Akhanda Yoga

When reassessing the priorities of my life I decided that consistent postings on social media could very well be my next best step to share the healing power of Akhanda yoga with my community of dedicated yogis that teach me as much as my practice shares with them.

Where to begin.

1. A. Akhandha Yoga

As a teacher I get these questions most often:
'What type of yoga are you certified in?' or 'where did you take your teacher training?'

Nov 2015 - I travelled with the beautifully cheery songbird, Lindsey Chestnut, to Guatemala and earned a 200hr YTT (Yoga Teacher Training) & 75 PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) at the Yoga Forest in San Marcos La Laguna.  My teachers: Hayley Saraswati, Julia Forest, Divya Erin, Jeremey Fellows, Cat Griggs, fellow students & staff; gave me a better understanding of how to develop a life-long yoga practice of conscious change for the betterment of the Earth, my self & the collective.  I am ever-grateful for the wisdom of this practice and the practical applications of symbiotic sustainable living that were shared and can restore health at all levels of being.  Lokah Samasta Sukino Bhuvantu - May all beings be happy and free from suffering.

Akhanda in translation is similar to whole, full, infinite, indivisible, or oneness.

An Akhanda Yoga class should offer a balanced sequencing of asanas, pranayama, purification, kriya, mantra, meditation, and theory.  Emphasizing a holistic approach, classes are structured around the principle that there must be an intellectual balance between all directional movements of the spine, explore all stations of the body, observe the subtle prana, and inspire a safe space for inner inquiry.

The Himalayan Yoga Master and Founder of Akhanda Yoga, Yogarishi Vishvketu (Vishva-Ji) is known for his infectious laughter, playfulness and approachable teaching style.  He offers a diversely grounded knowledge-based practice style intended to connect people to the true nature of being fearless and blissful!  Like the many colors of the world, our practice should reflect how a diverse understanding of the vast history of yoga can bring about healing in many ways.  I appreciate how this style combines all aspects of yoga in a holistic approach welcoming me to learn and include asana, pranayama, meditation, chanting, cleansing kriyas, yogic philosophy, ayurveda and science.

Vishva-Ji was born into a family of yogis and Ayurvedic practitioners immersed in the teachings of Yogic wisdom and science since childhood.  Beginning his physical practice at the age of 3, formal yogic studies at the early age of 8, completing an M.A in Yoga Philosophy as a gold medal scholar & PhD in Yoga Philosophy at Gurukul Kangri University in Haridwar India.  His teacher Baba Premnat once stated, "You will never have a job. Rather you will create jobs for other people." Since, Yogrishi Vishvketu has trained thousands of teachers through his Yoga Alliance registered 200 & 300hr YTT programs in Rishikesh, India and reaching places all around the world with workshops, trainings & retreats.  He continues his father's legacy of charitable works in local communities; in 2007 Vishva-ji co-founded the Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram Charitable Trust in Rishikesh and in 2013 founded Sansar Gyaan Pathshala, a free school for over two hundred and fifty under-served children in rural Uttar Pradesh, India.

Teaching the Akhanda style for 3 years has been extremely fruitful and I frequently refer to the wisdom within my Akhanda Yoga training manuals & Yogrishi Vishvketu's book Yogasana: The Encyclopedia of Yoga Poses

A few of his words
Akhanda Yoga Training Manual Acknowledgements written by Yogrishi Vishvketu
"I begin this volume by offering my great respect to the lineage of Yoga and its revered founders and teachers, both known and unknown.  I honor Mahayogi Sadashiv Adinath, with whom this line begins and who illuminated the path of yoga to the great teacher Matsyendranath, in the Nath tradition.  He in turn, taught the great Yogi Gorakhnath, who added his own revelations to that lineage, and who spread the teachings of Hatha Yoga.  I honor the great teacher of Patanjali, whose contributions are fundamental to the yoga practiced today.  Finally, I recognize my guru Baba Premnath and the many other teachers in the Himalayan yoga tradition who have shared their knowledge with me.
This volume is based upon the teachings I have received, as well as what I have learned from my own decades of practice.  I humbly offer thanks to my many teachers and to my students for the opportunity to be a teacher.
Finally, many thanks to the Akhanda family team who contributed to creating this manual: Chetana Panwar, Julia Rashmi Forest, Karishma Kripalani, Jan Kremlacek and Ronjoy Gogoi."