About Us

PYP (UK) Trust was established as a registered UK charity in 2006. PYP (UK) Trust has many visionary aims and objectives, all focussed around one key aim: to make a disease-free world through a scientific approach to Yog and Ayurved.

PYP (UK) Trust is inspired by Swami Ramdev Maharaj, the world’s leading, most popular, successful results-oriented yog master. He has become a household name in India owing to his ability to simplify yog techniques for the masses and validate the benefits of yog and pranayam [a series of breathing techniques] combined with asans [postures] that are part of the ancient Indian Vedic sciences.

Swami Ramdev advocates the power of breath, through the practice of Pranayam, as a remedy for all ailments. He has sparked off a revolution by bringing about a divine transformation of body, mind and soul. Under his guidance, a large number of people have been alleviated from pain and suffering, thus leading healthier, more purposeful lives. Swami Ramdev’s spiritual yog teachings have been internationally celebrated through televised classes and live sessions. His following has rapidly grown from thousands to millions worldwide.

Since 2006 when Swami Ramdev made his first visit to the UK & USA in particular, his international appeal has grown many fold: PYP (UK) Trust trained yog teachers are giving their free time to raising health awareness in local communities by holding yog classes.

Organisational Structure of Patanjali Yog Peeth (UK) Trust

Board of Trustees for Patanjali Yog Peeth (UK) Trust

1. PP Swami Ramdev
2. PP Acharya Balkrishna
3. Mrs.Sunita Poddar

National Yoga Teachers Coordinator UK

• Mr. Darshan Sohal

National Youth Wing and Communities Engagement Coordinator UK

• Mr. Charan Singh Sekhon

Ayurvedic consultant UK

• Dr Ashok Rawal

Patanjali Yog Peeth (UK) Trust – Registered Charity No. 1115370 (England and Wales) and SC041991 (Scotland)

Yogarishi Swami Ramdevji was born to Smt. Gulab Devi and Shri Ram Niwas in a village of Haryana . He had his early education in a village school. At the age of 14 he was admitted to the Gurukul at Kalwa (near Jind, Haryana) where under the blessed tutelage of Acharya Shri Baldevji he studied Sanskrit and Yoga, and earned a postgraduate (Acharya) degree with specialization in Sanskrit Vyakarana, Yoga, Darsana, Vedas and Upanisads, later he was very much inspired by the life and writings of Maharshi Dayanand and he thoroughly studied Satyartha Prakasa, Rigvedadibhasyabhumika etc. Along-side the magnetism of Maharsi. Patanjali as an exponent of Yoga, Sanskrit Grammar and Ayurveda continued to exert its influence on him.
Quite early in his life he had his goals cut out for him, so he chose the path of celibacy and asceticism.

After doing a stint of teaching Yoga, Panini’s, Astadhyayi and Patanjali’s Mahabhasya at Gurukuls, he set out on his journey to the Gangotri caves of lofty Himalayas , away from the distractions of mundane activities. Through deep meditation and ascetic discipline and penance he was able to develop a clear vision of the work to be done by him:
1. Propagation of yoga and Ayurveda, and
2. Reforming the social, political and economic system of India .
And then luckily he met with Acharya Balkrishna, a kindred soul and a schoolmate, who was out there on a similar quest. They came together to launch upon this stupendous task from scratch.

Swamiji took upon himself the onerous responsibility of demystifying and popularizing Patanjali’s Yoga, while Acharyaji devoted himself to the task of restoring people’s faith in the efficacy of ayurvedic system of medicine. Swamiji’s main focus is on making the people of India as well as of the whole world adopts yoga and Ayurveda as their lifestyle. His approach to treating ailments and disorders in pragmatic, undogmatic and non-sectarian. All persons whether Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian, have the same anatomy and physiology. Therefore they can all benefit from yoga and auyrvedic therapy. He has explained in detail the benefits accruing from yoga in his two popular hindi books on the subject:

1. Yoga Sadhana evam Yoga Chikitsa Rahasya, 2. Pranayama Rahasya.

In his yoga camps, attended by thousands of participants from all parts of the country, he emphasizes on doing eight Pranayamas  (1.bhastrika 2. kapalabhati, 3. bahya/ agnisara, 4. ujjayi, 5. anulomaviloma, 6. bhramari, 7. udgitha, 8. pranava), some suksma (light) vyayamas; and some specific asanas for various ailments, as also some simple home remedies and ayurvedic medicines. Within a short span of time the results of yoga and ayurvedic therapy have not only been encouraging but also astounding. People have taken to yoga in a big way; they are doing it under the guidance of yoga teachers trained and certified by Swamiji’s Patanjali Yogpeeth, and watching and following it on various Indian TV channels, like AASTHA, ZEETV, STAR, SAHARA etc. People are learning yoga from the CDs, DVDs, audio-video cassettes prepared by the yogpeeth, Swamiji has tried to explain the Yogasutras of Patanjali in simple Hindi in his book Yogadarsana.

With a view to giving concrete shape to his dreams Swamiji, first of all, founded Divya Yog Mandir (Trust) in 1995 at Kankhal, Hardwar, Uttarakhand, India, which was followed by Meditation Centre at Gangotri in the Himalayas, Brahmakalpa Chikitsalaya, Divy Pharmacy, Divya Prakashan, Divya Yog Sadhana, Patanjali Yogpeeth (Trust) in Delhi in 2005, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Hardwar, Mahashaya Hiralal Arsh Gurukul, Kishangarh Ghaseda, Mahendragarh, Haryana, Yog Gram and recently Bharat Swabhiman (Trust) in Delhi.

While yoga will take care of physical, mental and spiritual health, the downslide, in social, political and economic system of the country will be salvaged only through the patriotic zeal, fearlessness and strong character, of which he himself is a living example. Recently he has launched Bharat Swabhiman Movement which encompasses all the ground realities of the Indian social, political and economic scene. He has given a clarion call to the people to come forward and save the country and the democracy. He wants to see an addiction-free, vegetarian, corruption-free India , proud of its swadeshi products. His mind may be soaring in the ethereal spheres of spiritualism, but his feet are firmly planted on earth where he is very much alive to the mundane concerns such as treatment/ enrichment of soil, cow breeding/cow protection, cleaning the Ganga etc.

For his epoch-making work various honours/ honorary doctorates by universities have been conferred on him in India and abroad. On the invitation of Secretary General of U.N.O., Swamiji has led the stand up programme to pass resolution against poverty eradication from the whole world, at United Nation Organisation’s head-quarter in New York , on 15 october 2006.

Acarya Balkrishna, a great scholar of Ayurveda, sanskrit language and grammar, and the Vedas, was born to Smt. Sumitra Devi and Shri Jay Vallabh.

A simple and unassuming versatile genius, he is the chief architect of the visionary planning of Swami Ramdev. Equally well versed in Yoga and Ayurveda, he is an able and sincere collaborator in all the projects and ventures launched by Swami Ramdevji, ever since their chance meeting in the Gangotri caves.

Balkrishnaji studied Sankhya yoga, Ayurveda, Sanskrit language, Panini’s Astadhyayi, Vedas, Upanisads and Indian philosophy under the guidance of Acharya Shri Baldevji in the Gurukul at Kalwa (near Jind, Haryana) and obtained his postgraduate (Acharya) degree from, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi.

During his journey and austere penance in the Himalayas he was able to explore four rare and extinct astavarga plants used as ingredients in the preparation of chyavanaprasa, an ayurvedic tonic. He is also credited with discovering the sanjivani bhuti of legendary fame. As the head of all the medical institutions and chikitsalayas (Hospitals and clinics) functioning under the aegis of Patanjali Yogpeeth he is mainly focused on the research and development of Ayurveda to make it complete successfully with the modern medical science. He has been able to cure lacs of patients at his Brahmakalpa Chikitsalaya of a number of stubborn, chronic and incurable diseases like diabetes, rheumatism, osteo-arthritis, gout (rheumatism and arthritis), migraine, cervical spondylitis, respiratory disorders, asthma, cancer, nervous disorder, heart disease, brain diseases, etc. Yoga and Ayurveda have combined wonderfully in the treatment of these diseases at a very nominal/ affordable price.These successful treatments have been documented by Acharyaji in his renowned book: Yoga In Synergy With Medicial Science. Another very popular book written by him is Aushadh Darshan, a handy pharmacopeia of ayurvedic and home remedies.

At the Department of Medical Science In Yoga & Ayurveda at Patanjali Yogpeeth, Hardwar , he has got a team of 70 physicians to assist him. Besides, more than a thousand vaidyas (ayurvedic physicians) in India and abroad are treating patients under his guidance. With a view to ensuring the efficacy of ayurvedic treatment it was necessary to make pure and high quality medicines available to patients at an affordable price.

Acaryaji took up the challenge and founded Divya Pharmacy where Ayurvedic medicines with national and international certifications are manufactured with modern packaging. To ensure that only genuine ingredients are used in the Divya Pharmacy medicines, Patanjali Herbal Park grows 450 medicinal plants (some of them very rare) under the overall supervision of Acharyaji. As a part of Swamiji’s Bharat Svabhiman Movement’s emphasis on using swadeshi goods, things of daily use like tooth powder, tooth paste, hair oil, soap, shampoo, beauty creams etc. are produced in Divya Pharmacy & Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. with Ayurvedic ingredients and Ayurvedic formulas.

Another aspect of his multi-faceted genius and personality is his knowledge and experience in the managerial, administrative and engineering fields, which has been admired by one and all in India and abroad. The awesomely impressive look and layout of Patanjali Yogpeeth buildings is a living testimony to his grand futuristic concepts.

His editorial skills can be seen in Yog Sandesh where as Chief Editor he is propagating yoga and ayurveda for the mental, physical and spiritual health of people. All his activities are inspired by this dictum of Bhagavad Gita :

“kamaye duhkhataptanam praninamartinasanam”.

Besides, he has edited/ collaborated/ authored books like Ayurved : Its Principles & Philosophies, Secrets Of Indian Herbs, Vitality Strengthening Astavarga Plants, Vaidika Nityakarma Vidhi, Yogadars’ana, Sant Darshan and Bhakti Gitanjali.

By devoting himself to the service of humanity in many ways, round the clock, he has become a true karmayogi.

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