Yogi Ram 

 Yogi Ram was born in the Indian South East state of Orissa. He comes from a Family with a long  Ayurveda and Yoga tradition. Started learning yoga from his Grand  Father at the age of 13 in the village of Amamunda where he lived until the age of 17.

Later on, he became student of Economics and History in Ganga Dhar Meher College in Orissa. During his stay at the college, he never miss any Satsang (spiritual teaching) in the Sambalpur city,  an ancient city where many sages use  to come. During this period, once he has  attended the Satsang of Swami Chidananda (disciple of Swami Shivananda from Rishikesh). This encounter has  changed his mind and life.  After that he has experienced spiritual awakening and started an intense spiritual practice and  study, reading books of Paramahansa Yogananda, Swami Shivananda and Raman Maharshi, between others.

After finished the University and holding the degree of Bachelor of Arts, he has qualified for an administrative work in the Orissa government. However because of his deep interest in spirituality, in 1998 he left Orissa and came to the banks of Ganga in Rishikesh. 

In Rishikesh he went first to Shivananda  Ashram where he did his first Yoga course. After this course he met Swami Vigyananda from Yoga Niketan with who he went deeper in the study of  the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Bhagavat Gita, Hatha Yoga and Meditation. After this period he spent some years doing sadhana in Swarg Ashram and went to some Himalayan caves looking for the perfection of his spiritual practice. Since that, he has been teaching Yoga in Rishikesh from the last 15 years guiding his students  from all over the world. He funded  Shanti Dham Yoga Ashram, an institution dedicated to disseminate spiritual knowledge and help seekers  on the path of God realization. 

Yogi Ram is married with his wife Arundathi and has a daughter named Ipsita.