Founder of Adi Shankara Advaita Ashram (Florida) and Thiruvannamalai Tirumoolar Ashram (India). His initial training in Yoga and Meditation was in 1976 with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, Himalayas. In the late 1970s, Swami Vijayanand Ji was the Director of Administration for MICI (Maharishi Institute of Creative Intelligence) for all of Maharishi Mahesh Yogis Meditation centers in India. Swami Ji has helped to start 5 schools, three in rural Indian villages. Swami Vijayananda Ji has been teaching free Yoga and Meditation classes for the last 40 years throughout the US and abroad and has conducted many pujas and homams in temples and the community including consecration of Temples. He has conducted workshops at Vishwa Hindu Parishad camps and Bal Vihar. He has organized many annual Bhagavad Geetha chanting competitions for children. In July of 2016 and again in July 2017 he completed Kailash Manasarovar Yatra including parikrama (walking around the Kailash Mountain). In Feb 2018 Swami Vijayanand Ji was ordained into the Sannyasa Order by Swami Jyotirmayananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda Ji Maharaj of Divine Life Society Rishikesh. Swami Ji teaches weekly classes online and live streams pujas and homams. Swami Ji is working as a Physicist, dedicated to excellence in radiation oncology.
