SWAMI YATIDHARMANANDA

Swami Yatidharmananda is a monk from India and is the founder of Swami Chidananda Sevashram. The Sevashram is a Socio-Spiritual Organisation dedicated to the life and teachings of Gurudev Swami Chidanandaji.

He conducts workshops on Relaxation and Meditation, Sings Kirtans and loves to share inspiring stories of his life transformative journey. He has also developed unique and impactful programs that heal, empower and transform you to tackle challenges in day to day lives.

Having born into a spiritual family, he was considered to being “the spoilt kid of a businessman and magician father” during his growing up years. At the age of 17, he came to Sivananda Ashram  to take his father back home who had then become a monk. During his visit to the ashram, he met Swami Chidanandaji which was a major turning point in his life. Thereafter, he was magnetically drawn towards the path of spirituality.

As per the directions of his Guru,  he went on to study and work as a systems analyst in Delhi. Later, he went to Hong Kong and worked as a Computer Programmer in one of the biggest multinational company. But soon his destiny brought him back to India. He had a strong urge to stay in the ashram and serve his Guru. After initial refusal, finally his Guru accepted him and he became one of his personal assistants in the year 1996 when he was 24 years old.

He dedicated himself to the service of his Guru and was blessed to be with him 24X7 for many years. He had the rare opportunity and blessing to observe one of the greatest saints that left an indelible imprint on his life. Four years later, in the year 2000, he received Sannyasa Diksha. Having received so much unconditionally, urges him to share these anecdotal wisdom with one and all.

In 2003, he was given the task of upgrading the ashram in the digital domain by his Guru. Swamiji went on to designing many books and also the website for the ashram. He established the Audio Visual Studio and Library and restored rare films of Swami Sivananda. He became very well known in the Digitial Archiving Domain internationally which he dedicates as his Guru Kripa. After the Mahasamadhi of Gurudev Swami Chidanandaji in 2008, he continued to serve at the Audio Visual Studio in the Sivananda Ashram.

In July 2015, he set out on his own and founded Swami Chidananda Sevashram with the blessings of Gurudev Swami Chidananda ji of Sivananda Ashram. It is a monastery for the modern world where people of all ages and backgrounds can live on the principles and practices of Ayurveda for the body, Yoga for the mind and Vedanta for the soul. It also brings together revered teachers from around the world for sharing knowledge and wisdom on various wellness based activities.

In 2015 Swami Yatidharmananda got an opportunity to participate and speak at the Parliament of Worlds Religions at Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. From April 2016 to September 2016 he also undertook a tour of USA and Europe to commemorate the 100th Birth Centenary of Gurudev Swami Chidanandaji where he shared the teachings from the life of his Guru as a tribute. In this trip, he participated in the 2nd International Day of Yoga at the UN headquarters, New York.

Following to 2016, he has travelled extensively each year to US and Europe for conducting workshops on Relaxation & meditation which are extremely popular there. In 2018 He also conducted workshop at the Toronto Parliament of World’s Religions. He also sings devotional music and conducts Kirtan making it very meditative for the soul.

Since September 2020 Swami Yatidharmananda is serving as the General Secretary of Swami Sivanand Seva Samiti,  and living in the company of Swami Premanandaji and Swami Atmanandaji, the direct disciples of Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj at the Sivananda Ashram, Ganeshpur, Uttarkashi, Himalayas, India.

In 2023 Swami Yatidharmananda was invited to speak at the community plenary, one of the main stage event at the Parliament of Worlds Religions, Chicago. He was the only Monk from India who was a luminary speaker in the plenary.