Bhava Ram

Bhava Ram and his wife Laura Plumb are the Founders of Deep Yoga, a yogic system based upon Vedic scriptures, Hatha, Tantra and Ayurveda that goes deeply into the mind/body/soul connection, guiding students and clients towards greater self-understanding, purification, inner-healing and deeper consciousness.

Deep Yoga, a registered teaching school with the Yoga Alliance, is partnered with Ginseng Yoga Studio in DYSHA - the Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts. Through DYSHA, Ginseng hosts Deep Yoga's Mastery of Life Training, Teacher Training and Vedic Healer Training.

Deep Yoga is the result of Bhava's personal experience of living with terminal illness and chronic pain that gave him a passion for sharing the transformative healing power that can be accessed and mastered through the sacred science of Yoga.

For 25 years, Bhava was a broadcast journalist, working for television stations across the country and ultimately as a foreign correspondent with NBC News. He lived and worked throughout the world, including Africa, South America, Asia and the Middle East.

His career was ended in an accident in which his back was broken. A failed surgery left him "permanently disabled" and in chronic pain. Subsequently, Bhava was diagnosed with a fatal form of cancer - most likely contracted from chemical exposure during the Persian Gulf War. Western doctors gave him two years to live.

Towards the end of those two years, on the brink of death, Bhava found Yoga. It immediately struck a chord deep in his soul. He left western medicine behind and fully devoted himself to sadhana (daily yogic practice and study), delving into every aspect of the art and science of Yoga. Through this process, Bhava self-healed his broken back and "terminal" cancer. He now devotes his life to sharing the miracle of self-healing with others, believing fully that we all have the inherent power to take charge of our destiny, heal ourselves and effect lasting personal transformation in our lives.

Bhava's primary teacher is Vamadeva Shastri (Dr. David Frawley), an Advaita-Vedantic master and founder of the American Institute of Vedic Studies. He has also studied extensively with Yogiraj Rod Stryker, who teaches from the Sri Vidya tradition of Swami Rama and the Himalayan Institute.

Bhava is certified as an Advanced Yoga and Ayurveda Educator through the American Institute of Vedic Studies. He has completed additional training in The Yoga Sutras, Vinyasa Krama (the art of sequencing) and Yoga Chikitsa (Yoga Therapy). He is registered with the Yoga Alliance at its highest E-500 level. Bhava and Laura also lead seasonal retreats, perform concerts and work as Ayurvedic Consultants for a host of private clients.

Bhava is the author of two books: The 8 Limbs of Yoga, Pathway to Liberation, and Deep Yoga, Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times, and has produced CD’s in Yoga and meditation. As a musician, composer and songwriter, he performs spiritual concerts and kirtan workshops in America and India.

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