The Master

Vision
Yogi Mahendra's vision is that people achieve physical health, emotional balance, mental peace and spiritual joy through the science and art of yoga.

Teaching Style
Yogi Mahendra has a unique and endearing ability to reach out to people of all ages and cultures. Men and women, seniors and children, all love his personable style and follow his guidance to "learn Yoga and live Yoga".  Yogi Mahendra's popular appeal lies in his down-to-earth spirituality, relaxed presence and cheerful demeanor.  His young students have given him the title "Groovy Guru".

Yogi Mahendra infuses his classes with motivation that inspires the soul and renews the will.  His specialty lies in activating the latent health that is buried under self-deprecating negative talk and poor health habits.   His instructional style is friendly and accessible; his speaking is encouraging and inspirational.  In addition to customizing yoga practices for his client's individual needs, Yogi Mahendra utilizes his knowledge of therapeutic yoga (for heart conditions, obesity, arthritis, and among others) to maximum effect.  Yogi Mahendra teaches the science and art of Yoga by cultivating body-mind-breath awareness and deep relaxation, in its true and traditional roots and form.

Teaching Experience
Yogi Mahendra’s vast and deep experience make him the teacher of choice for various celebrities, executives and their respective families, private and special purpose groups, as well as top corporate organizations, both in India and the USA.  Apart from a long list of these and satisfied and consistent long term private clients, Yogi Mahendra is also a consultant to several Fortune 500 companies, local governmental bodies, medical practices, alternative health centers and community centers.  He conducts Yoga camps all over the USA that are eagerly attended by people of all ages and from all walks of life. It is amazing to see how well seniors and little children alike learn from him. 

Yoga Shiromani (equivalent to Bachelors degree) and Yoga Acharya (equivalent to Masters degree) to his credit, Yogi Mahendra brings years of Yoga sadhana (spiritual practice) in India, to his classes.  Yogi Mahendra has practiced Yoga since his youth and has had the honor of learning from great Yogis of India.  He has been a disciple of Yoga Acharyas and Yoga Masters such as Acharya Shri Mahapragya, Swami Dharmanand Ji and Swami SitaRamananda Ji.

"Yogi Mahendra's deep respect for life and yoga, and it’s profound practice and wisdom, comes from his associations and lifelong journey of yogic practices in the honored presences of Swami Dharmanand Ji and Sri Acharya Mahapragya since the early ‘80s and Swami Sitaramananda since early 2000s. More on these crown jewels that stem from deep, ancient yogic art and science lineages and iconic grand yoga masters in their own rights at the above links, respectfully."

Yogi Mahendra’s teachings encompass the ancient Preksha system of Meditation and Yoga.  Preksha Yoga is a powerful scientific technique that helps individuals discover hidden powers of the inner self.  This method helps people enhance their overall sense of well-being, recover from chronic illnesses, free the mind from negative emotions, desires and thought patterns, combat stress and diseases like blood pressure, heart ailments, diabetes, mental disorders, cancer and a host of psychosomatic disorders. The word Preksha literally means "perception" and it involves perception of breath, of outer gross body, of internal subtler body composed of vibrations, sensations and other physiological events.  Preksha Yoga restores health and wellbeing at the deepest cellular and emotional level. 

In his practices and teachings, Yogi Mahendra empowers his clients and students with overall health maintenance and education on management of common conditions such as lower back pain, cardiac concerns, diabetes, asthma and stress related illnesses such as insomnia and hypertension through a regimen of HRE (Health Rejuvenating Exercises), Yogasana, Pranayama, Meditation, Laughter, Relaxation, Chanting, and Positive Affirmations.