About the Master

Pundit Radheshyam Mishra 

Founder & Director- Ujjain Yoga Life Society International and YogaLife USA Inc.

Pundit Radheshyam Mishra's knowledge of Indian cultural traditions is vast and multi-faceted. He has spent his early years studying Indian classical music. He learnt Tabla instrument playing under guidance of Pt Lalit Mahant & Shri Raghvendra Kulkarni and Flute from Pt Malhar Rao Kulkarni and Shri Anand Kashikar, he eventually got an opportunity to study Indian rituals and imbibe traditions from Pt Jagdish Chandra Bhatt. Following this experience, and with his keen interest in cultural traditions of India then fully aroused, he went on to study Indian Astrology under the guidance of esteemed astrologer Shri Keshrimal Vaidya; Hatha Yoga under guidance of Swami Krishna Chaitanya—according to Guru-shishya paramparâ; and Tantra tradition under guidance of Shri Umesh Desai of Mumbai.

Following this period of extensive training in the above traditions, Pundit Mishra discovered that Yoga encapsulates all the other traditions of Indian culture and thus began his training in the science of Yoga at the Yoga Institute (est. 1913) at Santacruz, Mumbai, India. He graduated from the Yoga Academy as a qualified yoga teacher in 1994 and went on to conduct Yoga training for various groups around the country and abroad, including special classes for individuals, schools, colleges, police force, medical practitioners and corporate groups. During the time spent at the Yoga Institute, under the guidance of his guru, Dr Jayadeva Yogendra, Pundit Mishra supervised various Yoga courses and camps.

Following this period, in 1995 to 2007, he established a Yoga Centre at Naggar, Kullu District, in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. Then, through his soul-searching quest, Pundit Mishra decided to devote his life to the promotion of Yoga around the world. During this span of time he taught Yoga in many schools, hospitals, Police groups, corporate world to conduct stress, time and physical management through Yoga and trained many executives of World-renowned companies like Reliance Capitals, Tata Consultancy Services, Parle Products, Mahindra & Mahindra etc, involved in personal counseling. He also served Vikram University Ujjain on various administrative posts.  

He established the YogaLife Society at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, India, in 2007, and has since traveled around India and abroad teaching, sharing and expediting his knowledge in the field of Yoga and total health.

Pundit Mishra has visited the following countries in the interest of spreading the message of Yoga and establishing Yoga centers of the Ujjain Yoga Life Society; Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Norway, Slovakia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkey, Vietnam and United States of America.

He has authored 4 Books, Yoga and Health, Yoga Therapy, Yoga for Perfect Health, Yoga of Weight Loss and released a Video DVD ’24 Minutes Yoga’ for ’24 Hours of Energy’.

He is coordinating and teaching Diploma in Yoga Education programme in Vikram University, Ujjain. 

Pundit Mishra is a Member of International Board of Yoga, International AIDS Society, Co-Editor of Hindi Magazine 'Samavartan' Former Secretary of Nav Sargam, Nadbrahma, Chair Person of International Yoga Seminar-Organizing Committee.

International Yoga Federation (IYF) has appointed Pundit Mishra as Hon. Secretary of IYF for Madhya Pradesh State of India. He has established Yoga training and research center in Ujjain certified by Yoga Alliance International (YAI) for conducting Teachers Training Programs-200 & 500 hours levels.

This Centre is also an affiliated Yoga School of International Yoga Federation (IYF) for Teachers Training Courses.