Yoga Master Sharat Arora
Born 1953 • Direct student of BKS Iyengar • Teaching since 1985 • 40,000+ students taught
Master Teacher Sharat Arora
Master Teacher Sharat Arora was born in 1953 and discovered yoga in 1978. He went through intensive, full-time training for seven years with Guruji BKS Iyengar at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Institute in Pune and assisted Iyengar on all levels of Asana classes.
However, more significant in his development as a practitioner and teacher was his involvement in the daily therapy sessions, serving countless patients. His fusion of this experience, with his extensive study of medicine, greatly influenced his continually-evolving Yoga technique and sharpened his unique Yoga therapy skills.
During this time of his growth and transformation, he was living in a Buddhist community and became interested in meditation, particularly Vipassana. With this added insight, he made a breakthrough in understanding what Yoga techniques were meant to bring about in himself and others.
“Postures and breathing of Hatha Yoga practices are there to bring about balance between Ha (Sun) and Tha (Moon), so that blockages are removed and Prana, the life force, is able to flow everywhere equally.”
He was further inspired by the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti and later by HWL Poonja (the lineage of Ramanamaharishi), leading to a more holistic practice and Yogic life. He speaks French, German and English fluently and has lived and traveled extensively in Europe.
Book a Course with SharatThe Teachers of the Teacher
Master Teacher Sharat Arora has been influenced mainly by several teachers throughout his life.
One of the most influential yoga teachers of all time. With the help of yoga he managed to heal himself, his own daughter and thousands of people around the world from injury and disease. He developed his own yoga method with a focus on alignment. Extensive use of props enabled people of all ages and physical abilities to benefit from yoga practice. Sharat Arora had the privilege to assist BKS Iyengar personally for almost 7 years in all his classes. Out of gratitude to Guruji the main yoga hall in Dharamkot was named after him.
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A teacher of self-inquiry and a disciple of Sri Ramana Maharishi. After the death of his Teacher he offered to speak about his experiences with the Saint. Tens of thousands of people visited him, especially in Lucknow, where Sharat Arora met him in 1990. He then returned over several years to sit in Satsang with ‘Papaji’. In his teaching Papaji emphasised the limitation of words on the spiritual path and the importance of silence.
S.N. Goenka was a teacher of Vipassana Meditation who brought this ancient technique to people around the world. Thanks to his efforts there are 10-day silent meditation retreats organised worldwide every day. Sharat Arora sat his first course in 1979 which was conducted by Goenkaji himself. Vipassana practice brought him a new understanding of yoga practice. He takes a 10-day Vipassana retreat at least once a year.
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Indian philosopher, inspirational speaker and writer. As a boy he was chosen by the Theosophical Society to be the new World Teacher. In 1929 he denounced this role claiming that there should be no other teacher but oneself. “I maintain that truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever.” Throughout his life he continued to give public talks inspiring many to seek the truth within themselves.
About the Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre
Founded in 1985, the Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre was the first Yoga School in both North Goa and Himachal Pradesh. Since that time Master Sharat Arora has taught and helped over 40,000 students across India and internationally.
Master Sharat Arora’s clear and precise instructions, constant and detailed attentiveness, focus on providing students with the tools to practice and explore independently, and therapeutic knowledge for treating ailments and injuries, are combined with a spiritual depth that makes his teaching unique.
At the Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre we practise and teach an evolution of Classical Iyengar Yoga, as developed by our teacher who was a long-term student and assistant teacher for his Guruji BKS Iyengar. His dedication during 7 years with Guruji BKS Iyengar led him to explore and develop his own yoga practice in line with Guruji’s teachings of alignment & healing.
The revelation about footwork and handwork is integral and specific to Master Sharat Arora’s style of teaching. This uniqueness and authenticity makes the HIYC one of the best Iyengar Yoga Schools in India.