Swami Jyothirmayah ji
Swami Jyothirmayah is one of the senior disciples of the world renowned spiritual leader His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Being an international faculty for the Art of Living Foundation, he travels across the globe in his efforts to build a stress-free society and to spread Sri Sri’s message of love, peace and universal brotherhood.
Born in 1972 into an orthodox Christian family of Kerala in South India, Swami Jyothirmayah was brought up in the conventional manner of the Bible classes complementing the regular school lessons. Imbibing the essence of the Bible in its true spirit, he grew up to be a person with a liberal outlook and an attitude of service. Having completed his graduation in Literature from the University of Calicut, he went on to join the family business.
Soon, he happened to sign up for the Art of Living Basic course which was an entry level breath workshop conducted by the Art of Living foundation. Quite impressed by the program, he went on to complete all the higher level courses. Subsequently, he decided to devote himself to serving humanity and to bringing joy and peace to all. He himself became an instructor for these programs and started taking courses.
Travelling across more than 40 countries in Europe, the far, middle and south-east Asian countries, Swami Jyothirmayah reaches out to all with the ancient Indian wisdom on skills of handling one’s body, breath and mind. During his visits to the different countries across the globe, he has led various workshops including The Art of Silence course, the Yoga and Wisdom for Health and Happiness workshop and the Art of Meditation course.
Today Swami Jyothirmayah, being a confidante of His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar, very often represents Sri Sri at many international events. He has represented the Art of Living Foundation at the World Economic Forum, New Delhi (2012) and the World Cultural Festival, New Delhi (2011).
Much famed for his miraculous healing powers, his satsang meetings and blessing events attract large gatherings of people from all cross-sections in society. All the countries he had travelled to witnessed endless queues of people lining up to seek his blessings and even at moments where time stretched on to more than 12-15 hours, he continued to shower the Divine blessings, unblemished by heat, thirst or weariness.
With a deep-rooted sense of devotion, great love and compassion to those around him and a strong commitment to the noble cause of serving mankind, Swami Jyothirmayah, shares and serves Sri Sri’s vision of bringing an unwavering smile on every face in this planet.