Pujya Yogarish Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj’s yog journey reaches to over 100 Crore

Param Pujya Swami Kripalu Dev Jee Maharaj had set up Vishva Gyan Mandir in 1932 on the bank of the divine and sacred mother ganga at Haridwar. Param Pujya Swami Kripalu Dev Jee Maharaj was highly talented and brahmanishtha sanyasi. Vishva gyan mandir was later became famous as Kripalu Bag which had been the sheltering place of revolutionaries like Ras Bihari Bose during freedom struggle. On January 5, 1995, Pujyapad Yogarishi Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj and Shradheya Acharya Balkrishna Jee Maharaj set up Divya Yog Mandir (Trust) under sheer protection of Pujya Swami Shankardev Jee Maharaj and started public service. Kripalu Bag has been the first step of Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj’s yog journey and witness of his entire sojourn.

Beginning of yog journey

Pranayam remained confined to books and houses for a long time because the common people were unable to adopt it due to complicated practice processes. There were many misconceptions that many pranayam may make an adverse impact in case of wrong posture. Due to which, people showed no interest in yog and pranayam. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj developed a simple practice of pranayam and presented it before the common people. He also removed fear and misconceptions regarding pranayam in the mind. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj succeeded in convincing the common people through his great effort that pranayam is simple and flawless. Anybody can adopt it in his/her life under the sheer guidance of a yog teacher. Everybody showers praise on the various simple processes of yog-pranayam proposed by Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj. Such processes are so simple that even an illiterate person can understand yog and do it. Simplicity of pranayam has made it an inherent part of human life.

Divya yog mandir building where the yog movement of pujyavar was started with establishment of divya yog mandir (trust) in 1995.

Yog was given scientific approach

Yog is a heritage of our ancient rishi-saint and a complete treatment system. But science accepts nothing without facts and evidence. As per the language of science, a scientist rishi has to play an important role in yog tradition. Pujya Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj has studied modern medical science deeply apart from yog and invited all the scientists of the world to work together for proving scientific authenticity of yog experiments. For the first time in world history, a new chapter began when someone invited scientists to give yog scientific approach and worked on it. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj says it humbly that he has only added ‘pra’ before yog and gave research based yog scientific approach by doing experiments on yog. He says that yog has been in existence for centuries. His ancestors used to do pranayam and aasan. But it had no global recognition due to lack of scientific approach. First of all, Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj selected some simple pranayama, yog and aasans out of esoteric and complicated tradition of yog so that children, youths, poor, rich, patients, healthy people and old age people can do it easily. It was very challenging. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj has dreamt of making such a nation and world through yog that every human being can be protected from diseases. The chronic diseases can be treated easily. Life can be given a complete outer and internal beauty. The people can be made disease free. They can attain enlightenment. Certainly, it was a very challenging task. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj accepted this challenge and started to run yog camps according to various diseases at Haridwar based Mahajan Bhawan and adjoining guest houses. By organizing special camps over obesity, diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis, heart disease, kidney disorders, liver and abdominal diseases, tension, depression, etc, Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj presented diversified aspects of yog before common people. The condition of diseases and patients was experimented on scientific parameters before and after the camps.
Experiments on yog gave desired results which were analyzed scientifically by experts in the field of medical sector. Such results of experiments on yog became evidence. Now, common people have started to believe that they can get rid of all the diseases through yog. The patients were unable to do complicated aasans like shirshasan, pashchimottanasan and chakrasan. Unveiling esoteric from the complicated tradition of yog, Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj did positive and authentic experiments of simple aasans and proceeded with the world moment of yog by completing the first phase of commitment of healthy India and healthy world. The people got rid of all the illusions. Controlled clinical trial of the effects of yog and genetic research were conducted on every disease.

Taught yog to over 100 crore people by completing yog journey of 20 lakh kilometers

Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj has been trying hard to instill yog-pranayam in the lifestyle of common people for the last 26 years. In this regard, he completed a journey of 20 lakh kilometers and taught yog and pranayam to over 100 crore people.
He made yog available to every household. Over two lakh yog trainers trained by Patanjali Yogapeeth, Haridwar have been organizing thousands of yog camps in the country through Patanjali Yog Samiti. Moreover, every seeker is experiencing positive, qualitative and creative change in his/her life.

Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj represented India in STAND UP India programme

Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj led India in the STAND UP appeal given by UNO in June 2007 on Times Square against poverty. Given the global yogic effort of Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj, UNO General Secretary invited him to appoint a brand ambassador of eradicating poverty from the world. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj was welcomed in ‘STAND UP’ programme for his contribution in this movement.

Setting up of Patanjali Yog Samiti

Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj has dreamt of healthy India and healthy world. For realizing it, Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj has been running this movement for the last 26 years. In this movement, Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj set up Patanjali Yog Samiti. Today, Patanjali Yog Samiti unit was set up in every district in the country. Lakhs of yog teachers are teaching yog under the sheer guidance of Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj. Committed workers of Patanjali Yog Samiti are disseminating yog at state, district, sub-division, block and village level.

Expansion of yog in India and abroad

Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj conducted yog journey to make yog popular not only in India but also in the entire world and encouraged people to adopt yog. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj is encouraging people of Iran, Australia, Canada, Belarus, Japan, England, America, Russia and many Islamic countries to adopt yog and pranayam. Moreover, they are also showing interest in setting up of yog centers like Patanjali Yogapeeth in their countries.

Patanjali Yogapeeth (Trust) UK, Patanjali Yog Foundation (Trust) US, Patanjali Yogapeeth (Trust) Canada, Patanjali Yogapeeth (Trust) Kathmandu, Nepal and Patanjali Yogapeeth (Trust) Mauritius were set to realize objectives and philosophy of Patanjali Yogapeeth and Yogarishi Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj and implement them. All these trusts are engaged with implementation and expansion of various aspects of Indian culture and philosophy apart from yog and ayurved. Patanjali Yogapeeth (Trust) UK has its headquarters at Little Cambre Island of Scotland, while Patanjali Yog Foundation (Trust) US is headquartered at Huston. Patanjali Yogapeeth has aimed at setting up its units in various other countries.

Therefore, Param Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj’s contribution in expansion of yog, people’s rising attraction to yog and Pujya Swami Jee’s firm commitment have resulted that the entire world is observing World Yog Day on June 21. In India too, the erstwhile President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Smt Pratibha Patil and current Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi have been favouring yog.

The Union Government, various state governments and private institutions have been trying hard to run yog movement. First of all, Haryana government made Param Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj as ‘brand ambassador’ of ‘yog and ayurved’. Giving priority to yog, Haryana government has inducted yog in syllabus of schools in the state so that next generation can become yogi since childhood for their overall development.

Yog practice at House of Commons

The House of Commons is the Lower House of the UK Parliament. Given its rising popularity, yog was practised in the House of Commons under the sheer guidance of Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj. This makes it clear that the acceptability of yog has increased not only in India but also abroad. Now, it can be said that yog is being adopted by all the people irrespective of caste, creed, religion, cult, sect, etc. The credit goes to Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj, Pujya Acharya Jee Maharaj and Patanjali Yogapeeth.

The erstwhile Health Minister of Britain Smt Havit has been favouring yog. She discussed pranayam with Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj in detail and adopted yog in her life.

Media’s contribution in expansion of yog

Our media persons have been playing a pivotal role in making yog popular. Popular magazines like India Today, Forbes, etc have published news regarding Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj’s yog movement. These magazines included Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj and Pujya Acharya Jee Maharaj among the 50 best, powerful and intellectual people in the country. In fact, Patanjali Yogapeeth is the main source of this divine movement of Yogarishi. It is such a social and spiritual institution which revived yog as a lifestyle in the world. This institution is working hard to make people healthy, prosperous, intellectual and self-reliant through various prakalps like yog, ayurved, indigenous, vedic education, ideal village, etc. Lakhs of people are earning through the various prakalps directly or indirectly.

Around 200 countries adopted yog as International Yog Day

June 21 has been accepted as World Yog Day by over 200 countries including many Muslim nations in the world thanks to the commitment of Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister sought suggestions from Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj to observe International Yog Day. Then Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj selected June 21 because this day is the longest day in the entire year. Later, June 21 was declared as International Yog Day. On December 11, 2014 at UNO, 177 members gave their nod on the proposal for observing International Yog Day on June 21. Later, Yog Day was accepted in around 200 countries.

2015: Rajpath, Delhi Yog Camp

The Central Government along with Patanjali had made preparations for observing the first International Yog Day in India in 2015. Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj had prepared a special package of 33 minutes for making people aware of yog in the world and International Yog Day memorable. The government organized the first International Yog Day on Rajpath in Delhi. Total of six people including Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj apart from the Prime Minister were present there.

2016: Faridabad, Haryana yog camp

In 2016, under the sheer guidance of Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj, yog camp was organized by Patanjali Yogapeeth at Faridabad Sector 12. The erstwhile BJP president Shri Amit Shah also participated in the camp.

Many records were broken at Faridabad

Many records were broken at Faridabad. This camp found a place in the golden book of record for conducting yog with over one lakh seekers. A total of 408 seekers did shirshasan for 15 seconds and found a place in GuinnessBook of World Record. Rohtash Chaudhary made third record by doing 51 pushups in a minute while holding 80 pounds (36.5 kg) weight. The Previous record was 31 pushups. In another programme, nine seekers made a record of doing over 1500 surya namaskar. Ravi Jha made his record by doing shirshasan for over 90 minutes. In another pragramme, Rohtash Chaudhary made his record of doing maximum pushups.

2017: Ahmedabad, Gujarat Yog Camp

In 2017, yog camp was organized at GMDC Ground, Ahmedabad, Gujarat where erstwhile BJP president Shri Amit Shah participated. Over three lakh people reached Ahmedabad camp. For this, arrangements were made at five additional grounds. On June 21, over 100 LED screens were installed, while over 100 entry gates were made for the yog seekers. For completion of proper yog exercise, around 10, 000 Patanjali workers were deputed there. They were directing the seekers.

2018: Kota, Rajasthan Yog Camp

In 2018, the fourth International Yog Day was observed by Rajasthan government and Patanjali Yogapeeth, Haridwar jointly at RAC Ground, Kota, Rajasthan. Over two lakh yog seekers practised yog with uniformity and discipline at two kilometer long and half kilometer wide RAC Ground.

Announcing Guianese Book of World Record at Kota, Yogarishi Swami Jee Maharaj gave certificate to erstwhile Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia and District Collector Shri Gaurav Goyal. In the programme, around 1, 05, 000 people were counted at a time. This number later increased to 1, 25, 000. Out of two lakh yog seekers, only those who fulfilled five criteria with discipline were included for record. In the programme, as colleagues of Guianese Book of World Record, a total of 4000 members were appointed to monitor yog seekers as per the protocol. On the occasion, Miss Ribaica and Mr Swapnil Jee were present. On the occasion, 100 world record found a place in the golden book of world record. Its Asia head and his over 100 colleagues declared these records by doing video recording for four days. Out of 101 records, 100 are personal, while one is a group record.

2019: Nanded, Maharashtra Yog Camp

On the occasion of International Yog Camp organized in 2019 at Nanded, Maharashtra, the erstwhile Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadanavis participated. On the occasion, over one lakh seekers participated in the International Yog Day organized with support of Maharashtra government. In 2020, due to the corona pandemic, Param Pujya Swami Jee Maharaj appealed to the people in India and abroad to observe the International Yog Day as micro and symbolic at their own houses. All the people followed this. Given the current situation, it seems that this year will also face a corona impact. Therefore, you are requested to follow government guidelines and observe the International Yog Day at their houses. Yog and ayurved are the aesthetic treatment system which makes no side effects. Lakhs of people got rid of diseases through yog treatment system of Patanjali which has given a ray of hope for crores of patients. Believe in science of rishi. Try to cooperate with the people in adverse conditions. Patanjali family offers prayer to those yog warriors who defeated corona through yog. Stay indoors, do yog regularly and pledge to defeat corona.