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Name: Maheswar Man Shrestha
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 14th December 1974
Nationality: Nepali
Religion: Believe in Paramatman (God)
Address: Bramha Tole, Ward No. 12, Kathmandu , Nepal
Post Box no. 12380.
Contact details: Email: shresthamaheswar@yahoo.com.sg
Home Tel no. + 9774254136 (Mobile: +977 9803429212)

Academic Qualification:
Bachelor’s Degree Tribhuvan University Faculty of
Management Kathmandu, Nepal in 1998

Training:
* Completed Reiki First.
* Completed Three years Yoga Training, Nepal
* Completed Two months Advance Yoga Training, Nepal
* Completed One month Diploma Yoga Course from Yoga
Vidya Gurukul,Nashik, Maharashtra , India in 8th August 2007 .

Working Experience:
* Working as a Store assistant in March 1993 to November 1995 at Tigers Island
Resort,
* Working part time as an assistant accountant in 1996 to 2004. at Siddhartha
Vanansthali College,Kathmandu,Nepal
* Working part time as an Accountant and computer operator in June 1996 to January
2001. At Liver Foundation Nepal,Kathmandu,Nepal
* Working as a Yoga Teacher in 1996 to 1999. At Ananda Yoga Centre,Kathmandu,
Nepal .
* Working as a Yoga Teacher in 2000 to 2004. At Shakti Healing Centre, Kathmandu,
Nepal .
* Working as a Yoga Teacher in January 2005 to April 2007. At The Spa-Lon Yoga
Centre, Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore .

(besides this I have good knowledge of computer, Accounting and Administration
I have completed Basic Guarding course from Group 4)

I have been practicing yoga when I was 15 years old. At the beginning when I joined yoga I felt very difficult to do asanas. I tried to give up also. Any way I keep trying to practised. Today also I remember,Before I was evolved in yoga my immune system was not so good. Every year 2, 3 times I used to suffer from high fever, stomach pain, and tonsil.But day by day I noticed that my health is felling better and better. Once I started to get benifits, That’s it. Now it becomes part of my life. I am feeling healthy and strong. Stiffness of my body gone I felt my body became flexible. I belive those who practice yoga regularly will definitely improve their health. and any type of disease can be cured. One of the asanas its called " Simhasana" (Lion Pose) which helped me to remove my Tonsil problem completely from my body. From each and every asanas can get benifit.

At first I started to learn yoga from Dr. Yogai Vikasananda (one of the famous and good yoga teacher in Nepal) in , Ananda Yoga Centre, kathmandu, Nepal. After learning three years, I started to conduct yoga classes from 1996 in different yoga centers. (From 1996 to 1999 in Ananda Yoga Centre. From 2000 to 2004 in Shakti Healing Centre). In January 2000 I had completed Advance two months course in Yoga education at the Arogya Dham, Yoga and Nature Cure Centre, patan Nepal conducted by Late Dr. Mahendra Shrestha. And I had conducted some charity yoga classes in this centre and colleges.

I have seen so many people recoverd from their diseases by practicing yoga.
In January 2005, I was invited by one of the Yoga Centre in Singapore (The Spo-Lon Yoga Centre) to teach yoga to the people in Singapore. I had worked as yoga teacher in this yoga centre from 20 January 2005 to end of April 2007.

From the beginning it was my great desired to go India and learn something more about yoga. So after finishing my contract in Singapore with The Spa-Lon Yoga Centre. In 8th July 2007 I went YOGA VIDYA GURUKUL, Nashik, Maharastra, INDIA for one month diploma course in yoga. In 8th August 2007 I had completed Diploma in Yoga Education. I believe that those who keep practice yoga regularly definitely he or she can see the changes in her/his life in positive way.

Now a days Even medical science started, suggest people to practice yoga to make them healthy and strong.

Short Discription on Yoga

Yoga is an integrated system of health of the holistic development of a person. It aims at the being of the body and mind and prescribes a life of self discipline for complete physical health and mental peace. The word is derived from the Sanskrit “ Yuj”. Union of mind, body and soul. In fact union Atman with Paramatman (supreme consciousness). Atman mean the controller of self and Paramatman mean the controller of the entire universe. Paramatman is ocean and Atman is a drop of water from the ocean, kept in a bucket. (body). Atman can merge with Paramatman when it completely looses its identity. In fact this is the aim of Yoga. Present condition of human being is Body (not healthy), Mind( Not purified), Intellect (not Trained). Yoga practice helps to correct the disorders in the body, improving the mental capacities and developing the intellect.
Yoga helps to control over the body through asanas, (postures), pranayama (breathing method). To control mind it is necessary to control over the body and this is done through meditation.
Postures helps to stretch all the parts of body and it helps to make us healthy. And pranayama helps to develop vital energy or vital life force by controlling the breath.
Yoga helps to cleanses the entire system of our body, and helps to remove all the toxins and waste from our body.
Meditation is the process of attaining total awareness by controlling the mind.
Yoga, it could also be considered a form of alternative medicine.

Yoga was practiced in India more then 5000 years ago. Where the ancient sages regarded it as a divine science. Thousands of years ago ancient sages realized the important of nature. It was believe that ancient sages by observing the nature and the certain behavior in animals they developed ways to achieve similar results. For example, by observing the cat stretching to relieve lethargy and stiffness. Which is known as cat pose. By practicing cat pose one can lubricates spinal area.

It was around 3000BC that sage PATANJALI, he also known as father of yoga, wrote down the existing knowledge. Now a days it known as yoga sutra. Some of the other ancient text (Veda, Upanishade, Ramayana and Mahabharat)also mentions about yoga. More specific to the subject is the Hatha Yoga pradipika, which discussed asanas and pranayama.

The philosophy of yoga is that body is the vehicle for soul in its journey towards spiritual enlightment.
Yoga teaches that every human being has three body. That is Physical, Astral and Causal body. Physical body that is visible, Astral body coincidence with the mind and casual body with the soul. The aim of the yoga is to transcend the first two bodies to activate third body that is causal body.

According to yoga there are energy centers in our body which is called charkas (Wheels). Yoga helps us to activate these charkas. Which helps us to realize our full potential. Each charkas are situated in a particular area in the astral body. There are seven charkas in our body. Postures and meditation are designed to activate these charkas so that one can benefit from the energy released.

1. Sahasrara Chakra (Thousand petalled lotus charka)
2. Ajana Chakra (Sun charka)
3. Vishuddhi Chakra (Mercury charka)
4. Anahat Chakra (Venus charka)
5. Manipura chakra (Mars charka)
6. Swadhisthana chakra (Jupiter charka)
7. Muladhara Chakra (Saturn charka)

Yoga has different branches like
Hatha Yoga (Yoga of will)
Raja Yoga ( Yoga of Mind)
Karma Yoga ( Yoga of Action)
Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of Devotion)
Jhana Yoga (Yoga of Wisdom)
Tantra Yoga
Mantra Yoga
Kundalini Yoga

Yogic Path.Patanjali yoga describe about Ashtanga Yoga (Eight Fold Yoga).

1) Yama (Social Discipline)
* Ahimsa (Non Violence)
* Asteya (Non stealing)
* Satya (Truthfulness)
* Brahmacharya (sex control)
* Aparigraha (Non Possessiveness)

2) Niyama (Self Discipline)
* Soucha (Cleanliness)
* Santosha (Contentment)
* Tapa (Austerity)
* Swadhyaya (Self Study)
* Ishwara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)


3) Asana (Posture)
4) Pranayama (Breathing control)
5) Pratyahara (Withdrawl of sense organs)
6) Dharana ( Concentration of Mind)
7) Dhyana ( Meditation)
8) Samadhi (Union with God)