Yogi Vishvketu has studied and practiced Hatha and Raja yoga in northern India since childhood, encouraged by his maternal uncle, Dr. Yogiraj Vishvpal Jayant. Inspired to develop his natural abilities, he went on to attain a Bachelor’s degree in Sports and Humanities with a specialization in yoga, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in Yoga Spiritual Philosophy. In 1992 and 1995, he won the All India Inter-University Yoga Championships.

After graduation, Vishvketu began teaching students from all over the world at Yoga Niketan ashram in the holy city of Rishikesh where he conceived the idea of World Conscious Yoga Family. He moved to Ottawa in 2001 where he continues to evolve through dedicated interaction with his students, and as Head of Teaching and Teacher Training at Upward Dog Yoga Centre. Yogi Vishvketu also offers 200-hour yoga teacher training programs and tours at Kanvashram, an Ayurvedic and Yoga retreat center in the foothills of the Himalayas. This fall, he will be teaching and offering a yoga demonstration at the Toronto Yoga Show and Conference, November 21-23, 2003.

On a recent trip to India, he practiced with 103 year-old Ayurveda master and yogi Baba Hari Nam. He esteems for their teachings in traditional Hatha yoga, the great saints Baba Prem Nath and Guru Yogi Nath of the ancient lineage of Nath. Yogi Vishvketu is certified by the Federation of Ontario Yoga Teachers (FOYT), and is a Yoga Alliance registered teacher trainer.