2. APPLIED YOGA
• YOGA SHOULD NOT REMAIN MERELY A
THOUGHT MOVEMENT, IT SHOUL BE MADE
SOCIALLY RELEVANT – SWAMI VIVEKANAND
• MAKING YOGA SOCIALLY RELEVANT MEANS
APPLIED YOGA
• IT SHOULD INITIALLY BE “SELF RELEVANT”
THEREBY BRINGING DESIRED CHANGES IN
OUR OWN BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN
• YOGIC PRINCIPLES PERCOLATING IN OUR LIFE
MEANS APPLIED YOGA
3. FIELDS OF APPLICATION OF YOGA
• Yoga for General Public & Masses
• Yoga for Unraveling the Hidden Potential of
Human Beings
• Yoga in Education
• Yoga for Stress Management
• Yoga for Corporate Sector
• Yoga for Differently Abled people
• Yoga for Socially Deprived: orphans, drug addicts
• Yoga for Sports, Music, Dance etc.
5. GMM – JOURNEY - HOW IT STARTED
• Yogacharya K.B. Sahastrabudhe sparked the
flame
• He got a committed disciple like Shrikrishna
Vyavahare of Ghantali Mitra Mandal
• Initially started classes only on Sunday of 2
batches, with duration of 3 months
• Bedekar Vidya Mandir was the venue
• The dawn in 1971 had lot of happenings in its
womb
6. 1971 to 1980
• Daily classes was a dream . . . . .
• Likeminded and committed 3 – 4 colleagues was
the strength of Anna Vyavahare
• A unique opportunity to apply power of Yoga on
jail inmates knocked the doors . . . .
• No surprise, it was grabbed to start the first ever
project “Yoga for Jail Inmates”
• Certificate course of 3 months started IN 1976
• 13 life imprisonment inmates successfully
completed the course – became Teachers
• SWAMI SATYANAND crowned Anna as -
YOGACHARYA in 1978
8. YOGA CONVENTION - 1978
• Spreading Yoga conceptually – Prabodhan
• First All India Yoga Convention was organised
in 1978 at Thane for 4 days
• It was attended by more than 3100 delegates
• Swami Satyananda Saraswati was the centre
of attraction for all
• Mesmerised the audience with lucid and
simple discourses
• Dhyana and Yoganidra was an experience for
all
10. Decade 1971 - 1980
• The decade ended with a Dream come True
• Thane Municipal Corporation unanimously passed
resolution to give rehersal room of Gadkari Rangaytan
to Ghantali Mitra Mandal
• In October 1980 first batch of Daily Yoga Sanskaras
started at Rangaytan
• Each batch starts on first Monday of every month and
continues for 4 weeks
• This centre is a mark of pride for us as till date more
than 15000 Thaneits have attended the daily classes
• Conducted class in Nepal for then Prime Minister &
general public
12. DECADE 1981 - 1990
• Organised 2nd All India Yoga Convention in Dec. 1982 for 4
days, Attended by more than 2200 Thaneits
• Morarji Desai & Vijay Merchant guest of honor
• First time Jail Inmates were presented in public
• Special summer yoga camps Vasantik Yoga Sanskara
organised at different corners of Thane & Ghatkopar
• Crossed boundaries of Thana in 1989 with Daily Yoga Sanskra
classes in Ghatkopar
• In last 27 years more than 15000 people have taken
advantage of the same
• One day Seminar for School Education organised in 1988, it
gave us entry in sensitive area of student psychology
• Yogacharya’s project “Yoga for Jail Inmates” honoured with
Silver Medal at Bangkok Yoga Conference
13. DECADE 1981 - 1990
• Yogacharya Vyavahare wrote Anandyoga in 1983
• Project for concentration & memory increasing – Medha
Sanskra started in 1985 ( an all time need)
• Book on the subject published in 1987
• Till today more than 260 classes of Medha Sanskra are
organised benefiting more than 70000 students of 10th &
12th standard
• The project is tested on parameters proving its absolute
utility
• Yoga Sanskra classes for badminton players gave very
good results
• Myself gave speech on “Yoga for Youth” in 1990 at Barshi
Yoga Conference
• On the same topic, group of 5 young Yoga Teachers was
interviewed on Doordarshan
16. DECADE 1991 - 2000
• We entered in own premises Sahayoga Mandir in 1993
• Started evening batches for women on daily basis
• Organised Obesity Control project giving more than
expected results
• One more ambitious project under guidance of Dr. Panse
for height increasing started and continuing till date in
April & May on yearly basis for two different age groups
• Yoga Education Certificate & Diploma courses on daily
basis started in 1995, with total duration of 10 months
with one month internship
• Three day Yoga Conference of Yoga Teachers from all over
Maharashtra organised in November 2000
17. DECADE 1991 - 2000
• Shifted focus on Therapy along with prevention
• One day Yoga Therapy Conference organised in 1992 and
two day in 1995 under special guidance of Dr. Nagendra
from Banglore
• Started own monthly publication Yoga Tarang in 1993
• Started one week Relaxation Camps giving superb results
• Camp for fire fighters from TMC fire brigade was a
unique project
• Navsanjeevan Yoga for Traffic Police offered good relief
especially for respiratory disorders
• Also started Yoga Camps for mentally challenged
students at Saint John Baptist School
23. DECADE 2001 - 2010
• Focus shifted to research oriented projects
• Started one day and week end programs at Naik
Udyan Yeoor, amidst nature
• Started special Yoga Therapy camps at Nirajnan
Swasthya Kendra in 2005 on various functional
ailments
• Conducted Yoga Therapy Instructors course for
18 months, participated by 150 yoga teachers
• Organised Yoga Awareness Conferences at
Thane, Pune & Dombivali
24. DECADE 2001 - 2010
• Paper presentations at International Yoga
Conference Banglore
• Papers on Menstrual Disorders, Yogankur,
Problems of practicing Dentists, PCOD were
awarded with 1st rank
• Yogankur - an innovative project of
conceived women gave fantastic results
• PCOD project participated by 38 women gave
more than expected results – conceiving 5
successfully
25. DECADE 2001 - 2010
• Yoga Education Certificate & Diploma courses
got recognition from Govt. of Maharashtra in
2002
• Started daily Yoga Sanskara Courses at Shri Ma
Niketan Patlipada in 2005
• A well equipped research laboratory at
Pradnyan Yoga Anusandhan Kendra started in
2010
• It undertakes various types researches
measuring impact of Yoga Sadhana
• Started Yoga Sanskara classes at Vasant Vihar
Club House on daily basis
31. DECADE 2011 . . . .
• Actively organising camps under Stop
Diabetes Movement of Vivekanand Yoga
Anusandhan Kendra Banglore
• 32 camps under SDM have given excellent
results in controlling blood sugar
• Anxiety Control Camp, special camps of
medical professionals, camp for Table Tennis
players have given encouraging results
• Recently started camp for Doctors at KEM
hospital under auspice of Mumbai University
32. DECADE 2011 . . . .
• Special focus on Nano Bio Psychology
Technology and Yoga
• It incorporates study of Yogic impact on body,
cell and mind
• More thrust on mind, body, medicine and
beyond – from yogic perspective
• Future dream of Yoga Prabodhani – a special
nature friendly therapy centre of
international standard
33. MESSAGE
NO YOGA NO PEACE
KNOW YOGA KNOW PEACE
NOW YOGA NOW PEACE
!!! HARI OM TATSAT !!!