ANANDA YOGALAYA – HISTORY AND GURU PARAMAPARA

Ananda Yogalaya was established by Yoga Kalaimamani Manikandan Vasudevan during the year 2007. He initiated the stepping stone for Ananda Yogalaya with the mission of spreading happiness to mankind with the aid of yoga.

HISTORY OF ANANDA YOGALAYA

Mr. Manikandan  Vasudevan travelled around many places in India and learned from different schools of yoga say, Divine Life Society by Swami Sivananda Saraswati, Bihar School of Yoga by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta center by Swami Vishnudevanada Saraswati, Kriya Yoga by Paramahansa Yogananda, Siddha Vidhyarthi by Vadagarai Swami Sivananda Paramahamsa, Art of Living by Shri Shri Ravishankar. His intense and consistent practise for 15 years earned him the knowledge and experience of merits and demerits of corresponding yoga traditions. He picked up the best things from each tradition and framed the most suitable and appropriate methodologies for the welfare of human beings without altering the essence of respective traditions. He says, "Yoga is the only solution for pain free living as well as death".

As a single person, Mr. Manikandan started the journey for Ananda Yogalaya on 2007 and the family grew leaps and bounds. A charitable trust was registered under the name of Ananda Yogalaya. Around 15 teachers are part of Ananda Yogalaya now, teaching yoga classes in Chennai and even they teach yoga for students living in overseas through Skype. They started a new branch in Srilanka 0n 2017.

GURU PARAMPARA
SIVA PERUMAN:

 “Kaadhalaagi kasindhu kanneer malgi

             Oodhuvaar thammai nannerikku uyppadhu

       Vedham naanginum meyporulaavadhu

            Naathan naamam NAMASHIVAAYAve”

Siva is depicted as Adi Yogi where Adi means origin. He is the Chief Commander of the 64 Aaya Kalaigal (art). It is believed that he is the foremost pioneer of yoga. He then preached the science of yoga to Ancient Sages who further passed on the knowledge of yoga to rest of the Mankind.

THIRUMOOLAR:

  "Moolan Urai Seitha Moovayiram Tamil

         Moolan Urai Seitha Munnooru Mandiram

          Moolan Urai Seitha Muppathu Upadesam

                Moolan Urai Seitha Moondrum Ondramae"  

Thirumoolar is one of the eighteen Siddhars of South India. He is the Moola Guru of Ananda Yogalaya as he is the root cause for the knowledge of Yoga to Humankind through his literature “Thirumandiram”, the oldest script of yoga in Tamil. It is believed that he meditated under a peepal tree in Thiruvaduthurai for 3000 years and uttered one poem every year which adds up to 3000 poems total explaining Yoga, Tantra, Mysticism, Mantra, Kundalini, Monistic Theism.

PATANJALI:

 

“Yogena Chittasya Padena Vaacaam

      Malam Sharirasya Ca Vaidyakena

           Yopaakaro ttamam pravaram Muninaam 

Patanjalim Praanjali raanato smi”

Patanjali is also one of the eighteen siddhars and inscribed a boundless work on yoga named Yoga Sutra which has 196 aphorisms contained in four chapters explaining the Ashtanga Yoga, Kriya yoga, different types of Samadhi, Siddhis and Kaivalyam.

SWAMI SIVANANDA SARASWATI:

“Sivanandaya Vishnu Roopaya

Sivananda Roopaya Vishanve

Namo vai Bramha nidaye

Sivanandaya Namo Namaha”

Swami Sivananda Saraswati was the founder of “The Divine Life Society”, Rishikesh. We are overwhelmed to call him as the Sat Guru of Ananda Yogalaya, because he spent his entire life preaching truthfulness to human being. He has penned down nearly 300 books on Yoga. He has done a phenomenal work in spreading the wisdom of yoga through out the world during 20th century.

T.A.KRISHNAN:

Bhishmachariya Yogi  Dr.T.A.Krishnan is the founder of “Thirumoolar Yoga and Naturopathy trust”. He is 71 years old and dedicated his entire life for the growth and development of yoga. He has writtern many books on Yoga and Naturopathy. We proudly call him as “The Father of Ananda Yogalaya” and also our Asthana Guru. Our founder Manikandan Vasudevan learned under the direct guidance of Dr.T.A.Krishnan.              

DHARMA MITTRA:

Sri Dharma Mittra is the director of Dharma Yoga Center, New York, USA. He created the master yoga chart of 908 Asanas. His art of performing Yoga asanas, his alluring anglicized chanting of Sanskrit songs, his method of teaching and his down to earth attitude inspired Manikandan . Though our founder couldn’t meet him directly , He thoroughly followed his approach and worshipped him as his Manasika Guru.

We prostrate all our Gurus, Kindly bless us with all the energy and enthusiasm to spread your message to the world. Whenever we deviate from our goal, kindly guide us towards the right path. May all your wisdom and knowledge escort us from the sufferings and hardship of this life on earth and attain liberation.       

Thank you!!