Yoga Master Kumar
“Yoga is many limbed, and is not to be confused with any form of religion. The true understanding of how Yoga practices are related within a traditional progression is not found in the world today. There is confusion and the practice of individuals suffers as a result. My aim is to restore the understanding of the relationship of different branches of traditional yoga so as to enable each person to make swift and effective progress. Spirituality aims to lead the aspirant beyond suffering. I offer my experience of many years of spiritual investigation and practice.“
The Yoga Healing Foundation is pleased to present a series of courses and lectures by Yoga Master Kumar, following on from his first UK visit in June 2008 . The courses will be held in February/ March 2009, please visit schedule page for details.
Kumar has taught Yoga to over 6000 people in India. What makes his teaching different is that rather than belonging to any one tradition, his approach adheres to the genesis of yoga and its components. After long years of yogic practice, Kumar’s vast theoretical knowledge is firmly grounded in experience, and includes clear concepts of Samadhi and Enlightenment. The clarity brought to complex concepts through his strong communication skills will prove invaluable to those interested in beginning and advanced Yoga.
Kumar’s achievements in yoga since the age of 12 include the mastering of; Sivananda, Iyengar, Kaivalyadama-Lonavala, Bihar, Babaji Kriya, Yogoda Kriya Yoga, Mantra, Tantra, Shuddi, Rupa, Arupa, Purnanubhuthi and Vipassana. With his study of primary sources, he is also reviving techniques which have been lost for hundreds of years such as Yoga Kayachikitsa ( distinct from Ayurveda Kayachiktsa) and various bandanas, mudras, asanas and pranayamas.
“During my life I have committed myself to study all forms of knowledge available in India. I have practiced many austerities, learned many techniques and developed awareness of the levels of Samadhi. My own life, behaviour, body and mind, have been the test of my progress. I have never been prepared to believe in the ultimate existence without investigating further.
My studies include Hatha and Raja yoga, as the culmination of Bhakti, Karma, and Jnana yoga, and not as separate paths. I dedicated myself to understanding the scriptures of Hatha Yoga including Pradipika, Hatha Ratnavali, Garanda Sanhita, Siva Sanhita, Hathayoga Rahasyam, Kurantaka Yoga, Kapala Kurantaka Yoga, Yoga Rahasya, etc., and the spiritual texts of the Vedas, the Puaranas, the Gita, and from the six basic schools of Indian philosophy”
Kumar is a nuclear scientist based in Hyderabad, South India. Following a car crash in 1992, Kumar’s pelvis was severely fractured. The doctors’ prognosis was that he would be unable to walk again, as well as sustaining permanent damage to his renal system and reproductive function. He used his understanding and experience to heal his body and since that time has dedicated himself to teaching and spreading the benefits of Yoga as widely as possible. He is married and has two children.
Kumar works with groups, as well as individuals with challenging physical and mental disabilities. Some of the conditions he has helped people improve, or completely recover from have been muscular dystrophy, spinal and cervical disorders, ADHD, severe mental handicap and paralysis.
He is a unique spiritual master whose grounding in science enables him to frame the physical and mental benefits of the most ancient Indian systems in modern scientific terms. He has brought to light knowledge and techniques that have been lost for hundreds of years such as Kayachikitsa from which Acupuncture and Acupressure later developed. This is of immense benefit to severely restricted and terminally ill patients, restoring mobility as well as improving all the endocrine, immune, respiratory, circulatory, renal and reproductive systems, and giving peace and clarity to the awareness.