At the end of his graduation, he decided to follow the path of civil services in India and was preparing for competition exams for it. During this period his Sadhana also got deeper and deeper and he felt drawn to finding the true meaning of life through yoga. In this quest, he arrived at Jain Vishwa Bharati University, Ladnun in 2000 and completed his MSC in Preksha Meditation and Yoga as a gold medallist. Here he was blessed by the presence of his Guru Sthita Prajna Ji, who guided Jnandev on every level of his sadhana. Also, Jnandev spend most of his time in one of the richest libraries, where he managed to read or study many original scriptures and manuscripts.

 

This was the time were Jnandev also started to write. Since 2000, Jnandev had written many articles, and research papers in India. This was the beginning point of this yoga course. Since then, Jnandev has visited and lived in many ashrams, and yoga institutes to learn, practice and grow in his sadhana. From 2003 to 2006 Jnandev worked in one of the most reputed schools in Jaipur (M.G.P.S, Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur). This gave Jnandev a new opportunity to explore various aspects of Hatha Yoga practices to benefit young children. Jnandev learned, followed and taught various hatha yoga kriya sets and asanas and mudras from beginners to advance levels during this time.

 

During this time to understand our mind from a modern perspective, Jnandev also completed Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling course (distance learning).

 

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From 2006-07, Jnandev, in search of advancing his sadhana and yogic development arrived at Ananda Ashram, Puducherry. The six-month advanced yoga teacher training course under the guidance of his now Guru Ammaji Meenakshi Devi, completed Jnandev’s journey of the search for true authentic yoga. This intensive six-month course in Gitananda Rishiculture Ashtanga Yoga gave a new life or birth to present Jnandev. Ammaji also gave the name and title ‘Yogachariya Jnandev’ to Surender at the end of the course, which he uses in most parts of his life now.

 

All this time, Jnandev managed to not only do his Sadhana regularly but kept writing his notes, practices, understanding and experiences of various practices, philosophical ideas and principles. After meeting with Yogacharini Deepika, Jnandev arrived in the UK in 2008. In 2009 he established Yoga Satsanga Ashram, Wales, UK and in 2010-11 started to run the first foundation course in Yoga compiled from all these writings and teachings Jnandev was working on since 2000. Since then, Jnandev has authored 9 books and more to be published along with compiling Yoga Teacher Training Course, Kids Yoga Teacher Training Course, Yoga Therapy Course and many other such courses with the full assistance of Yogacharini Deepika.

 

The Sanatan Yoga follows the yogic practises and pathways from yogachariya jnandevs journey of learning and living various traditions of Sanatan dharma, including: 

• Nath/shiva tradition (Mahavira nathaji)

• Jain tradition (Jain Vishwas Bharati)

• Hatha yoga tradition (Balendu Giriji)

• Sanyas tradition (Mahavira Nathaji)

• Gitananda tradition (Ammaji yogacharini meenakshi devi)

• Sanatan yoga tradition 

 

...and many more divine souls.

 

Blessings of Ammaji has kept Jnandev on this straight path of Yoga.

 

Yogachariya Jnandev met Yogacharini Deepika at Ananda ashram. They both had three lovely boys, growing up in the Ashram and helping to grow and evolve every day. Since Jnandev came to UK Deepika has been a great guide and contributor to his yoga journey.

 

Presently Yogachariya Jnandev Giri is a registered Yoga Chikitsa (therapy) Achariya with the Indian yoga association. Running one to one sessions and full-length online and residential courses for those wishing to teach. (Click here)

 

So far Jnandev has compiled, written and published more than 12 books on various subjects around yoga, yogic lifestyle, and health and wellness. (Click here)

 

Since 2021 Yogachariya Jnandev has founded Gurukula – Home of Sanatan Yoga Sadhana and Education, near Castelo Branco in Portugal.

 

May Divine and GURU - Ammaji Yogacharini Meenakshi Devi Ji Bhavanani (Guru-one who shows us the path to self-realisation and guides us from darkness to light) always bless us all together on this path of yoga to grow spiritually.

 

May the Divine and Guru give us strength and courage to follow this path of discipline which can lead us to the union of body-mind-soul.

 

May the divine bless all with SAT-CHIT-ANANDA (divine love and bliss).

 

Yogachariya Jnandev Giri

Director and Founder Gurukula Uk & Portugal