IYD Digital Celebration - Yoga is Life Transforming

Yogachariya Jnandev Giri

Dr. N. Ganesh Rao

Dr. Ganesh Rao helps people build inner strength through yoga, philosophy, and disciplined practice.

With over 26,500 yoga sessions conducted across 20+ countries, his work focuses on health, healing, and clarity of mind.

A former Finance Executive at Tata Motors with more than two decades of corporate experience, Dr. Rao chose to dedicate his life to teaching and transformation. He is also a former professional soccer player who represented his State in six National Championships and trained over 5,000 players across 20 years.

Academically, he holds multiple qualifications including M.Com., DMS, M.A. (Philosophy), Ph.D., D.N., D.Y.Ed., and Yoga Chikitsa Acharya. He serves as Professor and Ph.D. Guide in Yoga & Philosophy, with eight doctoral scholars completing their research under his guidance.

A regular Himalayan trekker for over 35 years, Dr. Rao blends discipline, depth, and real-life experience into his teachings. He has authored four books and numerous articles, and serves on Boards of Studies and as Visiting Professor at institutions including Kaivalyadhama, Sri Sri University, MNLU, and the College of Defence Management.

Through clarity, structure, and compassion, he continues to guide students toward inner stability and conscious living.

Dr Deepak Sachdeva

He uses ancient yogic techniques he learned from his Guru to heal people of many maladies - joint aches, tissue inflammation, bone problems, and even health issues stemming from unhealthy lifestyles. Dr. Deepak is known for his body cleansing and detoxing techniques which are guaranteed to keep you healthy.

Dr. Deepak Sachdeva has exceptional human body bio-mechanics skills. He has mastered the understanding of human muscle tissue, bones, and joints, and his knowledge also extends to how these parts can be restored with Medical Yoga Techniques.

With his background in AnatomyX: Musclo-Skeletal Cases from Howard University, Bachelors in physical Ed., Diploma in Yoga Education, P.G.D Therapeutic Restorative Yoga (2005), followed by M.Phil and then Ph.D. in Yoga in 2012., He has been honored with many awards and achievements, and has also been graciously felicitated by the Former President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, for his contributions in Yoga industry.

Prasad Rangnekar

Prasad is an educator who believes Yoga to be much more than posture practice (asana). A third-generation educator, Prasad teaches Yoga as a self-transformative practice in an accessible way. His teachings are a distillate of his own study, practice, and realization over the last 37 years, and are rooted in the mind-body accepting, self-transformative aspects of Yoga, aimed at realizing lasting inner peace. Prasad is recognized as E-RYT 500 by Yoga Alliance.

As a founder of Yoga prasad Institute, RYS 200+300, and YACEP, he leads Yoga teacher training, Meditation facilitator training, Yoga philosophy training, and Continuing Education Unit workshops and retreats in over 15 countries for the last 27 years.

Hariprasad Varma Raja

Dr. Jivasu