Divya Yog Mandir Trust was founded by Swami Ramdev Ji and Acharya Balkrishna Ji, with the assistance of Pujya Swami Shri Shankar Dev Ji Maharaj, in 1995. It was formed as a response to the growing demand for Yoga and Ayurveda, fueled by the success of free Yoga classes. Trust provides necessary infrastructure, organisational framework, and outreach programs to advance the benefits of these ancient sciences beyond the immediate community.
Patanjali has benefitted crores of people through its charity worth thousands of crores. We call upon all the religious, nationalist, pure & spiritual souls living around the globe to connect with us to contribute in our efforts for education, health & culture. Patanjali Yogpeeth’s upcoming national service projects are – Acharyakulam in every District & Tehsil, a grand University in 1500 acre area, Research in the area of Yog & Ayurveda, Establishing & Running Gurukuls. Any one who wants to contribute in any of these nation building services.
The Kripalu Bagh Ashram on the blessed land next to the holy Ganges, was built in 1932 by the scholarly erudite and God realized Param Pujya Swami Kripalu Dev Ji Maharaj.
Concomitant with this noble struggle, Swami Kripalu Dev Ji along with another great spiritualist Swami Shraddhanand, who was the founder of the pure and chaste Hindus traditions of the “GURUKUL KANGRI”, organized a movement of rejuvenation of Indian ancient traditions and renaissance of its glorious and hoary past whereby the country, its religion and all related aspects, covered by the gathering dust of centuries neglect, were rediscovered and extolled. It was the place where the great patriots like Shri Rash Bihari Bose had taken shelter during their operations for freedom movements.
Saint Shri Kripalu Dev Ji Maharaj was succeeded by his illustrious disciple Pujya Swami Shri Shankar Dev Ji Maharaj, well conversant with Vedic knowledge and an ardent advocate of noble human values. Swami ji founded the Trust in 1995 along with his group of disciples; yet another Philanthropist Pujya Swami Ram Dev Ji Maharaj who has dedicated his presence to augment the haloed traditions of the trust based on selfless service and dedicated quest for excellence in education, vedic learning and promotion of nationalism; he is joined by an energetic soul with an intense spirit of service, Acharya Balkrishna Ji Maharaj, also a great spiritualist & great scholar of Ayurveda and an established name in Vedic philosophy Swami Muktanand ji Maharaj Science Graduate, Vyakaranacharya along with other disciples continue to exalt the traditions and enrich the future with what the trust had enshrined and achieved in its glorious preceding years.
To establish a new World Health Organisation, to fulfill the resolution of making a new world order free from disease and medicine, through research work on the knowledge-base of our great saints and sages viz. Maharishi Patanjali, Charak and Sushurut.
The main aim of the trust would be to impart the practical and functional training of Astang Yog, Raj Yog, Dhayan Yog, Hath Yog, Ashan and Prananyam etc. as received from the ancient tradition propounded by the Rishies and Munis to make an end of extreme sufferings to cure diseases.
