AJARYA FACULTY
Swaroop Sharman
Swaroop spent 6 years at Veda Vijnana Gurukulam, mastering Indian Thought System. He has a Bachelor Degree from Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidya Peetha, Tirupati, specializing in Adwaita Vedanta and Yoga. He has a Masters in Sanskrit from Karnataka State Open University and Psychology from Kuvempu University. Currently he is pursuing his PhD from University of Mysore in the Department of Psychology. He has served as an Assistant Professor at SVYASA - A Yoga University. He's currently with Jain University, training & mentoring students in Indian Psychology personality development. Under the tutelage of Karthik Chaitanya, a direct disciple of BKS Iyengar, he learnt the Asanas, Pranayamas and Dhyanam for three years. He has been teaching Yoga from five years and has initiated more than 100 people in this path.
He has conducted more than 250 workshops on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad-Gita. His spoken Sanskrit sessions are popular amongst the national and international students. He by practice has realized that life is sapid and Yogic sapience can help one enjoy it. He also staunchly believes that Yoga makes an individual indivisible and thus a wholesome personality. Active member of Gurudakshina Foundation Trust - an NGO, devouring blogger, avid traveller and a cyclist spends his time judiciously and toils to be individually vibrant and socially productive.
Mrs. Gauri Rokkam :-
Mrs. Gauri Rokkam aka Nagashree, M.Sc (Food & Nutrition) is a Holistic Nutritionist. She is passionate about food & the wonders it can do to the mankind, both in health and in ill health. She holds a Master’s Degree in Food and Nutrition and topped Bangalore University.
She also has a Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education and Certification in Sports Nutrition. She is a certified Diabetes Educator, Certified Yoga Instructor and Lactation Consultant. She is pursuing her PhD from SVYASA and also a short term course in “Nutrition for Health Promotion And Disease Prevention” from University of California, San Francisco.
She has rich experience in the field of clinical nutrition and am currently involved in conducting individual client counseling, teaching, conducting “Swasthya Classes” (yoga, nutrition & lifestyle), Nutrition workshops & Hospital visits. She blends Modern Nutrition principles with the food principles of Yoga and Naturopathy to get the best of EAST and WEST for preserving health & preventing diseases. She teaches academics at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences, NIMHANS. She is a part of an organisation called “ENFOLD” and teaches (nutrition, yoga, lactation) at Institutes such as Christ University, Jyoti Nivas and Bishop Cottons Women's Christian college.
She now heads the Department of Food and Nutrition at Ajarya Yoga Academy.
Niharika Nagilla :-
Ms Niharika Nagilla Raval was born on August 13, 1988 in southern State of Andhra Pradesh, India. Other than being
Niharika has worked in Arogyadhama Yoga Hospital for more than an year. She has one year experience in I-AIM Health Care center (Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine), Bangalore as a Yoga therapist. She has also worked in SDM naturopathy & Yogic Sciences College and hospital, Mangalore, Ujire as a Yoga lecturer, trainer for students in the college and Yoga therapist and Yoga Consultant in the hospital. She has conducted five Yoga camps in Hyderabad. She is now running Yogaarchanam Center in Gujarat.
Along with Yoga, she has also specialization in Indian Classical Dance called Kuchipudi which goes by the village by same name in Andhra Pradesh, India
She has done M.Sc in Yoga Education, PGDYT (Post graduation Diploma in Yoga Therapy) as also a Yoga Instructor's Course from SVYASA, Bangalore. Before her yoga courses, she had completed her Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Aurora's Degree College, Usmania University, Hyderabad. Niharika is also pursuing her PhD in Yoga from S-VYASA.
She is now happily married to Sri Viral Raval and conducts the Yoga for Couples course for Ajarya Yoga Academy, Rishikesh along with her husband.
Sri Viral J Raval :-
Sri Viral J Raval was born on September 2, 1988.
Sri Viral has completed his M.Sc. (Master of Sciences in Yoga) from S-VYASA, Bangalore. He has also completed Yoga Instructor's Course. Prior to this, he had completed B.A (Samskrita) from Shree H. K. Arts College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He has successfully completed Advance Yoga Practice course for one month at Yoga India, Mysore in year 2012. He is presently pursuing his Ph.D. in Yoga.
Viral is presently working as Lecturer in Lakulish Yoga University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Prior to this assignment, he worked worked as Project Co-Ordinator of Yoga & Samskritam for 2 years in Children's University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He has worked as a yoga therapist at Samutkarsh - Academy of Yoga, Music and Holistic living, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Viral has worked as a Yoga Teacher and taught Yoga Instructor's course (YIC), Personality Development Camp (PDC) and Yoga Teacher's Training Course (YTTC) at S-VYASA. He has also worked in Arogyadhama while at S-VYASA
Viral has also conducted yoga classes for the employees of GM (General Motors), Bangalore and taken personal care (home visits) yoga therapy classes for Siddhartha Yoga Organization, Bangalore.
Viral is now happily married to Ms Niharika and conducts the Yoga for Couples course for Ajarya Yoga Academy, Rishikesh along ith his wife.