BHARAT SHETTY
Bharat Shetty – Bharatha Yoga was started with the aim to introduce individuals to the amazing health benefits yoga offers and its positive impact on physical and mental health.
Early Life
Bharat Shetty was born on 19th March 1979, in Udupi, a town in South Karnataka, India. Practicing yoga at an early age, he was further drawn to the practice after yoga helped him manage chronic asthma he suffered from. His first teacher was Yogacharya Kumara at the Shantivana Trust, close to his hometown. As a kid Bharat Shetty was always a keen observer and an avid learner. Most of his learnings and practice in the early period was very natural and self-taught without formal training. He was a loving son and insightful student of mother nature.
When a bus accident in 1999 incapacitated his legs, he steadfastly worked on his recovery and was able to walk again soon after. He credits this revival to the inner strength he acquired through his yoga practice.
In 2002, he personally studied and trained with world-renowned Yoga Guru, Padma Vibhushan B.K.S. Iyengar, in Pune, India. This was an invaluable experience that helped further deepen his knowledge and insight into yoga.
Bharatha Yoga
Bharatha Yoga, the begining
Bharat had his first teaching experience in 1995 when he was approached with a request for taking classes by a group of people in a park where he practiced regularly. Teaching them yoga regularly, he discovered his true calling. Soon after, he decided to become a professional yoga teacher to pursue his passion and use his immense knowledge to spread the benefits of yoga to the world through Bharat Shetty – Bharatha Yoga!
Bharat founded Bharatha Yoga Shala, in Bangalore in 1998. He later moved to Mysore in 2004, one of the most important yoga hubs in India, and set up a new Yoga school Bharatha Yoga Shala.
Since then, he has been conducting teacher training courses and guided self-practice Mysore Style classes regularly.
A second shala ‘Aananda Yoga Bharata’ was also set up in the city center, where one can attend classes throughout the year.
Personal life
Philanthropy
Passion
"Bharat Shetty’s – Bharatha Yoga is not just a form of exercise but a culmination of mind, body and breath coordination that helps you find balance in life."
Awards and Accolades
Indea yoga, the begining
- Bestowed the title ‘Yogacharya’ by Sivananda Yoga Vendanta Centre, Trivandrum
- Recognised as ‘Yoga Shiromani’ by Vivekandananda Kendra, Bangalore
- Felicitated at Dasara, Mysore by Govt. of Karnataka, in 2015
- He was invited by the Indian government as an honorary guest to China to take part in the 2015 International Yoga Day Celebration in Chengdu.
- Winner of Himalaya Yoga Olympiad (Indian National Yoga Championship) Haridwar and Bangalore, in 1998 and 2001
- Awarded as a Melvin Jones Fellow, by Lions International
- Trainer at International Yoga Festival, Rishikesh
He has conducted workshops across India and around the world including Scotland, Belgium, Irland, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Malaysia, Italy, England, Dubai, Netherland, and China. One of the most sought-after corporate yoga teachers, he has trained professionals from Union Bank of Switzerland, Google, Wipro, Oracle, ANZ Information Technologies, and Theorem.
