Journey is the correct word to describe Life! Gurukul Yoga Holistic Center's journey traces back to Founders' journey in 80s through their authentic training in Yoga from renouned institutions and teachers.
Here are some milestones on this beautiful journey of leading, living and healing...
- 1991 - Prashant and Manju (Coach P &M) got married - started sharing their learnings within Indo-Caribbean community in NYC; Initiated Hindi-Mitra Program
- 1992-96 - 1:1 learning with MASTER Coach - Dr. M.N. Rao - resident Yoga teacher - Arsha-Vidya Gurukulam, founder of Lotus Yoga/Wellness Center, CA
- Prashant-Manju teaching at Queens College, Community Health/Fitness Centers, Continuing Education Programs, Community forums
- 1997: Moved to Bridgewater, NJ in spacious property within Watchung Mountain region with a vision of Authentic TEACHING the OLD FASHIONED way - from home GURUKUL (Teachers' home)
- 2000: Gurukul, LLC was founded to formalize the teaching as a Woman-owned institution with a vision to SIMPLIFY and DeMYSTIFY LifeManagement.
- 2006: Gurukul Yoga Holistic Center (GYHC) was founded at 1300 Prince Rodgers Ave serving the community; partnering with Bridgewater Township Recreation programs
- 2007: Yoga on the Tennis Courts - Courtside Racquet Club and GYHC partnership to teach Dogpounders (Juniors) the importance of Yoga to prevent injuries, increase stamina, performance, etc.
- 2008: Inducted in Mayors' Wellness Campaign
- 2009: Teachers' Training Program (TTP) was formed with a first batch of 10 Yoga Teachers
- 2010: Partnership with Bridgewater School District, Training of all Physical Education Teachers/Nurses
- 2011: International Wellness Pro Award
- 2013: Lori Arrechea - First LICENSEE of GYHC; Coach P&M moved to Austin, TX
- 2014: First Online Training of 14 Yoga Teachers both in NJ and Austin, TX
- 2015: Invited Speaker for IAYT SYTAR and YA Online workshop series
- 2015: GYHC Alliance Formed with annual and lifetime friendship program
- 2016: Celebrating 10th Anniversary of GYHC having served over 30,000 globally
- 2016: New Initiative: Food Yogini: Billions Yet To Be Fed... A Holistic Foods and Goods Portal for Education, Consulting, and Marketplace
- 2016: IAYT Accreditation Process initiated for TTP 800-level program
- 2016: Coach P & M part of Core Team of official International Day of Yoga celebrations in Austin, TX
- 2016: Coach P was nominated and selected as a Education Committee member of Yoga Alliance; invited to YACEP
- 2017: Coach P & M were approved as Certified Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) based on 2000+ hours of Yoga Therapy
- 2017: Coach P & M moderated a Panel Discussion for Yoga Alliance Online Workshop Series
- 2017: Coach P travels to Finland for Open Source initiative and shares Yogic principles
- 2017 Coach P travels to Italy. University of Sienna, Italy organized a workshop for CoachP and was a great success. Testimonial on the website. Thank you Andrea Sorbi.
- 2018: Coach P & Coach M invited presenters at IAYT's annual conference SYTAR, Reston, VA. Also, invited for impromptu Mantra Recitation at the Banquet
- 2018: Coach P & M were featured on IAYT website slider as well as YTT cover page showing diversity of C-IAYT professionals (Yoga Therapists)
- 2019: Coach P travels to India in January-Feb. for Leadership Coaching, Corporate and community wellness and more in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Puttaparthi, Pune
- 2019: Gurukul Yoga Founder-team and family make a 3-week trip to India (May-June) and visit Kaivalyadhama, Lonavala
- 2019: Coach P presents at the annual event at Yoga Vidya Niketan and has lunch with 94-year young Padmashree Nimbalkar-ji
- 2019: Coach P presents at Ghantali Mitra Mandal (GMM), Thane in front of 100+ yoga students and teachers in June 2019.
- A giant figure - founder of GMM, YogaCharya Anna Wyavahare-ji passes away in August 2019.
- 2019: Coach P travels to China & India for Open Source initiatives and conducts a special stress reduction session at MSFT Campus in Shanghai
- 2020: Pandemic hits US, India and the globe slowing down GYHC activities. More virtual coaching/counseling/consulting in session
- 2021: Journey continues completing 20 years as GURUKUL, LLC, and 15-years as GYHC; Thank you for your love and support