Bhava Ram

Deep Yoga

Bhava Ram and his wife Laura Plumb are the Founders of Deep Yoga, a yogic system based upon Vedic scriptures, Hatha, Tantra and Ayurveda that goes deeply into the mind/body/soul connection, guiding students and clients towards greater self-understanding, purification, inner-healing and deeper consciousness. Bhava is the author of Deep Yoga: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times, released in 2007. His second book, The 8 Limbs of yoga, A Pathway to Liberation, is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2008.

Deep Yoga is a registered teaching school with the Yoga Alliance and is in partnership with Ginseng Yoga Studio, where Deep Yoga's Mastery of Life and Mastery Teacher Trainings are held. Bhava and Laura also lead seasonal retreats, produce peace concerts and work as Ayurvedic Consultants for a host of private clients.

Deep Yoga is the result of Bhava's profound personal transformation after living with terminal illness and chronic pain, an experience that gave him a passion for sharing the transformative healing power that can be unleashed and mastered through the sacred science of Yoga.

For 25 years, Bhava was a broadcast journalist, working for television stations across the country and ultimately as a foreign correspondent with NBC News. He lived and worked throughout the world, including Africa, South America, Asia and the Middle East.

An accident left him with a broken back. A failed surgery rendered him crippled and in severe chronic pain. This cost him his career and any ability to work. Several years later, Bhava was diagnosed with a rare and fatal form of cancer - most likely contracted from chemical exposure during the Persian Gulf War. Western doctors gave him two years to live.

Towards the end of those two years, on the brink of death, Bhava found Yoga. It immediately struck a chord deep in his soul. He left western medicine behind and fully devoted himself to sadhana (daily yogic practice and study), delving into every aspect of the art and science of Yoga, practicing and studying 12-16 hours per day for the first several years. Through this process, Bhava Ram self-healed his broken back and "terminal" cancer. He now devotes his life to sharing the miracle of self-healing with others, believing fully that we all have the inherent power to take charge of our destiny, heal ourselves and effect lasting personal transformation in our lives. Deep Yoga is an expression of this belief and devotion.

Bhava Ram's primary teacher is Vamadeva Shastri (Dr. David Frawley), an Advaita-Vedantic master and founder of the American Institute of Vedic Studies. He has also studied extensively with Yogiraj Rod Stryker, who teaches from the Sri Vidya tradition of Swami Rama and the Himalayan Institute.

Bhava is certified as an Advanced Yoga and Ayurveda Educator through the American Institute of Vedic Studies. He has completed additional training in The Yoga Sutras, Vinyasa Krama (the art of sequencing) and Yoga Chikitsa (Yoga Therapy). He is registered with the Yoga Alliance at its highest E-500 level.

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