovered lying on a temple premise in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 16 1961. He grew up in Kathmandu as an adopted son in a lower-middle class family. A mischievous child, he had a troubled upbringing and he seldom went to school. In 1979, aged 18, he travelled to the then USSR in a team of meticulous Nepali teens as his painting won the national award. Later, as he practiced yoga and meditation, he happened to experience “satori”, also called a brief enlightenment, on January 27, 1983. This event inspired him to leave home and travel to India in search of further spiritual achievements. He spent six years in India, studying Comparative Philosophy in Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, being a Buddhist Monk, following various spiritual and religious masters, and reading widely.

Upon returning to Nepal from India in 1990, Vikashananda founded Ananda Yoga Center and started his career as a Yoga instructor. In 1991, his yoga programs started to broadcast from the Nepal Television, the only national television in Nepal at that time. In 1992, Vikashananda is said to have attained “self-realization” under the instruction of Swami Sarbdananda in Benares. Vikashananda represented Nepal in World Yoga Conference in Brazil in 1995. He introduced in Nepal the trainings of Mind Technology in which he trained thousands of youths in “how to be successful in life”, and training of Reiki. He also introduced Super-learning seminars, a type of memory training programs in Nepal. He also conducted meditation camps as a meditation master. In 1998, he earned M.D. (A.M.) from Indian Board of Alternative Medicines. His speeches, interviews, and yoga-related programs were broadcast via multiple FM stations throughout Nepal. In 2005, he operated from a matrix in Southern hills of Kathmandu Valley, called Godavari, along with 200 followers and attendants. In 2006, he was awarded as Peace Ambassador by Universal Peace Federation (UPF).