Faculty Born in the spiritual destination of India, Temple city, Kancheepuram, Sudhakar started his spiritual and physical pursuit of yoga at the age of 11. Through apprenticeship under the famous yogi Swami Chandrananda, he was enlightened with profound knowledge of yoga. At the age of 15, he finished his teacher training at the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre and was awarded the title of "Yoga Bhaskara" (Best Teacher). In 2001, he received another accolade of "Yoga Yogacharya" (Master of Yoga. M.Y.) for his outstanding performance both as a student and a teacher trainer. Post-training, he ran yoga schools in India to fulfil his life mission of spreading the world of yoga. Widely recognised for his competence in and devotion to yoga, Sudhakar has organised the 1st and 2nd All India Yoga Festival and Competition, and has been a certified jury in over 20 national and international yoga competitions. Committed to broadening yoga's appeal, he has trained over 10,000 students from his own institutes in India and in Hong Kong. Two students in India were selected for world cup Olympic 2005, and 3 students from Pure Yoga Hong Kong won the championship in their age category in the Yogasana Competition at the17th International Yoga Festival, organised by the Government of Pondicherry, India. One of them became the first foreign Champion of the Meet in the Women's Overall Championship. Over 100 of his students have become yoga champions and gold medallists. Sudhakar has taught for more than a decade and continues to attract a dedicated turnout of students to his classes, workshops, and demonstrations. His favourite quote is "Health is wealth, peace of mind is happiness, yoga shows the way" from Swami Vishnu-devananda. Copyright ©2012 Pure International