Swami Vaishampayan ji

“How can I say I am peaceful when there is conflict all around?” – His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji. Having made this the motto of his life, Swami Vaishampayan Ji incessantly endeavors to
enable his students to overcome conflicts of the mind. Having mastered the Art of Living himself, Swami Vaishampayan Ji (lovingly called ‘Swamiji’) has mentored millions from all walks of life to incorporate the subtleties of Yoga and ancient wisdom into their daily lives. Introduced to Yoga at the tender age of eight, Swamiji, with his sharp understanding of the mind, aced various chess championships and went on to have his own chess academy during his earlier years. To further enhance his Yogic prowess, he underwent the Art of Living Programs during his University days. In 2001, he started traveling and teaching as a full-time Faculty with the Art of Living, covering the lengths and breadths of India and Nepal and creating thousands of youth leaders through his rural leadership and de-addiction programmes. He worked ardently in this domain for setting up centres of peace and meditation in the high-risk zones of the Indian province of Uttar Pradesh. Swamiji is recognized for his relentless work in rehabilitating prisoners in Hungary and Bosnia and hardcore terrorists and criminals serving imprisonment in Tihar Jail (India), the largest prison complex in South Asia. His efforts enabled 36 ex-terrorists, to join the mainstream society and get a fresh lease of life. He has mentored personnel of many governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations and sports associations. He has been training the Indian Revenue Services Officer recruits and tax administrators of Commonwealth countries on soft skills and teaching mind management skills to world chess grandmasters (Pendyala Harikrishna, Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Padmini Rout). Furthermore, in 2013, Swamiji had led ‘Save the Girl Child’ campaign initiated by the UNICEF, through which he inspired 700,000+ people to pledge against female foeticide in the rural regions of India. Many leading international corporate organizations such as IBM, Romtelecom have recognized his contribution in elevating the happiness quotient of their management and employee base through his profound seminars. On invitation of the Indian High Commission to Hungary (in 2015 and 2016) and Croatia (in 2017), Swamiji organized the International Yoga Day (IDY) events in these countries, giving their citizens their first exposure to the ancient Indian wealth of Yoga, Pranayama and meditation. Moreover, recognizing the importance of a stress-free mind and a disease-free body in administrative decision-making, the Chief Minister of the state of Assam (India), on the occasion of IDY 2019, invited Swamiji to conduct an exclusive session for the State Government ministers to uplift their physical and mental well-being. Strengthening the banner of a ‘One-World Family’, Swamiji facilitated and coordinated a congregation of 2000+ global spiritual and religious leaders for world peace as part of the World Culture Festival, New Delhi - an event which commemorated completion of 35 years of Art of Living. With his unique style of delivering the deepest aspects of life in the simplest of words, his sessions leave his listeners from all walks of life lightened, uplifted and inspired.