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Excelent works as the book Hathapradipika of Svatmarama
 in the original text transliteration
can be seen in this pioneer institute.

what is Kaivalyadhama?
 
Virtually a university of Yoga
that has several parts,  the..
 
Spiritual
The Kaivalyadhama Ashram is the spiritual heart and
focus of the Institute, and it is under this influence
that the various departments does function.
 
Technical
The Scientific Research Department, to study the quantitative
Physiological, Radiological, Psychological, Sportive,
Biochemical and Neurological contexts of Yoga.
 
Archival
The Philosophico Literary Research Department, the
qualitative Learned Analysis, Textual, Reconstructive,
Bibliographical and Encyclopaedic contexts of Yoga.
 
Teaching
The Gordhandas Seksaria College of Yoga and
Cultural Synthesis,   theoric and practical
training for Certificate, Diploma, Advanced
Teacher Training, Yoga Therapy and Specialist
Courses for Management Development.
 
Therapeutic
The Srimati Amolakdevi Tirathram Gupta Yogic
Hospital and Healthcare Centre; Yoga, Diet,
Ayurveda and Naturopathy Treatment Centres,
all under Medical Supervision.
 
Spreading the word
The Yoga Mimamso Press disseminates the Institute's
learned output through books, audio visuals, and a
quarterly journal.


 
There's nowhere quite like it!
 
Kaivalyadhama is not just one of the oldest Yoga Institute
in the world, but it is one of the most comprehensive.
It doesn't just teach, but since 1924 it has carried out
substantial and innovative studies into almost every
aspect of Yoga's practice.
 
Swami Kuvalayananda founded Kaivalyadhama
in 1924 after being guided and inspired by his
Guru's philosophy that spirituality could uplift
society. Above all his many skills, Swami
Kuvlayananda was a great visionary who foresaw
immense scope for the application of Yoga in all
the spheres of life.
 
Kaivalyadhama's specific aim is to bring together
traditional Yoga with modern science, as neither is
thought to be complete without the other. The
Swami's view was that society had lost its way, and
only a new and happy 'marriage' between the
two disciplines could help to regenerate and build
a better life for all.
 
Kaivalyadhama has continued to grow and thrive.
In 1951, the training college was inaugurated; in
1965, a unique Yogic Hospital opened its doors;
followed by satellite institutes appearing in India
and other places. Now there are plans to change the
institute's status into a university. The Institute is
graciously supported by the Indian Government,
and is a not-for-profit charity in which about 80
persons in total are employed. So many ground 
breaking firsts continue to keep Kaivalyadhama at
the forefront of Yoga practice as a whole both in
India and across the world.

 
                   
Universal Spirit
From time immemorial, India's spirit has remained
strong and vibrant with individuals such as Swami
Kuvalyanando taking human form. The Institute's
"raison d'etre" is to maintain this strength, and today
Swami Maheshananda, as Chairman and Spiritual
Guide of Kaivalyadhama, continues the
succession with great charm and wisdom.
 
Swami Maheshananda maintains a twice daily
Havan (fire puja) practice to which all staff,
students and visitors are welcome. The Swami is
also available to all in the traditional way.
 
Also, a welcome regular visitor to Kaivalyadhama
is the world renown Vedanta Acharya, Swami
Anubhavananda. Classes are held on all aspects
of Vedanta, especially the Bhagavad Gita.

 
Kaivalyadhama's Management
The Governing Body is the main policy making
body. The advisory board which is chaired by
former Supreme Court Judge, Justice B.N.
Shrikrishna and comprises prominent professionals
from fields related to the institutes activities, shapes
how it does function both now and in the future.
 
Chief Executive Officer
Shri  0. P. Tiwari is Hon. Secretary of the Institute and
responsible for executing decisions of the
Governing Body. A disciple of Swami
Kuvalyananda, he is one of the few sincere
masters who teach the subtle techniques of Yoga
in the classical way.
 

  
Pushing back Yoga's frontiers
The work of the Scientific Research Department
falls primarily in two quantitative directions.

First, cutting edge studies into the effect of Yoga
practices, such as Asanas, Kriyas and Pranayama,
on diverse subjects as for example school children,
yoga students, and police officers are carried out.
 
Second, studies into the benefits of Yoga on
various afflictions, such as obesity, diabetes, stress,
and blindness.
 
Over the many decades of this good work, a
wealth of knowledge has been built, resulting in
over one thousand research articles being
published at home and internationally. The
Department's staff are highly regarded and sort
after to give outreach learning in universities at
postgraduate level, and at conferences.
 
Several research projects are completed each
year in the Department's fully equipped
laboratories. These fall into six main categories:
physiological, radiology, psychological, sports,
biochemical, and neurological. With affiliation to
the University of Pune, the Department mounts
both M.Phil, and Ph.D. courses, while also
collaborating with other Indian universities, as well
as scientists in Europe and the USA.
 
The magnificent contribution that
Kaivalyadhama's Scientific Research Department
has made to the world of Yoga and health since
1924 is beyond question and is of the highest
reputation.
                 
 
Every Leaf a treasure
Yoga could not be complete without a learned
body of writings, and it is the role of
Kaivalyadhama's Philosophico Literary Research
Department to provide what may be the world's
most comprehensive archive specifically on Yoga.
 
The Department's first objective is to collect,
analyse, disseminate, and protect ancient and
modern works on Yoga. Protection of the original
meanings of Yoga are especially vital today as
interest in Yoga worldwide has apeared,
bringing with it unwarranted distortions of this
beautiful wisdom and the risk of loss of India's
priceless, irreplaceable heritage.
 
The basic work of the Department is to render
traditional Yogic lore in a systematic and rational
way so making it more accessible and
understandable to all. Swami Kuvalyananda's
original qualitative methodology of both the basic
and analytic is still maintained in the fields of ethics,
social, philosophical, and spiritual applications.
This entails both enhancing knowledge and
unfolding concepts.
 
The output and facilities of the Department are
both impressive and highly valuable. Across the
decades since 1924, textual discoveries and
translations, and the publication of learned
writings, have earned the Department much
prestige. The library, which is open to all, contains
over 25,000 titles and is itself a national treasure.
There may be no greater Yoga resource than this
anywhere in the world.
                
Classical Yoga education
Established in 1951 by Swami Kuvalyananda the
Gordhandas Seksaria College of Yoga & Cultural
Synthesis is an institute for the training of Yoga
instructors. In fact, it has built a high international
reputation for excellence, and students enrol from
all parts of India and the world for yoga training.
 
But the College's excellence is not just for training
people as Yoga instructors. Substantial activities
are also undertaken with the military, police and
medical professionals, business executives and,
not least, school teachers.
 
There are four main courses:

-Certificate (6 weeks) -Diploma (9 months) -Advanced Teachers' Training Course in Yoga Education(4 weeks) and -Diploma in Yoga Therapy (1 year)

A full prostectus is available.
The College is recognised by the Indian
Government as an'Institute of Higher Learning.
 
Yoqa is taught by the College as a secular activity,
but its two main paths: as a part of spiritual enquiry
and as a science of health and healing, are both
integrated within the teachings.
 
The future may be particularly bright for this College.
It is planning to launch an undergraduate course with
the University of Pune, for longer and more
in-depth courses, international Internet learning,
and further expansion into the corporate stress
management'field.
 
Most unusual treatment
Maybe nowhere else in the world there is a healthcare centre
specializing in Yoga, Naturopathy, Ayurveda and
Diet as this. These are treatments that where common millennia
before today's allopathic medicine. Which it does
have a place in treatment, but according to the ideas of Swami
Kuvalyananda, need not to usurp the former one.
 
The S.A.D.T. Gupta Yogic Hospital & Healthcore
Centre is not a hospital in the usual sense.
Just comfortable quiet twin rooms or family suites
simple -yet excellent- vegetarian food, and a
minimum of a week long programme of Yoqa
Naturopathy and Ayurveda (baths, cleansing and massage),
talks, discussions, mantra chanting
and walks, all at a reasonable cost.
 
The treatment patients receive is individual.
The yogic prescription is only for what can be
personally achieved or benefited from. People of
all ages come for all kinds of reasons: for obesity
bronchial problems, stress, arthritis, insomnia and
many more. Some come for a week (or more) just
to relax and to pay special attention to their bodies and life.
 
Patients are in excellent hands in this most unusual,
happy and caring environment. Three physicians are on call,
(but no nurses). Wheelchair users are welcome
(please first ask for details).
 
The Hospital benefits from expertise developed in
the other departments at Kaivalyadhama what
they say and do is not based on guesswork, but is the
outcome of many years of learned Yoqa study
and healthcare practice.
          
This happy place
Situated on the western edge of the Western Ghats
close to the town of Lonavala, Kaivalyadhama is at 120
km from Mumbai, and 60 km from Pune. Its height
above sea level is 600 m, which means it is always
refreshingly cooler than the coast area. The main
railway and expressway between these two cities
are close by, making the Institute quite easy to reach
from all places.
 
Kaivalyadhama itself is spread across 180 acres of
parkland and gardens and is full of trees, flowers,
birds and butterflies, making it a beautifully open
and serene place to visit.

The staff and workers are a happy group and will give
you a warm welcome whenever you may come.

welcome!

 
Kaivalyadhama
Swami Kuvalayananda Marg
Lonavla, 410403, Maharashtra, India
 
Phone:(+91)2114 273039,273001
(for Direct Health Centre call 271001)
Email : kdham@vsnl.com
Website: www.kdham.com