Swami Ramdev

Baba Ram Dev, a renowned yoga guru, has a flourishing list of followers all around the globe. Here he arrives into the scene again with his latest discovery “Sanjivani Booti.” His famous Divya Yoga Trust has openly announced that they have discovered Sanjivani Booti from Drongiri Parvat, which is situated in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Baba Ram Dev congratulated the team members of his yoga institution for their sincere efforts. This team was led by Acharya Balkrishan, who put his years of experience and knowledge to find this herb on the hill. Also the team had eminent members like Prof. Hariram Pandey and Kaushal Kumar. Acharya Balkrishan declared that Sanjivani Booti that his team has discovered has the cumulative properties of mrita sanjivani, vishalaya karni, sawarn karni and sandhani. He further claimed that this herb will cure incurable diseases and will do a lot of good to the society as a whole. Swami Ram Dev is immensely elated with this discovery. He is all set to do lo...

Baba Ram Dev has a treasure of valuable tips for pregnant women. He declares that a pregnant woman needs approximately 55, 000 calories to give birth to a healthy baby. He told that 1000 mg of calcium intake is necessary for avoiding the risk of high blood pressure and water should be a consumed several times a day for avoiding constipation. He attached great importance to iron intake and that intake of tea or coffee and meat should be reduced to minimum He advised pregnant women to consume leafy vegetables and fresh fruits as much as possible and hot lemon water with honey. In order to improve the digestive system in pregnant women, they should consume lots of fresh frit and vegetable juices. Dry fruits also form a significant part of the diet plan. These women should not do heavy physical exercises and avoid doing tough work as these physical exercises increase the chancces of miscarriage. They should instead practice meditation.

The foundation stone of Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust was laid by revered yoga guru, Swami Ram Dev. He is a strong advocate of Indian culture and traditions. He has all the credit of popularizing yoga, Ayurveda and Vedic Philosophy. He has a pragmatic approach towards yoga and this has made him grab attention of people from all the parts of the world. He is in fact a living legend. He has the credit of imparting the lessons and teachings of Ashtadhyayee, Mahabhashya and Upanishads coupled with Indian philosophy. It is not that he won this international fame in short time, he has spent a considerable part of his life in caves of Gangotri and acquired uncommon experiences. With the help of his companions such as Acharya Balkrishan Ji Maharaj and blessings from Swami Shankerdevji Maharaj, he set up Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust at Hardwar, Uttaranchal in 1995. He has been helping many social and religious causes for a long time.

Swami Ram Dev, the exponent in yoga teaching, declares that there is a set of yoga exercises, capable of curing all ailments. These exercises increase the energy levels and contribute in eradicating the dreadful diseases that have made the lives of people quite miserable. Also, these exercises help to lose fat and if done on a regular basis can prove to be quite useful for mind and body as a whole. Dharti ki Sanjivini encompasses a set of seven yoga breathing exercises (pranayama), which are listed as below: Ø Bhastrika Pranyama. It is a deep breathing exercise, which should be done for at least 3 to 5 minutes. Ø Kapalbhati Pranayama. It is a fast breathing exercise with forceful exhalation. It should be done for at least 5 to 10 minutes. Ø Bahya Pranayama. It is an exercise that involves holding of breath with three bandhs. It should be practiced for at least 2 minutes. Ø Anulom-Vilom. It is an alternate nostril breathing exercise that should be done for approxima...

Baba Ram Dev, highly esteemed yoga guru, is an eminent Indian personality, who has supreme literary command. He knows languages like Sanskrit, Hindi and English equally well. He also has a vast treasure of Ayurveda and Vedic Philosophy. This saint has Indian cultural and traditional values intact. He has a pragmatic approach towards yoga. With his regular yoga camps all across India and abroad, and with his ayurvedic medicines and herbal treatments he has a flourishing list of patrons globally. He is disinterested in all materialistic comforts and this has made him a popular and esteemed personality of recent times. His yoga teachings has cured and provided relief to millions of disabled and crippled people in India and overseas. Yoga was almost lost in the run of times but it has been revived by this saint and for the good of the society. He has tried to support yoga with scientific justifications and this has really convinced countless people all across the globe.

Baba Ram Dev has succeeded in gaining the support of the two major political parties (BJP and Congress) in opposing the dream project, Ganga Expressway, of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati. With the support of Union Home Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal (Congress) and Ravinder Patni (BJP), Baba Ram Dev has started the campaign of ‘Aviral Ganga, Nirmal Ganga’ at Sarsaiyaan ghat, Kanpur. Mayawati launce Ganga Expressway Project in 2007 and is worth approximately Rs. 40,000 crore. The project aims to connect the eastern and western regions of the state. Baba Ram Dev strongly feels that this project will devastate the already miserable financial condition of the farmers. Now this issue has transformed into a hot political controversy. Both the major parties are all set to protest against it. Baba Ram Dev handed over a memorandum to the DM of Kanpur. It is addressed to the Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh.

Baba Ram Dev has always been against yoga being patented abroad. According to him, yoga has been an age-old practice in India and no one has got the right to patent it overseas. Baba Ram Dev has been delivering his strict words against America, the country that wishes to patent yoga. Baba Ram Dev has been appealing to Indian government and yoga organizations all over India to protest and take steps against this. He feels that yoga is not like a machine that can be run by a company and moreover, it’s our possession, our belonging that we, Indians, just cannot hand over to any foreigner just like that. Ram Dev also criticizes Indian government for having a cold attitude towards ayurveda. He is of the opinion that approximately 10 percent of Indian population is suffering from diabetes so they seek help of yoga and ayurveda. These two techniques can easily help these patients to recuperate and recover.