My journey with Bali Yoga School began in 2017, when I met Dewa at a hotel in Ubud, Bali. From our very first meeting, our relationship felt less like a business connection and more like that of two brothers—Dewa as my elder brother and me as his younger brother. After spending some time together, I shared with him the idea of creating a yoga school in Ubud under the name Bali Yoga School, and from there our journey began.

The early years were not always easy. We faced many challenges, but Dewa and I remained together with honesty, mutual understanding, trust, and respect. Throughout this journey, his wife Ayu has also been a constant source of support, always standing beside us and understanding both the challenges and the vision behind what we were creating.

I am equally grateful to Shailesh, who is not only my friend but also like a younger brother to me. From the very beginning, he has worked alongside me on IT, technology, websites, and many of the systems that support our organizations. Through every high and low, he has remained supportive, respectful, and committed to the journey.

My wife has also continuously stood beside me, supported my vision, and understood the responsibilities that come with building an organization. Today, she contributes through education and service development, helping us strengthen our team and improve the way we serve people through yoga and wellness.

My sister Deepika and my father have also been an important part of this journey. They have supported me, worked alongside me day and night, and helped create an environment where students from around the world can come, learn yoga, and feel genuinely cared for.

I am deeply thankful to the entire Himalayan Yoga Association and Bali Yoga School management team, ground team, and teachers who have trusted this vision and continued walking with us.

Today, I personally teach less because my focus has gradually expanded toward creating employment, educating people, developing responsible teams, and providing teachers and staff with a healthy space where they can work, learn, grow, and build a better life. Our teachers now carry the responsibility of sharing yoga with our students, while my role is increasingly focused on creating opportunities and strengthening the environment around them.

The purpose behind teaching yoga, for us, is much deeper than simply teaching postures or techniques. We want people to learn how to care for and respect their body, mind, and inner self, because these are the foundations through which we experience this life. When we learn to take care of ourselves consciously, our journey can become healthier, more balanced, and more meaningful.

I believe yoga has the power to support a person on every level—physically, mentally, and spiritually. Through consistent practice, we can develop a healthier body, a clearer and more peaceful mind, and a deeper understanding of ourselves. Yoga can help us recognize, at the right stage of life, what truly matters and how we want to live.

Ultimately, our purpose is to help people use yoga not only as a practice on the mat, but as a way to understand life, respect themselves, live consciously, and spend their journey in a healthier and more meaningful way.

For me, yoga has never been only a profession. It is connected with service, conscious living, responsibility, and creating positive opportunities for others. My aim is to keep building spaces where people can learn, work with dignity, develop themselves, and together serve others in a meaningful way.

SPREADING THE KNOWLEDGE OF YOGA ACROSS THE GLOBE

The founder of Himalayan Yoga Association and Bali Yoga School, Yogi Himanshu along with his team runs yoga courses and yoga retreats across the world – India, Bali, Costa Rica, Germany, Thailand and Cambodia. He is also in the process of building a dedicated Meditation Center located at a picturesque location in Rishikesh where students from across the world are expected to be enrolled.

THE UNCONVENTIONAL YOGA GURU

An unconventional Yoga guru, and one of the youngest yoga teachers in the world, Yogi Himanshu loves to experiment with various techniques of yoga and meditation and also introduces his students to Indian Classical Music through kirtan nights and mantra chanting. Besides yoga teaching, he loves to play Harmonium and Dholak. He teaches Meditation, yoga philosophy, Teachings of Maharishi Patanjali’s yoga sutras and that of Bhagavad Gita. He believes in teaching aspects of Yoga in an interesting and practical way so that it is easy to implement them in life.

OBSERVER OF THE INNER VOICE

In a mind that is often dominated by unending chatter and thoughts, Yogi Himanshu discovered his inner voice and chose the way of life that suited him. Apart from being the expert of his subject matter and Masters in Indian & Western Philosophy, his real learning came from observing life as it unfolded before him, the practical aspects of it, rather than just the theory.

Yogi Himanshu considers nature as his best companion and loves to do farming, running, spending time in the solitude of nature and the company of people.

A SIMPLE MAN, A PEOPLE’S PERSON

He is a people’s person and loves being of any use to them even outside his field of yoga in whatever way possible. He cherishes his own company all the same and enjoys being in silence and observing the world. Living a simple life, accepting things as they are, and appreciating the beauty of the present moment has made him closer to his inner being, away from the thought chatter.

YOGI HIMANSHU’S LIFE PHILOSOPHY

This young Yogi is not deterred by fears that block the progress of the human soul and advises people to do the same. His advice to people: “Live your dreams because life is short but remember that life is not perfect but by accepting it as it is, you make your living perfect. Yoga helps to put things in perspective and makes you choose joy over worldly things that are making you miserable. It makes you understand your power, strengths and capabilities as it brings you closer to yourself.”