Acharya´s Profile

Sri. Sivan Namboothiri
(Yoga Ratna, Yoga Siromani, Yoga Bhaskara, Yoga Acharya)

Sri Sivan Namboothiri was born into a Brahmin family in Kerala, South India. His spiritual lineage goes back to the great Indian Vedanta Philosopher, Sri Sankara Acharya (788-820 AD).

Following the family tradition, he started his spiritual education at the age of 7 under the guidance of some of the great masters of the time, including Sri Sankaran Namboothiri. Spiritual education means disciplining the body and mind in order to experience the Innner Self, or God. This education, covering the traditions of Yoga, Tantra, Rituals, Mantras and Philosophy, took 12 years.

After completing his studies, he served for many years as the head priest and Acharya (teacher) in Adi Rameswara Temple and in Sivananda Ashram, as well as in various temples in Kerala, India. He obtained various titles in Yoga and Philosophy including Yoga Ratna, Yoga Siromani, Yoga Bhaskara and Yoga Acharya.

He has been teaching Yoga and Philosophy for the past 18 years. During this time he has trained thousands of people from many countries in Yoga, Meditation and Philosophy, both in India and in Europe. Since 1996 he has lived in Germany, where he opened his first Yoga Institute in Berlin.