AHYMS or AHYMSUSA: Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies incorporated in the State of Minnesota, USA, mainly working under the directorship of Dr. Pandit Hari Shankar Dabral with Swami Veda Bharati as the spiritual guide.
AHYMSIN : Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies (International), an informal association of the centres, societies, groups and teachers teaching in different continents and cities. The international association cannot be incorporated in any one country. Its H.Q. is at Sadhaka Grama in Rishikesh, India.
This list of various centres, groups and teachers is divided into several categories.
HQ are the main centres of activities guided by Swami Veda Bharati.
AF are centres, societies and groups affiliated to the Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies; (a) some of these were founded by Swami Rama of the Himalayas, may have changed their names since then, but continue to work under the guidance of the original teacher and have Swami Veda Bharati as their spiritual guide, (b) others are established by various teachers under the guidance of Swami Veda Bharati since the physical departure of Swami Rama of the Himalayas.
FA are centres, societies and groups established by Swami Rama of the Himalayas and by various teachers under his direction, and now maintain friendly and fraternal relationship with Swami Veda Bharati, sometimes seeking guidance, and supporting his work.
IT are independent teachers teaching in different continents and cities in accordance with the Himalayan Yoga Meditation tradition and in friendly association with the Association of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies and Swami Veda Bharati.
AF-AF are teachers affiliated to Centres that are affiliated to AHYMS / students of Swami Veda Bharati's students
Not all centres and teachers teaching the tradition of Swami Rama are listed here; only those that are in some associative or friendly relationship with AHYMS or AHYMSIN and Swami Veda Bharati.
www.bindu.org (Bindu)
www.swamiveda.org (Dan Prideaux)
www.themeditationcenter.org (Meditation Center)
www.meaus.com/friends-of-gurukulam.htm (Zavrel)
(HQ)
Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science & Philosophy--Kanpur
Shri H.P. Manchanda
22B, Sarvodaya Nagar
Kanpur, 208005
INDIA
Phone: 91(0) 512-2-295087/8 (Factory)
91(0) 512-2-361633 (Shop)
[HQ]
Himalayan Institute of India- Delhi
Mrs. Anila Bhaduri
NIL Block 24 A Malaviya Nagar
N.Delhi 110017
INDIA
Work phone: 2-646-9349
[HQ]
Sadhana Mandir Trust--Swami Rama's Ashram
Director: Swami Veda Bharati
Ramnagar P.O. Pashulok
Rishikesh - 249203
Uttranchal, INDIA
Phone: 0135-2-431485/2-433886
Office: 0135-2-431693
Fax: 0135-2-431582
Email: sadhanamandir@vsnl.com
[HQ]
Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama
Director: Swami Veda Bharati
Honorary Managing Director &endash; Prof. Prakash Dixit
Vill. Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road
P.O. Rishikesh (Uttaranchal) 249203
INDIA
SRSG Administrative Office Phones: +91-135-2-450093/2-453447/2-452978
Email: srsg@sancharnet.in
[HQ]
SRSG Publications
Director--Bhola Shankar Dabral
Vill. Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road
P.O. Rishikesh (Uttaranchal) 249203
INDIA
Tel: 91-135-2-453030/ 2-453440
Email : srsgp@sancharnet.in
Notes: The main publishing and production subsidiary of AHYMS (International)
[HQ]
Swami Rama Dhyana Gurukulam (also known as Swami Rama Institute of Meditation)
Academic Director: Anne Glazier
Vill. Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road
P.O. Rishikesh (Uttaranchal) 249203
INDIA
Notes: The residential long-term study and training programme.
[HQ]
Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies - AHYMS (International)
Director &endash; Swami Veda Bharati
Vill. Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road
P.O. Rishikesh (Uttaranchal) 249203
INDIA
SRSG Administrative Office Phones: +91-135-2-450093/2-453447/2-452978
Email: ahymsin@yahoo.com
[HQ]
Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies - AHYMS (USA)
Director &endash; Pandit Dabral President &endash; Pt Dabral
366 Castle Ridge Dr Secretary &endash; Rose Getz
Calgary AB T3J 3C4
Email: Ahymsusa@yahoo.com
[HQ]
International Himalayan Yoga Teachers' Association (IHYTA)
IHYTA Administrative Office
The Meditation Center
631 University Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
USA
Phone: (612) 379-2386
Fax: (612) 379-2456
Email: info@themeditationcenter.org
Web: http://www.themeditationcenter.org
[HQ]
The Meditation Center
Spiritual Director: Pandit Ananta (Dan Richey)
Center Director: Jyoti Bratz
631 University Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
USA
Phone: (612) 379-2356
Fax: (612) 379-2456 or (612) 379-7636 (Center)
Email: info@themeditationcenter.org
Ananta: ananta@themeditationcenter.org
Jyoti: jyoti@themeditationcenter.org
Web: http://www.themeditationcenter.org
NORTH AMERICA
USA
US/California
IT, AF
Amy Kline Gage
California
Email: Yoganet@aol.com
IT
Margit Jacob
California
Email: shiva@i-cafe.net
IT
Randall Krause (Mokshadeva)
California
Email: Randallcoach@yahoo.com
IT
Institute of Progressive Therapies
Kathy Lee Kappmeier-Foust
2333 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 240
San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: (618) 460-7080
Email: KathyLee@yogawell.com
http://www.yogawell.com
IT, FA
Gayatri Marx
California
Inquire at : info@themeditationcenter.org
AF
Himalayan Yoga Meditation Society of California
Jan & Dave Semling
Box 125, Lagunitas, CA 94938
USA
Work phone: (415) 381-2055
Email: semling@earthlink.net
IT, FA
Ron Valle
Mary Mohs
9701 Deer Valley Rd.
Brentwood, CA 94513
Ron's Work phone: (510) 933-7171
(answering machine)
www.awakeningonline.com
Email: ronvalle@aol.com
Center: awakeningctr@aol.com
Mary's Work: (925)-755-8822
Mary: marymohs1@aol.com
Inspired by the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition, the Awakening Retreat Center is an educational and charitable center designed to provide a supportive environment for individuals and groups exploring ways to integrate their activities in the world with their spiritual lives. Located on 17 acres in the foothills of Mt. Diablo, the Center is part of the non-profit organization, Awakening : A Center for Exploring Living and Dying. Awakening's purpose is to offer encouragement and support to those who seek the direct personal experience of the sacred within.
US/Colorado
IT, AF
John O'Hearne
Colorado
E-mail: ohearnejs@aol.com
US/Illinois
FA
Himalayan Institute Chicago South
Brunette Eason
Work phone: (773) 660-1239
IT
Gary and Cynthia Gran
Evanston School of Yoga
1122 Seward St
Evanston, IL 60202
USA
Email: gandcgran@earthlink.net
AF
Meditation International
Anil Saigal, President
Diane McDonald, General Secretary
Anil's Email: saigala@yahoo.com
Diane's Email: Queenie951@aol.com
US/Indiana
IT
Inner Peace Yoga Center
Charles & Carol Crenshaw
5038 E 56th St
Indianapolis IN 46226 USA
Phone: 317-257-9642
Email: ccdevji@att.net
http://www.innerpeaceyoga.com
Inner Peace Yoga Center provides classes in classical hatha yoga, meditation, vegetarian cooking (emphasis in Ayurveda), scripture study group/satsang, weekly open group meditation, and lectures and workshops related to the vast science of yoga as taught by Sri Swami Rama. The center is run by Charles and Carol Crenshaw.
AF
Himalayan Yoga Meditation Center of Indiana
Rose Getz, Director
Indianapolis, IN
Web: www.hymcenter.com
US/Maryland
IT
Stephen W. Leslie
Maryland
Email: gofigure@mris.com
US/Michigan
IT
Diane Stevens
Saline, Michigan
Phone: 7334.429.2995
Email: dlstevens@provide.net
US/Minnesota
FA
Yoga Meditation Centre
Dorothy Hale
Shakopee, Minnesota Phone: (612) 432-1108 (R&0)
FA
Institute of the Himalayan Tradition
Spiritual Directors- Swami Jaidev and Ma Devi
1317 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
Yes International Publishers
Publisher: Theresa King
1317 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
Phone: 651-645-1291
E-mail: info@ihtyoga.org
Web: www.ihtyoga.org
Phone: 651-645-6808
E-mail: yes@yespublishers.com
Web: www.yespublishers.com
IT, FA
Rochester Yoga Center
Catherine Park
Rochester, Minnesota
Catherine's Email : ycatherinepark@yahoo.com
US/New York
FA
The Genesis Society
David Alkalay, Ph.D
Forest Hills, NY
Phone: 718-544-5997
Email: gensoc@pipeline.com
http://www.genesissociety.org
FA
American Meditation Institute
Leonard & Jenness Perlmutter
P.O. Box 430
Averill Park, NY 12018 Phone: (800) 722-8060
Email: ami@americanmeditation.org
Email:postmaster@americanmeditation.org
AF
(Meditation Group)
John Zavrel
President, Rishikesh Foundation
10545 Main Street
Clarence, NY 14031
Work phone: (716) 759-6078
Email: zavrel@meaus.com
http://www.meaus.com
US/Pennsylvania
Phil Salvato
Studio phone: (412) 279-2331
Email: psalvato@attbi.com or psalvato@comcast.net
http://www.philipsalvato.com
Imagine Yoga
Joanne Van den Hengel, co-owner
223 3rd Avenue
Carnegie, PA 15106
Joanne has a partner, her info is:
Imagine Yoga
Sterling Painton, co-owner
223 3rd Ave.
Carnegie, Pa. 15106 floor 2
Joanne: Ph: 412.928.1701
Joanne: zinnia412@aol.com, joanne@imagineyoga.com
Sterling: sterling@imagineyoga.com
Sterling: 412 276 5739
website: www.imagineyoga.com
Marilyn and Bob Mueller
marilynbobmueller@msn.com
US/Texas
IT
Mike and Karen Huston
Dallas, TX
US/Wisconsin
AF
Himalayan Yoga Meditation Society of Wisconsin
Nina Johnson
2410 North Farwell Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53211-4414
Work phone: 414-273-1621
Email: theyogasociety@aol.com
IT
Denise Cronk
Email: DCronk658@aol.com
IT
Paul and Susan Rybski
Email: rybskip@idcnet.com
Since Fall 2000, Paul Pybski has hosted unguided meditation sessions for students, staff, and faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, sponsored by the UW-W Philosophy Club of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. In Fall 2002, he has given guided Raja Yoga meditations for the same group, again sponsored by the Philosophy Club.
CANADA
Canada-Alberta
AF
East-West Yoga Meditation Center
Margo Balog
Phone: 780-458-9339
Email: balogm@telusplanet.net
AF
Foothills Yoga Society of Calgary
Lynn Fraser
Lynn : lynn@stillpointyoga.com
IT
Ginger Cunes
bcunes@telus.net
FA
Foothills Yoga Society of Calgary
Founders; Martin Jerry MD and Dr. Marian Jerry
Email: mjerry@monarch.net
Web: www.whocancercontrol.org
Canada-British Columbia
AF
Dhyan Yoga Meditation Society of Vancouver
Dr Avinash MD CC F.P. & Suman Anand
3265 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC V5R 5K6
CANADA
Work phone: (604) 437-5929
Work Fax: (604) 437-5928/5927
Email in Vancouver: anand2@telus.net
Canada-Ontario
IT
Christine Cinq-Mars
C/O The Yoga Studio
344 Bloor St. West
Suite 400, Toronto
Ontario M5S 1W7
CANADA
Phone:(Bus) 416-923-9306
E-mail: bettyboopeyes@hotmail.com
FA
Himalayan Institute of Canada
Susan and Bryan Craig
Email: susan@susancraig.com
AF
Himalayan Yoga Meditation Society of Ontario
Anand Rupnarain
Email: arupnarain@rogers.com
AF
Himalayan Yoga Meditation Society of Cambridge
Gita Morar
C/O The Cambridge Mind/Body Center
1730 Bishop St North, Unit 14
Cambridge, ON N1T 1N4
CANADA
Bus Tel: (519) 653-4488
E-mail: gmorar@rogers.com
Canada-Saskatchewan
AF
Yoga Meditation Centre of Regina
Savitri Jugdeo
Email: savitri@sasktel.net
AFRICA
Benin
AF
(Meditation Group)
Sonia Van Nispen
s/c Ambassade du Royaume des Pays-Bas
08 BP 0783 Tri Postal
Cotonou
Benin
E-mail: sonia-van.nispen@minbuza.nl
South Africa
AF
(Meditation Group)
Glenn Hudson
PO Box 68970
Bryanston 2021
Sandton, Gauteng
SOUTH AFRICA
Email: stavros@yebo.co.za
Mbhanran@iafrica.com
AF
(Meditation Group - same as Glenn Hudson)
Durgana / Magba Inglethorpe
Yoga Teachers Fellowship
PO Box 17031
Atlasville 1465
SOUTH AFRICA
West Africa
AF
Centre Himalayan De Meditation- Yoga Burkina Faso, West Africa
Idriss Raoua Ouedraogo
01 B.P. 208
Ouagadougou O1
Burkina Faso
WEST AFRICA
Work phone: +226- 32 43 28
Email: idrissraoua@yahoo.fr
ahym_bf@yahoo.fr
c/o Sonya snispen@poboxes.com
WEST AFRICA Teachers (Idriss')
Tanzania
AF-AF
Dia Temermans ( teacher)
TANZANIA
Email dia.temermans@minbuza.nl
Congo
AF-AF
Rejane Divanon ( old student)
Brazaville
CONGO
Email rejane.divanon@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Mali
AF-AF
Ingrid Bauman (old student)
MALI
Email ingrid.bauman@minbuza.nl
Niger
AF-AF
Nicole Morais ( Teacher)
NIGER
Benin
Sonia van Nispen (Teacher)
(see information listed above)
France - (Teach/student in Africa)
AF-AF
Monpellier Marie claire Avazeri ( Teacher)
FRANCE
AF-AF
Odile Cohu, ( old student)
Paris, FRANCE
AF-AF
Catherine Jensen ( old student) Email: jensen@liptinfor.bf
Senegal
AF-AF
Kone Esther (assistant teacher)
Email esther@cenatrin.bf
Burkina Faso
AF-AF
Eulalie Kambire (Teacher)
Email keulalie@yahoo.com
AF-AF
Felicie Poda (Teacher)
BURKINA FASO
AF-AF B
oly Bernadette ( assistant teacher)
BURKINA FASO
Email berbo@um.dk
AF-AF
Kabore Claire (assistant teacher)
Email afdiao@fasonet.bf
AF-AF
Paula Cas (assistant teacher)
BURKINA FASO
Email: paula.cas@minbuza.nl
AF-AF
Anna Coulibaliy (assistant teacher)
BURKINA FASO
Idriss Ouedraogo (Teacher)
(see information listed above)
AF-AF
Pregnant lady sessions:
Cecile Bambara
Saly Ouedraoga
Aicha Ouedraogo
AF-AF
Sawadogo Mathurien
Email: mathurinsawadogo@yahoo.fr
AUSTRALIA
IT
Jean-Alain D'argent
Melbourne AUSTRALIA
E-mail: dharmayoga@ozemail.com.au
IT, AF
Maria Sisinni
Australia
AUSTRIA
IT
Yoga &endash; Zentrum Innsbruck
Michael and Nura Kissener
Schöpfstraße 23a
6020 Innsbruck
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 - (0)512 - 56 23 14
email: mail@yoga-tirol.at
web: www.yoga-tirol.at
Erika Erber
(Chairperson) Austrian Yoga Teachers Association
Email: erber@yoga.at
Web: http://www.yoga.at/ee
BANGLADESH
IT
Mrs. Ameenah Ahmed
Bangladesh
E-mail: nabil@bdonline.com /ameenah@bol-online.com
CHINA
AF
(MEDITATION GROUP)
Torey Lee Farmer
Director/Owner/Instructor
Planet Yoga
20/F Silver Fortune Plaza
No 1 Wellington Street
Central Hong Kong
Office Phone: 852-2525-8288
General: enquiries@planetyoga.com.hk
www.planetyoga.com.hk
IT, AF
Ada Torton
Shanghai, CHINA
Ada_torton@hotmail.com
COSTA RICA
AF
Himalayan Yoga Meditation Group
Indira and Dowlat Budhram
Email: dowlatb@hotmail.com
indira528@hotmail.com
ENGLAND (see United Kingdom)
GERMANY
FA
Himalayan Institute of Germany
Wolfgang Bischoff
Miriam Kroener
Executive Director, Himalayan Institute of Germany
Email: w.bischoff@himalaya-institut.de
Email: m.kroener@himalaya-institut.de
Verlag-ganzheitlich-leben@t-online.de
IT, FA
Ingo Beardi
Aikido & Yoga Center
Berlin, GERMANY
IT, AF
Ashutosh and Andrea Sharma
Berlin, GERMANY
Dear Ashutosh and Andrea
Email: andreasharma@hotmail.com
AF
Roderich Wahsner
Bremen, GERMANY
Email: wahsner@uni-bremen.de
HUNGARY
IT
Miss Eniko Kosik
Hungary
Email: csillag_eniko@freemail.hu
INDIA
Note: As of Jan 2002, please add a "2" in front of all Indian phone numbers.
AF
Himalaya Dhyan Yoga Kendra
Raghavendra Adiga
INDIA
FA
Sadhana Sangham Trust
Bangalore, INDIA
AF
Inner Search Foundation
Pawan and Poonam Kapoor
Mumbai INDIA
Email : paawan.kapoor@barbership.com
FA
Shri Devadas Rao
574150 Mangalore, Karnataka
INDIA
shakti@sancharnet.in
AF (Meditation Group)
Satish & Snehal Rupani
Mumbai, INDIA
Email: satishrupani@hotmail.com
ITALY
AF
Victor Bischoff (Spiritual Guide)
The Meditation Center
C/O Gabrielle Gailli Center Ph/Fax (39)(0)55561276
Email: gabgail@tin.it
AF
Danilo Ammannato -President
Himalayan Yoga Institute
Via Faentina No 33r
50100 Firenze
Italy
Center: 055 472105
www.himalyaninstitute.it
IT
Susi Stefanini
Daniele Belloni
ITALY
Email: Suste@katamail.com
Dbelloni@katamail.com
KOREA
AF
Himalayan Dhyana Yoga Society: Wonju Balgeum Yoga Class
Dr. Mark Kyung-Hoon Choe, MD & Helen Choe
Korea
MALAYSIA
IT
Shilpa Ghatalia
E-Mail: shilpa_ghatalia@hotmail.com
FA
FA
Mr.Rajah Indran
Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Dr. M. Ganasan
Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia
AF
Pusat Dhyana Meditation Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
G. Rahulan
Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
E-mail: rahul@tm.net.my
IT
Dr. Sivanasen
MALAYSIA
E-mail: Kailas7@pd.jaring.my
MAURITIUS
IT, AF
Mrs. Geeta Currimjee
MAURITIUS
Email: tectonic@intnet.mu
THE NETHERLANDS
IT, FA
Society Raja Yoga Netherlands
(Vereniging Raja Yoga Nederland)
Klaas Stuive (President)
THE NETHERLANDS
Email: k.stuive@planet.nl
Web: http://www.raja-yoga.nl
AF
Himalayan Yoga & Meditation Netherlands Society (HYMNS)
Atem S. Ramsundersingh (and Oesha)
THE NETHERLANDS
Atem's Email : atem@euronet.nl
Websites:
www.intuitiveknowledge.org
www.encounterofworldviews.org
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES,
AF
(Meditation Group)
Henk. Soeterboek
Curacao
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
E-mail: hsasport@cura.net
AF
(Meditation Group)
Rinia Pinto
Curacao
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
e-mail: dapinto@yahoo.com
SINGAPORE
AF
Himalayan Centre for Yoga Meditation of Singapore
Wong Yoong Khiang
Email: wyoongk@singnet.com.sg
SPAIN
IT
Jocelyn Laffite Klein
Madrid PAIN
TAIWAN
AF
Himalayan Dhyan-Yoga Mandir of Taiwan, R.O.C.
Ma Tapasya
Taipei TAIWAN (R.O.C.)
Email: srvson96@ms17.hinet.net
Matapasya@yahoo.com
TRINIDAD
AF
Yoga Meditation Society of T& T
Alexander Benjamin
San Fernando
TRINIDAD
UNITED KINGDOM
FA
Isabell & Peter Glover
Himalayan International Institute
London ENGLAND
Email: pglover@himalayaninstitute.org.uk
Email: richardglover@compuserve.com
enquiries@himalayaninstitute.org.uk
AF
Himalayan Yoga Meditation Group of the United Kingdom
C/O Andrew Henley
Andrewhenley56@hotmail.com
IT, FA
Jenny Pretor-Pinney
Yoga Place E2
1st Floor
449-453 Bethnal Green Road
London E2 9QH
U.K.
Work: 44-020 7739 5195
Web: www.yogaplace.co.uk
Email: info@yogaplace.co.uk
AF
(Tejaswini) Shobhna Chandaria
Himalayan Yoga Meditation Group of UK
London ENGLAND
E mail : tejaswini_chandaria@hotmail.com
IT
FA
R. Alexander Medin
London, ENGLAND
Email: sriram@onetel.com
www.bindu.org (Bindu)
www.swamiveda.org (Dan Prideaux)
www.themeditationcenter.org (Meditation Center)
www.meaus.com/friends-of-gurukulam.htm (Zavrel)
www.sampadaonline.com/him/index.htm (Kamath)
www.intuitiveknowledge.org
www.geocities.com\swamiramabio
www.hihtindia.org
www.icsmindia.org
www.tolivillage.org
www.newagebooksindia.com
www.mentseekhang.org (Tibetan Meditation site)