SIDDHARTHA YOGA

Dr. H.R. Nagendra, Vice Chancellor, SVYASA University, Bangalore honouring Chow Siddhartha

Chow Siddhartha studied yoga under renown doctor Dr. R. Nagarathna, MD, MRCP at Prashanti Kutiram(Yoga Ashram), SVYASA University, Bangalore for 7 years.  He completed Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor and Master Degree in Yoga from SVYASA University and was Head of the Department of Back pain Section at Arogyadhama-a 200 bedded yoga therapy health home attached to the University for 5 years. During these 5 years in the back pain section he helped more than 2000 patients in overcoming their back pain through yoga therapy.

He did extensive research on efficacies of yoga therapy in low back pain patients and published two research papers in international journals along with Dr. Padmini, Assistant Professor, SVYASA University, Bangalore.

Chow Siddhartha started yoga learning during his college days visiting Vivekananda Kendra yoga classes.

Chow Siddhartha is also an ardent practitioner of vipassana meditation. He underwent many vipassana meditation courses under Sri Sri Satya Narayan Goenkaji.  His love for vipassana meditation grew when he was a young student in a Buddhist monastery under the renown Buddhist monk Venerable Wannasara Mahathera.  During these 6 years of his stay in the Buddhist Monastery, he developed his liking for vipassana and yoga.

Chow Siddhartha conducted corporate yoga classes for Taj Group of Hotels, Deutsche Bank,    Manthan Legal, Sapient, Better Future, Capita, OTIS, Erriction, Reliance Capital, FANUC India Private Limited and so many others.

He also taught private yoga lessons to many executives of IBM, IIMB, INFOSYS, WIPRO, Taj Group of Hotels, Texas Instruments, Northern Trust, AIRTEL, Honey Well, GMR Group of Companies etc.

Chow Siddhartha's profile:

Education

2006 to 2008 Master of Science, Yoga

UNIVERSITY NAME: SVYASA University, Bangalore .

2002 to 2006 Bachelor of Science, Yoga

UNIVERSITY NAME: SVYASA University, Bangalore .

2001 to 2002 Diploma in Yoga and Naturopathy (DYN)

Yoga Therapy Instructor’s Course (YTIC)

Yoga Instructor’s Certificate Course (YICC)

UNIVERSITY NAME: SVYASA University, Bangalore .

1994 to 1997 Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCE)

COLLEGE NAME: Dibrugarh Polytechnic, Assam

Other Courses done

2010 Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher’s Training Course

SCHOOL: Dr. Madan Kataria School of Laughter Yoga.

Ajapa Japa Dharana

Teacher: Joga Raoji, Rajam, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh

2001 to 2011 Vipassana Meditation

1 twenty day viapassana course

11 ten day vipassana courses

1 ten day special course

1 Satipathana Course

Dhamma Seva in 3 ten day courses.

SCHOOL: S.N. Goenka, Igatpuri, Maharashtra, India

2006 Pranic Healing Course

Basic Pranic Healing Course

Advance Pranic Healing Course

Pranic Psychotherapy

Arahatic Yoga

SCHOOL: All India Pranic Healing Foundation, Bangalore, India

1997 Art of Living Course

Basic Art of Living Course

Advance Art of Living course

SCHOOL: Vyakti Vikas Kendra, Bangalore , India

1996 Yoga Shiksha Shibir

SCHOOL: Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari , India

1995 National Integration Camp (NIC)

Organized by:  Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, India    

Work Experience :

Corporate Yoga trainer:

• Deutsche Bank

• Better Future

• Manthan Legal

• Taj Group of Hotels

• OTIS

• Capita

• Erriction

• Sapient

• Good Life Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.

• Delhi Doordarshan

• GMR Group of Companies

• Reliance Capital

• FANUC India Private Limited

Yoga Lecturer : SVYASA University, Bangalore, India (2008)

Chief Yoga Therapist: SVYASA University, Bangalore, India (2002 to 2008).

As a chief yoga therapist Chow Siddhartha's role was customization of course and administration of

therapy for patients of the following Sections:

Back pain Section: 5 years from April 2003 to May 2008

Rheumatology & Neurology Section: 3 months from January 2003 to March 2003

Pulmonary Section: 4 months from September 2002 to December 2002

Cardiology Section: 3 months from June 2002 to August 2002

Mental Health Section: 3 months from March to May 2002

Gastro Intestinal Disorder (GID) Section: 1 month from February 1, 2002 to FEBRUARY 28, 2002

Honors and activities

1998 to 1999 General Secretary, Singpho Students' Union, Assam, India.

1997 Coordinator, 'Arunachal Jagriti Yatra', Organized by Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari

1996 to 1997 Coordinator, ‘Youth Wing’, Vivekananda Kendra, Dibrugarh, Assam

1993 to 1994 Founder General Secretary, ‘Udiyaman Yuvak Sangha’, Jagun, Assam, India .

1989 Team member 'Republic Day Function', New Delhi selected as part of delegation of students from Assam.

Conference/Seminar/Workshop Participated

2010 National Seminar on "Yoga and Integrative Oncology" organized by HCG Foundation, Bangalore.

2010 National Workshop on "The Principles and Practice of Yoga Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders" Jointly organized by MDNIY, New Delhi and NIMHANS, Bangalore.

2007 National Seminar on 'Yoga Therapy in Psychiatric and

Psychological Disorders' jointly organized by MDNIY, New    Delhi and NIMHANS, Bangalore

2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001 Five International Conferences on 'Frontiers of Yoga

Research and its Applications' organized by SVYASA University, Bangalore , India .

Research Paper Published

August 2008 Published a research paper on “Effect of Short-Term Intensive Yoga Program on Pain, Functional Disability and Spinal Flexibility in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Control Study” in the ‘Journal of Alternative and Complementary  Medicine’, USA .

July 2010 Published a research paper on "Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life of Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) Patients : A Randomized Control Study", in the 'International Journal of Yoga', India.