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TIME magazine called Bharat Thakur “the Living Himalayan Master”.
Bharat Thakur in an internationally recognized Spiritual Master who has conducted numerous meditation workshops, yoga sessions and corporate yoga workshops all over the world. Combining a flamboyant personality and an inimitable directness which is startling and simultaneously endearing, Bharat Thakur has a loyal following of students worldwide who appreciate his vast knowledge, his depth of insight, his powerful presence and also his disregard for conventional behaviour. He is a man who happily lives his contradictions, which is integral to his philosophy of life that embraces the profound and the bane.
He was chosen by his master, Sukhdev Brahmachari at the age of 4 and taken to the Himalayas. Under the guidance of his master, he studied yoga intensively - Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Karma Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and the various other elements of Yoga like Pranayam (breathing techniques), Asana (yoga postures) and Dhyaan (meditation). Along with this, he studied related subjects such as Ayurveda, Tantra, and Mantra. He also studied Sufism, Jainism, and Buddhism, and then returned from the Himalayas to step into normal education.
He finished his graduation and subsequently his post-graduation in Exercise Physiology and Yoga from the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Gwalior, India.
Bharat Thakur is the founder “Artistic Yoga”. Adapting ancient yoga techniques and postures to suit contemporary lifestyle requirements, it an experimental yet extremely powerful system of Yoga that works on all aspects of fitness - strength, flexibility, stamina, balance and agility. Artistic Yoga is taught in India in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and internationally in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Russia.
His unique brand of Yoga, meditation and philosophy has benefited prominent people like Michael Douglas, Boris Becker, cricketer Shane Warne, business leaders Sunil Bharti Mittal and Ratan Tata, musician Anoushka Shankar, and also leading stars from the Indian Film Industry like Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Sridevi, Salman Khan and David Dhawan.
Bharat Thakur has featured in numerous publications, including the cover of India Today and The Week in India. Bharat and his Artistic Yoga Teachers have featured extensively on television, teaching Yoga on Aaj Tak, NDTV, Sahara News, Star TV, CNN-IBN and Doordarshan.
Bharat Thakur conducts Meditation workshops that he calls “Tapasya”, (literally “burning with an intense desire to reach the divine”). In this intense two-day session, Bharat uses meditation techniques from diverse systems such as Sufism, Zen Buddhism and Yoga. Bharat takes you on the path that is right for you - Hatha Yoga, Dhyana Yoga or Bhakti Yoga. All of Bharat's techniques only aim at creating the readiness for Meditation to happen to you.
His unique Stress Management program “Transformation” has found great success in the Corporate world. Several companies like Infosys, Wipro, Acer, HLL, HSBC Bank and UTV have benefited tremendously from simple yogic techniques and Desktop Yoga, which bring down stress levels immediately and remove common problems like headaches, backache, stomach disorders and hypertension – a boon to those working in the corporate sector.
He is the author of 8 books, Yoga For All, Yoga For Stress Relief, Yoga For Weight Loss, Yoga For The Family, Yoga for Flat Abs, Yoga for Backache Relief, Desktop Yoga and a collection of poetry titled “Truth: The Art of The Mystics”.
In 2007, Bharat got married to Indian film actress, Bhoomika Chawla in a glittering function in Mumbai.
Bharat Thakur is rapidly expanding operations to spread yoga to various other countries like the UK, USA and Singapore. He is also increasing the breadth of his work to include other aspects of the wellness industry such as life transforming tools which work on the energy field of a human being and other parameters apart from Yoga
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