Bhava Ram
AN INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION
Yogacharya Bhava Ram experienced the profound transformational power of Yoga while living with terminal illness, severe chronic pain and a broken back. This life experience gave him a passion for sharing the transformative healing power that can be unleashed and mastered through the sacred sciences of Yoga & Ayurveda.
Foreign Correspondent
For 25 years, Bhava was a broadcast journalist, working for television stations across the country and ultimately as a foreign correspondent with NBC News. During this career he lived and worked throughout the world, including Africa, South America, Asia and the Middle East, covering some of the most momentous events of our times. His reportage from Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation in the 1980’s earned him the Columbia-DuPont Award - broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.
Broken Back & Terminal Cancer
An accident left him with a broken back. A failed surgery rendered him crippled and in severe chronic pain. This cost him his career and any ability to work. Several years later, Bhava was diagnosed with a rare and fatal form of throat cancer - most likely contracted from chemical exposure during the Persian Gulf War. Western doctors gave him no more than two years to live.
Yoga & Ayurveda
Towards the end of those two years, on the brink of death, Bhava found Yoga. It immediately struck a chord deeply within in his soul. He left western medicine and fully devoted himself to sadhana, delving into every aspect of the art and science of Yoga, practicing and studying 12-16 hours per day for the first several years. He further embraced Ayurveda, the holistic medical system of Yoga, and applied its wisdom to his life.
Through this process, Bhava self-healed both 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. Deep Yoga is an expression of this devotion.
Sharing the Wisdom
Bhava Ram is now a Vedic Healer, Spiritual Counselor, author, musician and teacher. Co-founder of Deep Yoga™ and DYSHA, the Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts, Bhava is certified as an Advanced Yoga & Ayurveda Educator through the American Institute of Vedic Studies (AIVS). He is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the highest EYT-500 level and leads retreats, workshops and trainings in America and India with his wife, Sundari Ram.
Author, Teacher, Musician, Spiritual Guide & Healer
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.
Bhava teaches Deep Yoga and Deep Healing classes, workshops and trainings at Ginseng Yoga Studio in San Diego and also offers Yoga Therapy, Ayurvedic Counseling, spiritual guidance and lifestyle enhancement in private consultations. For details see Healing Services or email bhava@deepyoga.com.
Bhava’s spiritual guide is Sri Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji Maharaj of Rishikesh.
He has studied with Vamadeva Shastri (Dr. David Frawley), founder of AIVS, and known worldwide as a master of Vedic Wisdom. He also has trained with Yogiraj Rod Stryker who teaches from the Sri Vidya tradition. Bhava holds additional certification in The Yoga Sutras and Vinyasa Krama (sequencing) and Yoga Chikitsa (Yoga Therapy).
Testimonials
"Bhava will show you the deeper dimensions of Yoga and inner healing that he himself has worked out through his own vast array of life experience. He speaks to the subjects that matter most to all of us and are relevant whatever our backgrounds or aspirations"
—Dr. David Frawley, American Institute of Vedic Studies
"You have to spend more time with Bhava Ram. He is one of the greatest souls out there... a being of incredible wisdom!"
—GuruGanesha: Spiritual Musician with Snatam Kaur
"Anyone fortunate enough to work with Bhava has the unique opportunity to transform their lives as well as achieve greater health and success in their work and play and relationships."
—Gerry Brummitt, President: Cybernetics Leadership Center
"Knowing and training with Bhava ranks right up there as one of life's grand heart and spirit opening joys."
—Robert Innerfeld LCSW Psychotherapist, Meditation Teacher
"Bhava has helped me take my practice, spirituality and self- awareness to an incredible place. You will be astounded as you watch yourself release emotionally and open up to the world in a whole new way."
—Heidi Fearon, Personal Trainer and Yoga Teacher
"A mere five weeks after starting with his healing program, I was completely drug- and depression-free. Bhava Ram literally helped me save my own life. What more need I say?"
—Brandt Morgan,
Author and Master Teacher of the Toltec Wisdom Schools